Legal Opinion
Daughters of St. Paul, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 21, 1988No. 6278PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of the trial court sustaining the plaintiff’s challenge to the denial of an application for a special exception. The plaintiff’s application sought approval to construct a convent and religious book and audiovisual center in a residential zone. Of the six reasons given by the defendant for denying the application, five remain as issues before us:1 whether the trial court erred in holding (1) that the proposed convent and book center would not constitute a prohibited use in a residential zone; (2) that the proposed facility was a “church or other place…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- A.P. & W. Holding Corp. v. Planning & Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Torsiello v. Zoning Board of AppealsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1984
- Town of Westport v. City of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Beckish v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Horn v. Zoning Board of AppealsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Whisper Wind Development Corp. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
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