Almeida v. Zoning Board of Review

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This case is before the court on the petition of Joan J. Almeida (Almeida) for cer-tiorari to review a Superior Court judgment affirming a decision of the Tiverton Zoning Board of Review (the board). The board denied the petitioner’s request for a variance and upheld the Tiverton building inspector’s order to cease and desist certain construction on the petitioner’s property. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

The following facts are established by the record. In 1986 Almeida was interested in purchasing property at 56 Lucy…