Bulloch County Board of Commissioners v. Williams

Boggs, Judge.

In this discretionary appeal, the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners (“the Board”) appeals from a superior court order reversing its denial of a conditional use permit for a personal care home. In related enumerations of error, the Board contends that the trial court erred by failing to properly apply the “any evidence” standard of review to a local government body’s zoning decision. For the reasons explained below, we agree and therefore reverse.

When reviewing a local governing body’s zoning decision, the superior court applies the any evidence standard of review. In the…