Gordon v. State Building Code Appeals Board

The plaintiffs, Irving Gordon and Harold Mack, sought judicial review, see G. L. c. 30A, § 14, of a decision of the defendant, the State building code appeals board (the board), *13wherein the board granted the intervener, Pamela Stavis, a variance from applicable provisions of the State building code so that she could install and maintain a chairlift in the rear entrance of a six-unit condominium in Salem. A judge of the Superior Court allowed the plaintiffs’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, see Superior Court Standing Order 1-96, and reversed the decision of the board on the ground that…