Legal Opinion
Kevin J. Hill v. Town of Wells
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 13, 2021PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:
2021 ME 38
Docket: Yor-20-131 Argued: April 6, 2021 Decided: July 13, 2021 Panel: MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HUMPHREY, HORTON, and CONNORS, JJ. KEVIN J. HILL v. TOWN OF WELLS et al. CONNORS, J. [¶1] Appellee Kevin Hill sought two setback variances from the Town of Wells Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) and was denied on the basis that he did not meet his burden of proof to show that granting the variances would not alter the essential character of the locality. Hill’s appeal to the Superior Court (York County, Douglas, J.) resulted in the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Pahls v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- Matter of Otto v. SteinhilberNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Davis v. Zoning Board of ChathamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Cope v. Inhabitants of Town of BrunswickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Mills v. Town of EliotSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
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3Cited by2 opinions
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