New London Land Use Ass'n v. New London Zoning Board of Adjustment

In this zoning case, the plaintiff, New London Land Use Association (the Association), appeals the Superior Court’s (Cann, J.) decision upholding the New London Zoning Board of Adjustment’s (board) grant of a special exception to Lakeside Lodge, Inc. (Lakeside), the intervenor in this case. The principal issue before us is whether a zoning ordinance requirement which need not be met for a particular land use, because it was a prior nonconforming use, must nevertheless be met in order for the landowner to obtain the special exception required for a new development of the land. For the reasons…