Legal Opinion
Sherman v. Board of Appeals of Worcester
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 3, 1968PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
The plaintiffs by this bill in equity (G. L. c. 40A, § 21, as amended) seek to set aside a decision of the Worcester board of appeals granting a variance to WNEB, Inc. (WNEB), with respect to 5.61 acres of unimproved land (the locus). The locus is in an BS-7 Residential district. WNEB proposes to use the land for a radio tower 200 feet high and for a small building (for transmitting equipment) occupying ground space of eighteen feet by twelve feet. The zoning ordinance does not permit the maintenance of a radio transmitting station in such a district without a variance.
The board of appeals,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dion v. Board of Appeals of WalthamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Barney & Carey Co. v. Town of MiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Jenckes v. Building Commissioner of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Rodenstein v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Cary v. Board of Appeals of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Broderick v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Guiragossian v. Board of Appeals of WatertownMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Kirkwood v. Board of Appeals of RockportMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- Tsagronis v. Board of Appeals of WarehamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Huntington v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
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