Countrywalk Condominiums, Inc v. City of Orchard Lake Village

In this zoning case, plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting summary disposition for defendant pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8) and (C)(10). It argues that a zoning ordinance is unconstitutional, because it completely excludes multiple family dwellings from the city. We affirm.

Plaintiff owns a 19.99 acre parcel of land located in defendant City of Orchard Lake Village. Under defendant’s zoning ordinances, plaintiff’s parcel is zoned as single family residential zone 3. Defendant’s master plan was enacted in 1982 and recommends that single family residences be the primary land use for…