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Land Use Law Appellate Court Opinion

by Zigadto, Janet

 

AC42866 - 2772 BPR, LLC v. Planning & Zoning Commission (Zoning appeal; denial of site development plan application; "The plaintiff, 2772 BPR, LLC, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying its appeal from the decision of the defendant, the Planning & Zoning Commission of the Town of North Branford (commission), in which the commission denied the plaintiff's site development plan application to build a facility to be used for the bulk storage of propane. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court erred by (1) upholding the commission's consideration of off-site traffic concerns, the preparedness of municipal services, and the potential impact on property values when conducting an administrative review of its site development plan application, and (2) raising independently a reason to deny the appeal that was not one of the bases for the commission's decision to deny the application. We agree with the plaintiff's first claim, and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case with direction to render judgment sustaining the plaintiff's appeal and directing the commission to approve the plaintiff's site development plan application.")