Legal Opinion
Federline v. Planning Board
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 24, 1992No. 91-P-18PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The planning board of the city of Beverly (board) appeals from a judgment of the Land Court ordering the board to approve the plaintiffs subdivision plan. The Land Court had concluded that the decision of the board denying approval of the plaintiffs definitive subdivision plan was outside its authority and legally untenable.
The facts are not in dispute. The board’s rules and regulations governing the subdivision of land included the following *66design standard (§ IV[A] [5][a]) relative to the length of dead-end streets located within a subdivision.
“For the purposes of this section, any proposed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Castle Estates v. Park & Planning Board of MedfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- North Landers Corp. v. Planning Board of FalmouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Mac-Rich Realty Construction, Inc. v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- COSTANZA & BERTOLINO v. Planning Bd. of North ReadingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Wheatley v. Planning Board of HinghamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Collings v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
- Capone v. FinnertyMassachusetts Superior Court · 1999
- M&R Industrial Park Trust v. GoldrosenMassachusetts Superior Court · 2006
- Strong v. City of Haverhill Planning BoardMassachusetts Superior Court · 1993