City of New London v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Waterford

The defendant Waterford zoning board of appeals appeals from the judgment of the trial court sustaining the appeal of the plaintiffs, the city of New London and the New London police department (New London). The trial court concluded that the decision of the board limiting the term “municipal facilities,” as used in the Waterford zoning regulations § 6.2.4,1 to municipal facilities of the town of Waterford was illegal. On appeal to this court, the board claims that the trial court improperly substituted its judgment for that of the board by concluding that the term “municipal facility” means…