Legal Opinion
Alexander v. DeKalb County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 27, 1994No. S94A0032PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
We granted this application for discretionary appeal to consider the proper remedy for property owners when a zoning board imposes conditions as part of a court-ordered rezoning.1 We hold that a prop*363erty owner who is dissatisfied with a court-ordered rezoning may challenge the new zoning classification as unconstitutional or seek to invoke the superior court’s civil contempt powers within 30 days of the date of the rezoning decision. We affirm, but remand for the trial court to vacate two illegal conditions.
The owners of 22 acres of property where the Rock Springs Apartments…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Trend Development Corp. v. Douglas CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Dougherty County v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- DeKalb County v. Post Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- In Re CraneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Ensley v. EnsleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- O S Advertising Co. of Georgia, Inc. v. RubinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Prison Health Services Inc. v. Georgia Department of Administrative ServicesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- City of Cumming v. Realty Development Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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