Thomson Methodist Church v. Zoning Board of Review

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a .decision of the respondent board denying by a 4-1 vote an application for permission to locate and construct a gasoline filling station on land located in a residence B district in the city of Pawtucket. The applicants .for the permit were Thomson Methodist Church and Sun Oil Company which are respectively the owner and bolder of an option to purchase the land in question and for convenience will hereinafter together be referred to as if they were the owners. The permission was requested under sec. 26.6 A (4) of the zoning ordinance…