Legal Opinion
Board of Com'rs of LaPorte County v. Town & Country Utilities
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 2003No. 46A04-0212-CV-585PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHARPNACK, Judge.
The Board of Commissioners of LaPorte County, Indiana, (“Board of Commissioners”) and the LaPorte County Board of Zoning Appeals (“BZA”) appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Town and Country Utilities, Inc., (“Town and Country”). The Board of Commissioners and the BZA raise two issues, which we restate as:
I. Whether the Board of Commissioners acted within its statutory authority when it adopted Section 8-20 of the LaPorte County Zoning and Master Plan (“Master Plan”) making Section 8-20 a zoning ordinance; and
II. Whether the Home Rule Act preempts the…
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