Mayor of Jackson v. Wheatley Place, Inc.

HAWKINS, Justice,

for the Court:

This is an appeal by the City of Jackson and property owners from a judgment of the Circuit Court reversing a denial by the City Council of Jackson of an application to rezone a small tract.

The only issue on this appeal is whether the City Council exceeded its authority in denying the application to rezone a 1.5-acre tract from single-family residential to a townhouse residential zone. Persuaded the City Council in reaching its decision had ample factual basis and followed the applicable zoning law, we are compelled to reverse the judgment of the Circuit Court…