Indian Village Manor Co. v. City of Detroit

This case involves the granting by the Detroit board of zoning appeals of a variance from the city zoning ordinance prohibiting the construction of a sign at 7950 E. Jefferson avenue. The appellee union had been granted prior variances by the Detroit board in 1949 and 1956, permitting the construction of office buildings of various heights, an auditorium, and the joining of the buildings at 8000 E. Jefferson avenue. The area is an EMU district zone reserved primarily for multiple residences of unlimited height and various other uses such as buildings for public utilities, parking lots and…