CITY OF CUMMING v. FLOWERS

300 Ga. 820

FINAL COPY S16A1884. CITY OF CUMMING et al. v. FLOWERS et al. S16A1885. KERLEY FAMILY HOMES, LLC et al. v. FLOWERS et al. NAHMIAS, Justice. This case involves the procedure by which a local zoning board’s quasi- judicial decision on a variance request may be appealed to the superior court. Kerley Family Homes, LLC (“Kerley”) was granted a variance by the City of Cumming’s Board of Zoning Appeals (“BZA”). Neighboring homeowners aggrieved by the variance sought to appeal the BZA’s decision by filing a complaint seeking a writ of mandamus and an injunction in the superior court. The…