Legal Opinion
Paige v. Town Plan & Zoning Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 21, 1995No. 15092PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.
The sole issue on appeal is whether trees and wildlife, independent of whether they have economic value, fall within the term “natural resources” as it is used in General Statutes § 22a-19 (a) and (b).1
The record discloses the following undisputed facts. In July, 1991, the defendant Fairfield University (university) filed with the defendant Fairfield town plan and zoning commission (commission) an application to resubdivide a 13.41 acre wooded site into forty building lots along with an application for a special permit to *451excavate and fill the land. The plaintiffs, Anthony J. Paige and…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Turner v. TurnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- West Hartford Interfaith Coalition, Inc. v. Town CouncilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Crochiere v. Board of Education of Town of EnfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Nizzardo v. State Traffic CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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