Keene v. Town of Meredith

The issue in this case is whether the Meredith Planning Board has jurisdiction to prevent the sale of one of two lots owned by the plaintiffs. We hold that it does not.

Plaintiffs are owners of two lots of land that they purchased in 1969. One, the “back lot,” is located on one side of a roadway that is maintained by the town and used by the public; the other, known as the “shore lot,” is located on the opposite side of the road and on the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee. When purchased, the back lot had on it a house which the plaintiffs occupied as a dwelling from 1969 until 1972. The shore lot,…