Stamford, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 146 § 146-62

Any owner or tenant who is not satisfied with the decision made by the Director of Public Safety, Health and Welfare in response to a grievance may appeal the decision to the Housing Replacement Review Board. A.
Members of the Housing Replacement Review Board shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Board of Representatives in accordance with the City Charter Section C6-00-3 as follows:
(1) One from a professional association representing local developers,
(2) One from a local financial institution,
(3) One from a local community-based non-profit housing organization,
(4) One from a civil rights organization active in the area,
(5) One from a labor union active in the area,
(6) Two members of a city-wide or local tenant associations, both of whom also serve as elected officials of a local tenants' association.
Initially, two (2) members shall be appointed to serve a term of one (1) year; two (2) members shall be appointed to serve a term of two (2) years; and three (3) members shall be appointed to serve a term of three (3) years. Hereafter, each member shall serve a term of three (3) years. A term shall expire on December 1st of the final year of the term, subject to continuance in office until a successor shall have been appointed.
B. An owner may, after completing the full grievance procedure with the Director of Public Safety, Health and Welfare, apply to the Housing Replacement Review Board for administrative review. The Housing Replacement Review Board may provide full or partial relief from the housing replacement requirement if the owner establishes, to the Housing Replacement Review Board's satisfaction, that:
(1) The literal interpretation and strict application of the housing replacement requirement of this article would prevent the owner from earning a reasonable economic return from the property. Reasonable economic return shall not necessarily be based upon the highest and best use of the property but upon any use which may lawfully and reasonably be developed on the property; and
(2) The requested relief would be consistent with the spirit and purpose of the housing preservation and replacement Ordinance and the housing component of the City of Stamford's Comprehensive Plan of Development.
C. A tenant may, after completing the full grievance procedure with the Director of Public Safety, Health and Welfare, apply to the Housing Replacement Review Board for administrative review. The Housing Replacement Review Board shall direct the chief elected official to revoke a demolition or other building permit for the building in which the tenant resides when:
(1) The proceedings are found to be in violation of any of the provisions of this article or of the rules and regulations developed by the Director of Public Safety, Health and Welfare, or the approved Assisted Housing Replacement Plan; and
(2) The requested relief would be consistent with the spirit and purpose of the housing preservation and replacement Ordinance and the housing component of the City of Stamford's Comprehensive Plan of Development.
D. When review of a decision is sought, the Housing Replacement Review Board may request, from the appropriate city departments, whatever information reasonably may be of assistance in reaching a decision. A notice of request for relief shall also be published, in a newspaper of general local circulation, and any member of the public shall have fourteen (14) days from the date of publication to submit written comments to the Housing Replacement Review Board concerning the appropriateness of the requested review.
E. All information compiled by the Housing Replacement Review Board shall be available to the owner, tenant, or any other interested party upon written request.
F. Any appeal made within the 30-day notice period for the adoption of an Assisted Housing Replacement Plan, as required in Section 146-56 , may include a challenge to the contents of that plan. In such cases the Housing Replacement Review Board may require renegotiation of the Plan between the owner and the Director, or may make specific changes to the Plan prior to adoption. After the 30-day notice period, appeals may only be made in the event that a party is aggrieved by (1) failure to implement the approved plan; or (2) violation of the provisions of this Ordinance in the implementation of the Plan.