Legal Opinion

In Re Meaker

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided March 1, 1991No. 89-049PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.

Residents of the Town of Waterbury appeal the trial court’s issuance of a conditional use permit for the operation of a gravel pit on applicants’ property. We reverse.

The basic facts are not in dispute. Applicants Thomas W. Meaker, John P. Meaker, and Nancy B. Laird are co-owners of a parcel of land containing approximately 260 acres south of what is known as Perry Hill Road in Waterbury. They proposed to extract sand and gravel from a 10.2-acre portion of their property, and filed an application with the Town for approval under its zoning regulations. Such approval was required because Town…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kalakowski v. John A. Russell Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1979
  2. Community Feed Store, Inc. v. Northeastern Culvert Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1989
  3. Dartmouth Savings Bank v. F.O.S. AssociatesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
  4. A. Brown, Inc. v. Vermont Justin Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1987
  5. First Vermont Bank & Trust Co. v. Village of PoultneySupreme Court of Vermont · 1975

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. In Re Appeal of MillerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
  2. In Re Minor Subdivision Plot Approval 88-340 for RobinsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
  3. In re Carrigan Conditional Use and Certificate of Compliance, Certificate of Occupancy, Certificate of ComplianceSupreme Court of Vermont · 2014
  4. In re Wagner & Guay Permit (Mary Bourassa, Appellant)Supreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  5. In Re Appeal of GaboriaultSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997

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