Salt Lake County v. Liquor Control Commission

HENRIOD, Justice.

Appeal from an order denying a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by the County to compel the Commission to comply with local zoning ordinances which excluded liquor stores from certain areas. Reversed.

Our statutes give counties broad zoning powers, 1 the Liquor Commission broad powers in locating liquor outlets, 2 and waive sovereign immunity and permit suits against the Liquor Commission only with the written consent of the Governor. 3

Our cases have determined that a county is but an agency of the state, subservient to it; 4 that supervision and control of the production…