Legal Opinion
Boccia v. City of Portsmouth
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 25, 2004No. 2003-493PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGalway, J.
The petitioners, abutters to property owned by the intervenor, Raymond A. Ramsey, appeal an order of the Superior Court (T. Nadeau, J.) affirming the grant of six variances by the zoning board of adjustment (ZBA) for the respondent, City of Portsmouth (City). We reverse and remand.
Ramsey owns a seven-acre parcel of undeveloped land located at the intersection of Kearsarge Way and Market Street Extension in Portsmouth. When he purchased the land in 1985, it was zoned for residential use. Ramsey wanted to construct a 100-room hotel on the property. Accordingly, in 1987, he filed a petition for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- MATTER OF SASSO v. OsgoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Hertzberg v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Larsen v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Matthew v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Governor's Island Club, Inc. v. Town of GilfordSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Harrington v. Town of WarnerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2005
- Malachy Glen Associates, Inc. v. Town of ChichesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2007
- Brandt Development Co. v. City of SomersworthSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2011
- Ouellette v. Town of KingstonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2008
- Daniels v. Town of LondonderrySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2008
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