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Zoning Bulletin January 25, 2017 I Volume 11 I Issue 2 <br />the Agreement was void ab initio as it exceeded the scope of City's powers <br />pursuant to § 432.070. <br />See also: Stewart v. City of Springfield, 350 Mo. 234, 165 S.W.2d 626 (1942). <br />See also: State ex rel. Kansas City v. Public Service Conunission, 524 <br />S.W.2d 855 (Mo. 1975). <br />See also: Fleshner v. Kansas City, 348 Mo. 978, 156 S.W.2d 706 (1941). <br />Case Note: <br />In its decision, the court acknowledged that the policy rule prohibiting the application <br />of the doctrine of estoppel in cases where the city had no power to make the contract in <br />question "doubtless impose[d] a severe hardship on [Lamar]." "However," said the <br />court, "one may not deal with those representing municipal governments without tak- <br />ing notice of the limitations of their powers and authority." <br />Use —Town finds private school's <br />proposed use of lots as an outdoor <br />classroom and administrative <br />offices qualified as "Secondary <br />School" use permitted in the <br />zoning districts <br />Abutting property owner argues neither proposed lot use <br />qualifies as "Secondary School" use <br />Citation: Fryeburg Trust v. Town of Fryeburg, 2016 ME 174, 2016 WL <br />7010513 (Me. 2016) <br />MAINE (12/01/16)—This case addressed the issue of whether a private ac- <br />ademic academy's proposed use of an agricultural lot and residential lot fell <br />within a zoning ordinance's definition of "School, Public or Private Elementary <br />or Secondary" such that the uses were permitted on those lots under the <br />ordinance. <br />The Background/Facts: Fryeburg Academy (the "Academy") is a private <br />secondary school located in the Town of Fryeburg ("Fryeburg"). In October <br />2014, the Academy applied to the Town's Planning Board for permits authoriz- <br />ing changes in use of two parcels of leased land. The Academy proposed to <br />use an agricultural lot "to teach —primarily outdoors —environmental science, <br />conservation studies, agricultural studies, physical education, and recreation, <br />and also for related storage." The Academy also proposed to use a residential <br />lot for "offices for its admissions and advancement departments and for re- <br />lated storage." <br />© 2017 Thomson Reuters 5 <br />