West v. McDonald

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

“No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also.” 1 The petitioner, Michael West, acquired both land and more than a little arithmetic when he sought to develop two-family homes on land in an East Providence residential neighborhood. 2 The petitioner desired to construct a total of six units, in the form of three duplexes. After gaining initial support for his proposal from East Providence’s zoning officer, West’s plan to develop the land eventually was denied by the East Providence Planning Board; that decision was affirmed…