Lake Barrington Citizens Committee, Inc. v. Village of Lake Barrington

The Lake Barrington Citizens Committee, Inc. and certain individuals filed a complaint for declaratory judgment asking that a certain ordinance of the Village of Lake Barrington (ordinance no. 72-0-3) be declared null and void. The trial court, after hearing the case on the pleadings and a stipulated set of facts, rendered judgment upholding the validity of the village ordinance from which judgment the plaintiffs appeal.

It should be noted at the outset that the plaintiffs do not contest the right of the village trustees to approve the contemplated planned unit development which is the subject…