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Appeals court weighs whether Westminster timber processing is an agricultural use or prohibited industrial operation
Summary
An owner of a 29‑acre Westminster property argues his lumber‑processing and sawmill activities fall within state and local agricultural exemptions; the town and appellees say bringing in and processing timber harvested off‑site converts the use into an impermissible non‑agricultural operation under case law and the bylaw definition of agriculture.
The panel heard a land‑use dispute over a 29‑acre Westminster parcel that counsel says has been used primarily for forest and lumber operations. Appellant counsel told the court the property meets the bylaw's definition — "the growing and harvesting of forest products upon forest land" — and noted a state‑approved forest cutting plan and certificate. He argued that timber takes decades to mature and that the bylaw and state…
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