Childs v. Hancock County Board of Supervisors

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court.

SUMMARY OF THE CASE

¶ 1. This is an appeal of the Hancock County Board of Supervisor’s decision to spontaneously rezone approximately one thousand acres of coastal property to a newly designated “commercial resort” classification. Following an unsuccessful appeal to the Hancock County Circuit Court, a group of Hancock County citizens appeal. We find that the Board failed to adequately describe its finding that conditions in the area changed to a degree sufficient to justify rezoning of the property at issue. As such, we reverse the Board’s decision and render judgment…