Burke v. Zoning Board of Review

This is a petition for certiorari brought to review a decision of the zoning board of review of the town of North Providence denying permission to erect a gasoline filling station on land located on Mineral Spring avenue in that town and presently zoned for limited business uses. Pursuant to the writ, the respondent board has certified to this court the pertinent records in the cause.

It appears therefrom that petitioner here is the owner of the three lots under consideration which comprise a tract that contains over 18,000 square feet of land. The application discloses that he seeks an…