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Constitutional Basis For Zoning : The Texas Supreme Court /, Walter Mccoy, Marguerite Butler
Constitutional Basis For Zoning : The Texas Supreme Court /, Walter Mccoy, Marguerite Butler
Walter J McCoy
The authors attacks the subject of zoning by first discussing zoning itself and the varied aspects of what comprise the land use control. The book so introduced looks at the historical foundation in Texas and how after the supreme court ruling in Ambler v. Euclid fully opened the door to zoning establishment in Texas. Court cases in Dallas tested the legitimacy of the Euclid decision and early zoning ordinances were upheld based on due process and the right of a city to plan demonstrated by the case Lombardo v. City of Dallas. The author continues in the introduction by providing …