Sinn v. Board of Selectmen of Acton

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• noting that spot zoning as a violation of equal protection involves the public welfare of the municipality whose zoning is challenged and analyzes whether similarly situated landowners within a particular municipality are treated the same
• validity of exemption of all municipal uses from use regulations \can be determined only by examining its application in particular cases\
• validity of exemption of all municipal uses from use regulations “can be determined only by examining its application in particular cases”
• bylaw properly exempted all municipal uses in any district from use restrictions
• “The equal protection requirement precludes irrational treatment of people similarly situated”

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