Protect Hamden/North Haven from Excessive Traffic & Pollution, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission

The principal issue of this appeal is whether the trial court exceeded the proper scope of review of the decision of the named defendant, the *529Hamden planning and zoning commission (commission), in amending the Hamden zoning regulations regarding the development of shopping centers. The defendants1 appeal2 from the judgment of the court sustaining the zoning appeal of the plaintiffs3 that challenged the decision of the commission.

The defendants claim that: (1) the court employed an improper scope of review and, therefore, improperly concluded that the commission’s decision was not supported by…