Legal Opinion
Castle Hill Apartments Ltd. Partnership v. Planning Board
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 31, 2006No. 05-P-43PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRapoza, J.
In this case we address the reasonableness of a condition imposed by the planning board of Holyoke (board) pursuant to site plan review of Castle Hill Apartments Limited Partnership’s (Castle Hill) proposal to construct five multifam*841ily dwellings. The use being one permitted as of right in the relevant zoning district, the board was limited to imposing reasonable conditions on the use. Finding that the design was not in harmony with the existing townhouses on the site or the adjacent residential neighborhood, the board approved the plan, but conditioned approval on the submission of a new…
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