Buckner v. Douglas County

Phipps, Judge.

Jerry Buckner brought this suit against Douglas County and its board of commissioners. He complains of the county’s refusal to issue building permits allowing him to develop property in conformity with its classification under a zoning ordinance no longer in effect. He seeks enforcement of an agreement by the board of commissioners to allow him to develop the property under the prior zoning ordinance. After a bench trial, the court entered an order correctly concluding that the settlement agreement is unenforceable because it amounts to a zoning decision rendered in violation of…