Legal Opinion
Gwinnett County v. Davis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 17, 1997No. S97A0703PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
Robert and Cynthia Davis sought rezoning of their 4.6 acres from its present R-100 “residential” classification to an RL “residential lakeside” classification. As part of their rezoning application, the Davises also sought a special use permit to operate a boat storage facility on the property. When their application was denied, the Davises filed suit against Gwinnett County, alleging that the existing R-100 classification is unconstitutional. After a bench trial, the trial court entered an order finding that the Davises met their burden of showing the unconstitutionality of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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