Stankiewicz v. Zoning Board of Appeals

In this zoning appeal, the sole issue is the extent of the Superior Court’s authority to search the record to supplement the reasons given by a local zoning board to explain its decision to grant a variance. The trial court dismissed the appeal of the plaintiffs, Robert Stankiewicz and Cheryl Stankiewicz, from the decision of the defendant zoning board of appeals of the town of Montville (board). The board had granted variances from local bulk area regulations and setback requirements to the defendants Joseph Fisher and Marjorie Fisher to enable them to build a garage on their lot on Lake…