Legal Opinion
Dupont v. Town of Dracut
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 17, 1996No. 95-P-419PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, C.J.
The plaintiff seeks to build a fourteen-unit housing project for the elderly on a lot situated in both the city of Lowell and the town of Dracut. The Lowell segment consists of 12,906 square feet and is located in an M-3 zoning district that allows multifamily housing. The Dracut portion contains 7,420 square feet and is located in a B-3 district that allows business use and prohibits residential use. As proposed, the structure would be situated on the Lowell portion of the lot with access and most of the required off-street parking situated on the Dracut portion. In order to meet Lowell’s…
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