Swann v. Bd. of Zoning Adjustment

This is a zoning case. The plaintiff attempted to secure a variance that would enable him to operate a retail plant and flower business in an area zoned R-1 (residential). The circuit court upheld the Board of Zoning Adjustment's refusal to grant a variance. We reverse.

The following is pertinent. In 1974, Emmett T. Swann purchased the subject property. Mrs. Swann's hobby was growing flowers, and consequently, the couple erected a small greenhouse on their lot. In 1976, when the couple began thinking of retirement, someone suggested that Mrs. Swann's hobby be turned into supplemental income…