Sanborn v. Town of Eliot

ROBERTS, Justice.

The plaintiff, Colby Sanborn, appealed from the denial by the Eliot Board of Appeals of an application for a special use exception in a general residence zone. The Superior Court, York County, affirmed the Board’s decision. Without reaching the merits of the denial, we find the record to be insufficient for a review of the Board’s decision and vacate the Superior Court’s judgment.

For several years, Sanborn held weekend garage sales at his residence in an area in Eliot classified as a general residence zone. Wishing to expand this enterprise into a full-time business, Sanborn…