Legal Opinion
Leo's Motors, Inc. v. Town of Manchester
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 19, 1992No. 91-586 and 91-587PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
These consolidated appeals arise out of closely related facts and raise the identical legal issue under 24 V.S.A. § 4470. The Town of Manchester appeals two rulings of the Bennington Superior Court that the Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment wrongfully denied sign ordinance variances to ap plicants. We are asked to decide whether a written board decision, notice of which was inadvertently delayed beyond the statute’s mandated 45-day period, requires automatic variance approval. We decline to reach that result, and reverse.
In 1986, the Town of Manchester adopted a sign ordinance that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hinsdale v. Village of Essex JunctionSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- Application of WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- In Re Appeal of FishSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- Glabach v. SardelliSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Nash v. Warren Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Appeal of WeeksSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
- Town of Hinesburg v. DunklingSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
- In Re Appeal of Newton EnterprisesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
- In re Appeal of McEwing Services, LLCSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
- In re Appeal of GriffinSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
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