Putnam Planning & Zoning appeal denied 4-1

When is “final” final?

And can “vacation,” as in the act of vacating, ever really be done in parts?

More specifically, does a developer’s “final” plat of a subdivision have to stay in place forever? Things do change over time.

But can “final” be just a month or two, which leaves the implication that “final” would not mean much at all?

And, then, what do these definitions and questions have to do with …