Mobil Oil Corp. v. City of Rolling Meadows

Mobil Oil Corporation (Mobil) brought a declaratory judgment and injunction action against the City of Rolling Meadows (the City) because the City denied Mobil’s “special use” application which would have allowed Mobil to add 152 feet to Mobil’s snack shop (mini-mart), and to build and operate a car wash. Following a bench trial, the trial court declared the City’s ordinance void as it pertained to Mobil and ordered the City to issue a permit for Mobil’s special uses.

In 1986, Mobil purchased a parcel of property (the subject property) that was approximately 26,000 square feet at the southwest…