Legal Opinion
Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority v. Planning & Zoning Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 8, 1993No. 14584; 14585PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.
The principal issues in these appeals are whether (1) the trial court improperly substituted its judgment for that of the defendant Wallingford zoning board of appeals (board) in determining that solid waste disposal is a valid nonconforming use of certain property that is located in the town of Wallingford, owned by the plaintiff city of Meriden and leased, in part, to the plaintiff Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA); (2) a Wallingford zoning regulation prohibiting solid waste disposal over an aquifer is a valid exercise of the town’s police power; (3) this regulation is…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Cummings v. TrippSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Syracuse Aggregate Corp. v. WeiseNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Town of Burlington v. DunnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Protect Hamden/North Haven from Excessive Traffic & Pollution, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Bloom v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Kaufman v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Bauer v. Waste Management of Connecticut, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Harris v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Quarry Knoll II Corp. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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