City of Little Rock v. Breeding

This is an appeal from a judgment holding that the Little Rock City Directors’ refusal to rezone property from “A” to “F,” or from residential to commercial use, was arbitrary and capricious. The question here is whether the chancellor’s decision was clearly erroneous or clearly against the preponderance of the evidence. A. R. Civ. P. 52.

The property in question is roughly 1.8 acres located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Rainwood Drive and Green Mountain Drive in the City of Little Rock. The Planning Commission recommended against, and the Board of Directors turned down, the…