Legal Opinion
Guiragossian v. Board of Appeals of Watertown
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 19, 1985PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, C.J.
This is an appeal by an aggrieved landowner (Valentina Guiragossian) from a judgment of the Superior Court. The judgment upheld decisions of the board of appeals of Watertown that granted Stanley Kruszewski use and other variances, and a special permit for the construction of a residential condominium project in an industrial zone. We reverse the judgment.
The pertinent facts are as follows. The parcel is known as 30 Rear Washburn and 53 Rear Franklin Streets, Watertown. It contains 56,800 square feet of land and is located in an I-Industrial district, where any residential use is prohibited.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Josephs v. Board of Appeals of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Warren v. Zoning Board of Appeals of AmherstMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Dion v. Board of Appeals of WalthamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Tsagronis v. Board of Appeals of WarehamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Gordon v. Zoning Board of Appeals of LeeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- DiCicco v. BerwickMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- Campbell v. City Council of LynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Feldman v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1990
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