Jeffrey E. Raymond v. Town of Plaistow

Summary

The Supreme Court reversed the Superior Court and the Zoning Board of Adjustment, holding that the plaintiff’s proposed use is a Trade Business under the town’s ordinance and that the ZBA improperly considered unrelated zoning violations and out‑of‑state property conditions. The decision rests on a plain‑meaning construction of the ordinance and the principle that a zoning board must decide based on the application as presented.