Lake Forest Chateau, Inc. v. City of Lake Forest

Plaintiff, Lake Forest Chateau, Inc. (LFC), brought this declaratory judgment action against defendant, City of Lake Forest (Lake Forest), seeking a determination that certain increased building permit and other new fees and costs assessed by the city were not applicable to plaintiff’s townhouse development and for judgment against defendant for such new fees and costs paid under protest by LFC in order to proceed with its building project. The circuit court denied LFC’s motion for summary judgment, granted Lake Forest’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, and LFC appeals. We reverse and…