Township of Haring v. City of Cadillac

Plaintiff township initiated this action to enjoin defendant city from using state-owned land, located within the township, for garbage and refuse disposal. Plaintiff claims the city would be violating the township’s zoning ordinance which prohibits the storage of garbage except by the township or its agents.

Defendant City of Cadillac was given permission to use the state-owned land in question for landfill purposes by the Department of Natural Resources. There is no dispute as to facts and the only question for resolution is the effect of the state use permit vis-a-vis the township zoning…