Lime Rock Park, LLC v. Planning & Zoning Commission

Summary

The court held that the plaintiff had not waived its ability to challenge the Sunday-racing prohibition because the prior stipulated judgments operated as modifiable injunctions. It further held that the state racing statute did not preempt a more restrictive local prohibition on Sunday racing, that “weekday” included Saturday, that the unmufflered-racing limits were not municipal noise-control ordinances requiring state approval, and that the special-permit prerequisites for seeking regulatory amendments were invalid. The judgment was therefore affirmed in part and reversed in part, with specific directions on remand.