Carini v. Zoning Board of Appeals

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• zoning board’s function is not to consider matters such as estoppel or laches in determining whether a variance should be granted
• zoning board of appeals does not consider matters such as estoppel or laches in determining whether to grant variance
• ‘‘[t]he board’s power is restricted to that provided by the zoning ordi- nance in accordance with legislative or statutory enact- ments’’
• “failure to comply with zoning ordinances cannot be justified by the existence of other violations unless it is shown that a pattern of discrimination has been consciously practiced by the municipality” [emphasis added]

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