Douglas County v. Richardson

Nichols, Chief Justice.

The refusal of Douglas County to rezone the Richardsons’ property from a single-family residential classification to a classification allowing its use as a commercial day-care center for children precipitated this action.

The trial court declared the zoning unconstitutional, remanded the case to the governing authorities of Douglas County, and retained jurisdiction. Thereafter, in a second order, the court held that the Douglas County governing authorities had had a reasonable time to rezone the property in a manner that would pass constitutional muster under City of…