Kulak v. Zoning Board of Appeals

The issue presented on this appeal is whether the defendant zoning board of appeals acted illegally or arbitrarily when it granted the individual defendants, Samuel and Helen Manka, a variance to build a dwelling house on lot number 146 of the Hillandale Park Subdivision in the city of Stamford. The plaintiffs are residents and taxpayers of the city of Stamford owning property which abuts or is within 100 feet of the property in question. On the plaintiffs’ appeal, the trial court found error and ordered the *480board’s action set aside. Upon a grant of certification, the individual defendants…