Supreme Court of Georgia, 1987

Spalding County v. Marvin E. Johnson Construction Co.

Spalding County v. Marvin E. Johnson Construction Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided May 19, 1987 · Weltner
257 Ga. 101; 355 S.E.2d 664; 1987 Ga. LEXIS 756

Spalding County v. Marvin E. Johnson Construction Co.

Opinion of the Court

Weltner, Justice.

1. The failure of a property owner to challenge within thirty days the rezoning of his property from a higher density use to a lower density use (sometimes called “downzoning”) precludes him from judicial relief. Village Centers v. DeKalb County, 248 Ga. 177 (281 SE2d 522) (1981). Wilson v. City of Snellville, 256 Ga. 734 (352 SE2d 759) (1987).

2. This holding is without prejudice to Johnson’s pending rezoning application.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur. *102Decided May 19, 1987. Beck, Owen & Murray, J. C. Owen, Jr., for appellants. Glover & Davis, J. Littleton Glover, Jr., for appellee.

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