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ROOP v. CITY OF BELFAST

915 A.2d 966 (2007)

2007 ME 32

Lawrence D. ROOP et al. v. CITY OF BELFAST.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: February 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmond J. Bearor, Esq. (orally), Timothy A. Pease, Esq., Rudman & Winchell, LLC, Bangor, ME, for plaintiffs.

William S. Kelly, Esq. (orally), Kelly & Associates, LLC, Belfast, ME, for City of Belfast.

Terry W. Calderwood, Esq., Gibbons & Calderwood, LLP, Camden, ME, for Dana Keene.

Timothy C. Woodcock, Esq., Eaton Peabody, Bangor, ME, for First Harford Realty Corp.

Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, DANA, ALEXANDER, CALKINS, LEVY, and SILVER, JJ.

SILVER, J.

[¶ 1] Lawrence D. and Mia Roop appeal from the entry of a summary judgment in the Superior Court (Waldo County, Mills, J.) dismissing their suit against the City of Belfast for lack of standing. The Roops argue that they have standing to challenge the process used to amend a zoning ordinance that resulted in the rezoning of a retail district abutting the Roops' property. We agree and vacate the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

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