Legal Opinion
Smithfield Concerned Citizens for Fair Zoning v. Town of Smithfield Ex Rel. Rainville
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided July 21, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-0246-TPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TORRES, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the plaintiffs’ objection to that portion of a Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation recommending dismissal of the complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6).
BACKGROUND
On April 14, 1987, the Town Council of the Town of Smithfield (the “Council”) adopted a new zoning ordinance (the “Ordinance”). Among other things, the Ordinance provides for a wide variety of residential, commercial, industrial and public uses; prescribes the geographical districts in which each of the uses is permitted; establishes performance…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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