Legal Opinion
Maturo v. City of Coral Gables
Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida
Decided September 6, 1991No. Case No. 90-194 APPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FERRO, J.
This appeal follows a final order of an administrative tribunal (the Coral Gables City Commission) granting a zoning variance to the Appellee, MINORCA CORPORATION.
In City of Coral Gables v Geary, 383 So.2d 1127 (Fla. 3d DCA *71980), the court stated that the granting of a variance can be justified and possibly required where there is a hardship unique to an individual owner and that a “peculiar characteristic of a particular parcel constitutes a classic hardship”.
The record of the proceeding below indicates that the applicant set forth evidence of a “hardship” before…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Construction Industry Association of Sonoma County, a California Nonprofit Corporation v. The City of Petaluma, a California Charter CityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- City of Miami v. ZorovichDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- City of Coral Gables v. GearyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Bay View Investments, Inc. v. GrigsbyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969