Garden Hills Civic Ass'n v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Ruffin, Judge.

Garden Hills Civic Association, Inc. and six homeowners (collectively the appellants) sued Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), the City of Atlanta, and Norman Koplon (collectively the defendants), alleging that the rezoning of approximately forty-seven acres in Atlanta was illegal and unconstitutional. Following a bench trial, the court found that the appellants lacked standing to bring the zoning claims. The trial court further concluded that, even if the appellants had standing, there was no legal basis for reversing the zoning decision. This appeal ensued,…