Appeal of Hoekstra

Summary

The Supreme Court reversed the Housing Appeals Board’s decision, holding that the town’s zoning ordinance permits the Hoekstras to rent their travel trailer for short‑term occupancy because the ordinance expressly allows travel trailers as temporary sleeping quarters for up to ninety days, and the court applied a plain‑meaning construction. The decision was based on a de novo interpretation of the ordinance and was remanded for further proceedings.