Legal Opinion
Garden Grove Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v. City of Garden Grove
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 1959No. Civ. 5981PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONROE, J. pro tem. *
The petitioning corporation acquired a building site within the corporate limits of the city of Garden Grove, a municipal corporation of the sixth class. The lot is within an area zoned as “R-l” under the zoning ordinances of the city. Under the ordinances it may be improved by the erection of a single-family dwelling only, unless there be granted a permit for a conditional use or a zone variance. Pursuant to the procedural provisions of the zoning ordinance, the petitioning corporation made application to the planning commission of the city for the issuance of a…
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