Culinary Institute of America, Inc. v. Board of Zoning Appeals

The plaintiff appealed to the Court of Common Pleas from the action of the named defendant, hereinafter called the board, in granting an application for a variance of the zoning ordinance of the city of New Haven. This appeal is taken by the plaintiff from the judgment of the court affirming the action of the board and dismissing the plaintiff’s appeal.

The appeal was presented and determined in the trial court on the record of the proceedings before the board. As shown by the minutes of its executive session, the board found the following facts: The property known as 367 Prospect Street in…