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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6335
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 4969
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING LA ND USE APPEALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (n) of section 8-8 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
October 1, 2019): 3
(n) [No appeal taken under subsection (b) of this section shall be 4
withdrawn and no settlement between the parties to any such appeal 5
shall be effective unless and until a hearing has been held before the 6
Superior Court and such court has approved such proposed 7
withdrawal or settlement.] An aggrieved person who initiates an 8
appeal pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, may withdraw such 9
appeal and the court shall permit the withdrawal of such appeal 10
without holding a hearing, provided if any defendant objects to the 11
withdrawal of the appeal, the court shall hold a hearing to determine 12
whether withdrawal of the appeal shall be permitted. 13
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 October 1, 2019 8-8(n)
Statement of Purpose:
To streamline the process involving withdrawal or settlement of a land
use appeal.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist.
H.B. 6335