Seltzer v. Board of Appeals of Orleans

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that “adjacent lots in common ownership will normally be treated as a single lot for zoning purposes so as to minimize non-conformities with the dimensional requirements of the zoning bylaw or ordinance”
• explaining that “adjacent lots in common ownership will normally be treated as a single lot for zoning purposes so as to minimize non-conformities with the dimensional requirements of the zoning by-law or ordinance”
• relying on local zoning bylaw providing for lot redrawing to prevent merger and allow development of the adjoining non-conforming lot
• relying on local zoning bylaw providing for lot redrawing to prevent merger and allow development of the adjoining nonconforming lot
• indulgent bylaw allowing property owner to re-draw lot lines thereby effectively avoiding merger implications of conduct occurring subsequent to the plan

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).