Kirkland v. Planning Commission of the Montgomery

Dorothy Kirkland and other residential property owners (“the residents”) on Midfield Drive and on Darrington Road sued the Planning Commission of the City of Montgomery; the City of Montgomery; and The Standard Club, seeking, among other things, a declaration that certain acts of the Commission were unlawful, invalid, and unconstitutional.

Background

The Club sought to develop approximately 14 acres of land, surplus to its golf course, that lies between Midfield Drive and Green-view Drive. The land had to be rezoned from “institutional” to “residential” before development could begin. In…