Aranosian Oil Co. v. City of Portsmouth

The plaintiff, Aranosian Oil Company, Inc. (Aranosian), appeals the decision of the Superior Court (Gray, J.) upholding the Portsmouth Zoning Board of Adjustment’s (ZBA) denial of Aranosian’s motion for rehearing. The motion for rehearing concerned *58the ZBA’s denial of Aranosian’s request for a variance authorizing the already completed conversion of a portion of its existing grocery store/gas station to a convenience store. Aranosian raises two issues on appeal. First, it asserts that the City of Portsmouth (the City) is estopped from enjoining the operation of the convenience store because…