Buskey v. Town of Hanover

The defendant, the Town of Hanover, appeals the decision of the Superior Court (Morrill, J.) that the defendant’s residential zoning ordinance is unconstitutional as applied to a certain parcel of land owned by the plaintiffs, Stephen and Raymond Buskey. We hold that the residential zoning ordinance is not arbitrary or unreasonable as applied to the plaintiffs’ subject property. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s order.

The plaintiffs own a 7,980-square-foot parcel of land located at 8 School Street in Hanover, which is at the southeast corner of the intersection of Allen Street,…