Questione giuridica chiave
Who bears costs when an administrative appeal becomes moot because the municipality abandoned the project?
Decisione estratta
The municipality must bear the court costs because it directly caused the mootness by abandoning the project.
Motivazione estratta
Costs are generally charged to the party that caused the proceedings to become moot. Here, the municipality alone controlled the project and its decision to abandon it rendered the challenged orders moot.