Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the federal appeal became moot after the building permit application was withdrawn.
Decisione estratta
Yes. The withdrawal rendered the federal appeal and the lower decisions devoid of object, so the case was struck from the docket.
Motivazione estratta
Once the permit request was withdrawn, there was no longer a live dispute; the Federal Supreme Court therefore removed the matter from the docket and noted the mootness of the challenged decisions.