Vine v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The plaintiff, Wanda Vine,1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing her appeal from the decision by the defendant zoning board of appeals of the town of North Branford (board), granting the application of the defendant M & E Construction, Inc. (M & E),2 for a variance. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly determined that (1) the hardship claimed by M & E was not self-created, (2) the claimed hardship was not merely financial, (3) the “purchaser with knowledge” rule did not apply, and (4) material differences existed between the application for the…