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<br />May 25,2009\ Volume 3 I No. 10 <br /> <br />Zoning Bulletin <br /> <br />Weight and Sufficiency of Evidence-Town <br />denies special exception based on ZBA member <br />opinions and information _ fact sheet <br /> <br />Applicant argues denial waS unreasonable given itS tailored <br />expert opinions <br /> <br />Citation: Continental Paving, Inc. v.Town of Litchfield, 2009 WL <br />940484 (N.H 2009) <br /> <br />NEW HAMPSHIRE (04/09/09)-Continental Paving, Inc. sought to <br />build a gravel road over land in the town. The proposed road would: be <br />locaJed in the town's Wetlands Conservation District ("WCD"); cross a <br />wetland; and come within 67 feet of a vernal pool. <br />Under the town's zoning ordinance (the "Ordinance") roads were <br />permitted in the WC:D by special exception. Specifically, a special ex- <br />ception could be granted for a road in the WCD if the applicant could <br />show that the proposed road would not conflict with the purposes of the <br />Ordinance. The purposes of the Ordinance included to: protect unique, <br />ecologically sensitive and unusual natural areas; protect wildlife habitats; <br />and protect potential water supplies. The Ordinance also required a 50 <br /> <br /> <br />. . . . . <br />.'. "-,.. -.' <br />WEST@ <br /> <br />610 Opperman Drive' P.O. Box 64526' St. Paul, MN5S164~0526 <br />1-800-229-2084 . email: west.customerservice@thomsonreuters.com . west.thomson.comtquinlan - <br />ISSN 0514-7905 . @ 2009 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />Quinlan™ is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />@ 2009 Thomson Reuters <br /> <br />__ __ __ ___ .__._____1 <br /> <br />42 <br /> <br />,~ <br />\ <br />} <br /> <br />i( <br /> <br />i\ ) <br /> <br />'-......-- <br /> <br />T <br />;; <br />Ii <br />'! <br /> <br />II <br />II <br />~ <br />~- <br />~ <br />I <br />II <br />i <br /> <br />-, <br />" <br />) <br /> <br />~ <br />I <br />j <br />~ <br />, <br />-I <br />l <br />1 <br />j <br />1 <br />j <br />j <br />