Langevin v. Superintendent of Public Buildings

There was no error in the dismissal of this action seeking to prevent the use of the locus as a slaughterhouse. 1. We agree with the trial judge that the proposed use is one permitted as of right by § 18A(11) of the zoning ordinance: “Manufacture, assembly, processing, packaging, or other industrial operations” (emphasis supplied). The meanings of those words, being undefined by the ordinance, are to be determined “according to the common and approved usages of the language.” Jackson v. Building Inspector of Brockton, 351 Mass. 472, 475 (1966), and cases cited. Seekonk Collision Serv., Inc.…