Firstbank Co. v. City of Springfield

Defendant City of Springfield (City) appeals an order of the circuit court of Sangamon County finding an existing zoning ordinance invalid as applied to a tract of land owned by plaintiff Firstbank Company and finding use of the subject property as a mobile home park reasonable and appropriate. We affirm.

Plaintiff acquired this property in 1985 when the original developer failed. The property’s 38 acres are divided into two tracts of land having a common address of 2801 Via Verde, Springfield, Illinois. Tract I is approximately 30 acres located within the corporate limits of Springfield and…