First Church of Christ v. Historic District Commission

Opinion

The plaintiff, First Church of Christ, Scientist, appeals from the judgment of dismissal of its appeal from the denial by the defendant, the historic district commission of the town of Ridgefield (commission), of the plaintiffs application for a certificate of appropriateness to allow the installation of vinyl siding on its church building. The plaintiff claims that the commission’s decision should be reversed because it improperly (1) relied on undefined aesthetic considerations in denying its application for a certificate of appro*60priateness and (2) burdened its free exercise of…