Legal Opinion
Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 19, 1955PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
Karl A. and Jane C. Muller (hereinafter called the applicants) applied to the board of appeals of the city of Gloucester (hereinafter called the board) for a permit to build a motel in a single residence district in that city. Their application for a permit was under an amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance. The amendment, which was passed on November 23, 1953, did not rezone any areas, but enlarged the definition of a single residence district so as to include motels. 1 The amendment defined “motel” as a ‘‘stmctufe'of structures containing dwelling units of one or more rooms, separated or…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pendergast v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Simon v. Town of NeedhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Caires v. Building CommissionerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Building Commissioner v. C. & H. Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- López Salas v. Junta de PlanificaciónSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1958
- MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of DuxburyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Tri-Nel Management, Inc. v. Board of HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Marshal House, Inc. v. Rent Control Board of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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