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Elm City Mfg. Jewelers and New Beginnings Church v. Hamden Zoning Board of Appeals, FFDC EJV, FFDC EJV II, Raza Realty
A Hamden jeweler and a church appealed a variance the zoning board granted for a Fine Fettle equity joint venture store. The parties stipulated in April 2024 that the variance was void, and judgment entered on that stipulation.
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- Connecticut Superior Court, New Haven
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Docket: NNH-CV23-6135251-S (New Haven).
Status: CLOSED. Judgment by stipulation May 10, 2024 declaring the variance void.
Parties. Plaintiffs Elm City Mfg. Jewelers, Inc. and New Beginnings Church of God in Christ, Inc., both of Hamden. Defendants the Hamden Zoning Board of Appeals, FFDC EJV LLC, FFDC EJV II LLC and Raza Realty LLC.
What the appeal says. The plaintiffs challenged a variance the board granted in connection with a Fine Fettle-affiliated cannabis retail proposal in Hamden.
What happened. Filed August 15, 2023. The board and the Fine Fettle entities answered in October and November 2023 and the record was returned. The plaintiffs briefed the case in February 2024. On April 25, 2024 the plaintiffs moved for judgment in accordance with a stipulation signed by every party, under which the board’s action granting the variance would be declared void; the settlement had been presented to the board at its April 18, 2024 meeting as Practice Book § 14-7B(j) requires. Judge Elizabeth Stewart entered judgment on the stipulation May 10, 2024.
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Files in This Collection
- Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, New Haven
Elm City Mfg. Jewelers v. Hamden Zoning Board of Appeals: Summons and Complaint (08/15/2023)
Summons and complaint, filed 08/15/2023 in Elm City Mfg. Jewelers v. Hamden Zoning Board of Appeals, Connecticut Superior Court docket NNH-CV23-6135251-S (entry 100.30). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated August 15, 2023PDF, 8 pp., 1.2 MBID ctc-2026-0373 - Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, New Haven
Elm City Mfg. Jewelers v. Hamden Zoning Board of Appeals: Motion for Judgment in Accordance with Stipulation (04/25/2024)
Motion for judgment in accordance with stipulation, filed 04/25/2024 in Elm City Mfg. Jewelers v. Hamden Zoning Board of Appeals, Connecticut Superior Court docket NNH-CV23-6135251-S (entry 111.00). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated April 25, 2024PDF, 6 pp., 1.3 MBID ctc-2026-0374
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