A resident can challenge adverse zoning amendments by demanding that the change be ratified by a referendum if sufficient signatures can be obtained on a petition.
A resident has a remedy if a municipality implements a...more
To the extent that an ordinance in ambiguous, it must be interpreted in favor of the property owner.
I recently overturned an adverse decision against a client by the Webster Township Zoning Board of Appeals. In that...more
A city ordinance cannot give the city powers beyond those delegated to it by its citizens in its charter.
I recently obtained an injunction against the City of Royal Oak preventing it from compelling property owners to pay...more