Building Inspector v. Vlahos

The defendants appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court entered on a complaint brought by the plaintiff to enforce Groton’s zoning by-law. See G. L. c. 40A, § 7, as appearing in St. 1975, c. 808, § 3. They allege that their business’ activities on the property do not constitute an impermissible extension of the nonconforming use in existence when the by-law was enacted in 1963, and that their use is thus protected by c. 40A, § 6, as amended through St. 1979, c. 106, and § 3 of the by-law, which allows the continuation of existing uses. Groton accepted St. 1975, c. 808, on May 1, 1978. See…