Legal Opinion
Farnsworth v. Town of Windsor
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 25, 1963PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
On November 4, 1959, the defendant zoning board of appeals of the town of Windsor granted the plaintiff a variance of § 5.01 of the town zoning regulations to permit him to use leased premises in an agricultural zone as a go-kart raceway for a period of two years. In 1961, he applied for a continuance of the variance. It was denied on the ground that the operation constituted a public nuisance. The plaintiff appealed to the Court of Common Pleas, which concluded that the board lacked jurisdiction on the ground that the zoning regulations did not permit such a raceway in an agricultural zone…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Shelton v. City of SheltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Mabank Corporation v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
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