Petrillo v. Board of Zoning Appeals

The board of zoning appeals for the town of North Haven denied the application of the plaintiff for permission to extend the nonconforming use of his automobile junk yard to premises immediately adjoining his present location and for certificates of approval of the adjoining property for that purpose and for a used car lot. Upon an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas by the plaintiff, the action of the board was reversed. The board has appealed.

In 1951, the plaintiff was, and he still is, the owner of an irregularly shaped plot of ground on the north side of Saekett Point Road and bordering…