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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 938
January Session, 2021
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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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2021): 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withdrawn and no settlement between the parties to any such appeal 5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 withdrawal 7
or settlement.] An aggrieved person who initiates an appeal pursuant to 8
subsection (b) of this section may withdraw such appeal and the court 9
shall permit the withdrawal of such appeal without holding a hearing, 10
provided any defendant may object to the withdrawal of the appeal by 11
filing a written objection with the court not later than thirty days after 12
the date of the filing of the withdrawal, in which case the court shall 13
hold a hearing to determine whether withdrawal of the appeal shall be 14
permitted. 15 Raised Bill No. 938
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 8-8(n)
Statement of Purpose:
To streamline the process involving withdrawal 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.]