Legal Opinion
East Georgia Land & Development Co. v. Newton County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 19, 2012No. S12A0114PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Presiding Justice.
Appellant East Georgia Land and Development Company, LLC (EGL) purchased 427 acres of land in Newton County, Georgia, for the purpose of constructing a landfill. As part of its application for a landfill permit from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, EGL requested a letter of zoning compliance from the Newton County Board of Commissioners (Board) as required by OCGA § 12-8-24 (g). On August 25, 1997, the Board declined to issue the letter based on its interpretation that a landfill was not a permitted use under the Newton County zoning ordinance enacted on…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mid-Georgia Environmental Management Group, L.L.L.P. v. Meriwether CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Friedman v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- East Georgia Land & Development Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Foskey v. KirklandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Mize v. HarberSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Newton County v. East Georgia Land and Development Co., L.L.C.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- Brantley County Development Partners, LLC v. Brantley County, GeorgiaDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2021
- City of Rincon v. Ernest Communities, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020
- East Georgia Land & Development Co. v. Newton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2012