Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Judith Andrews v. Town of Kittery

July 9, 20262026 ME 58

Summary

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the Superior Court’s judgment that the Kittery Planning Board acted within its statutory authority to waive street‑design standards for a conservation subdivision. The Court held that the waived standards are general, waivable subdivision requirements, not zoning provisions that require a variance from the Board of Appeals, and that the proper standard of review is de novo.