J. D. Abrams, Inc. v. Sebastian

OPINION

WARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from the granting of a temporary injunction which prohibited property owners, a contractor, and City Officials of El Paso from further proceeding under the terms of a grading permit issued by the City of El Paso. We affirm.

The City of El Paso adopted a Grading Ordinance as a complement to its General Zoning and Land Use Ordinances. The stated purposes of the Grading Ordinance were to assure that proposed grading in the City, and particularly in the mountainous area, would result in the minimum disturbance of the terrain so as not to create flood problems…