Legal Opinion
Stancuna v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Wallingford
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 30, 2001No. AC 20902PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DRANGINIS, J.
The plaintiff, Vernon Stancuna, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his appeal from the decision by the defendant zoning board of appeals of the town of Wallingford (board), granting the application by the defendant Richard Stevens for a variance. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that (1) Stevens had established a hardship, (2) the existence of a nonconformity was a proper basis for a finding of legal hardship and (3) the variance at issue did not violate the prohibition against the expansion of nonconforming uses. We affirm the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Adolphson v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Bloom v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Protect Hamden/North Haven from Excessive Traffic & Pollution, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Grillo v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Garibaldi v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AppealsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Dupont v. Zoning Board of AppealsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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