LCO No. 4969 1 of 2 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 Subsection (n) of section 8-8 of the general statutes is 1 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2 October 1, 2019): 3 (n) [No appeal taken under subsection (b) of this section shall be 4 withdrawn and no settlement between the parties to any such appeal 5 shall be effective unless and until a hearing has been held before the 6 Superior Court and such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: Committee Bill No. 6335 LCO No. 4969 2 of 2 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