The petition by the named defendant for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 93 Conn. App. 1 (AC 25837), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the variance granted by the named defendant, the zoning board of appeals of the town of North Branford, was improper because the hardship was merely financial?”

KATZ, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.