Bucklin v. Finney, 97-0338 (1998)

DECISION

This case is the Bucklins' hereinafter appellants appeal from a decision of the Jamestown Zoning Board denying their request for a dimensional variance. Jurisdiction is pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 45-24-69.

Facts/Travel

In 1972, the appellants purchased a single parcel of property on East Shore Road in Jamestown, Rhode Island. This lot housed two residential buildings1 which, according to the appellants, have co-existed on this single lot since 1946.

In 1995, the Jamestown ordinances were amended. The amendment resulted in the enactment of § 303 which provided that only one house could be…