Jerome Rapoport v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Stamford

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment upholding the zoning board's decision that the dock improvements and Cook Road Extension were not subject to Stamford's zoning regulations. It held that Cook Road Extension had a longstanding access use that was not changed by the dock expansion, and that the dock improvements were waterward of the mean high water line, where the state had exclusive regulatory authority absent an approved harbor management plan. The court also concluded that the facility was not a marina, yacht club, or boat-storage-and-repair facility under the city's regulations.