Schlitz v. Huckabee

Plaintiffs reside on either side of defendants’ property on 160th Avenue in Grand Haven, Michigan. The area is zoned residential under the township zoning ordinance. Although this particular zoning district is highly restrictive, certain home occupations such as gardening, handicraft, professional services, transient lodging and hoarding, and incidental sale of produce are permitted, provided no such use shall change the character of the residence.

Defendant Patricia Huckabee is a trained cosmetologist and opened a beauty shop in a room added to her residence. The Grand Haven Township Board of…