Snyder v. City Council of the City of Palmetto

Petitioners are the present owners of a tract of land in the City of Palmetto that was originally part of a larger property that was rezoned as a planned unit development (PUD) in 1981. Since that time, the larger parcel has been divided and sold to different owners. As the current owners of the tract, Petitioners now seek second-tier certiorari review of the circuit court's order ratifying the failure of the City Council of the City of Palmetto (""the City Council"") to adopt a new ordinance that would increase the density of the subject tract. We deny the petition. After the property within the P*D was sold piecemeal to different owners, the City Council passed several ordinances that impacted the density limitations of the individual parcels. After purchasing the subject tract, Petitioners found that the density allowed on their property was very limited. They allege that the ordinances that reduced the density of their property over the years were invalid because Petitioners and their predecessors in interest were denied certain due process protections in the passing of the ordinances.