Land Use & Zoning
Connecticut's 'anti-snob zoning' law (§ 8-30g) was enacted primarily to address:
ADiscrimination in commercial real estate sales
BLocal exclusionary zoning practices that prevent affordable housing development✓ Correct
CEnvironmental contamination of housing sites
DCommercial overdevelopment in residential areas
Explanation
Section 8-30g was enacted to counteract local exclusionary zoning (large minimum lot sizes, excessive requirements) that prevent the construction of affordable housing in Connecticut municipalities.
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