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Senate committee hears bill to clarify remedies for property owners challenging municipal zoning
Summary
The Senate Committee on Local Government considered a substitute for Senate Bill 2,215 that would clarify enforcement options for property owners who challenge municipal zoning, including an explicit waiver of immunity allowing mandamus, declaratory or injunctive relief and recovery of attorney’s fees; the measure was left pending.
Senate Committee on Local Government members heard testimony on a committee substitute to Senate Bill 2,215 that would clarify how property owners may challenge municipal zoning actions.
The measure, introduced in committee by Senator Campbell, would convert the draft into a Legislative Council format and add language clarifying that persons “affected or aggrieved” by a municipality may seek enforcement of Chapter 211 zoning rules through mandamus, declaratory judgment, or injunctive relief and that prevailing parties may recover attorney’s fees.
Supporters said the bill is intended to prevent municipalities from evading state…
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