Legal Opinion

Weyls v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided October 27, 1971PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtShapiro, J.

The question determinative of this appeal is whether the trial court erred in concluding that winterizing the plaintiffs’ cabin and year-round occupancy of it was not an extension of a nonconforming use in violation of the zoning regulations of the town of Trumbull.

Trumbull adopted zoning regulations in 1938 in accordance with the provisions of the predecessor of chapter 124 of the General Statutes. On October 15, 1959, the town adopted an amendment, entitled “Section 4. Non-Conforming Uses,” which provides, in part, that any building or use legally existing on the effective date of the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Thayer v. Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
  2. Town of Darien v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
  3. Connecticut Sand & Stone Corporation v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
  4. Piccolo v. Town of West HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
  5. Salerni v. ScheuySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  2. Cummings v. TrippSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  3. Pizzola v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
  4. City of New Haven v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
  5. Scott v. General Iron & Welding Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1976

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