In Re Appeal of Thompson

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• providing that \[t]he rules of statutory construction are applicable to statutes and ordinances alike\
• \Zoning only regulates the use of land and not the particulars of development and construction.\
• “Zoning only regulates the use of land and not the particulars of development and construction.”
• applying rules of statutory construction to an ordinance and explaining that an interpretation producing an absurd result is contrary to those rules
• applying rules of statutory construction to an ordinance and explaining that an interpretation producing an absurd result is contrary to those rules
• noting well established principle that special exceptions involve only the proposed use of land, not the particular details of the design and development

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