Dakota Resource Council v. Stark County Board of County Commissioners

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Dakota Resource Council (“the Council”) appeals from a district court judgment affirming the decision of the Stark County Board of County Commissioners (“the Board”) which approved a zoning change for certain land from agricultural to industrial and authorized nine conditional uses for the property. The Board and Great Northern Project Development (“Great Northern”) cross-appealed. We affirm, concluding the Council had standing to appeal the Board’s decision and the Board did not misinterpret or misapply its zoning ordinance.

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[¶ 2] Great Northern planned to construct and…