Legal Opinion
Merlo v. Zoning Comm'n of Wethersfield
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 1, 1984No. (2403)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHull, J.
This case raises the narrow issue of whether the defendant planning and zoning commission’s failure to approve a subdivision plan with certain stipulations it had proposed constituted a disapproval of the plan under General Statutes § 8-26 1 so as to avoid an automatic approval as a result of the passing of the sixty-five day deadline for a decision pursuant to General Statutes § 8-26d. 2
The plaintiff, claiming such statutory approval of its subdivision application, sought mandamus to compel the issuance of the permit. The trial court denied the request for a writ of mandamus and the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Carpenter v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Vartuli v. SotireSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Finn v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Milford Education Assn. v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Lupinacci v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Huck v. Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency of GreenwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Merlo v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Trivalent Realty Co. v. Town of WestportConnecticut Appellate Court · 1984
- Beninato v. Zoning Board of AppealsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- Merlo v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984