J & M REALTY CO. v. Board of Zoning Appeals

On May 4,1967, the plaintiff applied to the building inspector of the city of Norwalk for a building permit to construct a scrap-processing plant on a parcel of land consisting of about eight and three-quarters acres located in an area classified under the zoning regulations of the city of Norwalk as a heavy industrial zone. The building inspector denied the application on the ground that the proposed use was in conflict with § 6 (17) of the zoning regulations. 1 Thereupon, the plaintiff appealed the decision of the building inspector to the defendant board of zoning appeals, claiming that…