Board of Selectmen v. Outdoor Advertising Board

The selectmen bring this bill for declaratory and other relief concerning a sign in Truro for which the defendant (the board, see G. L. c. 16, §§ 5C, 5D, both in*755serted by St. 1955, c. 584, § 3) has purported to issue a permit to one Medeiros pursuant to G. L. c. 93, §§ 29, 29A, and 31 (see amendments by St. 1955, c. 584, §§ 4, 5, and 7). The selectmen’s principal contention is that the board issued the permit in violation of the town’s zoning by-law as amended1 and also of a “protective regulation” concerning so called “off premises” signs.2 This “protective regulation” is not shown to have…