William C. McLaughlin v. Zoning Board of Review of the Town of Tiverton

Justice Flaherty, for the Court.

When, close to a decade ago, William C. McLaughlin built a garage on his property in Tiverton, he did so in violation of the setback requirements set forth in Tiverton's Zoning Ordinance. As the record indicates, and as is not in dispute, a portion of McLaughlin's garage was within seven feet of his property boundary, twenty-three feet short of the side yard setback requirement of thirty feet. Those twenty-three feet have triggered a yearslong process that McLaughlin now seeks to partially unwind.

McLaughlin appeals from a September 2, 2016 order of the Superior…