Hanselv. City of Keene

The plaintiffs, who are citizens of Keene, appealed a decision by the City of Keene Planning Board (planning board) to the superior court. The planning board had granted conditional approval of intervenor Konover Development Corporation’s (Konover) site plan for a major commercial retail shopping center. The Superior Court (Brennan, J.) ruled that the planning board acted unreasonably and illegally because one of the conditions it imposed on Konover was less stringent than the minimum requirements of the Keene zoning ordinance. Konover now appeals the trial court’s ruling. We affirm.

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