Blundon v. Town of Stamford

Defendants, Town of Stamford (town) and Town of Stamford Zoning Board of Adjustment (board), appeal the decision of the superior court reversing the board’s decision that denied plaintiff, Robert Blundon, a conditional use permit. We reverse and reinstate the board’s decision.

The facts were stipulated by the parties as follows. Plaintiff owns a 206 acre lot in Stamford, Vermont. Under the town’s zoning ordinance, the property is located in the forest district. The only access to plaintiff’s lot is through an easement of at least twenty feet in width over a right-of-way known as Coal Kiln…