Plamondon v. Outcepts Management & Consulting, LLC

After a bench trial that included a view, a Superior Court judge concluded that the defendants had failed to show that the area in which their new billboard is “located is not predominantly residential, agricultural or open space or natural area” “when viewed from the principal highway upon *846which the sign is to face.” 711 Code Mass. Regs. § 3.07(3) (2010). The judge, therefore, found in favor of the plaintiffs (who live nearby) and ordered that the billboard not be illuminated at night and that it be removed within ninety days.3 We now affirm.

Background. We summarize the trial judge’s…