Patton v. Richland County Council

Toal, Justice:

The primary issue which we address in this appeal is whether a landowner can enjoin a county from enacting a zoning ordinance. We hold the county cannot be so enjoined, and therefore affirm.

FACTS

Rawley Patton, a landowner in Richland County, filed on April 5, 1988, a Summons and purported “Mandatory Injunction” against the Richland County Council in an attempt to prevent an amendment to the Richland County Zoning Ordinance from being passed. Despite a denial by the County that Patton complied with the requirements of Rule 4(d)(6), the transcript reflects that the County…