Becket v. Building Inspector of Marblehead

As originally constituted, Lot 4 on Foster Street on Marblehead Neck was comprised of approximately 41,400 square feet of upland and 7,500 square feet of adjoining tideland located in Marblehead Harbor. On January 20, 1976, the defendant Rockett caused to be recorded in the Essex South District registry of deeds a plan which purported to subdivide Lot 4 into Lots 4A and 4B. The whole of Marblehead Neck constitutes the only Limited Single Residence (L-S) zoning district which exists under the zoning by-law of the town of Marblehead. On January 22, 1976, the building inspector of the town…