Dubuque v. Conservation Commission

The applicants (plaintiffs in this certiorari action) sought permission of the Conservation Commission of Barn-stable (commission) to build a structure including a pier in an inlet in waters leading to Nantucket Sound. After a public hear*825ing, the commission denied the application with findings. The applicants brought an action in the nature of certiorari in the Superior Court. That court reversed the commission’s decision and directed the commission to allow the application. The commission appealed to this court.2

Holding that the applicants failed to establish compliance with the commission’s…