Legal Opinion
Planning & Zoning Commission v. Gaal
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 27, 1987No. 4591PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The decisive issue in this appeal is whether property owners, who did not own their property at the time zoning regulations were amended, but who at the time they purchased the property had actual notice of the use restrictions imposed by the amendment, have standing to challenge the sufficiency of the public notice preceding the adoption of the amendment. We hold that under the circumstances of this case the property owners lack standing and, therefore, we dismiss their appeal.
The plaintiffs are the Lebanon planning and zoning commission (commission) and the town of Lebanon (town). The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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