Housing Appeals Committee & other Court Cases            Including SJC Cases

Listed by Issue

Acquisition Value	Inconsistency with Local Plans	Redesign
Adequacy of Plans	Intervention in HAC Appeal (Allowed) 760 CMR 30.04	Remand
Agreement for Judgement	Intervention in HAC Appeal (Denied)	School Impact
Aggrieved Abutter	Land Area (Calculations)	Sewer/Septic
Cape Cod Commission	Land Value	Single means of Egress
Conditions Economic in Aggregate	Legal Fees	Site Accessibility
Community Infrastructure/Functions Responsibilities	Limited Dividend Organization (Creation)	Site Accessibility (HAC decision upholding ZBA denial)
Conservation Commission	Limited Dividend Organization (Rate of Return)	Site Eligibility Letter
Constructive Approval	Local Board	Standing
Closing the Hearing	Local Initiative Program (LIP)	Subsequent Approvals (Not Allowed)
Density	Local Permits (Effective Date)	Subdivision Plan
DRAINAGE (HAC ruling need for Affordable Housing outweighs local concern)	MEPA	Traffic
DRAINAGE (HAC decision upholding ZBA denial)	Master Plans	Uneconomic Conditions
Eminent Domain	NEF (New England Fund) (Federal Program)	Unequal Treatment - Affd. Housing v. Convent. (Non-Affd.)
Environmental Degradation	Noise	Waivers
Extension Commencement of Construction	Open Space	Water Provisions
Flood Control	Planning Concerns Outweigh Need for Affordable Housing	Water Dept. Rules
Health, Safety, & Fire Concerns	Perpetuity (Conversion of Restricted Apts to Market Rate)	Wetlands By-Law
Hydrological Studies	Percentage of Affordable Housing Increased	ZBA Submittal CMR 31.02 (Guidenance Only)
Inadequacy of Municipal Services	Reasonable Return

 

ACQUISITION VALUE

• 9 North Walker Street Development, inc. v. ZBA of Rehoboth (June 11, 2003)
• Atwater Investors, Inc. v. Ludlow ZBA (1/26/2004)

AGGRIEVED ABUTTER/PERSONS

• Harvard Square Defense Fund Inc. v. Planning Board of Cambridge & Others
• Hingham Campus LLC v. Planning Board of Hingham (planning & local boards cannot be aggrieved)
• Matthew Barvenik & Others v. Board of Alderman of Newton (33 Mass. App Ct. 129. No. 90-P-503. Aug 3, 1992)

CAPE COD COMMISSION

• Dennis Housing Corporation v. Dennis ZBA (May 7, 2002) 40B Override

CONDITIONS ECONOMIC IN AGGREGATE

• Peppercorn Village Realty Trust v. Hopkinton ZBA (1/26/2004)
• Wayne Walega v. Acushnet ZBA no. 89-17, HAC Nov. 14 1990

CONSERVATION COMMISSION

• Archstone Communities Trust v. Woburn ZBA (June 11, 2003)

CONSTRUCTIVE APPROVAL

• Milton Commons Assoc. v. ZBA of Milton, HAC (June 30, 1982)
• Casaletto Estates, LLC v. ZBA of Georgetown (May 19, 2003) (not granted)

EMINENT DOMAIN

• Town of Chelmsford & Others v. Elio DiBaise & Another (370 Mass. 90, April 6, 1976)
• Pheasant Ridge Assocaites Limited Partnership vs. Town of Burlington (399 Mass. 771)

DRAINAGE (HAC ruling need for Affordable Housing outweighs local concern)

• Board of Appeals of Hanover v. HAC, 363 Mass. 339, 382 (1973)
• Dexter Street LLC v. ZBA of No. Attleboro (July 12, 2000)
• Southbridge Housing Authority v. ZBA of Southbridge (Sept. 26, 1996)
• An-Co Inc. v. ZBA of Haverhill (June 28, 1994)
• Southbridge Housing Authority v. ZBA (Feb. 1994)
• Anglewood Dev. LTD Partnership v. Kingston ZBA (Aug. 4, 1993)
• CMA Inc. v. Westborough ZBA (June 5, 1993)
• Woodland Heights Partnership v. Bourne ZBA (June 14, 1993)
• Browne v. Walpole ZBA
• KSM Trust v. Pembroke ZBA (Nov. 18, 1991)
• Oxford Housing Authority v. Oxford ZBA (Nov. 18, 1991)
• Spencer Livinstone Assoc. LTD Partnership v. Medfield ZBA (June 12, 1991)
• Sheridan Dev. Co. v. Tewksbury ZBA (Jan. 16, 1991)
• Wilson St. Trust v. Norwood ZBA (Feb. 3, 1974)
• Haverhill Green Assoc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Sept. 15, 1988)

DRAINAGE (HAC decision upholding ZBA denial)

• Orlando Todino v. Woburn ZBA (Feb. 13, 1974)
• Brown St. Assoc. v. ZBA of Attleboro, HAC (March 1, 1983)

EXTENSION COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

• Crocker v. Martha’s Vineyard Comm. 407 Mass. 77, 551 N.E. 2D 527 (1990)
• Belfer v. Bldng Commissioner of Boston, 363 Mass. 439, 294 N.E 2 D 857 (1973)
• Albro/Southborough Limited v. ZBA of Southborough HAC (92)
• Commons at Westwood v. ZBA of Westwood HAC (June 20, 1989)
• Wheebek Grant Corp. v. ZBA of Westwood, HAC (Nov. 14, 1990)
• Redgate Road Realty Trust v. ZBA of Tynsborough HAC (Dec. 8, 1993)
• An-Co., Inc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (June 28, 1994) (Tolled for approvals)

FLOOD CONTROL

• Dennis Housing Corporation v. Dennis ZBA (May 7, 2002) 40B Override

HYDROLOGICAL STUDIES

• Billerica Development Company v. Billerica ZBA (Jan. 23, 1992)

LAND VALUE

• Scippa v. ZBA of Wayland, HAC

LAND AREA (Calculations)

• ZBA of Natick v. Housing Appeals Committee and Cloverleaf Apts. LLC (C.A. No. 03-0321)
• Auburndale Gardens, Inc. v. ZBA of City of Newton (Jan. 23, 1975)
• Arbor Hill Holdings Limited Partnership v. Weymouth ZBA (9/24/03) (1.5% land area)

LEGAL FEES

• Pyburn Realty Trust v. Lynnfield ZBA (3/22/2004)

LOCAL PERMITS (Effective Date)

• Northern Middlesex Housing Associates v. Billerica ZBA (Dec. 3, 1992)

MASTER PLANS

• Board of Appeals of Hanover v. HAC Comm. (363 Mass. 339, 367 - 1973)
• Board of Appeals of Melrose v. HAC, 5.Mass. App Ct. 838, 877
• Harbor Glen Assoc. v. Hingham ZBA, HAC (8/82) Denial of permit upheld-HAC
• KSM Trust v. Pembroke ZBA, HAC (Nov. 18, 1991) (Master of Plan Consideration)
• Wilmington Arboretum Apt Assoc. LTD Part. v. Wilmington ZBA, HAC (6/20/90)
• Stuborn LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Barnstable, HAC (Sept. 19, 2002) not consistent with master plan. ZBA denial upheld.
• Silver Tree Limited Partnership v. ZBA of Taunton, HAC (Oct. 19, 1988)
• Pondview Glen v. ZBA of Melrose, HAC (Aug. 23, 1976) (must be implemented)
• Planning Office for Urban Affairs v. ZBA of No. Andover, HAC (May 5, 1975)

PERPETUITY (Conversion of Restricted Apts to Market Rate)

• ZBA of Wellesley v. Ardemore Apartments Ltd. Partnership (SJC May 15, 2002)

REMAND

• Board of Appeals of Hanover v. HAC 363 Mass. 339, 382 (1973)
• Hastings Village, Inc. v. ZBA of Wellesley, HAC (Jan. 8, 1998)
• Stuborn LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Barnstable, HAC (March 5, 1999)
• Southbridge Housing Authority v. ZBA of Southbridge, HAC (Sept. 20, 1996)
• Northern Middlesex Housing Assoc. v. ZBA of Billerica, HAC (Oct. 12, 1993)
• Capital Site Management Assoc. v. ZBA of Wellesley, HAC (Sept. 27, 1992) (Denied)
• CMA, Inc. v. ZBA of Westborough, HAC (June 25, 1992) (Denied)
• Lexington Ridge Assoc. v. ZBA of Lexington, HAC (June 25, 1992)
• Billerica Development Co. v. ZBA of Billerica, HAC (Jan. 23, 1992)
• Crossroads Housing Partnership v. ZBA of Barnstable, HAC (March 25, 1987) (Denied)
• Sherwood Estates v. ZBA of Peabody, HAC (April 30, 1982)
• Planning Office for Urban Affairs v. ZBA of No. Andover, HAC (May 5, 1975) (Denied)
• An-Co Inc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Oct. 9, 1988)
• Woodridge Realty Trust v. ZBA of Ipswich, HAC (June 28, 2001)
• Delphic Associates, Inc. v. ZBA of Hudson, HAC (Dec. 22, 2002) (Denied)
• Delphic Associates, Inc. v. ZBA of Middleborough, HAC (July 17, 2002) (Denied)
     • Middleborough ZBA v. HAC (April 30, 2004) (Subseq. Court Action)

REDESIGN

• Hastings Village, Inc. v. Wellesley ZBA, HAC (1/9/1998)
• Affd. No. 00P.245 (Mass. App. Ct. April 25, 2002)
• CMA, Inc. v. Westborough ZBA, HAC (6/25/1992)

REASONABLE RETURN

• Atwater Investors, Inc. v. Ludlow ZBA (1/26/2004)

INADEQUACY OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES

• Peppercorn Village Realty Trust v. Hopkinton ZBA (1/26/2004)
• Milhaus Trust of Upton v. Upton ZBA no. 74-08 (7/8/1975)
• Hilltop Preserve Ltd. Partnership v. Walpole ZBA (4/10/2002)

WAIVERS

• CMA Inc. v. ZBA of Westborough, HAC (June 25, 1990) (Justificaton not necessary)

ZBA SUBMITTAL

• CMA Inc. v. ZBA of Westborough, HAC (June 25, 1990) (guidance only)

STANDING

• Hingham Planning Board v. Hingham Campus LLC (lack of)
• Marianne McCabe v. ZBA of Marshfield & Others (lack of)

SUBDIVISION PLAN

• 9 North Walker Street Development, inc. v. ZBA of Rehoboth (June 11, 2003) (ZBA signs plan for recording)

WATER DEPT. RULES

• Board of Appeals of Maynard v. Maynard Housing Authority 370 Mass. 64
• Peppercorn Village Realty Trust v. Hopkinton ZBA (1/26/2004)

WETLAND BY-LAW

• Archstone Communities Trust v. Woburn ZBA HAC, June 11, 2003
• Dennis Housng Corp. v. Dennis ZBA (SJC 439 Mass. 71, 785 N.E. 2d 682 (2003) (Ruling on town's historic committee applies with equal force to Con Com)

NEF (New England Fund) (Federal Program)

• Casaletto Estates, LLC v. Georgetown ZBA HAC (May 19, 2003) (HAC Rational as wy the NEF is an eligible program)
• Louis Chin , and listed parties v. Scituate ZBA (11/19/03)
• Transformations, Inc. v. Townsend ZBA (1/26/2004)

PERCENTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCREASED

• 9 North Walker Street Development , Inc. v. ZBA of Rehoboth (June 11, 2003) (increase to 30% arbitrary)

INCONSISTENCY WITH LOCAL PLANS

• Board of Appeals of Melrose v. HAC, 5 Mass App. Ct. 838, 877
• Harbor Glen Assoc. v. Hingham ZBA,HAC (8/82) Denial of permit upheld-HAC
• KSM Trust v. Pembroke ZBA, HAC (Nov. 18, 1991)
• Wilmington Arboretum Apt Assoc LTD Part. v. Wilmington ZBA,HAC (6/20/90)
• Stuborn LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Barnstable, HAC (Sept 19, 2002) not consistent with master plan. ZBA denial upheld.
• Silver Tree Limited Partnership v. ZBA of Taunton, HAC (Oct. 19, 1988)

ADEQUACY OF PLANS

• Hanover Board of Appeals v. HAC 363 Mass. 339, 379 (1973)
• Berkshire East Associates v. ZBA of Huntington HAC (June 1, 1982) (drainage)
• Hugh W. Browne v. ZBA of Walpole, HAC (July 8, 1975)
• Dartmouth West Housing Assoc. v. ZBA of Dartmouth, HAC (Aug. 27, 1973)
• Oxford Housing Authority v. ZBA of Oxford, HAC (Nov. 18, 1991)
• Tetiquet River Village v. ZBA of Raynham, HAC (March 20, 1991)
• Woodbridge Realty Trust v. ZBA of Ipswich, HAC (June 28, 2001)
• Billerica Development Co. v. ZBA of Billerica, HAC (Jan 23, 1992)

WATER PROVISION

• Groton Housing Authority v. ZBA of Groton, HAC (Sept 19, 1991)
• Haverhill Green Assoc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Sept 15, 1988)
• Line Street Assoc. v. ZBA of Southampton, HAC (Nov 22, 1985) (water abutting town)
• Mapleleaf Development Assoc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Jan 27, 1993)
• Wrentham Housing Authority v. ZBA of Wrentham, HAC (Aug 25, 1988) (municipal obligation to correct water supply)
• Messenger Street Plainville Senior Housing v. ZBA Plainville, HAC (Oct. 18, 1999) (applicant to pay water connection - ZBA upheld)

SEWER

• Board of Appeals of Maynard v. HAC 370 Mass. 64, 68 (1976)
• Board of Appeals of Haverhill v. HAC 3 Mass. App. Ct. 754, 755 (1975)
• C.S.R. Mgmt. v. ZBA of Yarmouth, HAC Decision (Sept 17, 1995)
• William Arboretum Apts Assoc. LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Wilmington, HAC (June 20, 1990) (sewer extension uneconomic)
• Milhaus Trust of Upton v. ZBA of Upton, HAC (July 8, 1975)
• T/D/B Realty Trust v. ZBA of Northbridge, HAC (Aug 5, 1974)
• Woodcrest Village Assoc. v. ZBA of Maynard, HAC (April 22, 1974)
• Tetiquet River Village v. ZBA of Raynham, HAC (March 20, 1991)
• Lee Housing Authority v. ZBA of Lee, HAC (Dec 18, 1989) (sewer moratorium overturned)
• Franklin Commons LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Franklin, HAC (Sept 7, 2001) (sewer moratorium overturned)
• Saugus Commons Assoc. v. ZBA of Saugus, HAC (Dec 4, 1978)
• Country Village v. ZBA of Hanover, HAC (Sept. 17, 1971) (septic plans not required)

UNECONOMIC CONDITIONS

• Defined in MGL 40B § 20
• Atwater Investors, Inc. v. Ludlow ZBA (1/26/2004)
• Saugus Housing Authority v. ZBA of Saugus, HAC (Oct 28, 1985)
• Wellesley ZBA v. HAC (Appl. Court 00-P-245, April 25, 2002)
• Ipswich Housing Authority v. Ipswich HAC (June 14, 1993)
• Walega v. ZBA of Acushnet, HAC (Nov 14, 1990)
• Brown St. Assoc. v. ZBA of Attleboro, HAC (March 1, 1983) (ZBA upheld)
• Cooperative Alliance of MA v. ZBA of Taunton, HAC (April 2, 1992)
• Medway Housing Authority v. ZBA of Medway, HAC (March 28, 1983)
• Delphic Assoc. LLC v. ZBA of Hudson (Dec 23, 2002) (resale restrictions)
• Lexington Ridge Assoc. v. ZBA of Lexington (June 25, 1992) (ZBA upheld)
• Peterson & Hallaran Trustees of Shorebrook Trust v. ZBA of Yarmouth, HAC (May 3, 1989) (reduced units)
• Wrentham Housing Authority v. ZBA of Wrentham, HAC (Aug 25, 1988) (sprinklers uneconomic)
• West Boylston Housing Authority v. ZBA of West Boylston, HAC (May 2, 1989)
• Wilmington Arboretum Apts Assoc. v. ZBA of Wilmington,HAC (June 20, 1990)
• Medway Housing Authority v. ZBA of Medway HAC (March 28, 1983) (HAC suggested it has the power to vacate conditions which are not economic)
• Auburndale Gardens Inc. v. ZBA of Newton, HAC (April 8, 1977)
• Westborough Country Village v. ZBA of Westborough, HAC (July 18, 1974)
• Hayward Pond Park v. ZBA of Concord, HAC (March 14, 1975)
• Hastings Village II v. ZBA of Wellesley, HAC (Jan. 6, 1998) (Reduction of units 52 v. 32)
         • Memorandum on motion to dismiss
• CSR Management Inc. v. ZBA Yarmouth, HAC (Sept 7, 1995)
• Thayer Place Housing Assoc. LTD v. ZBA of Deerfield, HAC (Sept 24, 1992)
• Cooperative Alliance of Mass. v. ZBA of Taunton, HAC (April 2, 1992)
• Archstone Communities Trust v. ZBA of Woburn (June 11, 2003)
• Hastings Village v. ZBA of Wellesley (Jan. 8, 1998)
• 9 North Walker Street Development, Inc v. ZBA of Rehoboth (June 11, 2003) (Conditions in Aggregate)
• Atwater Investors, Inc. v. Ludlow ZBA (1/26/2004)

LIMITED DIVIDEND ORGANIZATION

• Board of Appeals of Hanover v. HAC 363 Mass. 339, 379 (1973)
• Board of Appeals of Maynard v. HAC (370 Mass. 64-68, 1976)
• Wilson St. Trust v. ZBA of Norwood, HAC (Feb 13, 1974)
• Board of Appeals of Falmouth v. HAC 31 Mass., App Ct. 939, 940 (1991)
• Billerica Dev. Co. v. ZBA of Billerica, HAC (Jan 23, 1992)
• Raymond Daddario v. ZBA of Greenfield, HAC (1980)
• Delphic Assoc. LLC v. ZBA of Middleborough (July 17, 2002)
     • Middleborough ZBA v. HAC (April 30, 2004) (Subseq. Court Action)
• Country Village Corp. v. ZBA of Hanover, HAC (Sept 13, 1971)

LIMITED DIVIDEND ORGANIZATION (Rate of Return)

• Wellesley ZBA v. HAC (Appl Court 00-P-245. April 25, 2002) (MHFA considers 15% minimum, maximum is minimum)
• Hastings Village Inc. v. ZBA of Wellesley, HAC (Jan 8, 1998)
         • Memorandum on motion to dismiss
• Lexington Ridge Assoc. v. ZBA of Lexington, HAC (June 25, 1992) (cannot reduce rate of return established by funding agency)

OPEN SPACE

• Auburndale Gardens v. ZBA of Newton, HAC (Jan. 23, 1975)
• Methuen Housing Authority v. ZBA of Methuen, HAC (July 22, 1985)
• Dennis Housing Corp. v. ZBA of Dennis, HAC (May 7, 2002) ZBA upheld
• Pondview Glen v. ZBA of Melrose, HAC (Aug. 23, 1976)
• Canton Housing Authority v. ZBA of Canton, HAC (July 28, 1993) (open space defined)
• Riverboat Assoc. v. ZBA of So. Hadley, HAC (Jan. 9, 1981)
• Dartmouth West Housing Assoc. v. ZBA of Dartmouth, HAC (Aug. 27, 1973) (% occupied by houses)
• Raymond Daddario v. ZBA of Greenfield, HAC (June 15, 1981)

LOCAL INITIATIVE PROGRAM (LIP) (Withdraw support)

• L. Martin Johnson v. ZBA of Wareham, HAC (Oct. 13, 1993) ZBA upheld
• Little Hios Hills Realty Trust v. ZBA of Plymouth, HAC (Sept 23, 1993)

AGREEMENT FOR JUDGEMENT

• Cedars Holding Inc. v. ZBA of Dartmouth, HAC (March 10, 1999)
• Shamrock Construction v. ZBA of Whitman, HAC (Sept 26, 1996)
• Anglewood Housing Development Ltd. v. ZBA of Kingston, HAC

NOISE

• Forty-Eight Co. v. ZBA of Westfield, HAC (Aug 23, 1976) ZBA upheld-railroad
• Northern Middlesex Housing Assoc. v. Billerica ZBA (Dec 3, 1992)
• Hamlet Dev. Corp. v. ZBA of Hopedale, HAC (Jan 23, 92) ZBA upheld – airport

CLOSING THE HEARING

• Milton Commons Associates, 14 Mass. At 111

LOCAL BOARD

• Defined MGL 40B § 20
• Dennis Housing Corp. v. ZBA of Dennis (SJC - Historic committee is local board)
• Maynard Board of Appeals v. HAC (370 Mass. 64-68, 1976) (override town meeting)
• Wilmington Arboretum Apt. Assoc. LTD v. ZBA of Wilmington (June 20, 1990)

SCHOOL IMPACT

• Board of Appeals of Maynard v. HAC, 370 Mass. 64, 68 (1976)
• Hadley West Assoc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Sept 25, 1974)
• Haverhill Green Assoc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Sept 15, 1988)
• Hilltop Preserve LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Walpole, HAC (Apr 10, 2002)
• T/D/B Realty Trust v. ZBA of Northbridge, HAC (Aug 5, 1974)
• Wilson St. Trust v. ZBA of Norwood, HAC (Feb 13, 1974)
• Silver Tree Limited Partnership v. ZBA of Taunton, HAC (Oct 19, 1988)
• Woodcrest Village Assoc. v. ZBA of Maynard, HAC (April 22, 1974)

SITE ACCESSIBILITY

• Board of Appeals of Maynard v. HAC 370 Mass. 64, 68 (1976)
• Southbridge Housing Authority v. ZBA of Southbridge, HAC (Feb 16, 1994)
• Northern Middlesex Housing Assoc. v. Billerica ZBA, HAC (Dec 3, 1992)
• KSM Trust v. ZBA of Pembroke, HAC (Nov 18, 1991)
• G.P. Affordable Homes Corp. v. ZBA of Falmouth, HAC (Nov 12, 1991)
• Tetiquet River Village v. ZBA of Raynham, HAC (March 20, 1991)
• Spencer Livingstone Ass. LTD Partnership v. Medfield ZBA, HAC (June 12, 91)
• Auburndale Gardens v. ZBA of Newton, HAC (Jan 23, 1975)
• Wilmington Arboretum Apts Assoc. LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Wilmington, HAC (June 20, 1990)
• Saugus Housing Authority v. ZBA of Saugus, HAC (Oct 28, 1985)
• Methuen Housing Authority v. ZBA of Methuen, HAC (July 22, 1985)

SITE ACCESSIBILITY (HAC decision upholding ZBA denial)

• Sherwood Estates v. ZBA of Peabody, HAC (April 30, 1982)

SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS

• Atwater Investors, Inc. v. Ludlow ZBA (1/26/2004) - Boulevard Enterance

DENSITY

• Atwater Investors, Inc. v. Ludlow ZBA (1/26/2004)
• Farm Street Trust v. ZBA of Dover (June 28, 2001)
• Woodbridge Realty Trust v. ZBA of Ipswich, HAC (June 28, 2001)
• C.S.R. Management Ins. v. ZBA of Yarmouth, HAC (Sept 7, 1995)
• Canton Housing Authority v. ZBA of Canton, HAC (July 28, 1993)
• CMA Inc. v. ZBA of Westborough, HAC (June 25, 1993)
• Northern Middlesex Housing Assoc. v. ZBA of Billerica (Dec. 3, 1992)
• KSM Trust v. ZBA of Pembroke, HAC (Nov. 18, 1991)
• H.T.C. v. ZBA of Merrimac, HAC (March 20, 1991)
• Hastings Village Inc. v. ZBA of Wellesley, HAC (Jan 8, 1998) (density of 16 units per acre appropriate in suburbs)
         • Memorandum on motion to dismiss
• Dennis Housing Corp. v. ZBA of Dennis, HAC (May 7, 2002) ZBA upheld
• Haverhill Green Assoc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Sept. 15, 1988)
• Mapleleaf Development Assoc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Jan. 27, 1993) (8.5 units per acre OK)
• Mill Valley Limited Partnership v. ZBA of Amherst, HAC (Apr 8, 1988)
• Scippa v. ZBA of Wayland, HAC (July 17, 2002) (land value)
• Franklin Commons v. Franklin ZBA
• Archstone Communities Trust v. Woburn ZBA (June 11, 2003)
• Settlers Landing Realty Trust v. Barnstable ZBA (9/22/03) (reduction of density - denial)

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE/FUNCTIONS (Town cannot use its duty to provide services to deny outweighs municipality financial burden)760CMR 31.06 (8)

• Berkshire East Assoc. v. ZBA Huntington HAC (June 1, 1982) (fire protection)
• Hilltop Preserve LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Walpole, HAC (April 10, 2002)
• Hugh W. Browne v. ZBA of Walpole, HAC (July 8, 1975) (town’s deficient drainage system)
• Mapleleaf Development Assoc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Jan. 27, 1993)
• Wrentham Housing Authority v. ZBA of Wrentham, HAC (Aug. 25, 1988) (town obligation to correct water supply)
• Dexter Street LLC v. ZBA of North Attleboro, HAC (Aug 12, 2000)
• Silver Tree Limited Partnership v. ZBA of Taunton, HAC (Oct 19, 1988)
• Georgetown Housing Authority v. ZBA of Georgetown, HAC (June 15, 1988)
• Dartmouth Crossroads Assoc. v. ZBA of Dartmouth, HAC (Oct 20, 1981)
• Lee Housing Authority v. ZBA of Lee, HAC (Dec 18, 1989)
• Saugus Commons Assoc. v. ZBA of Saugus, HAC (Dec 4, 1978)
• Walega and Walega v. ZBA of Acushnet, HAC (Nov 14, 1990) (hazardous waste clean-up)
• Medway Housing Authority v. ZBA of Medway, HAC (Mar 28, 1983) (construction of off-site sidewalks)
• CMA Inc. v. ZBA of Westborough, HAC (June 25, 1992) (inadequate streets)
• Franklin Commons LTD Partner. v. ZBA of Franklin, HAC (Sept 27, 2001)
• Canton Housing Authority v. ZBA of Canton, HAC (July 28, 1993) (open space v. density, acceptable density)

HEALTH, SAFETY, & FIRE CONCERNS

• Delphic Assoc. LLC v. ZBA of Middleborough, HAC (June 17, 2002) (turning radius)
     • Middleborough ZBA v. HAC (April 30, 2004) (Subseq. Court Action)
• G.P. Affordable Homes Corp. v. ZBA of Falmouth, HAC (Nov. 12, 1991) (length of cul-de-sac)
• Wrentham Housing Authority v. ZBA of Wrentham, HAC (Aug 25, 1988) (sprinklers uneconomic)
• Ipswich Housing Authority v. ZBA of Ipswich, HAC (June 14, 1993) (cul-de-sac turning)
• Spencer Livingstone Assoc. v. ZBA of Medfield, HAC (June 12, 1991) (fire access cul-de-sac turning)
• Berkshire East Assoc. v. ZBA of Huntington, HAC (June 1, 1982) (ZBA upheld – severe fire protection problems)
• Forty-Eight Co. v. ZBA of Westfield, HAC (Aug 23, 1976) (ZBA upheld potential catastrophic propane gas explosion, traffic hazards & railroad noise)
• Hamlet Dev. Corp. v. ZBA of Hopedale, HAC (Jan 23, 1992) (ZBA upheld – airport accidents)

TRAFFIC

• Wilson Street Trust v. Norwood ZBA (Feb 13, 1974) (lead decision)
• Dexter Street LLC v. No. Attleboro ZBA (July 12, 2000)
• An-Co. Inc. v. Haverhill ZBA (June 28, 1994)
• Southbridge Housing Authority v. Southbridge ZBA (Feb 16, 1994)
• CMA, Inc. v. Westborough ZBA (June 25, 1992) (improvements – proportional cost)
• Ipswich Housing Authority v. Ipswich ZBA (June 14, 1993)
• Northern Middlesex Housing Assoc. v. Billerica ZBA (Dec 3, 1992)
• Capital Site Mgmt. Assoc. LTD Partnership v. Wellesley ZBA (Sept 24, 1992)
• G.P. Affordable Homes Corp. v. Falmouth ZBA (Nov 12, 1991)
• Spencer Livingstone Assoc. LTD Partnership v. Medfield ZBA (June 12, 1991)
• Sheridan Development Co. v. Tewksbury ZBA (Jan 16, 1991) (off site traffic hazards cannot be used as grounds to deny or condition a Comp. Permit)
• Willmington Arboretum Apts. Assoc. LTD Partnership v. Willmington ZBA (June 20, 1990)
• Saugus Housing Authority v. Saugus ZBA (Oct 28, 1985)
• Forty-eight Co. v. Westfield ZBA (Aug 23, 1976)
• Wilson St. Trust v. Norwood ZBA (Feb 13, 1974)
• Haverhill Green Assoc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (Sept 15, 1988)
• Hilltop Preserve LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Walpole, HAC (April 10, 2002) (cannot deny due to an existing condition)
• Little Hios Hills Realty Trust v. ZBA of Plymouth, HAC (Sept 23, 1993)

INTERVENTION IN HAC APPEAL 760 CMR 30.04 Allowed

• 760 CMR 30.04 (3)
• Wilmington Arboretum Apt. Assoc. LTD v. ZBA of Wilmington (June 20, 1990)
• Auburndale Gardens Inc. v. ZBA of Newton (Jan 23, 1975)
• Hayward Pond Park Inc. v. ZBA of Concord, HAC (March 14, 1975)
• Cedar Holdings Inc. v. ZBA of Dartmouth, HAC (May 24, 1999)
• Northern Middlesex Housing Assoc. v. ZBA of Billerica, HAC (Dec. 3, 1992)
• Casaletto Estates, LLC v. ZBA of Georgetown, HAC (May 19, 2003)
• Peppercorn Village Realty Trust v. Hopkinton ZBA (1/26/2004)
• Wayne Walega v. Acushnet ZBA no. 89-17, HAC Nov. 14 1990

INTERVENTION IN HAC APPEAL Denied

• Raymond Daddario v. ZBA of Greenfield HAC (1980)
• Delphic Assoc. LLC v. ZBA of Hudson, HAC (Dec 23, 2002)
• Delphic Assoc. LLC v. ZBA of Middleborough, HAC (July 17, 2002)
     • Middleborough ZBA v. HAC (April 30, 2004) (Subseq. Court Action)
• The Ledges of Peabody Apt. Assoc. LTD Partnership v. Peabody ZBA, HAC (April 8, 1987)
• An-Co Inc. v. ZBA of Haverhill, HAC (June 28, 1994)
• Hastings Village Inc. II. v. ZBA of Wellesley, HAC (March 21, 1996)
• Satuite Woods Realty Trust v. Scituate ZBA (7/11/03)

SITE ELIGIBILITY LETTER

• Woodbridge Realty Trust v. ZBA of Ipswich, HAC (June 28, 2001) (not a hard and fast agreement)
• Billerica Dev. Co. v. ZBA of Billerica, HAC (Jan 23, 1992) (not required at time of submission)
• An Co. Inc. v. ZBA of Haverhiill, HAC (June 28, 1994)

SUBSEQUENT APPROVALS Not Allowed

• John Owens v. ZBA of Belmont, HAC (June 25, 1992)
• CSR Management v. ZBA of Yarmouth, HAC (Sept 7, 1995)

PLANNING CONCERNS OUTWEIGH NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

• Hamlet Dev. Corp. v. ZBA of Hopedale, HAC (Jan. 23, 1992) (danger from nearby airfield)
• Tetiquet River Village v. ZBA of Raynham, HAC (Mar. 20, 1991) (inadequacy of sewer design)
• Harbor Glen Assoc. v. ZBA of Hingham, HAC (Aug. 20, 1982) (inconsistency with master plan)
• Berkshire E. Assoc. v. ZBA of Huntington, HAC (June 2, 1982) (fire protection)
• Pondview Glen Assoc. v. ZBA of Melrose (Aug 23, 1976) (master plan considerations)
• Stuborn LTD Partnership v. ZBA of Barnstable, HAC (Sept. 18, 2002)
• Sheridan Dev. Corp. v. ZBA of Tewksbury, HAC (Jan 16, 1991)
• Dartmouth Crossroads Assoc. v. ZBA of Dartmouth, HAC (Oct. 20, 1981)

UNEQUAL TREATMENT - AFFD HOUSING V. CONVENT. (NON-AFFD)

• Messanger Street Plainville Senior Housing Dev. Partnership v. ZBA of Plainville, HAC (Oct. 18, 1989) HAC upheld $40,000 for water connection
• Woodland Heights Partnership v. ZBA of Bourne, HAC (June 14, 1993)
• G.P. Affordable Homes Corp. v. ZBA of Falmouth, HAC (Nov 12, 1991)

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

• Woodland Heights Partnership v. ZBA of Bourne, HAC (June 14, 1993)
• G.P. Affordable Homes Corp. v. ZBA of Falmouth, HAC (Nov. 12, 1991)
• Sheridan Dev. Corp. v. ZBA of Tewksbury, HAC (Jan. 16, 1991)
• G.P. Affordable Homes Corp. v. ZBA of Falmouth, HAC (Nov. 12, 1991)
• Hayward Pond Park v. ZBA of Concord, HAC (March 14, 1975)

MEPA

• 760 CMR 31.08(3) states all projects before the HAC are subject to MEPA
• Bailey v. ZBA of Milton, 370 Mass 95.97 (1976)
• Board of Appeals of Maynard v. HAC, 370 Mass 64, 66 (1976)

 

 

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