Court sides with city of Longmont on Butterball’s appeal

LONGMONT — The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a district court’s ruling in favor of the city of Longmont in a lawsuit filed by Butterball LLC.

The suit claimed the city violated Butterball’s federal and state procedural due-process rights by enacting a new zoning ordinance for its property at 150 Main St., adversely affecting its ability to sell the land and buildings used as a turkey processing plant.

Butterball’s appeal was based on the assertion that Butterball, which in 2011 vacated the turkey-processing plant, did not provide Butterball proper notice of rezoning hearings.

“The Colorado Court of Appeals’ decision validates the…