Lucarelli v. City of South Portland

DANA Justice.

[¶ 1] Hans Hackett appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brennan, J.) vacating the City of South Portland Planning Board’s decision denying a special exception use permit. We dismiss the appeal and affirm the trial court’s decision because Hackett lacks standing.

[¶ 2] Quirino Lucarelli applied to the Board for a special exception use permit to erect a 150-foot communications tower in South Portland. Following a hearing at which numerous members of the community voiced their opposition to the proposed tower, the Board denied the application.…