Conlin v. Scio Township

In this zoning case, plaintiffs appeal as of right from the trial court’s order granting defendant’s motion for summary disposition. We affirm.

This action arises from plaintiffs’ desire to develop a 136-acre tract of land in defendant township for residential purposes. The land is zoned A-l, General Agricultural. Section 4.02 of the township’s zoning ordinance allows single-family dwellings as a permitted use in the A-l district, subject to certain density restrictions prescribed in § 4.02.B.1, which, according to plaintiffs, would allow one home for each 7.5 acres. Alternatively, § 5.30.B of…