Court upholds Planning & Zoning denial of cannabis business application, aldermen told

Corporation Counsel told the Shelton Board of Aldermen that a court denied an appeal by Rodeo Cannabis Company after Planning and Zoning denied the company’s application. "We won," the counsel said when summarizing the decision for the board.

The counsel explained the board previously passed a resolution expressing it did not want cannabis in Shelton, and Planning and Zoning heard the business’s petition and denied it. The court found the board’s denial was not "unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious," and therefore upheld the denial, the counsel said.

Aldermen asked whether the applicant would appeal the court decision; the counsel said he had information that an appeal was being pursued but had not yet seen filings. The board directed the counsel’s statement be included in the meeting minutes.