Legal Opinion
Ghent v. Zoning Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 17, 1991No. 14199PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The plaintiffs1 have appealed from the action of the defendant zoning commission of the city of Waterbury in amending several sections of the Water*586bury zoning ordinance, the effect of which is to prohibit multiple family dwellings in certain commercial zones. The trial court upheld the commission’s decision and accordingly dismissed the appeal. After the Appellate Court had granted the plaintiffs’ petition for certification for review pursuant to General Statutes § 8-8 (o), we transferred the appeal to this court pursuant to Practice Book § 4023.
The principal issue raised by the plaintiffs is…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Strain v. MimsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Spero v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Cioffoletti v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Low v. Town of MadisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State ex rel. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1996
- Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Zeller v. ConsoliniConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
- Moreau v. FlandersSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011
- Ball v. FitzpatrickMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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