Legal Opinion
Ford v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs of Converse
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided September 24, 1996No. 96-50PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACY, Justice.
Appellant Vince Ford appeals from the judgment entered against him which upheld the validity of Converse County’s development regulations.
We reverse.
ISSUES
Ford presents the following issues for our review:
I. May counties lawfully restrict development on unzoned land?
II. Do the Converse County Development Regulations constitute a zoning resolution as authorized by W.S. § 18-5-201 through 207?
III. Do the Converse County Development Regulations violate Article 1 Section 7 of the Wyoming Constitution?
FACTS
Although Appellee Board of County Commissioners of Converse County had adopted…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Eves v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- City of Cheyenne v. SimsWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
- Schoeller v. Board of County CommissionersWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
- Chapman v. Montgomery County CouncilCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
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3Cited by21 opinions
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