Any town, city or borough, in addition to such powers as it has under the provisions of the general statutes or any special act, shall have the power to provide by ordinance for the appointment or election of alternate members to its zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission. Such alternate members shall, when seated as herein provided, have all the powers and duties set forth in the general statutes or any special act relating to such municipality for such commission and its members. Such alternate members shall be electors and shall not be members of the zoning board of appeals or planning commission. Such ordinance shall provide for the manner of designating alternates to act.
(1963, P.A. 249; February, 1965, P.A. 280; 1971, P.A. 763, S. 1; P.A. 84-154, S. 1, 3; P.A. 85-284, S. 1, 5.)
History: 1965 act provided option of electing alternate members; 1971 act deleted provision concerning alternate members of planning commissions, forbade members of planning commission to serve as alternate members of zoning commission and deleted provisions concerning selection of alternate by member he is to substitute for, giving chairman sole power to make selection; P.A. 84-154 provided for mandatory appointment or election of alternates, effective January 1, 1986; P.A. 85-284 repealed provisions of P.A. 84-154 and provided that local ordinances shall provide for the manner of designating alternates to act.
See Sec. 8-19a re alternate members of planning commission.
Cited. 168 C. 20.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development
Section 8-1. - Zoning commissions.
Section 8-1aa. - Ridgeline protection: Definitions.
Section 8-1b. - Alternate members of zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission.
Section 8-1bb. - Temporary health care structures. Municipal permit required. Municipal opt-out.
Section 8-1c. - Fees for municipal land use applications.
Section 8-1d. - Hours for holding land use public hearings.
Section 8-2a. - Copies of zoning and subdivision regulations to be available.
Section 8-2b. - Use of maps of Soil Conservation Service as standard.
Section 8-2c. - Payment of a fee in lieu of parking requirements.
Section 8-2d. - Planned unit developments under former chapter 124a continue to be valid.
Section 8-2e. - Municipal agreements regarding development rights.
Section 8-2f. - Joint applications necessary for transfer of development rights.
Section 8-2g. - Special exemption from density limits for construction of affordable housing.
Section 8-2i. - Inclusionary zoning.
Section 8-2k. - Zoning regulations re construction near lakes.
Section 8-2l. - Zoning regulations re structures or uses located in floodplain.
Section 8-2m. - Floating and overlay zones and flexible zoning districts.
Section 8-2n. - Zoning regulations re crematories.
Section 8-2o. - Zoning regulations re accessory apartments. Municipal opt-out; exception.
Section 8-2p. - Municipal opt-out re dwelling unit parking space limitations.
Section 8-3b. - Notice to regional council of governments of proposed zone or zone use change.
Section 8-3g. - Regulation of community residences for mentally ill adults and UCONN 2000 projects.
Section 8-3h. - Notice to adjoining municipalities.
Section 8-3j. - Regulation of family child care homes.
Section 8-4. - Zoning commission may be designated as planning and zoning commission.
Section 8-4a. - Zoning or planning commission may be designated as planning and zoning commission.
Section 8-4b. - Change from combined commission to separate commissions.
Section 8-5. - Zoning board of appeals. Alternate members.
Section 8-5a. - Designation of alternate members to act.
Section 8-5b. - Ordinance may provide for appointment of alternate members.
Section 8-6. - Powers and duties of board of appeals.
Section 8-6a. - Appeal to be heard before variance when both joined.
Section 8-7b. - Notice to contiguous municipalities of variance applications.
Section 8-7c. - Disclosure of beneficiaries of real property held in trust.
Section 8-7e. - Notice to adjoining municipalities of applications or requests.
Section 8-8. - Appeal from board to court. Mediation. Review by Appellate Court.
Section 8-8a. - Process for mediation.
Section 8-10. - Appeals procedure to apply to all municipalities.
Section 8-11. - Disqualification of members of zoning authorities.
Section 8-11a. - Disqualification of board member as enforcement officer.
Section 8-12. - Procedure when regulations are violated.
Section 8-12a. - Establishment of municipal penalties for violations of regulations.
Section 8-13. - Controlling requirement in case of variation.
Section 8-13a. - Nonconforming buildings, structures and land uses.