Legal Opinion
Van Renselaar v. City of Springfield
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 14, 2003No. 01-P-982PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMills, J.
The plaintiffs challenge an amendment to the Springfield zoning ordinance, rezoning a parcel of land (the locus) from residential to business use. The plaintiffs claim that the amendment constitutes “spot zoning,” i.e., an unlawful singling out of land in a zoning district without relation to the furtherance of general objectives of zoning. Shapiro v. Cambridge, 340 Mass. 652, 659 (1960); National Amusements, Inc. v. Boston, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 305, 312-313 (1990). Following a trial, a Superior Court judge concluded that the amendment is valid, and the plaintiffs appealed. We affirm.
The locus…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Barvenik v. Board of Aldermen of NewtonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Harvard Square Defense Fund, Inc. v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
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