Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission

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• holding that president of religious organization lacked standing under RLUIPA, because he lacked a “traditional property interest” in the regulated property
• noting “commission was entitled to credit the anecdotal reports that past activities on the society’s property had made neighboring properties less desirable” in determining whether proposed construction of temple would impair property values
• planning and zoning commission’s denial of special exception to build Buddhist temple was supported by substantial evidence when ‘‘the com- mission reasonably could have concluded that a parking lot for 148 cars would be a significant source of noise and disruption in the neighborhood’’
• \[T]here is no presumption that a specially permitted use ... necessarily is compatible with any particular neighborhood within the zoning district.\
• ‘‘[t]he [commission’s] decision must be sustained if an examination of the record discloses evidence that supports any one of the reasons given’’
• ‘‘[t]he [commission’s] decision must be sustained if an examination of the record discloses evidence that supports any one of the reasons given’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).