Legal Opinion
Terry v. Bishop
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 8, 2007No. 102,284PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1068KAUGER, J.
T1 The determinative issue presented is whether the initiative petition to rezone previously zoned property is legally sufficient to be submitted to the electorate.1 We hold that the petition is legally insufficient because it seeks to unconstitutionally bind the City from exercising its legislative power to rezone.
STIPULATED FACTS2
T2 On July 7, 2004, an application was filed with the appellee, the City of Owasso (City), to change the zoning of 66.4 acres of real property owned by the intervenor appel-lee, Four Points Development Company (landowner). The application proposed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 349, State Question No. 642Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Oliver v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 344, State Question No. 630Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 382Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 360Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
- IN RE: INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 397, STATE QUESTION NO. 767Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
- IN RE: INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 397, STATE QUESTION NO. 767Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
- State Ex Rel. Wright v. Oklahoma Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- State Ex Rel. Wright v. Oklahoma Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- Terry v. BishopSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007