Planning Zon. Comm'n v. Zon. Bd. of Appeals, No. 105428 (Jul. 8, 1992)

This action is an appeal by a planning and zoning commission (hereinafter Commission) from a variance of set back lines granted by a zoning board of appeals (hereinafter Board) to Mrs. Benedict. Two issues are addressed: (1) whether the Commission is an aggrieved party entitled to appeal; and (2) whether in granting the variance, the Board acted within its statutory authority.

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Pursuant to General Statutes 8-8(b), ". . . any person aggrieved by the decision of a board may take an appeal to the superior court . . .". Aggrievement is divided into two general categories, statutory and classical.…