Legal Opinion

Two Lights Lobster Shack v. Town of Cape Elizabeth

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 17, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUDMAN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Two Lights Lobster Shack, Inc. (“The Lobster Shack”), a Cape Elizabeth restaurant, appeals from a judgment entered in Superior Court (Cumberland County, Mills, J.) affirming the decision of the Cape Elizabeth Zoning Board of Appeals. The Lobster Shack contends that the board and the court erred as a matter of law by concluding that the proposed use of the area created by the proposed foundation would constitute an impermissible extension of a nonconforming use pursuant to the Cape Elizabeth zoning ordinance. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

[¶ 2] The Lobster Shack is…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Foley v. AdamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  2. Oliver v. City of RocklandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  3. Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Town of ScarboroughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  4. Nyczepir v. Town of NaplesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  5. Gillespie v. Town of Southwest HarborSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Logan v. City of BiddefordSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
  2. Trudo v. Town of KennebunkportSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  3. Leake v. Town of KitterySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  4. Campbell v. Tiverton Zoning BoardSuperior Court of Rhode Island · 2007

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