Board of County Commissioners v. City of Lakewood

Opinion by

Judge REED.

Defendants, City of Lakewood (City), its mayor, city council, and council members, appeal both the trial court’s judgment which held certain annexation and rezoning ordinances, enacted by the city council, to be void. We affirm.

Following a public hearing held on November 28, 1988, the city council of Lakewood enacted ordinances No. 0-88-54, 0-88-55, 0-88-56, and 0-88-57, which annexed to the City portions of public streets and four parcels of private property.

South Kipling Street is a public thoroughfare which runs lengthwise through the City in a north-south direction.…