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Property Law Keyed to Dukeminier
State v. City of Rochester
Facts
Defendant City of Rochester had re-zoned a single lot in order to grant a building permit for a 49-unit condominium building. Plaintiffs were individuals and the neighborhood association who wanted to enjoin the construction. In the surrounding area, there were multiple zones including institutional zones and some multi-family buildings and apartment buildings were located nearby. Thus, the area surrounding the lot was not exclusively single family residences. Although the planning commission had recommended that the application for zoning be denied because it was inconsistent with the city’s land use plan, the City rezoned the lot contrary to the planning commission’s recommendation. There was no amendment of the city’s land use plan in order to make the rezoning of the lot consistent with the land use plan. There was evidence that more high-density housing was greatly needed in the City of Rochester.
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