Legal Opinion
Garrity v. Conservation Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 16, 2012PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The Wetlands Protection Act, G. L. c. 131, § 40 (act), requires a conservation commission to issue a decision on a requested order of conditions within twenty-one days after it holds a public hearing on the applicant’s notice of intent to perform work covered by the act. A question raised in this case is whether this deadline may be waived, and if so, the permissible contours of such a waiver.1 We conclude that an applicant seeking an order of conditions may waive the statutory restriction on the time available to the conservation commission to render its decision, but any waiver must be…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Buffum v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Canal Electric Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Pendergast v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Boston Police Patrolmen's Ass'n v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Brown v. Sav. Bank Life Ins. Co. of Mass.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
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