Legal Opinion
81 Spooner Road LLC v. Town of Brookline
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 4, 2008PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
Section 5.20 of the zoning bylaw of the town of *110Brookline (town) employs a maximum floor-to-area ratio (the numerator is the “gross floor area” of a building; the denominator is the area of the lot on which it sits) to regulate land use in different zones within the town. 81 Spooner Road LLC, a developer, challenged this provision of the bylaw in an action filed in the Land Court under G. L. c. 240, § 14A, claiming that the bylaw violates G. L. c. 40A, § 3, second par., which states, in relevant part:
“No zoning ordinance or by-law shall regulate or restrict the interior area of a single…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hanlon v. RollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Commonwealth v. WeloskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Josephs v. Board of Appeals of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Adamowicz v. Town of IpswichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Telesetsky v. WightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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3Cited by10 opinions
- City of Worcester v. College Hill Properties, LLCMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- 81 Spooner Road, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. HamiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Halebian v. BervMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. PalmerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
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