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· 2/10/1970

YD Dugout, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton

Citations

  • 255 N.E.2d 732
  • 357 Mass. 25
  • 1970 Mass. LEXIS 773

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • comments on need for standards to guide board of appeal
  • while board lacks discretion to deny commercial building permit, a use as of right, if the specific area and use criteria are met, it may impose reasonable terms and conditions on the proposed use for the public protection
  • the authority of a board to enforce compliance with a site plan review by-law is only to assure “protection of the public interest . . . consistent with a reasonable use of the site for the purposes permitted ... by the regulations of the [zoning] district”

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Judges: Wilkins, Cutter, Kirk, Spiegel, Reardon

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