Drumheller v. Shelburne Zoning Board of Adjustment

Appellants Philip and Linda Drumjheller sought a declaratory ruling that a part of their property should be considered to be a separate lot for the purposes of the Town of Shelburne zoning and subdivision regulations, even though its area is less than allowed by the zoning ordinance for the district in which it lies. The Chittenden Superior Court ruled that all of appellants’ property must be considered to be a single lot, and therefore that a part could not be conveyed free of local regulation and permit requirements. We affirm.

The Browns, appellants’ predecessors in title, acquired a…