Bostick v. DeSoto County Ex Rel. Board of Supervisors

¶ 21. I respectfully dissent. The DeSoto County zoning regulations do not prohibit the rental of properties in the A-R zone. The County’s classification of the use of Bostick’s and Poe’s properties as a “hotel” is manifestly unreasonable, and the chancery court’s injunction prohibiting “vacation rentals” is without foundation in the regulations.

¶22. The pertinent permitted use for this A-R zone is a “single family dwelling.” Neither the County nor the chancery court relies on the definition of “family” in limiting the use of the properties; the chancery court’s injunction does not allow…