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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-19a (2025)

Historic structures and landmarks. When court costs assessed against plaintiff

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The provisions of sections 22a-15 to 22a-19, inclusive, shall be applicable to the unreasonable destruction of historic structures and landmarks of the state, which shall be those properties (1) listed or under consideration for listing as individual units on the National Register of Historic Places (16 USC 470a, as amended) or (2) which are a part of a district listed or under consideration for listing on said national register and which have been determined by the State Historic Preservation Review Board to contribute to the historic significance of such district. If the plaintiff in any such action cannot make a prima facie showing that the conduct of the defendant, acting alone or in combination with others, has or is likely unreasonably to destroy the public trust in such historic structures or landmarks, the court shall tax all costs for the action to the plaintiff.

(P.A. 82-367, S. 1; P.A. 21-193, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 21-193 changed “State Historic Preservation Board” to “State Historic Preservation Review Board”, effective July 13, 2021.

Cited. 192 C. 591; 204 C. 38; Id., 212; 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 215 C. 474; 218 C. 580; 220 C. 54; 222 C. 98; 226 C. 205; Id., 579; 227 C. 71; 234 C. 488; 237 C. 135; 239 C. 786.

Cited. 27 CA 479; 30 CA 204; 41 CA 39; Id., 89.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2021 · leading case: Arrieu v. Town of Litchfield, 552 A.2d 445 (Conn. App. Ct. 1989).
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Arrieu v. Town of Litchfield, 552 A.2d 445 (Conn. App. Ct. 1989). · cites it 8× “appeals (board) to notify the planning and zoning commission of the Society’s pending application was procedural rather than jurisdictional, (3) in finding that subparagraphs (1) and (3) of paragraph 2 (b), section 3, Article VII, of the Litchfield zoning regulations were…”
Smith v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of the Town of Greenwich, 629 A.2d 1089 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 2× “) Additionally, General Statutes § 22a-19a states in part that the EPA “shall be applicable to the unreasonable destruction of historic structures and landmarks of the state, which shall be those properties (1) listed or under consideration for listing as individual units on the…”
Burton v. Dillman, 607 A.2d 447 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992). · cites it 4× “” General Statutes § 22a-19a provides: “The provisions of sections 22a-15 to 22a-19, inclusive, shall be applicable to the unreasonable destruction of historic structures and landmarks of the state, which shall be those properties (1) listed or under consideration for listing as…”
Jacques v. Comm'r of Energy & Env't Prot., 203 Conn. App. 419 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). “Thus, the department had the authority to deny the plaintiff’s petition for intervention on this ground. ‘‘When a case presents only questions of law, an administrative agency’s legal determinations are not entitled to any special deference, unless they previously have been…”
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