Brennan v. Winnipesaukee Flagship Corp.

This is an appeal from the Meredith Zoning Board of *525Adjustment’s decision that the defendant Winnipesaukee Flagship Corporation’s (WFC) proposal to build a new home-port facility for a cruiseship on its property in Meredith constituted a permitted use under the town’s zoning ordinance.

The matter first came before the zoning board on an application for a variance by the defendant. The zoning board decided that no variance was required because the defendant’s proposed facility was an “outdoor recreational facility” and, therefore, was a permitted use under the zoning ordinance. The plaintiffs…