Roseta v. County of Washington

This is a declaratory judgment suit brought to test the validity of the action of the Board of Commissioners of Washington County in rezoning a parcel of land owned by defendant Vera Schmitt. The trial court entered a decree declaring the action of the Board void on the ground that it constituted: “spot zoning” and enjoining defendant Schmitt from erecting any building inconsistent with the existing zone.

Defendant Schmitt is the owner of Tax lots 200, 201, 202 and 203. She had constructed an apartment building on Lots 200, 201 and 202 prior to the enactment of the original zoning ordinance…