Fisher v. City of Dover

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• zoning board may not lawfully consider subsequent variance petition absent material change in circumstances or material difference in requested use
• “The determination of whether changed circumstances exist is a question of fact which necessitates a consideration of the circumstances which existed at the time of the prior denial.” (quotation omitted)
• “When a material change of circumstances affecting the merits of the application has not occurred or the application is not for a use that materially differs in nature and degree from its predecessor, the board of adjustment may not lawfully reach the merits of the petition.”

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