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Case Summary
HAC Decision
Subseq. Court Action
Upheld
Overturned
Abington ZBA Abington Housing Authority
89-38
6/20/90
 1) 77 units - 4 scattered sites
X
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Acton ZBA Acton Housing Authority
72-09
7/18/74
 1) Review completed
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X
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Acushnet ZBA Wayne Walega & Richard Walega d/b/a Richway Associates
89-17
11/14/90
 1) Hazardous Waste 2) Density-From 40 to 29 overruled 3) Approval with conidtions Burdens of proof uneconomic 4) BOH - Not proven health concerns overrides the need 5) Reasonableness in view of Housing Needs 6) Uneconomic
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X
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Adams ZBA Adams Housing Authority
81-09
4/1/82
 No case summary available
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X
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Amherst ZBA Mill Valley Limited Partnership
86-25
4/8/88
 1) 164 units 2) Uneconomic reducing to 82 units 3) Density 4) Number of conditions beyond the spirit/intent of law 5) Conditions post permit 6) HAC modified conditions
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X
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Attleboro ZBA Brown Street Associates
82-02
3/1/83
 1) 140 units - 8.2 acres 2) Uneconomic conditions, reduction of units from 140 to 70 3) HAC upholds ZBA decision
X
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Barnstable ZBA Barnstable Housing Authority
86-17
10/9/87
 1) 20 units 2) Mentally ill occupants
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X
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Barnstable ZBA Crossroads Housing Partnership
86-12
3/25/87
 1) 58 Units - 7 Acres 2) Standing issue must be addressed during hearings 31.01 (1)
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X
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Barnstable ZBA Douglas Lebel & Jeffery A. Sollows, Stoneybrook Village, Inc.
87-11
10/5/87
 1) Permit subject to approval from another board (sewer)
X
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Barnstable ZBA Settlers Landing Realty Trust 01-08 9/22/03 1) 56 Single Family
2) Notice of Project Change - 168 townhouses
3) Reduction of density = denial		 . X .
Barnstable ZBA Stuborn Limited Partnership
98-01
3/5/99
 1) NEF is an eligible funding source (40B)
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X
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Barnstable ZBA Stuborn Limited Partnership
98-01
9/18/02
 1) Master plan considered – must have produced affordable housing
2) NEF
3) Condominium – 32 units, 4 acres
4) Planning concerns (master plan) outweighs need for low & moderate housing
5) ZBA decision upheld
X
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Bedford ZBA Bedford Town, Inc.
72-07
8/27/73
 No case summary available
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X
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Belmont ZBA John Owens, et al
89-21
6/25/92
 1) HOP Program-10 units(duplex)-1/2 acre 20 du per acre
2) Remand
3) Appeal of 6 units
4) Well crafted decision
5) Appellant-pro se
6) Change of subsidy program
7) Town legal fees
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X
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Beverly ZBA Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc.
73-04
5/10/74
 1) 104 units - 14 acres
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X
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Billerica ZBA Billerica Housing Authority
83-02
8/4/83
 1) 33 units “667” rental program
2) A condition cannot contain a condition subsequent which nullifies it
X
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Billerica ZBA Billerica Development Corp.
87-23
1/23/92
 1) 80 units-8.7acres HOP Program
2) HOP is an eligible 40B housing program
3) Traffic
4) Density- Does not have to match neighborhood for sound planning
5) Drainage- Pre and Post flows preliminary plans
6) Hydro geologist report not required
7) Limited Dividend Corp
8) Site eligibility letter not required at time of submission
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X
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Billerica ZBA Community Development Co. of Billerica
72-12
8/5/74
 1) 240 units
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X
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Billerica ZBA Northern Middlesex Housing Associates
89-48
12/3/92
 1) SHARP Rental
2) 118 units – 8.6 acres
3) ZBA reduced to 80 units
4) Local by-laws rules & regs are frozen at time of Comprehensive Application
5) Noise standards (HUD)
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X
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Billerica ZBA Northern Middlesex Housing Associates
89-48
10/12/93
 Memorandum on Remand
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Bourne ZBA Woodland Heights Partnership
91-06
6/14/93
 1) 40 units – 7.6 acres
2) Teller – rental
3) Within zone of contribution
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X
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Canton ZBA Canton Housing Authority
91-12
7/28/93
 Decision
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X
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Chelmsford ZBA Elio Di Biase & Ugo Di Biase as they are Trustees of the Riverside Realty Trust
72-01
7/27/72
 No case summary available
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X
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Chelmsford ZBA Elio Di Biase & Ugo Di Biase as they are Trustees of the Riverside Realty Trust
72-01
5/10/74
 1) 449 units - 48 acres
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X
 370 Mass. 90
Chelmsford ZBA Telamos, Inc.
88-23
10/12/89
 No case summary available
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X
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Concord ZBA Concord Homeowning Corporation
71-01
11/19/71
 1) 60 units - 55 acres
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X
 363 Mass. 339
Concord ZBA Hayward Pond Park, Inc.
74-04
3/14/75
 1) 58 units
2) Motion to intervene allowed
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X
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Danvers ZBA 114 Sylvan Street, LLC
02-04
2/28/03
 1) 24 condos
2) NEF
3) Notice of decision date
4) Creation of units – when within 12 months of application
5) HAC supports ZBA denial
X
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Dartmouth ZBA Cedars Holding, Inc.
98-02
5/24/99
 1) Elder’s Choice Program
2) Neighborhood-ask to intervene
3) Matters to be addressed by subsidizing agency (MHFA)
4) Agreement for judgment
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X
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Dartmouth ZBA Cedars Holding, Inc.
98-02
3/10/99
 1) Agreement for judgment for Comp. Per.
2) Abutters interest greater than that of the Community at large
3) Neighborhood valued
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X
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Dartmouth ZBA Dartmouth Crossroads Associates & Claremont Co., Inc.
80-12
10/20/81
 1) Planning concerns are or are not sufficient to outweigh the need
2) Impact on schools
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X
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Dartmouth ZBA Dartmouth West Housing Assocaites
71-04
8/27/73
 1) 496 Units
2) Less than majority of HAC members
3) In case of ZBA denial issue becomes “Consistent With Local Needs” 3 criteria 1 ½% + .3 land
4) JV Language- intent of venture to be a limited dividend Corp. within the meaning of Sec. 21
5) Completion of final plans and why not require @ time of application
6) Land under water calculation 1 ½% + .3% marshes - swamps
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X
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Deerfield ZBA Thayer Place Hosung Associates Limited Partnership
91-13
9/24/92
 1) 24 units - Farmers Home
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X
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Dennis ZBA Dennis Housing Corp.
01-02
5/7/02
 1) 50 units on 3.2 acres – 2.7 upland LIHTC Program
2) HAC has the power to override the Cape Cod Commission
3) Nitrogen loading
4) Sidewalks considered gem space
5) Density – Proposed design over-utilized the site
6) ZBA decision upheld by HAC
X
.
 Citation 439 Mass. 71
Dennis ZBA Lewis S. Gordon d/b/a Lewis S. Gordon Senior Citizens Apartments
78-01
11/20/78
 1) 64 units – 7.4 acres
2) FMHA
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X
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Dover ZBA Farm Street Trust
01-01
6/28/01
 1) Unbuildable lots
X
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Easton ZBA Matthew A. Welch
94-06
2/28/95
 1) Correct deficiency bodies
X
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Falmouth ZBA G.P. Affordable Homes Corp.
89-24
11/12/91
 1) 20 single family on 5.7 acres
2) HOP Program
3) Length of cul-de-sac
4) Environmental impact to brackish pond
5) Inconsistency of regulations of subsidized and non-subsidized units
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X
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Franklin ZBA Franklin Commons Ltd. Partnership
00-09
9/27/01
 1) 108 units – 12 acres
2) Sight distance
3) Sewage disposal/moratorium
4) Drainage plans
5) Density
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X
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Gardner ZBA InterFaith Housing Corporation
72-05
2/13/74
 1) Schools – ZBA cannot deny due to impact
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X
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Georgetown ZBA Casaletto Estates, LLC 01-12 5/19/2003 1) NEF
2) 56 Condominiums - 7.2 acres
3) Constructively not granted
4) Intervention granted
5) NEF Eligible Program (HAC Rational)		 X    
Georgetown ZBA Georgetown Housing Authority
87-08
6/15/88
 1) Approval of Comprehensive Permit
2) Rescission of approval
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X
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Greenfield ZBA Raymond Daddario
80-03
6/15/81
 1) 60 units, 10 acres
2) Farmers Home Loan
3) Limited Dividend defined
4) Intervention denied
5) Site eligibility not required
6) Appeal to Superior & Appeals
7) Superior Ct. to SSC
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X
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Groton ZBA Groton Housing Authority
91-07
9/19/91
 1) 25 units
2) Waiver list
3) Looped water system
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X
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Hamilton ZBA Hamilton Housing Authority
86-21
12/15/88
 No case summary available
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X
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Hanover ZBA Country Village Corporation
70-03
9/13/71
 1) 88 units – acres
2) Limited Dividend organization defined
3) Sewage and drainage plans must comply with state code require plans for sewage and drainage unreasonable
4) Determination of site eligibility (SJC Case)
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X
 363 Mass. 339
Haverhill ZBA An Co. Inc.
90-11
10/9/98
 1) Transfer of Permit
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X.
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Haverhill ZBA An. Co. Inc.
90-11
6/28/94
 1) HOP Program private HOP
2) 120 Units (30) Duplex; (15) Quadreplex
3) 28.9 Acres
4) Co-Developers AN. Co. Haverhill Fairways
5) Limited Dividend Corp.
6) 40’ Frontage
7) Intervention
8) Down Stream Flooding
9) Zero increase rate for new impervious surface.
10) History & function of site eligibility letter
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X
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Haverhill ZBA Hadley West Associates
74-02
9/25/74
 1) 242 units – 18.48 acres
2) Right to the into sewer
3) School impact – irrelevant
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X
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Haverhill ZBA Haverhill Green Assocaites Limited Partnership
87-14
9/15/88
 1) 324 units – 12.5 acres
2) Water supply
3) Drainage
4) Traffic
5) Density
6) School impact
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X
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Haverhill ZBA Hadley West Associates
74-02
9/25/74
 1) 242 units – 18.48 acres
2) Right to the into sewer
3) School impact – irrelevant
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X
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Haverhill ZBA Mapleleaf Development Associates
88-14
1/27/93
 1) 120 units – 14 acres
2) HOP Program
3) Adequate water supply
4) City cannot fail to remedy condition as a denial for Comp. Permit 760 CMR 31.06 (8)
5) Density of 8.5 per acre is not a density problem
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X
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Hingham ZBA Harbor Glen Associates
80-06
8/20/82
 No case summary available
X
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Hopedale ZBA Hamlet Development Corp.
90-03
1/23/92
 1) 60 units – HOP
2) 28 acres
3) Proximity to airport
4) HAC upheld ZBA decision
X
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Hopkinton ZBA Peppercorn Village Realty Trust
02-02
1/26/04

1) NEF 56 Units
2) Town water v. On site water
3) Unequal treatment to Affrd. v. Conv. Developments
4) Motion to Intervene - Granted
5) Conditions Economic in Aggregates

   X  
Hudson ZBA Delphic Associates LLC
02-11
12/23/02
 1) Housing Starts Program
2) 52 condo units – 10 acres
3) Resale restrictions, deed rider survive foreclosure
4) MassHousing Amicus
5) Intervention of Housing Authority denied
6) Affd. Restrictions different between rental & ownership
7) Appealed by ZBA to Superior Court
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X
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Huntington ZBA Berkshire East Associates
80-14
6/1/82
 1) 44 units – FMHA
2) Town believes 10% reached
3) Complete drainage plans not required
4) Financial burden to the town for fire protection outweighs the need for affordable housing
5) HAC supports the denial of the ZBA
X
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Ipswich ZBA Woodridge Realty Trust
00-04
6/28/01
 1) 2-Lots
2) Application recommends applied common sense not technical manner
3) Completion of plans
4) Preliminary subdivision plan definition
5) Right to cure 60 days
6) Defining open space
7) Window of affordability 70-80%
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X
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Ipswich ZBA Ipswich Housing Authority
91-01
6/14/93
 1) 20 units – 3 acres – 705 Housing Program
2) On site leaching vs. septic
3) Uneconomic
4) Other boards – (HAC) must consider ZBA decision not recommendation of the other boards
5) Fire Truck – cul de sac turning
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X
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Kingston ZBA Anglewood Housing Development Limited Partnership
90-06
9/12/96
 1) Frontage (50’) and set back
2) Plans ruling
3) Substantial change
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X
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Kingston ZBA Anglewood Housing Development Limited Partnership
90-06
10/2/95
 1) Application for 39 SF 12 then 25
2) Water fee $500 per unit approved
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X
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Kingston ZBA Anglewood Housing Development Limited Partnership
1990-06
9/15/95
 1) Agreement for judgement
X
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Kingston ZBA Anglewood Housing Development Limited Partnership 90-06 8/4/93 1) Interim Order X . .
Kingston ZBA Quadruplex Housing, Inc.
85-01
8/26/85
 1) 20 units
2) FMHA
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X
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Lee ZBA Lee Housing Authority
89-08
12/18/89
 1) 16 Units
2) Development close to quarry – safety concern
3) Town alleges in excess of 10%
• Must be under state or Federal program
• Income limitations
• Lock in period (deed restrictions)
4) Sewer moratorium
• Power to overide
5) Town meeting vote
• Power to overide
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X
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Lexington ZBA Lexington Inter Faith Corporation
72-11
8/27/73
 1) 6 units
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X
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Lexington ZBA Lexington Ridge Associates
90-13
6/25/92
 1) 18 acres – 198 units
2) 80/20 Teller Program
3) Middlesex Superior Court
4) Uneconomic conditions
5) 32 conditions unusually high
6) Units be maintained as rental
7) Affd. units in perpetuity
8) Prohibits condo conversion
9) ZBA decision upheld
X
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Lexington ZBA Planning Office for Urban Affairs
73-03
8/29/74
 1) 16 units - 225 acres
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X
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Ludlow ZBA Atwater Investors, Inc.
01-09
1/26/04
 1) 241 Units - 80 Acres
2) NEF
3) Uneconomic Conditions
4) ZBA Reduction to 195
5) "Tot Lot"
6) Conditions in Aggregate
7) Acquisition Value		   X  
Ludlow ZBA Ludlow Housing Authority
87-09
5/11/88
 1) 2 appeals simultaneously
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X
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Lynnfield ZBA Pyburn Realty Trust
02-23
3/22/04
 1) NEF 20 units
2) 3.6 acres
3) Town water and septic		   X  
Maynard ZBA Woodcrest Village Associates (Maynard Development Associates)
72-13
2/13/74
 1) 156 units-16.1 acres
2) 12 HAC Hearings
3) Adequacy of plans
4) Consistent with local needs (see Dartmouth West)
5) Sec 23 – word “reasonable” and consistent with local needs denied by the SJC as surplus verbage
6) Sewage extension plans are adequate at comprehensive permit stage (see Country Village drainage and sewer plans)
7) School impact – statute does not recognize
8) SJC Case
9) Limited Dividend Organ.
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X
 370 Mass. 64
Maynard ZBA Woodcrest Village Associates (Maynard Development Associates)
72-13
4/22/74
 1) 156 Units on 16.1 acres
2) Limited dividend
3) Complete plans not required.
4) Statutory Criteria 10%-1 ½% or .3%
5) Decision reasons for denial not part of record
6) Water Pressure
7) School Impact
8) MEPA
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X
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Medfield ZBA Spencer Livingstone Assoc. Ltd. Partnership
90-01
6/12/91
 1) 14 units (R-dal)
2) Sight distance
3) Fire access- cul-sac turning radius
4) Leaching catch basins
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X
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Medway ZBA Medway Housing Authority by It's Agent John M. Corcoran d/b/a John M. Corcoran Co.
82-07
3/28/83
 1) 100 units – turnkey 7.81 acres
2) Approval with 22 conditions rendering approval uneconomic
3) Suggested finding of fact
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X
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Melrose ZBA Pond View Glen Associates
75-05
8/23/76
 1) 114 units – 6.18 acres
2) Master plan consideration
3) HAC decision affirmed
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X
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Merrimac ZBA H.T.C. Inc.
89-10
5/9/90
 1) 44 units reduced to 20 units
2) Town to sign curb cut permits, sewer & water
3) Appealed to Essex Superior Court No. 91-1255, 2/6/92
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X
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Merrimac ZBA H.T.C. Inc.
89-10
3/20/91
 1) 44 units – HOP
2) Amend Comp. Permit
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X
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Methuen ZBA Methuen Housing Authority by It's Agent Lanam Development
84-02
7/22/85
 1) 42 units – 5.7 acres
2) Intervention
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X
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Middleborough ZBA Delphic Associates LLC
00-13
7/17/02
 1) New England Fund (NEF)
2) 10 single family – 4 acres
3) MGL 40 A – minimum frontage
4) Applicant – no legal existence
5) Intervention – denied post hearing
6) HAC – waive doctrine of merger
7) Turning radius – fire truck
8) Developer established Prima Facie case
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X
 Middleborough v. Housing Appeals Committee
Millbury ZBA Millbury Housing Authority
83-05
2/2/84
 1) 6 units – Rental 705 Program
2) On site lighting
X
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Milton ZBA Milton Commons Associates
14 Mass. App. Ct. 111
6/30/82
 SJC Case
1) Constructive Approval
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X
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N. Andover ZBA Planning Office for Urban Affairs
74-03
5/5/75
 1) 230 units – 31 acres
2) HAC “De Novo” – new info allowed
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X
 Citation 4 Mass. App. Ct. 676
Natick ZBA Cloverleaf Apartments, LLC 01-21 3/4/02 Order
1) NEF 183 units – 1.5 acres
2) 1.5% land area determined
3) Changes to proposal		 . X Amicus Brief
Natick ZBA Cloverleaf Apartments, LLC
01-21

12/23/0

 Decision
1) NEF 183 units – 1.5 acres
2) 1.5% land area determined
3) Changes to proposal
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X
 Amicus Brief
Newton ZBA Aburndlae Gardens, Inc.
74-05
1/23/75
 1) 140 units – 10 acres
2) Motion to intervene allowed
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X
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Newton ZBA Carroll Center for thr Blind
80-13
6/22/81
 Decision
X
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N. Attleboro ZBA Dexter Street, LLC
00-01
8/12/00
 1) Flood plain issues
2) Municipal Services
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X
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Northhampton ZBA Pioneer Home Sponsors, Inc.
74-01
4/1/75
 1) 170 units – 17.6 acres
2) Community at 10%
3) HAC supports denial of ZBA
X
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Northbridge ZBA T/D/B/ Realty Trust
71-05
8/5/74
 1) 150 units
2) School impact not to be considered
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X
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Norwood ZBA Wilson Street Trust
71-06
2/13/74
 1) 150 units-9.1 acres
2) Standing with option (see Dartmouth)
3) SJC decision to outweigh the need for housing v. safety, health, etc.
4) School Impact-Statute does not recognize such impact as a ground for sustaining the denial of a comprehensive permit
5) Traffic
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X
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Oxford ZBA Oxford Housing Authority
90-12
11/18/91
 1) 72 Units- 13 acres
2) Adequacy of plans
3) Drainage Plans-Submittal
4) Septic System Plans
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X
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Peabody ZBA Sherwood Estates
80-11
4/30/82
 1) Project before HAC is different thru ZBA application motion to remand to ZBA denied. Changes not substantial.
2) Grade and length of access road constitutes a planning defect
3) ZBA decision is upheld by HAC
4) Affirmed Essex Superior Court No. 82-1114, 4-30-82
X
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Peabody ZBA The Ledges of Peabody Apts. Associates Limited Partnership
86-07
4/8/87
 1) 165 units – 16.5 acres – HOP
2) Motion to intervene denied
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X
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Pembroke ZBA KSM Trust
91-02
11/18/91
 1) 38 units 4.7 acres-8.5 units per acre Teller Program
2) de novo – The committee can only base its decision on the issues raised during the de novo hearing and not reasons raised by the board in the ZBA decision
3) Master plans considerable weight by HAC
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X
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Plainville ZBA Messenger Street Plainville Senior Housing Development Partnership
99-02
10/18/99
 1) 84 Rental
2) MHFA 80/20
3) Opening of hearing
4) Water Commissioner file $40,000
5) ZBA decision is consistent with local needs.
X
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Plymouth ZBA Mayflower On The Bay Realty Trust
89-42
9/19/90
 1) 80 units – 12 acres
2) Amend Comp. Permit
3) HAC upheld ZBA decision
X
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Plymouth ZBA Little Hios Hills Realty Trust
92-02
9/23/93
 1) Conventional 70 acres – 404 houses
2) LIP 81 units on 1 acre lots
3) Safety hazards from traffic
4) LIP approval withdrawn project no longer eligible
X
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Randolph ZBA Bittersweet Associates Limited Partnership
85-10
12/23/85
 No case summary available
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X
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Raynham ZBA Shamray Limited Partnership
84-01
4/9/85
 1) 34 units
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X
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Raynham ZBA Tetiquet River Village, Inc.
88-31
3/20/91
 1) HOP-Single Family
2) ZBA decision upheld
3) Developer not represented by counsel.
4) Application requirements-not rigid or mandatory
5) Signed plans
6) Not required to go to the expense of completing plans
X
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Rehoboth ZBA 9 North Walker Street Development, Inc. 99-03 6/11/03 1) 44 units - 13 arces - Single only
2) NEF
3) Original Developer withdrew
4) Remand granted
5) Conditions in aggregate
6) Increase Affordability to 30% denied
7) Subdivision approval by ZBA
8) ZBA decision upheld		   X  
Revere ZBA Revere Housing Authority
74-10
12/2/75
 No case summary available
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X
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Rockland ZBA Robinwood, Inc.
72-03
12/3/75
 1) 304 units – 20.6 acres
2) HAC approved 104 units
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X
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Saugus ZBA Saugus Commons Associates
77-04
12/4/78
 1) 266 units-264 acres
2) Reasonable-surplus verbage
3) Sewer moratorium
4) Approvals subsequent to ZBA decision
5) HAC case on hold
6) Sewer beyond control of the town
7) Denial of building permit “Nuisance Factor”
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X
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Saugus ZBA Saugus Housing Authority
85-02
10/28/85
 No case summary available
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X
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Scituate ZBA Planning Office for Urban Affairs
73-02
3/14/75
 1) 40 units
2) Title
3) Sewer
4) Traffic
5) Building design
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X
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Scituate ZBA Louis Chin, and listed parties Land Ct. 287331 11/19/03

Massachusetts Land Court Decison
1) NEF
2) Walden Woods LLC

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Scituate ZBA Satuite Woods Realty Trust 02-03 7/11/03 -Motion to Intervene
-Joint Motion for Entry of Order Granting Comprehensive Permit
1) NEF, 21 acres, 96 units
2) Intervention denied
3) Joint motion to grant permit
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Sharon ZBA South Norfolk Elderly Housing Services, Inc.
82-09
3/21/83
 1) 99 units – 14 acres
2) Undesirable concentration of elderly
3) Adequacy of design
4) HAC amends conditions
5) Subsequent HAC amendment
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X
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South Hadley ZBA Riverboat Associates
80-10
1/9/81
 1) 170 units rental - 16.5 acres
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X
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South Hadley ZBA South Hadley Housing Authority
88-16
10/12/89
 1) 18 units – “705” Rental
2) Reduction to 12 units
X
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Southampton ZBA Line Street Associates
83-06
11/22/85
 1) 24 units – 25 acres
2) FRHM
3) .03% or 10 acres
4) Aquifer
5) Water from an abutting town
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X
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Southborough ZBA Albro/Southborough Limited Partnership
92-06
12/8/93
 1) Extension to comp permit
2) Extension of commencement of construction
3) 170 units – 54 acres HOP Program
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X
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Southbridge ZBA Southbridge Housing Authority
91-09
9/26/96
 1) Remanded by Superior Court
2) 12 units rental “705”
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X
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Southbridge ZBA Southbridge Housing Authority
91-09
2/16/94
 No case summary available
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X
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Stoneham ZBA Stoneham Heights Limited Partnership
87-04
3/20/91
 1) 153 units – Sharp Rental or HOP Condominiums
2) MHFA Site Eligibility Letter covers both Sharp & HOP
3) MHFA rebuts HOP eligibility
4) Limited Dividend Organization eligible to receive funding (Hanover v. HAC)
5) HAC review not limited to jurisdiction of HAC
6) Funding is a concern of the HAC
7) Distinguish between “standing & jurisdiction”
8) Upheld ZBA decision
X
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Sudbury ZBA Drumlin Development LLC
01-03
9/27/01
 1) 45 Units – Elders Choice Program
2) Change for a sign post comp. Permit
3) ZBA denied–upheld by HAC
X
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Taunton ZBA Silver Tree Limited Partnership
86-19
10/19/88
 1) 516 units – 114 acres total; 50 acres buildable
2) Interdocutory (Introductory) appeals
3) Municipal responsibility to provide safe streets and infrastructure 760 CMR 31.06 (4) and adequate school facilities
4) School burden
5) Consideration of a master plan
6) Density calculation 7.3 units per acre
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X
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Taunton ZBA Cooperative Alliance of Massachusetts
90-05
4/2/92
 1) Water tank makes development uneconomical
2) 200Town House units – 32 acres
3) Developers failure to appeal an original condition does not bar it from doing so later
4) Defining uneconomic
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X
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Tewksbury ZBA Merrimac Meadows Corp.
87-10
8/23/88
 1) 241 units – 39 acres
2) HOP Program
3) Construction approval
4) “De Novo” issue
5) Traffic
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X
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Tewksbury ZBA Sheridan Development Corp.
89-46
1/16/91
 1) HOP Program Single-Family 25 Lots-11.9 acres- 2.1 units per acre-
2) Reasons for denial:
a. Valid health, safety, environmental or other concern which supports the denial
b. That such concern outweighs the regional need for housing
3) Role of Board of Health
4) Condition-sign plans by pro.
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X
 00-P-245
Townsend ZBA Transformations, Inc.
02-14
9/23/02
 1) New England Fund (NEF)
2) 44 single family homes – 30 acres
3) Constructive approval denied by HAC
X
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Townsend ZBA Transformations, Inc.
02-14
1/26/04
 1) 30.5 Acres - 44 Units
2) NEF Eligibile Program
3) ZBA Failed to File within 40 days
4) Prima Facie Case - must show		   X  
Tyngsborough ZBA Red Gate Road Realty Trust
93-01
12/8/93
 1) HOP Program Condominium
2) Extending permit time to commence construction
3) Consistent with local needs
4) Purpose of 40 B v 40 A
5) Extended for 18 months
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X
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Upton ZBA Millhaus Trust of Upton
74-08
7/8/75
 1) 65 units rehab-5 acres
2) Density
3) Industrial v. residential use
4) Water pressure-Fire use
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X
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Walpole ZBA Hilltop Preserve LTD Partnership
00-11
4/10/02
 1) MHFA 80/20 rental
2) 300 apts – 42 acres
3) Municipal services – town cannot use its duty to provide services as a basis for denying a Comp. Permit
4) Schools – impact cannot be used for a denial
5) Emergency services – police/fire
6) Roadways cannot point to a bad situation which is under duty to correct as reason for denial
7) Fire protection – flows & pressure
8) Pedestrian access is an existing problem and will not be exacerbation by the proposed development
9) ZBA decision overturned
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X
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Walpole ZBA Hugh W. Browne, Tr.
75-01
7/8/75
 1) 252 units-37 acres
2) Adequacy of plans
3) ZBA cannot deny upon grounds the development would impose additional costs for sewer & drainage
4) Developer cannot be held responsible for town’s deficient drainage system
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X
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Waltham ZBA Waltham Housing Authority
72-06
2/13/74
 1) 24 units - 3.1 acres
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X
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Wareham ZBA L. Martin Johnson
92-05
10/13/93
 1) 40 units – 8.8 acres
2) LIP Program
3) Move to intervene
4) Selectman withdraw LIP Approval
5) HAC supports ZBA denial
X
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Watertown ZBA Watertown Housing Authority
83-08
6/5/84
 1) Intent of Legislature
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X
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Wayland ZBA Scippa, Rocco
00-12
7/17/02
 1) Land value v. density
2) 12 condominiums
3) 1.66 acres
4) Comp. Permit Application completed requirements = common sense
5) Traffic study (full) not required
6) Application completeness
7) Reduced interest considered a subsidy
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X
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Wellesley ZBA Hastings Village, Inc.
95-05
1/8/98
 1) Intervene will not be affected in a manner different from other town residents
2) Application 52 apts. Approved 32, 2.19 acres
3) Not best design –Not a HAC issue
4) Return on investment
5) Developer’s fee
6) Because some smaller affordable developments could be built does not mean developers proposal should not be approved
7) Developer has a right to present its own proposal and neither the board or abutters “redesign the project from scratch” also CMA v. Westborough
8) Uneconomic
9) Density 24 Du per acre
10) Limited Dividend status
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X
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Wellesley ZBA Capital Site Management Associates Limited Partnership
89-15
9/24/92
 1) 56 units – 2.7 acres (12.1 per)
2) HOP Program
3) Remanded by HAC to ZBA – Substantial changes, reduced to 33 units
4) Fire hazards
5) Traffic – site distance
6) Children – site hazards
7) Economic viability – not within HAC preview
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X
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Wellesley ZBA Cedar Street Associates
79-05
3/4/81
 1) 16 units – 1.25 acres
2) MHFA programs qualify under 40B – tenanted by persons of various
3) Comprehensive Permit not spot zoning
4) MHFA – site approval carries great weight
5) Supreme Court
6) SJC (Ardmore Decision)
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X

Citation 385 Mass. 65

Citation 436 Mass. 811 (2002)
Wellesley ZBA Hastings Village Inc.
95-05
3/21/96
 Memorandum on motion to dismiss
1) How NEF can be eligible funding service
2) 25% be low income (pg. 11)
3) Regulatory Agreement
4) NEF is a Federal Program
5) Eligibility Letter- What is required.
X
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West Boylston ZBA West Boylston Housing Authority
88-22
5/2/89
 1) Hazardous Waste
2) Density-From 40 to 29 overruled
3) Approval of conditions. Burden of proof. Uneconomic
4) BOH – Not proven health concerns overrides the need.
5) Reasonableness in view of housing needs.
6) Uneconomic conditions
X
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Westborough ZBA CMA, Inc.
89-25
6/25/92
 1) 180 units 80/20 teller 10.3 acres
2) MHFA-site letter # of assurances
3) MHFA-site letter approval-reduces fundability issues (Hanover)
4) Redesign from scratch
5) Application List – Guidance
6) Final plans
7) Waivers – Not necessary to justify
8) No remand
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X
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Westborough ZBA Hancock Bank & Trust Co. and Westborough Country Village Company
72-08
7/18/74
 No case summary available
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X
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Westfield ZBA Forty Eight Company
75-06
8/23/76
 1) 175 units – 7.2 acres
2) Industrial area
3) Propane gas storage
4) HAC supports ZBA denial
X
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Westwood ZBA Commons At Westwood, Inc.
89-47
6/20/90
 1) LIP Program
2) 100 Single Family Homes
3) Extend time limit for commencement of const.
4) Changes to conditions
5) Insubstantial change
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X
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Westwood ZBA Wheelock Grant Corp.
90-04
11/14/90
 1) Extend time limit for construction
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X
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Weymouth ZBA Arbor Hill Holdings Limited Partnership 02-09 9/24/03 1) NEF 29.5 Acres X . .
Weymouth ZBA Whitman Housing Associates
73-01
4/22/74
 Decision
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X
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Weymouth ZBA Whitman Housing Associates
73-01
2/13/74
 1) 150 units – 9 acres
2) Multi-Family in single-family zone
3) Other property zoned appropriately (Gardner Decision)
4) HUD 236 Program
5) Elderly need for affd. Housing considered sep. from all affd. Housing
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X
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Whitman ZBA Shamrock Construction
96-02
9/26/96
 1) HOP Program
2) Stipulation – entry for judgment
3) Project change to change utilities above ground
X
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Wilmington ZBA Wilmington Arboretum Apts. Associates Limited Partnership
87-17
6/20/90
 1) 204 apts.-22.49 acres
2) 80/20 Teller Program
3) Intervention-sewer, water boards
4) Findings why town by laws impact affordable housing
5) Sewer extension uneconomic
6) Local Board committee can order sewer & water connection
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X
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Wilmington ZBA Wilmington Arboretum Apts. Assoc. Ltd. Partnership
87-17
9/28/92
 1) Transfer of permit
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X
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Woburn ZBA Cirsan Realty Trust 01-22 6/11/03 Review Complete
1) 168 Apts - 9 acres
2) NEF		   X  
Woburn ZBA Archstone Communities Trust 01-07 6/11/03

1) Units - 74.46 acres
2) NEF -Rental
3) Waiver list - failure to list particular item shall not render App invalid
4) Uneconomic conditions
5) Density
6) Local Wetland ByLaws not inforceable
7) Reduction in density from 640 to 420

  X  
Woburn ZBA Orlando Todino, Trustee of Glen Realty Trust
72-04
2/13/74
 1) 132 units
2) Scattered lots
3) HAC upheld ZBA decision
X
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Wrentham ZBA Wrentham Housing Authority
87-21
8/25/88
 1) 30 units
2) ZBA requires sprinklers (uneconomic)
3) Municipal obligation to correct water supply
4) Affirmed Superior Court
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X
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Yarmouth ZBA CSR Management Inc.
95-01
9/7/95
 No case summary available
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X
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Yarmouth ZBA Edwin L. Peterson and Lawrence M. Hallaran, Trustees of Shorebrooks Trust
88-11
5/3/89
 1) 64 units – 3.2 acres
2) HOP Program
3) Conditions uneconomic – 25 units approved
4) HAC approved 47 units
5) Yarmouth ZBA appeals to Barnstable Superior Court 12/29/89
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X
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