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Court rulings reshape evidence standards in affordable-housing and notice disputes, presenter says
Summary
Attorney Mike Ziska summarized recent Connecticut decisions affecting land-use appeals, including a Supreme Court ruling widening how courts judge whether a newspaper has 'substantial circulation' for legal notices and a decision that rejected height-based conditions when commissions lack substantial evidence in affordable-housing appeals.
At the Feb. 25 Regional Planning Council meeting, attorney Mike Ziska reviewed several recent Connecticut land-use appellate decisions that he said are relevant to local commissions and applicants.
Ziska described a Supreme Court decision arising from Fenwick that broadened the test for whether a newspaper used to publish legal notices has "substantial circulation" beyond raw subscription numbers; courts may…
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