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Appeals court reviews whether conservation commission misapplied wetlands bylaw protecting views
Summary
Property owners and abutters argued before the Appeals Court over whether the Edgartown Conservation Commission neglected the town bylaw’s protection of natural and historic views; the developer argued plaintiffs lacked standing and that the commission properly focused on public view values.
Patrick Donardo, representing several abutters, told the Appeals Court that the Edgartown Conservation Commission failed to enforce a town wetlands bylaw intended to protect natural and historic views to the water. Donardo said the plaintiffs — beachfront homeowners who sited their houses to take advantage of long‑standing view corridors to Katama Bay — have a protected legal interest under the bylaw and established a reasonable likelihood of injury…
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