MacNEIL v. AVON


386 Mass. 339 (1982)

435 N.E.2d 1043

I. LOUISE MacNEIL vs. TOWN OF AVON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

May 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Flood, Town Counsel, for the defendant.

Robert W. Huffhines, Jr., for the plaintiff, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


O'CONNOR, J.

We consider whether a zoning by-law requiring a 200 foot frontage as a prerequisite to obtaining a special permit to construct one or more multiple-family dwellings is constitutional as applied to the plaintiff's property. We hold that the by-law is constitutional as applied.

The plaintiff owns an inverted "L" shaped parcel in Avon. The parcel contains a house and barn and comprises approximately 137,000 square feet, with 190 feet of frontage...

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