· 6/12/1980
Fitchburg Housing Authority v. Board of Zoning Appeals
Citations
- 406 N.E.2d 1006
- 380 Mass. 869
How courts have described this case
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- baseline skills to \cope with everyday problems and to maintain oneself in society\ deemed educational
- no dispute that facility would house “adults, with histories of mental difficulties, . . . while . . . training them] in [specified] skills for independent living”
- \The fact that many of the residents of the facility . . . will be taking prescription drugs does not negate its educational purpose or make its dominant purpose medical\
- residential facility in which “adults, with histories of mental difficulties, will live while being trained in skills for independent living, such as self-care, cooking, job seeking, budgeting, and making use of community resources”
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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins, Abrams
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