State ex rel. Dotson v. County Commission of Clay County

Carl Dotson and other interested property owners appeal from a decision of the circuit court, affirming an order of the Clay County Commission (“County Commission”) granting a conditional use permit to the Platte-Clay Electrical Cooperative (“Cooperative”) for the construction of a communications tower. Appellants claim that the trial court erred in affirming the decision of the Commission because the permit was unlawfully granted in that: (1) it did not meet the law’s requirements; (2) evidence from outside the record was used in making the decision; (3) it unlawfully dismissed a valid…