C & H DEVELOPMENT, LLC v. Franklin County

RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.

C & H Development, LLC sued Franklin County and its neighboring landowner, Aubrey Lunsford, claiming, among other things, that the County failed to follow its zoning regulation and governing State law in considering and granting Lunsford’s request for a conditional use permit to build four chicken houses on his property. The trial court subsequently granted summary judgment to the County on C & H’s zoning claim and on its associated claim for attorney fees, costs, and expenses. C & H appeals, and for the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

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