M. & R. ENTERPRISES, INC. v. Zoning Board of Appeals

The Southington zoning regulations prohibit the use of any building or premises for the sale of alcoholic beverages if that building or premises is within 1500 feet of any other building or premises where such beverages are sold. South-ington Zoning Regs. §7-07.2 (1961).

The defendant Food Mart of Connecticut, Inc., hereinafter referred to as Food Mart, entered into a long-term lease of a large building which it had had specially constructed and designed for itself. This building, which is part of a large shopping center, is approximately 500 feet from the South-ington Inn, which sells…