Opinion ID: 2570640
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: the second vote

Text: The City argues in the alternative that the district court erred in refusing to consider its second vote, where it granted the special use permit by a three-fourths majority vote, which was more than the alleged two-thirds majority requirement. The Manlys contend that the district court erred in failing to find the second vote ineffective or barred by res judicata. Given our holding that the first vote was lawful, the issues raised concerning the remand to the City and the efficacy of the revote are rendered moot. Any decision on those issues would not change the fact that the special use permit was lawfully granted. See Rodarte v. Kansas Dept. of Transportation, 30 Kan.App.2d 172, 183, 39 P.3d 675, rev. denied 274 Kan. 1113 (2002) (case is moot where the controversy between the parties no longer exists and any judgment of the court would be ineffective).