Sakonnet Rogers, Inc. v. Coastal Resources Management Council

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This is a petition for the issuance of a writ of certiorari to review a Superior Court judgment affirming the decision of the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) denying petitioner’s application for permission to move a dwelling and construct a foundation and sewer system on a designated “coastal natural area.” We quash the judgment and remand the case to the Superior Court with instructions.

The petitioner owns two lots located on Sakonnet Point in the town of Little Compton. The lot at issue is on the west side of Bluff Head Avenue (West Lot). The other lot is…