Legal Opinion
City of Russellville v. Hodges
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 11, 1997No. 97-152PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W.H.“Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.
This is a zoning case. The appellant, the City of Russellville, appeals the decision of the Pope County Chancery Court that it was estopped from enforcing its zoning ordinance due to the actions of its building official. Because we agree with the City that the building official was not authorized to waive the zoning requirements, we reverse and the chancellor’s decision remand.
The City of Russellville annexed the Bishop Addition residential subdivision in 1985.. On January 23, 1986, it amended Ordinance No. 859, thereby rezoning the area R-2, a classification…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Miller v. City of Lake CitySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
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