Shaw v. City of Manchester

The issues in this case are whether the trial court applied the appropriate standard of review on an appeal from the Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment, and whether it properly overruled the decision of that board. We answer both questions in the affirmative.

On October 15, 1975, V.S.H. Realty, Inc., was denied a building permit to construct a grocery store/gasoline station in a residential (R-2) zone in the City of Manchester. V.S.H. appealed to the Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment for a variance and special exception, and at a hearing held on November 3, 1975, the board unanimously…