Legal Opinion
Town of Arundel v. Swain
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 8, 1977PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DELAHANTY, Justice.
By its complaint, the Town of Arundel (the Town) sought to enjoin defendants, Morrill and Frances Swain (the Swains), from violation of a local subdivision ordinance. From judgment entered for defendants, the Town appeals. We deny the appeal.
Pursuant to 30 M.R.S.A. § 4956, 1 the Town enacted a subdivision ordinance on March 17,1972 which required local approval of subdivision developments. Although they believed that their proposed campground was not a subdivision and that, therefore, the Arundel Planning Board (the Board) had no jurisdiction over their endeavor, the Swains…
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3Cited by33 opinions
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