Legal Opinion

Bluffs Development Co. v. Board of Adjustment

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 21, 1993No. 91-593PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAVORATO, Justice.

This zoning case comes to us on further review from the court of appeals. The fighting issue is whether certain members of a county zoning board of adjustment should have disqualified themselves from voting on an application for a conditional use permit for construction of a landfill. The applicant for the permit asserts these board members should have disqualified themselves because of alleged conflicts of interest and prejudice.

The district court found against the applicant on the conflict of interest and prejudice issue following the applicant’s petition for a writ of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Van Itallie v. Borough of Franklin LakesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
  2. Norland v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  3. Anderson v. JesterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
  4. Cioffoletti v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  5. MODDY v. City of University ParkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Met-Coil Systems Corp. v. Columbia Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  2. Bontrager Auto Service, Inc. v. Iowa City Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Iowa · 2008
  3. Mastland, Inc. v. Evans Furniture, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1993
  4. Data Documents, Inc. v. Pottawattamie CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  5. Pierce v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1996

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