Legal Opinion
Lane v. ZONING BD. OF ADJUSTMENT, CITY OF TALLADEGA
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 20, 1995No. 2940760PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal involves the issue whether a county government is subject to a city's zoning ordinances when building a county jail.
Talladega County is under a federal mandate to build a jail that complies with federal law. The land the Talladega County Commission purchased on which to build the jail is within the City of Talladega's city limits and is zoned R-1, an agricultural residential zoning district. The appellants, Arthur Lane, John Reynolds, Glenn Swain, Henry Easley, and John Turner, are residents of the City of Talladega and live near the new jail.
After construction began on the jail,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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