Harborside Associates, L.P. v. Parade Residence Hotel, LLC
Annotate this CaseRespondent Parade Residence Hotel, LLC (Parade) appealed and Petitioner Harborside Associates, L.P. (Harborside) cross-appealed a superior court decision that partially affirmed and partially reversed the decision of the Portsmouth Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) to grant Parade variances to install two parapet and two marquee signs on its hotel and conference center site. Upon review, the Supreme Court found evidence in the record to support the ZBA’s factual findings: "[b]ecause the ZBA used the correct test to determine whether the public interest and spirit of the ordinance factors were met and because there is evidence to support the ZBA’s findings on these factors, to the extent that the trial court ruled that the ZBA acted unlawfully when it found that the factors were met, the trial court erred." Further, the Court found there was evidence in the record supporting the ZBA’s finding that the signs would not "negatively impact surrounding property values ... the ZBA was also entitled to rely upon its own knowledge, experience and observations." The Court partially affirmed and partially reversed the superior court's decision, and remanded the case back for further proceedings.
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