Reed v. Planning & Zoning Commission

The defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Chester is appealing from the judgment of the trial court sustaining the plaintiff s appeal from the defendant’s .denial of the plaintiff’s application for a subdivision approval. The defendant’s central claim is that the trial court- erred in concluding that the commission had no authority to deny the subdivision application on the ground that the public road abutting the subdivision provided inadequate access to the subdivision. We find no error.

On July 14,1983, the plaintiff, Robert G. Reed, filed an application with the defendant…