Griffith v. Board of Appeals

Pursuant to a plan approved by the planning board of Framingham and a building permit issued by the building inspector of the town, the Framingham Trust Company (bank) constructed a two-level parking garage3 on land abutting property of Commonwealth Center Trust. In two proceedings before the board of appeals, the trustees challenged the legality of permitting the construction of the parking facility on the basis of 1985 amendments to the zoning by-law.4 The first proceeding before the board of appeals was an appeal from an August, 1985 approval of the parking plan by the planning board.5 In…