The Bible Speaks v. Board of Appeals of Lenox

These appeals raise the question whether a town may require an application for a special permit for all new religious and educational uses, or changes in such uses, in residential districts consistent with the provisions of G. L. c. 40A, § 3, as appearing in St. 1975, c. 808, § 3. 2 Specifically, we must decide whether the plaintiff, a sectarian educational institution, should have been granted building permits for certain uses attendant to its softball field, which is utilized by its elementary, high school, and college students, without the necessity of first applying under the local by-law…