Nirk v. City of Colorado Springs

This writ of error arises out of a judgment of the District Court which dismissed the Nirks’ writ of certiorari and upheld a decision of the City Council of Colorado Springs denying the Nirks’ petition to rezone their property.

The appellants, Eugene H. Nirk and Julie Nirk, are the owners of unimproved real property which is described as the southeast corner of Union Boulevard and Palmer Park Boulevard in the City of Colorado Springs. They purchased the property in 1955, shortly after it had been annexed by the City and zoned R-2. (Residential zone permitting one-family dwellings and religious…