Hansen & Donahue, Inc. v. Town of Norwood

The plaintiffs, Robert N. Donahue, Robert W. Hansen, and Hansen & Donahue, Inc., brought this action pursuant to G. L. c. 240, § 14A, seeking a binding declaration of right regarding the interpretation of the provisions of the town of Norwood’s zoning by-laws (by-laws) as they apply to 9 Vernon Street (locus). The plaintiff corporation owns one abutting property and the individual plaintiffs own another as cotenants. On their own properties, the plaintiffs operate a bed and breakfast enterprise and a lodging house. By their complaint, *293the plaintiffs seek a declaration that the locus may not…