Romero v. County Commissioners of Rio Arriba

OPINION

ROBINSON, Judge.

{1} The parties appeal from a district court order partially affirming and partially reversing the decision of the Rio Arriba County (County) Board of County Commissioners (Board) entered on May 30, 2003. Jerome Romero (Romero) claims that he is entitled to mine a 14.5-acre parcel of his land as a grandfathered, non-conforming use. On appeal, he claims that the district court erred in affirming the Board’s decision that Romero is not entitled to mine 9.5 of the 14.5 acres. The Board also appeals, claiming that the district court erred in reversing the Board’s…