Legal Opinion
Meyer v. Planning Board of Westport
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 27, 1990No. 89-P-234PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Of six categories of arguments which the plaintiff has advanced, the most challenging is that the planning board of Westport (the “board”) failed to specify those of its rules and regulations which it decided to waive in approving the subdivision plan in question. See Wheatley v. Planning Bd. of Hingham, 7 Mass. App. Ct. 435, 438-439 & n.8 (1979). A judge of the Land Court ruled that the board had acted within its authority. We affirm.
The parcel of land (the “locus”) planned for subdivision measures 27.76 acres in Westport between the East Branch of the Westport River and Horseneck Road. It…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Arrigo v. Planning Board of FranklinMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
- Fairbairn v. Planning Board of BarnstableMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1977
- North Landers Corp. v. Planning Board of FalmouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Loring Hills Developers Trust v. Planning Bd. of SalemMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Lyman v. Planning Board of WinchesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Adams v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Batchelder v. Planning Board of YarmouthMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Oakham Sand & Gravel Corp. v. Town of OakhamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
- Hamilton v. Planning Board of BeverlyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1993
- Collings v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
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