Legal Opinion
S. Volpe & Co. v. Board of Appeals of Wareham
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 14, 1976PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodman, J.
On August 24, 1972, the plaintiff filed a petition with the board of appeals of Wareham (board) for a special permit (characterized in the petition form as a “Permit for a specific use which is subject to Board of Appeals approval”) to “allow [the plaintiff’s land] ... to be used as a ... Golf Course, including but not limited” to various uses characterized in the petition as “accessory uses.”
The plaintiff proposes to build a golf course on a tract of land which comprises a substantial portion of a salt water marsh known as Broad Marsh. The tract lies in two zoning districts designated in the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of DuxburyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Josephs v. Board of Appeals of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Turnpike Realty Co. v. Town of DedhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Board of Appeals of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Britton v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
- Davis v. Zoning Board of ChathamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Subaru of New England v. BD. OF APPEALS, CANTONMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- SCIT, Inc. v. Planning Board of BraintreeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- Gamache v. Town of AcushnetMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
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