State ex rel. Hills Communities, Inc. v. Clermont County Board of Elections

Appellant, Hills Communities, Inc. (“Hills”), is the prospective developer of 26.48 acres of land in Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Hills, which had entered into an agreement to purchase the property, applied to amend the zoning for the property from RA (Residence A) to PUD-R (Planned Unit Development — Residential) in order to proceed with its development. On June 20, 2000, the Pierce Township Board of Trustees adopted Resolution No. 00-006, approving Hills’s application for change of zoning and also approving its preliminary development plan for the property subject to certain…