343 Ga. App. 255 - May v. Morgan Cnty.’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “'[A] protected ... use is ordinarily defined as a use which lawfully existed prior to the enactment of a zoning ordinance, or of an amendment to a theretofore existing zoning ordinance, and which therefore may be maintained after the effective date of the ordinance or amendment although it does not comply with the zoning restrictions applicable to the area.' " (emphasis deleted; citation omitted)). See also Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Par. X (prohibiting "retroactive law[s]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morgan Cnty. v. May

2. “a challenged statute or ordinance [must] give a person of ordinary intelligence fair warning that specific conduct is forbidden or mandated and provide sufficient specificity so as not to encourage arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement. Vagueness challenges to statutes [and ordinances] that do not implicate First Amendment freedoms must be examined in the light of the facts of the case to be decided.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Morgan Cnty. v. May