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· 2/14/1992

Town of Charlotte v. Richmond

Citations

  • 609 A.2d 638
  • 158 Vt. 354
  • 1992 Vt. LEXIS 48

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that party could not later raise nonconforming use defense because they did not appeal zoning administrator’s notice of violation
  • noting that standing cannot be waived and may be asserted at any stage of litigation
  • stating that “[t]he Court has strictly enforced the exclusivity-of-remedy provision,” and noting: “in the absence of an appeal, all parties are bound by local zoning decisions”
  • “Having failed to appeal the determination by Charlotte's zoning administrator, defendants were bound by his decision.”
  • noting questions relating to subject matter jurisdiction can be raised at any time
  • “24 V.S.A. § 4472 expressly deprives the superior court of subject matter jurisdiction when a timely appeal is not taken to the board of adjustment.”

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Judges: Allen, Dooley, Johnson, Peck

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