Legal Opinion
Baron v. Planning & Zoning Commission
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 3, 1990No. 8446PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCretella, J.
The named defendant, Haddam planning and zoning commission (commission), appeals from the judgment of the trial court sustaining the plaintiffs’ appeal from the commission’s denial of their application for approval of a two lot subdivision in the town of Haddam. The dispositive issue is whether the court improperly substituted its interpretation of the zoning regulations for that of the board. We find that it did and we reverse.
The basis for the commission’s denial of the plaintiffs’ application was its interpretation of § 13.1.14 of the Haddam zoning regulations which provides in pertinent…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Adolphson v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Whittaker v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Schwartz v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Town of Westport v. City of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Pascale v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
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3Cited by14 opinions
- City of New London v. Zoning Board of Appeals of WaterfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
- Samperi v. Planning & Zoning CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- Gorman Construction Co. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- Laurel Beach Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Appeals of MilfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Shailer v. Planning & Zoning CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
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