Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-5
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Sec. 8-5. Zoning board of appeals. Alternate members.
Official statutory text
(b) The zoning board of appeals of any town shall have jurisdiction over that part of the town outside of any city or borough contained therein except that the legislative body of any city or borough may, by ordinance, designate the zoning board of appeals of the town in which such city or borough is situated as the zoning board of appeals of such city or borough.
See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 9-209 re certification of terms of office and number of members of planning and zoning boards or commissions.
Cited. 123 C. 264. Board of appeals acts in a quasi-judicial capacity as distinguished from zoning commission. 145 C. 592. Cited. 148 C. 33; 165 C. 185; 219 C. 352.
Cited. 33 CA 281. Local zoning regulation, which mirrors statute, confers only specific narrowly defined powers on the chairman and in this case chairman was not authorized to act on behalf of board as to any substantive matter such as termination of disposition of an appeal. 69 CA 230.
Compared with number 305 of special acts of 1931. 10 CS 194.
Subsec. (a):
Unseated alternate zoning board member is precluded from participating in board deliberations following the close of a public hearing. 127 CA 669.
See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 9-209 re certification of terms of office and number of members of planning and zoning boards or commissions.
Cited. 123 C. 264. Board of appeals acts in a quasi-judicial capacity as distinguished from zoning commission. 145 C. 592. Cited. 148 C. 33; 165 C. 185; 219 C. 352.
Cited. 33 CA 281. Local zoning regulation, which mirrors statute, confers only specific narrowly defined powers on the chairman and in this case chairman was not authorized to act on behalf of board as to any substantive matter such as termination of disposition of an appeal. 69 CA 230.
Compared with number 305 of special acts of 1931. 10 CS 194.
Subsec. (a):
Unseated alternate zoning board member is precluded from participating in board deliberations following the close of a public hearing. 127 CA 669.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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