Kopplow Development, Inc. v. the City of San Antonio

In this case we determine whether an inverse condemnation claim is premature when premised on the owner’s inability to develop its property as the city previously approved. The landowner purchased the property for the purpose of developing the land, obtained permits, and filled the portion of the property at issue in this proceeding to the 100-year flood level. The municipality then constructed a facility partly on the property that would detain storm water on the property in a significant flood, thus causing the property to again be below the 100-year flood level and undevelopable without…