Legal Opinion
Olszak v. Town of New Hampton
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 11, 1995No. 94-007PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.
The plaintiffs, Ronald and Donna Olszak, appeal an order of the Superior Court (Smukler, J.) upholding the decision of the Town of New Hampton Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) denying the plaintiffs a variance to erect a bridge on their land. We affirm.
In 1985, the plaintiffs purchased fifty-two acres of land in New Hampton. Twenty-two acres are separated from the remainder by wetlands and are not accessible by road. Although the town had no zoning ordinance at the time of the plaintiffs’ purchase, one was adopted in March 1986.
In 1988, the plaintiffs obtained an historic bridge from the New…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Aranosian Oil Co. v. City of PortsmouthSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992
- Husnander v. Town of BarnsteadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
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