W A T R, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals

WATR, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, holds an option to purchase a parcel *197of land consisting of three acres owned by the New Haven Water Company in the town of Bethany. The property is in an R-130 residential zone and is used by the water company as a water shed. On October 24, 1966, the plaintiff applied to the Bethany planning and zoning commission for a permit to erect on this land an 874-foot television transmission tower of the “pencil” type to be supported by guy wires, and a transmission building. On January 6, 1967, the commission denied the plaintiff’s application on…