Bryan v. Bd. of Adjust. of City of Arab

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

In February 1984, Paul Duren applied to the City of Arab for a permit to locate a railroad car (caboose) on his property. The caboose weighed more than 40,000 pounds. He planned to restore the caboose and then use it as either a storage area or as a playhouse for his grandchildren. The City’s Zone Enforcement Officer granted the permit. Shortly thereafter, the Durens had the caboose transported to their property by truck, and they began to restore it. Before the restoration could be completed, however, a number of Duren’s neighbors, appellants in this action, appealed…