Charles Holdings, Ltd. v. Planning and Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Town of Greenwich, 13377
Decision Date | 02 August 1988 |
Docket Number | No. 13377,13377 |
Citation | 544 A.2d 633,208 Conn. 476 |
Court | Connecticut Supreme Court |
Parties | CHARLES HOLDINGS, LTD. v. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF the TOWN OF GREENWICH. |
Mark R. Carta, with whom, on the brief, was Douglas S. Skalka, Greenwich, for appellant (plaintiff).
John H. Reilly, Asst. Town Atty., for appellee (defendant).
Before ARTHUR H. HEALEY, SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO and SANTANIELLO, JJ.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Charles Holdings, Ltd., from a decision of the trial court dismissing its appeal from three decisions of the defendant, the planning and zoning board of appeals of Greenwich (board). Examination of the record discloses that on December 30, 1985, the board rendered three decisions concerning the plaintiff's proposal to erect a chapel/mausoleum on land located within an RA-2 residential zone. The board denied: (1) the plaintiff's appeal from a decision of the building inspector who had refused to issue a building permit for the proposed structure; (2) a proposed variance of the use requirements in an RA-2 zone to permit the proposed structure; and (3) a special exception request to permit a cemetery on the plaintiff's premises.
On January 10, 1986, the plaintiff appealed all three decisions to the Superior Court pursuant to General Statutes § 8-8. 1 The trial court upheld the board's decision in each instance and on October 7, 1987, rendered judgment dismissing the appeal. The Appellate Court thereafter granted a petition for certification and the plaintiff appealed. This court then transferred the matter to itself pursuant to Practice Book § 4023.
Sasso v. Aleshin, 197 Conn. 87, 89-90, 495 A.2d 1066 (1985).
In initiating its appeal to the Superior Court, the plaintiff's citation to the serving authority commanded him "to summon the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Greenwich." 2 Examination of the sheriff's return discloses that he made service "by leaving a true and attested copy of the original Writ, Summons and Complaint with my doings thereon endorsed, with and in the hands of Mr. Harris, Town Clerk." (Emphasis added.) Neither the chairman nor the clerk of the board was served.
General Statutes § 8-8 provides, in addition to requiring service upon the town clerk, that "[n]otice of such appeal shall be given by leaving a true and attested copy thereof with ... the chairman or clerk of said board...." It is clear that, in this respect, the plaintiff has not complied with § 8-8(b).
"Appeals to the courts from ... boards exist only under statutory authority...." Tazza v. Planning & Zoning Commission, 164 Conn. 187, 190, 319 A.2d 393 (1972); East Side Civic Assn. v. Planning & Zoning Commission, 161 Conn. 558, 560, 290 A.2d 348 (1971). " ' (Emphasis added.) In re Nunez, 165 Conn. 435, 441, 334 A.2d 898 (1973).
Since the issuing officer did not serve the chairman or clerk of the board as required by § 8-8(b), the predicate for appellate...
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