Legal Opinion

Isis Development, LLC v. Town of Wells

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 22, 2003PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.

[¶ 1] The Town of Wells appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) vacating the determination of the Town’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) that the self-storage facility Isis Development, LLC proposes for the Town’s General Business District (GBD) is a business engaged in “warehousing” and not a “service business” as defined in the Town’s Land Use Code. We agree with the Town that a self-storage business is not a “service business,” vacate the Superior Court judgment, and remand for the entry of a judgment affirming the decision of the ZBA.

I. BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Yates v. Town of Southwest HarborSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  2. Gerald v. Town of YorkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  3. DeSomma v. Town of CascoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  4. Thacker v. Konover Development Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  5. Griffin v. Town of DedhamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002

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