A lawsuit in Fairhope has the potential to shake up development in the city, just as the city’s one-year moratorium on development comes to an end.

Last week, 68 Ventures, a development company based in Daphne, filed a lawsuit against the city of Fairhope and the city planning commission, alleging that the city denied the company due process, as well as denial of equal protection and misrepresentation after rejecting two planned multi-unit developments in the city.

“We felt there was a fundamental unfairness in the proceeding with Fairhope,” Greg Bordenkircher, in-house counsel for 68 Ventures, said. “All we’ve wanted from the start is a fair shake.”

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama on Oct. 27. The lawsuit concerns two developments: the Gables on Lawrence, which would sit on approximately 20 acres of land at the corner of Lawrence Road and Marshall Lane, and Skyline Village, which would sit on approximately 16.5 acres along Dyer Road.

68 Ventures argues that the planning commission did not fairly consider the two developments and created pretext to deny permits.