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BEIT HAVURAH v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

177 Conn. 440 (1979)

BEIT HAVURAH ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF NORFOLK ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 8, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley W. Horton and, of the New York bar, Nathan Z. Dershowitz, with whom were Peter C. Herbst and, on the brief, also of the New York bar, Stephen M. Jacoby, for the appellants (named plaintiff et al.).

Paul Lichterman, pro se, an appellant (plaintiff).

Edward J. Quinlan, Jr., H. James Stedronsky and David M. Cusick, for the appellees (defendants).

H. William Shure filed a brief as amicus curiae.

LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO, PETERS and D. SHEA, JS.

PETERS, J.

This case concerns the impact of town zoning regulations on a Jewish synagogue. In 1975, the plaintiff Beit Havurah1 purchased property located within a "village residence" zoning district in the town of Norfolk. At the time of purchase, applicable zoning regulations included as permitted uses in such a district "churches and other places of worship" and related "accessory uses." The regulations for such a district, however...

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