· 8/31/1983
Cope v. Inhabitants of Town of Brunswick
Citations
- 464 A.2d 223
- 1983 Me. LEXIS 825
How courts have described this case
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- stating that “local zoning boards, like municipalities, have no inherent authority to regulate the use of private property” and are instead limited to those powers conferred upon the town by the State
- Superior Court ordered permit issued where City Council’s denial of application found arbitrary and capricious
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Judges: Godfrey, Nichols, Violette, Wathen
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