E & F Associates, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Summary

The court held that a zoning variance could not be granted merely because a peculiar property characteristic made a desired expansion difficult when the property retained economic value for other permitted uses. It concluded that the record did not establish the unusual hardship required for a variance and therefore reversed the trial court's dismissal of the plaintiff's appeal. The court also overruled the contrary line of appellate authority and did not reach the alleged conflict-of-interest issue.