Beerwort v. Zoning Board of Appeals

The question presented by this appeal is whether the court below erred in determining that the year-round use of trailers in a trailer park, as opposed to their seasonal use during the late spring, summer and early fall months, was not an extension of a nonconforming business use in violation of § 14 (2) of the zoning regulations of the town of Coventry.

The plaintiff operated the trailer park on a seasonal basis prior to the date of the passage of the regulations, and although some improvements in the park were made fifteen years ago in the expectation that there would be year-round use of…