Legal Opinion
Chevron Oil Co. v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 27, 1976PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBogdanski, J.
In 1970, the plaintiff Sidney F. Brown, Inc. (hereinafter Brown), purchased a parcel of land having an area of 24,516 square feet, located at the intersection of Long Hill Avenue and River Road in Shelton. The property was located in an R-3 residential zone, but at Brown’s request, the location was changed to a CB-2 business zone, in which a gasoline service station is a permitted use. In 1972, Brown leased the land to the plaintiff Chevron Oil Company.
The Brown property is bounded on the west by a narrow triangular-shaped parcel of land which is still zoned R-3, but which, because of its…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- A.P. & W. Holding Corp. v. Planning & Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Watson v. HowardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- DeMaria v. Enfield Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
- Garibaldi v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Dooley v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Builders Service Corp. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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