LAKESHORE GROUP v. DEPT. OF ENVTL. QUALITY

Docket Nos. 159524 and 159525.

968 N.W.2d 251 (2021)

507 Mich. 52

LAKESHORE GROUP, Charles Zolper, Jane Underwood, Lucie Hoyt, and William Reininga, Petitioners-Appellants, and Kenneth Altman, Dawn Schumann, George Schumann, Marjorie Schuham and Lakeshore Camping, Intervenors-Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY and Dune Ridge SA LP, Respondents-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ordway Law Firm, PLLC, Grand Rapids (by Dustin P. Ordway ) for Lakeshore Group, Charles Zolper , Jane Underwood , Lucie Hoyt , William Reininga , Kenneth Altman , Dawn Schumann , George Schumann , Marjorie Schuham , and Lakeshore Camping .

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, and Daniel P. Bock , Assistant Attorney General, for the Department of Environmental Quality.

Varnum LLP, Grand Rapids (by Kyle P. Konwinski and Herman D. Hofman ) for Dune Ridge, SA LP.

Environmental Law and Policy Center (by Margrethe Kearney ) for the Environmental Law and Policy Center, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, and the Michigan Environmental Council, amici curiae.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH (except Welch, J.)


OPINION

Under the sand dunes protection and management act (SDPMA), MCL 324.35301 et seq.,1 when the government grants a development permit or special exception for a protected sand dune area, aggrieved owners of land immediately adjacent to the proposed use may request a contested case...

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