STATE EX REL. MacQUEEN v. CITY OF DUNBAR

Nos. 15175, 14882.

278 S.E.2d 636 (1981)

STATE ex rel. Charles W. MacQUEEN, et al. v. The CITY OF DUNBAR, etc., et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

June 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Pepper, Charleston, for relators and appellants.

Duttine, Thomas, Covert, King & Riffee, and Carl Duttine, Dunbar, for respondents and appellees.


NEELY, Justice:

In these consolidated zoning cases a group of voters and residents of Dunbar, West Virginia, are asking us to determine whether they are entitled to a referendum on an amendment to a zoning ordinance. We find that under the statutory provisions covering amendments to zoning ordinances set out in W.Va.Code, 8-24-18 [1969] through 8-24-22 [1969] there is no authorization for a public referendum.

The appellants seek to submit to the qualified...

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