Legal Opinion
Gorham v. Town of Cape Elizabeth
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 11, 1993PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
Coleman Gorham owns a single family residence on Bowery Beach Road in Cape Elizabeth. The property is in a Residence-A zoning district. R-A zone permitted uses include single family dwellings, agricultural uses, and schools. Multi-unit dwellings are permitted as a conditional use upon a showing of compliance with conditions set out in the Cape Elizabeth zoning ordinance.1 In August 1989, Gor-ham filed with the Cape Elizabeth Zoning Board of Appeals an application for a conditional use permit in order to convert his single family home to a multi-unit dwelling. Gorham sought…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Rutherford v. KatzenbergerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- In Re Maine Clean Fuels, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Estate of Althenn v. AlthennSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Stucki v. PlavinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- Barnard v. Zoning Bd. of App. of Town of YarmouthSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Town of Baldwin v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
- Kosalka v. Town of GeorgetownSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- Fred Fitanides v. City of SacoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
- Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. v. Sauk County Board of AdjustmentWisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
- Lane Construction Corp. v. Town of WashingtonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
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