Legal Opinion
Bloom v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 16, 1995No. 15147PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
The dispositive issue in this zoning appeal is whether the principles of equitable estoppel entitle the owners of a legally nonconforming building to a variance on the ground of hardship when, in reliance on an erroneously issued building permit, the owners have expanded and altered the building within the nonconforming areas. We conclude under the circumstances of this case that the property owners’ reliance on an erroneous building permit does not constitute such a hardship.
*200The following facts are undisputed. The defendants Kevin Conroy, Steven Cook and William Conroy (owners)1 are the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Standard Tallow Corp. v. JowdySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Whittaker v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Kimberly-Clark Corp. v. DubnoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Schwartz 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 by125 opinions
- Simko v. ErvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Harris v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- R & R Pool & Patio, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Stansbury v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- Wood v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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