Blasco v. Board of Appeals of Winchendon

Fine, J. C. J.

Mabardy Washed Sand and Gravel, Inc. (Mabardy), operates a gravel pit from.a 148-acre site in a residentially zoned district off River Street in Winchendon as a protected nonconforming use. On July 29, 1988, Mabardy applied to the Winchendon board of appeals (board) for a special permit to change its nonconforming use from a gravel removal operation to a demolition landfill. On December 20, 1988, after six evenings of hearings, by a four to one vote, the board issued a lengthy decision in which it determined that the proposed use would not be more detrimental to the neighborhood…