Land Use & Zoning
A Connecticut town imposes a building moratorium—no new residential building permits will be issued for 12 months—to allow time to update the sewer system. Under Connecticut law, a temporary moratorium:
AIs automatically illegal as a taking of property without compensation
BMay be permissible if temporary, reasonably related to a legitimate public purpose, and not excessively long✓ Correct
CRequires legislative approval from the state
DCan never be applied to properties with existing approvals
Explanation
Connecticut courts have upheld temporary development moratoria as an exercise of police power if they are: (1) temporary in nature, (2) reasonably related to a legitimate governmental purpose (such as infrastructure planning), and (3) not so prolonged as to constitute a taking.
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