Taylor v. City of Little Rock

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellant’s 68 acres of land in western Little Rock were annexed at appellant’s request by the appellee city on September 16, 1975. The following day, appellant filed a petition with the city seeking rezoning of his property from single family, to which it was automatically zoned upon being annexed, to higher uses; i.e., one third multi-family, one-third quiet business (offices and similar uses), and one-third commercial, leaving 3.6 acres of woods as a buffer zone between the Pleasant Valley Addition and the proposed development. The petition was denied by the City Board…