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BIRD v. CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS

No. 23701.

489 P.2d 324 (1971)

Eugene O. BIRD, Plaintiff in Error, v. CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, et al., Defendants in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, In Department.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Strand, Holst & Hilbert, Edwin Strand, Colorado Springs, for plaintiff in error.

F. T. Henry, William T. Eckhart, Colorado Springs, for defendants in error.

HODGES, Justice.

This case involves the power of a city to change zoning on recently annexed property.

In 1960, plaintiff Bird acquired ownership of a lot located in an unincorporated area of El Paso County. It was zoned C-2 (suburban business district) by the county. In 1967, this lot was in a tract of land annexed to the City of Colorado Springs, which shortly thereafter included plaintiff's lot in an area rezoned to a R-5 (multi-family residential) classification...

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