Spencer v. Zoning Board of Appeals

The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court sustaining the appeal of the plaintiff from a decision of the zoning board of appeals of the town of Stratford (board) denying a petition for two variances from the zoning district’s 7500 square foot area requirement for building lots.

The defendant claims that the court erred (1) in finding that the plaintiff had established an unusual hardship sufficient to warrant the requested variances, (2) in concluding that the board had abused its discretion in denying the variances because it had granted similar variances for other…