DEKALB COUNTY v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. S04A1579.

604 S.E.2d 162 (2004)

278 Ga. 501

DeKALB COUNTY, et al. v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melanie F. Wilson, Charles G. Hicks, Decatur, for appellants.

Smith Gambrell & Russell, Kathryn M. Zickert, Linda I. Dunlavy, Atlanta, Michael J. Lober, Roswell, for appellee.


CARLEY, Justice.

In July 2002, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. filed a variance application with the DeKalb County Board of Zoning Appeals, seeking permission to erect on its property a sign with a height greater than that permitted by the County's sign ordinance. The Board denied the application, and Wal-Mart challenged the denial by filing a petition for writ of certiorari in superior court, contending that it met the criteria...

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