Legal Opinion
Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facilities, Inc. v. Town of Hampden
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 24, 2000PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] The Town of Hampden appeals the order of the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Kravchuk, J.) granting Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facilities, Inc.’s Rule 80B appeal from (i) a decision of the Hampden Zoning Board of Appeals affirming the Hampden Code Enforcement Officer’s (CEO) decision that two proposed landfill expansion projects constituted prohibited expansions of a nonconforming use; and (ii) a subsequent decision of the Hampden Planning Board that these projects cannot receive site plan approval based on the Zoning Board’s approval of the CEO’s land use determination. Because…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Libby v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Stucki v. PlavinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- Cope v. Inhabitants of Town of BrunswickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Barnard v. Zoning Bd. of App. of Town of YarmouthSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- Warren v. Municipal Officers of the Town of GorhamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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3Cited by17 opinions
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