Legal Opinion

Pride's Corner Concerned Citizens Ass'n v. Westbrook Board of Zoning Appeals

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 6, 1979PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARCHIBALD, Justice.

Reduced to its essential procedural status, this becomes an appeal by one plaintiff, namely, Basil R. Swan, from a decision of the Superior Court in an 80B proceeding affirming a decision of the Westbrook Board of Zoning Appeals (Board) in which the Portland Water District (District) was granted a special exception allowing it to construct and operate a sludge composting facility on its Westbrook property. Mr. Swan likewise owned property in West-brook which abutted that of the District.

We deny the appeal.

Before discussing the merits, we must determine whether Mr. Swan had…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Town of Arundel v. SwainSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
  3. Matter of LappieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
  5. Inhabitants of Leeds v. Maine Crushed Rock & Gravel Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1928

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Shackford & Gooch, Inc. v. Town of KennebunkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  2. Penobscot Area Housing Development Corp. v. City of BrewerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  3. Singal v. City of BangorSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  4. Harrington v. Inhabitants of Town of KennebunkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  5. Cunningham v. Kittery Planning BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979

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