Legal Opinion

Miller v. Board of Adjustment of Dewey Beach

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided November 17, 1986PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHANDLER, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Adjustment of the Town of Dewey Beach affirming the denial of certificates of occupancy by the town’s building inspector to Dr. David Deakyne. The basis for the denial of the certificates is two violations of the town’s zoning code, a side-yard setback encroachment and a density violation. The first violation has been acknowledged by Dr. Deakyne. The second is contested and forms the factual basis of this appeal.

The facts of this case are as follows. Dr. Phillip Miller owned parcels 198, 199, 200 and 202 on the north…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jantausch v. Borough of VeronaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
  2. Jantausch v. Borough of VeronaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
  3. Snyder v. Waukesha County Zoning Board of AdjustmentWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Petrosky v. ZON. BD., UPPER CHICHESTER TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Zoning Commission v. LescynskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  4. Motiva Enterprises LLC v. Secretary of Department of Natural Resources & Environmental ControlSuperior Court of Delaware · 1999
  5. Rivera v. City of PhoenixCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1996

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