Munroe v. Zoning Board of Appeals

I agree with my colleagues that the judgment of the trial court must be reversed because the defendant zoning board of appeals of the town of Branford (board) failed to exercise its independent judgment in determining whether the zoning enforcement officer had properly issued a certificate of compliance.

Having reached that conclusion, however, I would remand the matter to the trial court with direction that the appeal be sustained and the matter remanded, in turn, to the board for it to determine, de novo, the proper application of its zoning regulations to the proposed building addition.…