Board of Adjustment v. Underwood

City of Corpus Christi and its Board of Adjustment have appealed from a declaratory judgment which held that real estate and insurance businesses were home occupations as that term is defined by the city’s zoning ordinance.

C. C. Underwood resides in a one-family dwelling district in Corpus Christi, which is the highest use provided by the ordinance. He commenced operating a real estate and insurance business in the den of his private home. He erected a sign on the premises which was six by eight inches in size and stated, “Walk in, Office Hours 8:30 to 4:30.” Underwood’s neighbors protested…