Sturges v. Town of Chilmark

How courts have described this case

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• suggesting that the need for time to analyze a problem is just such a rational basis
• approving a zoning bylaw imposed by a “substantially rural” Vineyard town “which wants to preserve its character”
• “Joining two lots which meet only at a point cannot provide greater connected frontage for either lot, nor can it furnish any additional area accessible from one lot to the other for water supply or sewage disposal purposes, for example”
• burden on the town only to make a prima facie showing of a rational reason for its action
• “Section 6 is concerned with protecting a once valid lot from being rendered unbuildable for residential purposes . . .”
• commonly held lots that met only at single point were not “adjoining” so as to lose protection under first sentence of G. L. c. 40A, § 6, fourth par.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).