Legal Opinion
Annicelli v. Town of South Kingstown
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 13, 1983No. 80-508-AppealPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
This is a case of first impression in Rhode Island which pits a landowner’s constitutional rights against the ecological primacy of a barrier beach. The defendant, town of South Kingstown (the town), appeals from the decision of a justice of the Superior Court granting the plaintiff, Ida Annicelli (Annicelli), declaratory relief from certain amendments to the town’s zoning ordinance. As a result of those amendments, various segments of the town’s shoreline were designated “High Flood Danger” districts (HFD zone). One such area encompassed Green Hill Beach where…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by49 opinions
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