Property owners petitioned for judicial review of decision of town Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) which denied their appeal from Planning Board’s decision to approve application for permit to construct and operate five-turbine wind energy project. The Superior Court vacated decision of ZBA to approve permit application. Applicant and town appealed. Property owners cross-appealed.
The Supreme Judicial Court held that Superior Court lacked jurisdiction over appeal from ZBA’s decision, ruling that the appeal period began on the date the ZBA held its vote, not on the date the ZBA issued its written findings.