Smith v. Winhall Planning Commission

How courts have described this case

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

• adopting the “minority” rule that development rights vest under regulations in effect when application is filed
• adopting minority rule that filing permit application vests rights against future changes in zoning regulations because rule prevents legal maneuvering, increases certainty of administration, and is fair to applicants
• adopting minority rule that subdivision permit applications vest “under the then existing regulations as of the time when proper application is filed”
• rights vest under the existing regulations as of the time when proper application is filed
• a permit application vests “as of the time when [a] proper application is filed”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).