Capalbo v. Planning & Zoning Board of Appeals

The principal issue in this case is whether General Statutes § 8-21 authorizes a municipality to enact a zoning regulation limiting the number of colors that may be contained in an outdoor advertising sign. The plaintiffs, Frank M. and Caroline Capalbo, appealed to the Superior Court from a decision of the named defendant, the planning and zoning board of appeals of the town of Greenwich (board), denying the plaintiffs a permit to erect their sign. The trial court consolidated this administrative appeal with *482the plaintiffs’ separate action against the defendant Jerry Landsfeld, the Greenwich…