Legal Opinion
Standerwick v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 16, 2006PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, CJ.
We consider in this case whether a claim of diminution of property values by abutting landowners constitutes a cognizable basis for standing to challenge a comprehensive permit for the construction of affordable housing granted pursuant to G. L. c. 40B, §§ 20-23 (act). Because the diminution of real estate values is not an injury to an interest that G. L. c. 40B was intended to protect, we conclude that it does not.
In 2002, the zoning board of appeals of the town of Andover (board) issued a comprehensive permit to Avalon at St. Clare, Inc. (developer), to construct a four-story…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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