Vermont Brick & Block, Inc. v. Village of Essex Junction

This is an appeal from an order of the Chittenden Superior Court enjoining the appellant, Vermont Brick & Block, Inc., from conducting a new custom concrete business on premises owned by the appellant in Essex Junction, Vermont, until such time as said appellant obtains permits and approval pursuant to the zoning regulations of the appellee.

Prior to 1970 appellant was engaged in the manufacture of concrete brick and blocks and the sale of building materials, particularly sand, gravel, stone, and cement in bulk form. In 1970, appellee, the Village of Essex Junction, enacted a zoning ordinance,…