Chambers v. Building Inspector of Peabody

The plaintiff, whose property abuts the site of a recently constructed assisted living facility, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court denying relief.

In separate zoning appeals filed in the Superior Court under § 17 of the Zoning Act, G. L. c. 40A, the plaintiff contended that the foundation and building permits for the facility were issued by the building inspector in violation of the city’s zoning ordinance. The plaintiff argues that the two permits were not based upon the original site plan for the facility, which the city council had approved in July, 1990, when it issued a…