Nielson v. Zoning Commission

The plaintiffs have appealed from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas dismissing their appeal from the action of the zoning commission of Waterbury in granting the application of the defendant John W. Stokes to change the zone of his property from a residence to a business classification.

Stokes owns a plot of land fronting about 271 feet on Highland Avenue at the corner of Ledge-side Avenue. The lot is about 150 feet deep, and there are two houses on it. It is in a B residence zone. Stokes, having previously obtained the approval of the city planning commission for the change, applied to…