RCA Dev., Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Brockton

**156We are called upon to determine whether a building permit should have been issued for a lot in Brockton. In 1964, the lot at issue was part of a lot that was divided in half by its owner in two separate conveyances without any plan presented to the local planning board. If a division constitutes a subdivision, there is a statutory requirement that it be approved by the planning board. The questions we must answer are first, whether the 1964 division was a subdivision under the subdivision control law and Brockton's zoning ordinance, and if not, was there a requirement that the division…