Land Court Upholds Power of MVC To Review 40B Housing Projects
Developer of Golf Club Will Appeal
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
For the second time in less than two years, yesterday a
Massachusetts Land Court judge ruled that the Martha's Vineyard
Commission has full power of review over low and moderate income housing
projects under Chapter 40B, a section of state law commonly known as the
anti-snob zoning statute.
Golf Club Case Gets a Hearing
A Motion for Court to Reconsider Earlier Ruling Takes Lawyers to
Boston; How Powerful Is Island Commission?
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
BOSTON - An attorney who represents the Down Island Golf Club
developers tried to convince a Massachusetts Land Court judge this week
that the court's chief justice was wrong when he ruled last year
that the Martha's Vineyard Commission has full power of review
over affordable housing developments - including the power to
reject them.
Developers Sketch Outline of Proposals for Woodlands Area
By JULIA WELLS
Anxious to regain the upper hand following a defeat in the
Massachusetts Land Court last week, the developers who want to convert
the southern woodlands in Oak Bluffs to a private luxury golf course
- and now also luxury housing - scrambled to put out the
word that they have a new deal on the table.
MVC Power of Review on Housing Projects Upheld in Key Ruling by
State Land Court
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
In a groundbreaking decision that affects every town on the
Vineyard, the chief justice of the Massachusetts Land Court ruled last
week that the Martha's Vineyard Commission has full power of
review over low and moderate income housing projects under Chapter 40B,
a section of state law commonly known as the anti-snob zoning statute.
The chief justice of the Massachusetts Land Court heard arguments
this week in a groundbreaking case that will ultimately decide whether
the Martha's Vineyard Commission has the power to review low and
moderate-income housing projects under Chapter 40B, a section of state
law commonly known as the anti-snob zoning statute.
A Massachusetts Land Court judge last week dismissed the central claim in a complicated property rights case that centers on an attempt by a group of developers to open up access to a vast area of landlocked lots off Moshup Trail in Aquinnah.
