Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/15/2003
Durand v. IDC Bellingham, LLC
Citations
- 440 Mass. 45
How courts have described this case
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- deferring to the legislative findings and choices of the local legislative body without regard to motive
- upholding town's approval of rezoning despite contract zoning claim, where developer pledged $8 million to town if it rezoned land at issue, reasoning voters were not \bound to approve the zoning change\
- no statutory violation where a town followed the procedure for amending a municipal zoning ordinance set forth in G. L. c. 40A
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Judges: Cordy, Spina
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