Court Opinion

ID: 9629986
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 09:56:10.352685+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:32:07.240353
License: Public Domain

*290Allen, C.J.,
concurring. I concur in the result because the building which the Foundation proposes to construct comes within the definition of “commercial dwelling” in Board Rule 2(M). It is intended to be occupied by humans, on an intermittent basis, and in exchange for contributions and/or donations. The legislative ratification of the rule requires that we enforce its plain meaning. I agree with the dissent that Rule 2(L) does not apply because the de facto exchange found to exist in In re Baptist Fellowship of Randolph, Inc., 144 Vt. 636, 481 A.2d 1274 (1984), is not present here. According to the findings, the Foundation will construct the building using existing resources. The Foundation’s goal is for its program to become self-supporting in the future through contributions. The construction of the facility by the Foundation is not in exchange for donations or contributions.