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Branse,
Willis & Knapp, LLC
148 Eastern Boulevard
Suite 301
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Phone:
(860) 659-3735
Fax: (860) 659-9368
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Prior to the opening of a
hearing: Many towns have informal, pre-application conferences. Very
valuable procedure, but, until recently, no case law or Statute
allowing it. Now, Bergren v. Planning & Zoning
Commission of the Town of Berlin, 30 Conn. L. Rptr. No. 6,
212 (9-24-01), says it is OK and so does Conn. Gen Stats.§ 7-159b (PA
03-184 §1). Should have regulations on this, however ... (PDF)
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Pursuant to Connecticut General
Statues 8-2, a zoning commission may regulate, "the height, size and
location of advertising signs and billboards." Like other types of
speech, restrictions on signs that are related to "time, place and
manner" are permissible under the United States Constitution so long as
those restrictions are content
neutral. (PDF)
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The authorizing General Statutes
create confusion for land use agencies because the language is
different for different kinds of decisions. Thus, it is desirable to
examine each type of decision individually. (PDF)
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Conditions and Modifications Outline
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Conditions and Modifications Outline Exhibit A
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Conditions and Modifications Outline Exhibit B
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Conditions and Modifications Outline Exhibit C
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Conditions and Modifications Outline Exhibit D
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Conditions and Modifications Outline Exhibit E
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Conditions and Modifications Outline Exhibit F
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Conditions and Modifications Outline Exhibit G
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Town of Scotland, Resolution of
the Board of Selectman of the Town of Scotland regarding Required
Building Permits for any Outdoor Wood Burning Furnace. (PDF)
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Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
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Passbook Forms. (PDF)
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It is hereby ORDAINED by the
Board of Selectmen of the Town of Cromwell that Chapter 236 of the
Cromwell Code be amended so as to add the following Article I:
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Local Government is a creature
of the State and has no powers other than those conferred by Statute or
reasonably necessary to carry out those powers.
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The
terms ‘aggrievement’ and ‘standing’ have been used interchangeably
throughout most of Connecticut jurisprudence. . . . Although these two
legal concepts are similar, they are not, however, identical.” Gladysz
v. Planning & Zoning Commission, infra. If you are aggrieved,
then you have standing to bring the appeal. Aggrievement is established
if there is a possibility, as distinguished from a certainty, that some
legally protected interest . . . has been adversely affected.”
(Internal quotation marks omitted). Huck v. Inland Wetlands and
Watercourses Agency, 203 Conn. 525, 530 (1987) quoting O’Leary v.
McGuinness, 140 Conn. 80, 83 (1953). You could have standing without
being aggrieved only if you are a “party”. You may lack “standing”
because the cause of action is not one which you are authorized to
bring. “Standing” is the right to raise the legal and factual issues
before the court so that they may be adjudicated and implicates the
court’s subject matter jurisdiction. Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Inc.
v. Gill, 175 Conn. 483, 509 (1978). Standing is essential to subject
matter jurisdiction. D. S. Associates v. Planning and Zoning
Commission, 27 Conn. App. 508, 511 (1992).
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Prior
to the opening of a hearing: Many towns have informal, pre-application
conferences. Very valuable procedure, but, until recently, no case law
or Statute allowing it. Now, Bergren v. Planning & Zoning
Commission of the Town of Berlin , 30 Conn. L. Rptr. No. 6, 212
(9-24-01), says it is OK; and so does Conn. Gen. Stats. § 7-159b (PA
03-184 §1). Should have regulations on this, however.
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Public Hearing Procedures Outline
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