Rogers v. Town of Norfolk

We transferred this case to this court on our own motion to decide whether a provision of the zoning bylaw of the town of Norfolk that restricts the so-called footprint of a child care facility to 2,500 square feet is valid in light of G. L. c. 40A, § 3, third par., which limits a municipality’s ability to subject child care operations to requirements contained in zon*375ing ordinances and bylaws.2 The plaintiff proposed to convert her single-family residence in Norfolk, which has a “footprint” of approximately 3,200 square feet, into a child care facility. We conclude that the questioned…