Coastal Suburban Builders, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission

This is an appeal1 from the denial of the plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of mandamus.

On June 14, 1980, the plaintiffs filed an application with the defendant planning and zoning commission to rezone a parcel of real estate, located in the town of East Haven, from an R-4 zone to a DRA-1 zone.2 They also applied, on that date, for a special exception for a multi-family use which would permit them to construct a sixty unit condominium complex on the property. The change of zone from R-4 to DRA-1 was a condition precedent to the granting of the application for a special exception.

On September…