People Ex Rel. Schimpff v. Norvell

The circuit court of Peoria county awarded a writ of mandamus directing the appellant Boyd E. Norvell, as commissioner of buildings of the city of Peoria, to issue a building permit for the erection of a single-family dwelling on the lot hereinafter described. The commissioner and the city of Peoria, by this appeal, seek to reverse that order, contending that the zoning ordinance of Peoria is such as to prevent the erection of this particular house, and that the ordinance is valid as a reasonable exercise of the police power.

The appellee owns a lot in Peoria extending 440 feet on Saratoga…