Corporation Service, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Review

On April 2, 1970, the original applicants, the Carlson Corporation and Techni-Rite Electronics, Inc., 1 petitioned the East Greenwich Zoning Board for an exception or variance to the terms of the local zoning ordinance in connection with proposed construction on property situated at the southeast corner of the intersection of South County Trail and Middle Road. Specifically they sought a relaxation of the minimum parking and front yard setback requirements. When the application was granted, the remonstrants appealed to the Superior Court.

In the proceedings which followed, it appeared that the…