Town of Greenwich v. Kristoff

In November of 1974, the plaintiffs, the town of Greenwich and Maurice F. Roddy, the town’s zoning enforcement officer, brought an action seeking to enjoin the defendant from using his premises as a rooming house on the ground that such use violated the Greenwich zoning regulations. By way of a special defense, the defendant alleged that his use of the premises in question constituted a valid, nonconforming use under the Greenwich building zone regulations. After a trial, the court refused to issue an injunction “in order that the defendant may be permitted to apply for a change of use.” From…