Ashkouti v. City of Suwanee

Thompson, Justice.

Plaintiffs, who are developers, sought to amend the zoning ordinance and zoning map of the City of Suwanee to change the zoning of 25.307 acres of land from R-100 (single family residential) to RM-8 (multi-family). During the public hearing, the plaintiffs’ representative told the city council:

The existing zoning, I do not believe is really what you would call a constitutional zoning. The [land use] plans say-' ing you are not being industrial. Actually, when you look at physically the use of it, the property is developed at R-100 due to the flood plain involved, you would…