Winco Anchorage Investors I, LP v. Huffman Building P, LLC and Municipality of Anchorage, Zoning Board of Examiners…

Summary

The court held that Huffman, the former lessor, lacked standing to appeal the zoning board's decision because its interest was solely that of a business competitor and did not make it a person aggrieved under the governing land-use statute. A person's status as a party of interest before the zoning board does not automatically establish standing for judicial review, and neither taxpayer status nor procedural appellate rules supplied standing. The court reversed the superior court and remanded with instructions to dismiss Huffman's appeal.