Osprey Family Trust v. Town of Owls Head

[¶ 1] The Osprey Family Trust appeals, pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 80B, from a judgment of the Superior Court (Knox County, Billings, J.) affirming a decision of the Town of Owls Head Board of Appeals (BOA). The BOA’s decision overruled the decision of the Town’s Planning Board to grant the Trust a permit to remove an existing structure in the shore-land zone and replace it with a new structure that included an addition. We agree with the court’s finding that the Planning Board was required to initially consider the new structure’s compliance with the Town’s Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (SZO)…