Renne v. Oxford Township

Plaintiff filed a complaint in circuit court to restrain defendants from holding a referendum election on an amendment to the zoning ordinance of Oxford township'. The trial court denied the relief sought. Plaintiff appealed to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court. (5 Mich App 415.) This Court granted leave to appeal.

The facts in this case are that plaintiff obtained rezoning of certain lands he owned in defendant township. The zoning was changed from agricultural to commercial to permit construction of a mobile home park. The- township board enacted the amendment to the…