Question juridique clé
Whether the private recreation zone and private plan for the riding facility unlawfully created a small special-use zone contrary to planning principles.
Solution extraite
The zone and private plan were permissible because the expansion was modest, did not create additional sprawl, and rested on a defensible balancing of interests.
Motifs extraits
The court held that project-related special-use zones are lawful if consistent with the purposes and principles of spatial planning. Here the existing facility was largely already in place, the planned additions were limited, the area remained near the settlement edge, and no significant new land take or disturbance resulted.