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Penobscot (P) applied for an occupancy permit for a house to hold six retarded adults and two full-time employees. The Brewer (D) code enforcement officer denied the permit because he concluded that P did not meet the terms of D's zoning ordinance as a single family. P appealed that decision to the City's Board of Appeals, and it was affirmed. P sought review by the Superior Court. It affirmed. P appealed.

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