Martin v. City of Lewiston

[¶ 1] Normand J. Martin and Nathan J. Martin appeal from a judgment in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, De-lahanty, J.) affirming a decision by the City of Lewiston Board of Appeals vacating the issuance of a building permit to the Martins. This appeal centers on the question of whether an unnumbered parcel in an approved subdivision plan was intended by the subdivision’s creators to be a “paper street” dedicated for public use. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] In 1968, the City of Lewiston Planning Board approved a development plan submitted by Philip and Rita Asselyn. The…