Legal Opinion
Woodford v. Zoning Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 1, 1959PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas sustaining an appeal from the action of the zoning commission of Ridge-field in enlarging a business zone to include properties of the defendants Durant and Rogers at the southeast corner of Main and Governor Streets.
The zoning commission, as a collective body, gave no reason for its action. Under the provisions of § 8-3 of the General Statutes, the commission is required to “state upon its records” its reason for changing a zoning regulation or the boundaries of a zoning district. The statement should contain only such reasons…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strain v. MimsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Thayer v. Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Kutcher v. Town Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Clark v. Town CouncilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Guerriero v. GalassoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Summ v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Corsino v. GroverSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- DeMaria v. Enfield Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
- Hyatt v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Morningside Assn. v. Planning & Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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