CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
Schell Road, LLC v Vanderford
Mandamus to compel hearing on incomplete gravel-mine special land use application; bad-faith ordinance amendment
Decided
The citation
Schell Road, LLC v Vanderford, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 13, 2026 (Docket No. 375453), pp 5, 7
From the case summary
Schell Road, LLC bought 80 acres in Grant Township in 2022 to operate a gravel mine and applied for a special use permit, later supplementing the application twice. The Township, whose mining regulations dated from 1998 and predated 2011 amendments to MCL 125.3205, told plaintiff…
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