Legal Opinion
Bierman v. Westport Planning & Zoning Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 4, 1981PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The plaintiff, Samuel Bierman, applied to the defendant, the Westport planning and zoning commission, for site plan approval to convert an abandoned gas station into an office building. The commission denied his application listing eight reasons for its denial. Thereafter, the plaintiff, pursuant to General Statutes § 8-8, appealed the commission’s decision to the Superior Court. The court sustained his appeal and, without any remand to the commission, ordered affirmative relief for the plaintiff. We granted the commission’s petition for certification.
On appeal the commission claims that the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Florentine v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Society for Savings v. Chestnut Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- St. John's Roman Catholic Church Corp. v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Holley v. SunderlandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- State v. CarboneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Spero v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- McGaffin v. RobertsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- City of Norwich v. Norwalk Wilbert Vault Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Felsman v. Zoning CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- Samperi v. Planning & Zoning CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
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