PLANNING BOARD OF NORWELL v. Serena

The Serenas, anticipating Norwell’s adoption four days later of a zoning by-law amendment that would prevent use of their vacant land on Parker Street as two separate building lots fronting thereon, effected a transfer or transfers of title with the intention of securing the grandfather protection of G. L. c. 40A, § 6, fourth par., first sentence (1988 ed.) (making increases in dimensional requirements inapplicable to previously conforming lots held for single or two family residential use where such lots are “not held in common ownership with any adjoining land”). See Adamowicz v. Ipswich,…