Legal Opinion
Senior v. Zoning Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 23, 1959PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
The plaintiff owns a tract of 436 acres in New Canaan in a residence zone. The lots in the tract were required to have a minimum area of two acres. The zone, consisting of over 4000 acres, embraces the entire northerly portion of the town. The land is heavily wooded, hilly, and at present comprises only a little over 600 separate parcels. Six per cent of the zone is occupied by reservoirs supplying water to nearby municipalities. It is a semi-rural area of natural beauty and has neither water nor sewer services. Effective December 1, 1956, the defendant amended the zoning regulations by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Simon v. Town of NeedhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Winslow v. Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Mills v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Culinary Institute of America, Inc. v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- DeMars v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Corsino v. GroverSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Goldberg v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Josephson v. Planning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Manor Development Corp. v. Conservation CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Stocker v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
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