City of Hattiesburg v. McArthur

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court.

¶[ 1. Developers, J.W. “Johnny” McAr-thur and Kenney Properties, Inc. (Kenney Properties), appealed an action of the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi (the City), which denied the developers’ petition to rezone a 29.63 acre parcel of land (subject property) from R-1B, single-family residential, to R-4, high-density residential. The Forrest County Circuit Court reversed the decision of the Hattiesburg City Council (city council), permitting the rezoning of the subject property. The City filed its notice of appeal to this Court contending that the circuit court reviewed…