Poirier v. Grand Blanc Township

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order of the Genesee Circuit Court granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition on the basis that plaintiff had no cause of action for money damages resulting from the unconstitutional zoning of plaintiffs land. We reverse.

Plaintiff owns a mobile home park in Grand Blanc, Michigan. He purchased additional acreage adjacent to the park for expansion purposes which was zoned R-3. This classification permitted single-family residences, but not a mobile home park. Plaintiff applied to the Grand Blanc Township Board of Trustees for rezoning to…