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<br />Zoning Bulletin <br /> <br />Regulation of Structures-Town denies building <br />permit, finding floor-to-area ratio exceeds <br />maximum permitted under bylaw <br /> <br />Developer claims bylaw violates state law prohibiting <br />regulation of residential building interiors <br /> <br />Citation: 81 Spooner Road LLC v. Town of Brookline, 452 Mass. 109, <br />891 N.E.2d 219 (2008) <br /> <br />MASSACHUSETTS (08/04/08)-The town granted 81 Spooner Road <br />LLC (Spooner) a building permit to construct a single-family residence <br />(SFR) on a vacant lot in the town. Neighbors challenged the building <br />permit. Eventually, the town's zoning board of appeals rescinded the per- <br />mit. It did so because it found that the gross floor area of the proposed <br />house produced a floor-to-area ratio that exceeded the maximum permit- <br />ted under the town's zoning bylaw. <br />Section S.20 of the town's zoning bylaw (the bylaw) regulated land <br />use in different zoning districts through, among other things, a' maxi- <br />mum floor-to-area ratio. Under that ratio, the numerator was the "gross <br /> <br /> <br />',_ ,l!;~lr{~fqQPpirma~~D~i~f~~f~;X:6~5i(~~,: ,. , <br /> <br />'THOMSON <br />* <br />\/VEST <br /> <br />610 Opperman Drive. P.O. Box 64526 . St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 ,) <br />1-BOO-229-2084. email: west.customerservice@thomsonreuters.com.west.thomson.com/quinlan <br />ISSN 0514-7905 . @ 200B Thomson ReutersIWest. All Rights Reserved. , <br />Quinlan™ is a Thomson ReuterslWest brand. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />@ 2008 Thomson ReutersIWest <br /> <br />74 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />1 <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />i <br />! <br />j <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />; <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />, <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />1 <br />I <br />I <br />