Legal Opinion
Belknap v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 13, 1967PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThim, J.
The plaintiffs are the owners of a lot having an area of 2.94 acres in the town of Easton. Easton is divided into two zoning districts. Easton Zoning Regs. § 8 (1960). The plaintiffs’ lot is in district B. A regulation applicable to this district provides that no buildings shall be erected on any lot having a total area of less than three acres. Ibid. This regulation has been in effect since 1941. Id. § 10.
The plaintiffs desired to erect a building on their lot and applied to the defendant board for a variance of the aforementioned area-requirement regulation. After a hearing, the hoard…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ward v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- Greenwich Gas Co. v. TuthillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Zieky v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- McMahon v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- Misuk v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Whittaker v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Garibaldi v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Chevron Oil Co. v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Pollard v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- McCrann v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
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