Beechwood Acres, Inc. v. Town of Hamilton

The petitioner (Beechwood) seeks under Gr. L. c. 185, § 1 (ji/2), and c. 240, § 14A (inserted, respectively, by St. 1934, c. 263, §§ 1 and 2), to obtain a declaration that Hamilton’s zoning by-law was unconstitutionally vague as it applied to Beechwood’s land (the locus) east of Main Street (apparently sometimes called Bay Road) near its junction with Rock Maple Avenue. The by-law incorporated by reference a zoning map, but neither the by-law nor the map set out the zone boundaries by courses or distances except as these could be determined from the map.

The boundary between a residence A…