Legal Opinion

Correia v. McCoy

Superior Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 5, 2009No. C.A. No. P08-00651Published

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

Before this Court is an appeal from a unanimous decision of the Zoning Board of Review of the Town of Cumberland (the "Board"). In its decision, the Board denied Mark Correia and Martha Correia ("Appellants") dimensional relief from the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Cumberland (the "Ordinance") § 4.1. Appellants seek a reversal of the Board's decision. Jurisdiction is pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 45-24-69.

I

Facts and Travel

In February of 2006, Appellants purchased a vacant lot located at 26 Vermont Avenue, Tax Assessor's Plat 21, Lot 52 in the Town of Cumberland (the "Property"). Prior to…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Caswell v. George Sherman Sand & Gravel Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  2. Destefano v. Zoning Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
  3. Restivo v. LynchSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
  4. Lischio v. Zoning Board of Review of North KingstownSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
  5. Bernuth v. Zoning Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001

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