Paige v. Town Plan and Zoning Com'n of Town of Fairfield

• Decision Date: 20 October 1994
• Citation: 649 A.2d 256,231 Conn. 934
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: Anthony J. PAIGE et al. v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF the TOWN OF FAIRFIELD et al.

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649 A.2d 256

231 Conn. 934

Anthony J. PAIGE et al. v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF the TOWN OF FAIRFIELD et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Oct. 20, 1994.

Frederic S. Ury, Westport, in support of the petition.

Roy H. Ervin and John F. Fallon, Fairfield, in opposition.

The plaintiffs' petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 35 Conn.App. 646, 646 A.2d 277 (AC 12324), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"In the circumstances of this case, did trees and wildlife on the property of the defendant university fall within 'natural resources' as that term is used in General Statutes § 22a-19(a) and (b), so as to require the defendant commission expressly to consider the possible environmental impact of a proposed subdivision plan?"