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Butler v. City of Waltham

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided May 5, 2005No. 02-P-1512PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcHugh, J.

Resolution of this appeal turns on the requirements that a litigant must meet in order to claim status as a “person aggrieved” when appealing a zoning board decision pursuant to G. L. c. 40A, § 17. The defendants John H. Smith and Cornerstone Corporation (Cornerstone) obtained from the zoning board of appeals of Waltham (board) a special permit and variances they needed to combine and develop three parcels of land (locus) in Waltham (city). The plaintiffs, William and Louise Butler, who live near the locus, appealed to the Land Court from the board’s decision. Soon after the appeal was filed,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Marashlian v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  2. Barvenik v. Board of Aldermen of NewtonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
  3. Harvard Square Defense Fund, Inc. v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
  4. Bell v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
  5. Murray v. Board of Appeals of BarnstableMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Elles v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
  2. Marhefka v. Zoning Board of Appeals of SuttonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
  3. Sweenie v. A.L. Prime Energy ConsultantsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
  4. Krafchuk v. Planning Board of IpswichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
  5. Talmo v. Zoning Board of Appeals of FraminghamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018

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