Town of Sterling v. Poulin

The defendant has appealed from a final decree of the Superior Court entered on a bill brought by the town of Sterling (town) pursuant to G. L. c. 40A, § 22, inserted by St. 1954, c. 368, § 2, to enforce the provisions of the zoning by-law 2 adopted by the town in 1957. 3 The defendant’s property is located in a “Rural Residence and Farming” district, in which the main and accessory uses other than residential which are expressly permitted by the by-law are somewhat limited. The master, whose report was confirmed without objection, found that the defendant was using a portion of his property…