Legal Opinion
Hobbs Brook Farm Property Co. v. Conservation Commission
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 22, 2005No. 04-P-1168PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
The issue presented in this case is whether the town of Lincoln’s wetlands protection by-law (town by-law) governing this riverside project is more stringent than the applicable provisions of G. L. c. 131, § 40, the State Wetlands Protection Act (act). If the town by-law is more stringent, then the town conservation commission’s (commission) denial of an order of conditions for the project pursuant to the by-law is *143determinative. If it is not, then the superseding order of conditions issued by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) allowing the project to proceed is controlling. We…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lovequist v. Conservation Commission of DennisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- T.D.J. Development Corp. v. Conservation CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
- FIC Homes of Blackstone, Inc. v. Conservation CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
- DeGrace v. Conservation Commission of HarwichMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Allen Homestead Development, LLC v. Town of Sturbridge Conservation CommissionMassachusetts Superior Court · 2006
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