Pope v. Town of Hinsdale Planning Board

The plaintiff, David A. Pope, desires to expand his manufactured housing park, located in Hinsdale. The defendants, the Town of Hinsdale Planning Board and its individual members (the board), denied Pope’s request for a certificate of compliance, a prerequisite to expansion under a previous version of the Town of Hinsdale’s (town) zoning ordinance. Pope appealed the denial to the superior court and petitioned for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. After the Superior Court (Hollman, J.) denied all of his requests for relief, Pope appealed to this court. The sole, narrow issue before…