Legal Opinion
Iowa Coal Mining Co. v. Monroe County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 20, 1993No. 91-1237PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
This case concerns a coal company’s attempt to increase its profitability by merging its strip mining operation with a solid waste landfill. The company’s zeal in pursuing the venture was exceeded only by the county’s speed in enacting a zoning ordinance to restrict it. The question is whether the county thereby violated statutory zoning laws or so burdened the coal company with a regulatory taking that it is entitled to just compensation under our state and federal constitutions.
Focusing solely on the statutory claim, the district court invalidated the county’s zoning…
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