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decision was arbitrary and capricious, based on errors of law, arid exceeded the HAC'S aiithoriLy as most. recently announced by Lhe Supremc Judicial Court i n Board . of . Appeals of - .. . Woburn -,_v..,.- Housing Appcais -. . Co~ruiiittee , . et. al., 451 Mass. 581 (2008). 'The Doacrd Lurther respectfully requests that the Court rainstale the Decision of the Uoard. Statement of Facts' By decisi.on Filed wjt.h thc City Clerk 011 or about Scpternber 77, 2006, the Hoard granted a comprehensjve permit to ALCitash for the c!onstruction of a 40-11nit residential developmerit at 131A Haverill Road in limesbury. Thjrty uf the units are market rate 2nd ten arc "affordable." The approval cont-ained il riumber of conditions. R4 Vol.1, 15. Atti tash appealed the Board's llecisio~~i to the HAC. RA Vol .l, 2. On or a.bout January 17, ZOO'/, Attitash filed cl Motion for Summary Decision, challenying the "1.egality" of certain c0ndit.i ons corilained in the Board's Ilecision. IW Vol .1, 59. The Hoard fi.led an Opposition to Lhe Motion. R4 Vol.l, 206. The Board requested a hearing on the Motion folr Sumnary 1 Citations t.o the Lwo-volume administrat.ive record in this case are to "RA" followed by the relevant volume and page number (s) . 2
Decision. Ttic Fresidj-nq Of fic.cr denied the request for a hearing, HA Vol.1, 453. On October 15, 200'1, the IiAC issued a ":jiimrnary Cccision," qrariting Attit.ash's Motion and removiriy mmt of thc condition.? , tu which t.he developcr- objected. RA Vol.l, 457. The regulations iri ciiect when Ihe HAC'S decision was rendercd arid cont.ro1 1.j.nq this rnatt.Fr are Lourid at, 760 CMR 30.00 and 31.00 ct c seq. On or ahout. Novcrrhcr 16, 3007, Plaintiff filed a timely appeal of thc HAC decision pursuant. to tho provisions of C.L. c.30A, 5.14. RA Vol..?, 1.7. A moLion for judyrrtent. on the plcadings with suppurting memorandum, together with opposition inernoranda were filed with the Suffolk Superj.or CuurL on or about July l[), 2008. Oral argument was held before the Honorable Judye Brassard on (January -1, 2009. KH Vo1.2, 103. Judge Brassard issued a decision from the bench. The tran.. -.~ript -. of oral argument arid Judge Brassard' s decision is iourid at KA Vo1.2, 102-103. ' Thcrc does not appear to be dj.saqreerneriL rcyarding thc applicability of 760 CMR 30.00 and 31.00 e t seq. io the case at bar. Rnth were superseded effect-ive Fcbruary 70118 by 760 CMK 56.00 CL al. The Defendant HAC concedes as rnuch in 1t.s Opposition to the Motion for Judgment 011 the Pleadirigs, found at KA Vo1.2, 100- 101, n. 60. 3
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decision was arbitrary and capricious, based on errors<br />
of law, arid exceeded the HAC'S aiithoriLy as most.<br />
recently announced by Lhe Supremc <strong>Judicial</strong> <strong>Court</strong> i n<br />
Board . of . Appeals of - .. . Woburn -,_v..,.- Housing Appcais -. .<br />
Co~ruiiittee<br />
, . et. al., 451 <strong>Mass</strong>. 581 (2008). 'The Doacrd<br />
Lurther respectfully requests that the <strong>Court</strong> rainstale<br />
the Decision of the Uoard.<br />
Statement of Facts'<br />
By decisi.on Filed wjt.h thc City Clerk 011 or about<br />
Scpternber 77, 2006, the Hoard granted a comprehensjve<br />
permit to ALCitash for the c!onstruction of a 40-11nit<br />
residential developmerit at 131A Haverill Road in<br />
limesbury. Thjrty uf the units are market rate 2nd ten<br />
arc "affordable." The approval cont-ained il riumber of<br />
conditions. R4 Vol.1, 15. Atti tash appealed the<br />
Board's llecisio~~i to the HAC. RA Vol .l, 2.<br />
On or a.bout January 17, ZOO'/, Attitash filed cl<br />
Motion for Summary Decision, challenying the<br />
"1.egality" of certain c0ndit.i ons corilained in the<br />
Board's Ilecision. IW Vol .1, 59. The Hoard fi.led an<br />
Opposition to Lhe Motion. R4 Vol.l, 206. The Board<br />
requested a hearing on the Motion folr Sumnary<br />
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Citations t.o the Lwo-volume administrat.ive record in<br />
this case are to "RA" followed by the relevant volume<br />
and page number (s) .<br />
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