Shark Tank Strategies, LLC v. Town of Scarborough

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 22

Docket: Cum-25-109 Argued: October 9, 2025 Decided: March 10, 2026 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, and DOUGLAS, JJ. SHARK TANK STRATEGIES, LLC et al. v. TOWN OF SCARBOROUGH CONNORS, J. [¶1] This appeal presents the question whether, under 1 M.R.S. § 302 (2025), the applications of appellants Shark Tank Strategies, LLC, and Platinum Smoke, LLC (Applicants), were “pending” at the time the Town’s zoning ordinance was amended to add a setback requirement that the Applicants’ facilities could not meet. The…