Moore v. City of Rochester

This is an appeal from the Strafford County Superior Court’s (Mullavey, J.) reversal of the Rochester Zoning Board of Adjustment’s grant of a variance to Dr. Joseph F. deNatale. We affirm the decision.

The defendant Dr. Joseph F. deNatale is the owner of two adjacent tracts of land in a residential district of Rochester. Originally, Dr. deNatale conducted his medical practice from his home on one of the tracts, a permitted use in a residential zone. He later purchased the single-family home next door, and applied for a variance in order to move his practice from his residence to the…