Iodice v. City of Newton

INTRODUCTION

This action arises from the decision of the Building Inspector of Newton to deny the plaintiffs application for a building permit for proposed renovations to an apartment building known as 280-82 Grove Street. Newton denied the application because the proposed renovation does not include installation of automatic sprinklers and upgrading of the fire alarm system to a “type I” system under the current building code. After a complicated and protracted series of proceedings before various administrative entities and this Court, the parties have, by agreement, presented the dispute in…