Supreme Court of Connecticut
Lane v. Commissioner of Environmental Protection
October 7, 2014
Summary
The court affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ administrative appeal, concluding that the statutory certificate-of-permission provision could not be applied retroactively to work performed in 1988. Under the law then in effect, completely rebuilding a destroyed coastal structure required a permit, and the proposed raised boardwalk was not eligible for a certificate because it would not restore the preexisting cinder or gravel path. No separate opinions were issued.