Chasse v. Town of Candia

Landowner Patrick F. Chasse, Sr., the plaintiff in this declaratory judgment action, appeals from a decision of the superior court regarding the marketability of a 34-acre tract of land. For reasons that follows, we affirm.

The plaintiff sought to determine whether this acreage, situated in the town of Candía, is saleable in lot sizes of less than the three-acre minimum required by a town zoning ordinance. Trial before a Master (R. Peter Shapiro, Esq.) resulted in a recommendation that sale of the nonconforming lots be conditioned upon subdivision approval by the Candía Planning Board. The…