Black v. New Castle County Board of License

STRINE, Chief Justice:

I. INTRODUCTION

This case arose when Henry and Mary Lou Black and Blackball Properties, LLC (collectively, the “Blacks”), challenged the Department of Land Use’s decision to grant a change of use certificate to neighboring property owners, Gary Staffieri and Adria Charles-Staffieri (the “Staffieris”), to the New Castle County Board of License, Inspection and Review (the “Board”). The Staffieris had rented out the property for use as office space for approximately ten years before deciding to open an automobile detailing shop on the premises, which required them to obtain…