Westminster Corp. v. Zoning Board of Review

These petitions for certiorari were brought to review two decisions of the zoning board of review of the city of- Providence wherein permission was granted for the erection of a twenty-three-story office building 273 feet in height upon land presently zoned C-3 downtown commercial use. In such district an office building up to 300 feet in height is a permitted use subject to certain setback requirements provided for in sec. 53 .(B) (1) of the zoning ordinance. The applicants were granted permission to erect a building 273 feet in height without full compliance with the setback requirements or…