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<br />Zoning Bulletin <br /> <br />Bylaw-Town amends landfill regulations and Issues <br />cease and desist order <br /> <br />Landfill operator argues bylaw contradicts state law <br /> <br />Citation: Buckley v. Town of Wilmington, 68 Mass. App~ Ct. 1113, <br />2007 WL 848948 (2007) <br /> <br />MASSACHUSETTS (03/21/07)-Buckley was an owner of a landfill i...J. <br />the town of Wilmington. From the mid-1950s to 1976, the landfill op- <br />erated under an agreement with the town; in 1976, the town stopped <br />disposing of solid waste in the landfill. <br />In 2000, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued <br />an administrative order to close the landfill in accordance with state <br />laws. Under the order, Buckley entered into an agreement with a private <br />company to perform the closure work. In 2003, however, the closure <br />had not ,been completed, and the town amended its zoning ordinance <br />with regard to landfills. The amended ordinance created a bylaw that <br />stated that a landfill could not exceed 40 feet. At the time, the landfill <br />exceeded the height limit. <br />The town building inspector issued a cease and desist order to all the <br />landfill's owners, including Buckley. Buckley had 30 days under the or- <br />der to close the landfill. Buckley appealed the order to the zoning board <br />of appeals. The board upheld the order, and Buckley appealed to court. <br /> <br /> <br />?:e~:~~p~;'ft~H~~;~1~..'. <br />;r~~ ;~~FPbferu:I~~~r~:l~;~;~~i:te?jl <br />.. .. . .. :~:t:~t~:::i.:i.yt~~V;:~:~~~~~~.:.~ht;::~];f;::~::~~n~~~1~ <br /> <br />ll~emsedt"" j;i,,<icticelcl\LVim a ~aJrt:k"liar jill[sElictfo"," 'TIhe publismer [snot engaged imremderimglerial . <br />Dr6tin~j !",6iss;onal advic<:3[;lii!:tlTIis Plllbiicatlo-m IS ,"ota su:bstitut~ for the advice o;fanatt(;r~ey. <br />If yo", ."eqru'iFe legal or ot@er-ex!"ert advice. yo".sho';"ld seek the senifees of a c:o,,"petef.1t attomey <br />'or other !"cDfessiorlaL - .. <br /> <br />ZomfngBoilletir,his prulDl.ished.and'copyrigbted byTbomsoANVest, 61;(JOppermaA Drive, PD. 'Box64526 <br />5t Pati.l, MOO 55.1'64-0526. For srubscriptioH info"l'Aatiof.1: caU (800) 229"2084, or wroiteWest, Credit <br />Order Pcocessimg, 620.0ppe"rnarl D"jve, PO Box 64833, 5t Paul, MN 55.l64-9753. <br /> <br />POSTMASl'ER: 5eAd add"ess changes to, Zonirlg Bulletin, 61.8 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box 64526 St, <br />Paul, MN 55l64-0526. <br /> <br />THOiVlSON <br />* <br />VVEST <br /> <br />610 Opperman Drive' P,O, Box 64526' St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />1-800-229-2084' email: weslcustomerservice@thomson.com.west.thomson.com/quinlan <br />155N 0514-7905 . @ 2007 Thomson/West, All Rights Reserved. Quinlan™ is a Thomson/West brand. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />166 <br />