City of Gulfport v. McHugh

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. This appeal stems from Charles and Denise Hubbards’ attempt to subdivide one lot they owned in Broadacres subdivision in Gulfport, Mississippi, into two separate lots by inserting an interior lot line.

¶2. On August 23, 2007, the Gulfport Planning Commission (Commission) held a hearing on the Hubbards’ request to alter the subdivision plat. The neighboring property owners were not notified of the meeting. Charles testified that his goal in dividing the lot was to make the property more marketable and consistent with the neighboring lots.…