Legal Opinion
Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 12, 2008No. SC 17690PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
This appeal by the named plaintiff, Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut, Inc. (society), and the plaintiff Pong Me, the society’s president, arises from the decision of the defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Newtown (commission) denying the society’s application for a special exception to build a Buddhist temple on its property located in the town of Newtown (town). The plaintiffs appealed from the commission’s decision to the trial court, claiming that the reasons for the denial were not supported by the record and that the denial violated General…
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