Aitken v. Zoning Board of Appeals

The plaintiff, Virginia G. Aitken, upon certification by this court, appeals from a judgment of the trial court dismissing her appeal from the action of the named defendant, the Branford zoning board of appeals (board), granting a variance to the defendant property owner, Robert Stosse.

On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court erred (1) in concluding that there was sufficient evidence of hardship to support the granting of the variance, (2) in applying an improper standard of review, (3) in considering improper documentary evidence, and (4) in finding that the defendant board had…