The South Lyme Property Owner's Association, Inc.and several individual Old Lyme property owners have commenced a civil action in the Superior Court of New London challenging the Town of Old Lyme Zoning Regulations and efforts of certain town officials to restrict the use of residentially zoned property to seasonal use only. The Association, comprised of hundreds of Old Lyme property owners, seeks a ruling from the Superior Court that the zoning regulations that limit the use of residential properties to only several months of the year violate the State and Federal Constitutions and state law. The suit also claims that efforts by Town officials to restrict property use have infringed on the their Constitutional and private property rights.

The suit also seeks a temporary injunction to halt efforts by the Town Zoning Enforcement officer and other town officials and agencies from continuing efforts to declare certain properties as "seasonal use only" while the challenge to the validity of the seasonal zoning regulations is pending. A preliminary hearing on the request for an injunction is expected to occur later this month.