Schmidt v. City of Minot

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Sixteen Minot residents living near First Western Bank and Trust appeal from a judgment dismissing their appeal from a Minot City Council decision granting the Bank’s application for zoning variances. The residents argue the district court erred in ruling they lacked standing under N.D.C.C. § 40-47-12 to appeal the City Council’s decision granting the variances. We conclude the court erred in applying N.D.C.C. § 40-47-12 to rule the residents lacked standing to appeal the City Council’s decision, but we nevertheless conclude the residents are not aggrieved applicants…