Legal Opinion
In Re Appeal of Newton Enterprises
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 23, 1998No. 97-105PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
The Town of Fairlee appeals from a decision of the environmental court that (1) appellee Newton Enterprises, Inc. received a zoning permit by operation of law because a majority of the zoning board of adjustment failed to act on its request to change its nonconforming use and (2) the Town is not entitled to an injunction against appellee’s multiple uses. We agree that the permit was not granted by operation of law and remand for consideration of the merits.
Newton Enterprises operates a business, commonly known as Newton’s Texaco, on a .9 acre lot at the intersection of U.S. Route 5 and the…
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