Puckett v. Paulding County

Hill, Justice.

This is a zoning case of sorts, but not a typical zoning case. Here the county is the plaintiff and the landowner is the defendant. The county sued the landowner to enjoin him from using his property, zoned R-2 (suburban residential), as an automobile salvage yard. The court granted the injunction and the landowner appeals.

Defendant owns 4 acres and has an option to purchase 11 adjacent acres, all zoned R-2 (suburban residential) since enactment of the Paulding County zoning ordinance in 1969. Defendant applied to the Paulding County planning commission to "Rezone under special…