Legal Opinion
City of Eastlake v. Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1976No. 74-1563PublishedCited by 294 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
The question in this case is whether a city charter provision requiring proposed land use changes to be ratified by 55% of the votes cast violates the due process rights of a landowner who applies for a zoning change.
The city of Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, has a comprehensive zoning plan codified in a municipal ordinance. Respondent, a real estate developer, acquired an eight-acre parcel of real estate in Eastlake zoned for “light industrial” uses at the time of purchase.
In May 1971, respondent applied to the City Planning Commission for a zoning change to permit construction of a…
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