The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a Chancery Court ruling made in favor of the City of Rehoboth Beach in a condominium zoning dispute.
The owner of the Ocean Bay Mart shopping center now known as Rehoboth Beach Plaza has long sought to redevelop the property as a residential community.
Owner Keith Monigle sought to have a condominium project with detached homes on the nearly eight-acre property, citing that city’s development pattern.
Monigle’s attorneys claimed the project had “vested rights” that pre-dated actions by the city.
City Commissioners voted in favor of zoning that requireed one building on the property, with the finding that Monigle was aware that a change was in the works, but did not submit plans.
