City of Miami Beach v. State ex rel. Consolo

Appellant-respondents are the City of Miami Beach, its council and planning board (hereinafter referred to respectively as “city”, “council”, and “board”). Appellants seek review of an adverse final judgment and the issuance of a peremptory writ of mandamus against them and an order denying them leave to file a late return to an alternative writ of mandamus. The two plenary and two interlocutory appeals have been consolidated for all appellate purposes.

Appellees are the owners of a parcel of land within the “city” previously zoned P. U.D.-2 (Planned Unit Development). This classification…