Legal Opinion

Bartram v. Zoning Commission

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 23, 1949PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.

This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment sustaining an appeal from a decision of the zoning commission of the city of Bridgeport taken in accordance with the provisions of § 845 of the General Statutes. The commission changed the classification of a Sylvan Avenue lot, with a frontage of 125 feet and a depth of 133 feet, from a residence zone to a business No. 3 zone.

With some corrections to which the defendants are entitled, the controlling facts found by the court are these: Zoning regulations became effective in Bridgeport on June 1, 1926. They provided for three classes of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strain v. MimsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
  2. Town of Windsor v. WhitneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
  3. Piccolo v. Town of West HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
  4. Mrowka v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
  5. Bishop v. Board of Zoning Appeals of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Sheridan v. Planning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
  2. Couch v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
  3. Florentine v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
  4. Kutcher v. Town Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
  5. Huff v. Board of Zoning AppealsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957

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