Westbrook v. Board of Adjustment

Marshall, Justice.

The appellant’s application to rezone his lot in the Town of Trion from residential use to commercial use, for proposed use as a self-service or convenience store, was denied by the Board of Adjustment of the Town of Trion, as recommended by the town’s planning commission. The denial was affirmed by the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals. The appellant filed an equitable complaint to require the town to rezone the property, alleging that the property is not suitable for residential use for which it is zoned, and that the denial of the application to rezone is inflicting serious…