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· 1/25/1985

In Re Orzel

Citations

  • 491 A.2d 1013
  • 145 Vt. 355
  • 1985 Vt. LEXIS 309

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that commercial gravel operation preexisted Act 250 where findings indicated that gravel was removed intermittently and no evidence indicated abandonment of those intermittent activities
  • noting Board’s finding that petitioners had no specific proposal for their operation, and stating that Board could not “determine whether some activity constitutes a substantial change to a pre-existing operation unless it is made aware of what that activity is”
  • noting Board’s finding that petitioners had no specific proposal for their operation, and stating that Board could not “determine whether some activity constitutes a substantial change to a pre-existing operation unless it is made aware of what that activity is”
  • “[A]n agency’s conclusions of law will be upheld if they are fairly and reasonably supported by the findings of fact.”
  • purpose of a declaratory ruling is to determine the applicability of a statutory provision, rule or order, not to issue guidelines
  • “The Board cannot determine whether some activity constitutes a substantial change to a pre-existing operation unless it is made aware of what that activity is.”

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Judges: Hill, Underwood, Peck, Gibson, Larrow

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