Texstar Construction Corp. v. Board of Appeals

Texstar Construction Coip. (Texstar), a Texas-based corporation, is engaged in the construction business, principally as a subcontractor specializing in lifting slabs for multi-story buildings. Since 1981 it has operated its regional business from property that it owns at 90 Pleasant Street, Dedham. There are two buildings on the property: a two-story wooden structure and an adjacent brick one-story building. The wooden structure is used by Texstar as living quarters and an office building. The brick building is utilized essentially as a garage to load, unload and park trucks used in the…