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Zoning Bulletin October 10, 2011 I Volume 51 No. 19 to this particular property. This was because, found the court, here, several extraordinary and exceptional conditions were inherent to the property: its extreme topography and challenging slope; the acreage devoted to the extension of an avenue and the infeasibility of extend- ing streets; the lack of public street infrastructure; the parking lot, which reduced the property's buildable area; the remaining wooded open space, which would serve as a buffer; and the fact that denying variances would have prompted a need for other variances. In summary, the court found that the BZA "reasonably concluded that the `clustering of the development' ... [was] a reasonable re- sponse to the property's topographical constraints as well as to the community's desire to open space along the northern boundary of the property." See also: Washington Canoe Club v. District of Columbia Zoning Com'n, 889 A.2d 995 (D. C. 2005). See also: Gilmartin v. District of Columbia Bd. of Zoning Adjust- ment, 579 A.2d 1164 (D. C. 1990). Rezoning — Members of Public Ask to Receive Copies of Documents at Public Hearing After PZC denies those requests, those who made document requests file complaint with Freedom of Information Commission Citation: Planning and Zoning Com'n of Town of Pomfret v. Free- dom of Information Com'n, 130 Conn. App. 448, 23 A.3d 786 (2011) CONNECTICUT (08/02/11)—This case does not address a "zon- ing" issue, but does address an issue that affects planning and zoning commissions. This case addresses the issue of whether, under Con- necticut statutory law, public meeting attendees' requests to receive copies of documents must be in writing, rather than be made orally. It also addresses the issue of whether, under Connecticut statutory law, a planning and zoning commission has a duty to reduce to writ- ing its denial of a request for copies of documents even when the request for copies is not properly made. The Background/Facts: On January 9 and 15, 2008, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Pomfret (the "PZC ") con- © 2011 Thomson Reuters 7