Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 124 - Zoning
Section 8-3b. - Notice to regional council of governments of proposed zone or zone use change.

When the zoning commission of any municipality proposes to establish or change a zone or any regulation affecting the use of a zone any portion of which is within five hundred feet of the boundary of another municipality, the zoning commission shall give written notice of its proposal to each regional council of governments for the region or regions in which it and the other municipality are located. Such notice shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by electronic mail to the electronic mail address designated by the regional council of governments on the council's Internet web site for receipt of such notice, not later than thirty days before the public hearing to be held in relation thereto. If such notice is sent by electronic mail and the zoning commission does not receive an electronic mail message from a regional council of governments confirming receipt of such notice, then not later than twenty-five days before the public hearing, the zoning commission shall also send such notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to such council. The regional council of governments shall study such proposal and shall report its findings and recommendations thereon to the zoning commission at or before the hearing, and such report shall be made a part of the record of such hearing. The report of any regional council of governments of any region that is contiguous to Long Island Sound shall include findings and recommendations on the environmental impact of the proposal on the ecosystem and habitat of Long Island Sound. If such report of the regional council of governments is not submitted at or before the hearing, it shall be presumed that such council does not disapprove of the proposal. A regional council of governments receiving such a notice may transmit such notice to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or his or her designee for comment. The council may designate its regional planning commission to act for it under this section. The report of said council shall be purely advisory.

(1961, P.A. 546; 1967, P.A. 64, S. 1; 383, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 628, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 862, S. 3; P.A. 73-616, S. 51, 67; 73-679, S. 29, 43; P.A. 74-338, S. 42, 94; P.A. 75-537, S. 42, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 84-76; P.A. 91-170, S. 3; P.A. 03-177, S. 2; P.A. 11-89, S. 1; P.A. 12-27, S. 2; P.A. 13-247, S. 276.)
History: 1967 acts required that zoning commission notify regional planning agency of proposal at least 30, rather than 20, days before hearing, substituted “does not disapprove” for “approves”, and added provision for transmitting notice to Connecticut development commission; 1969 act substituted director of the office of state planning for Connecticut development commission; 1971 act required notification of regional planning agency at least 35 days before hearing; P.A. 73-616 returned notice required to 30 days; P.A. 73-679 substituted managing director, planning and budgeting division, department of finance and control or his designee for director of the office of state planning; P.A. 74-338 changed required notice to 35 days; P.A. 75-537 replaced managing director with commissioner of planning and energy policy; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner with secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 84-76 provided for the notification of the regional planning agencies in which both municipalities are located; P.A. 91-170 added provisions re report of region that is contiguous to Long Island Sound; P.A. 03-177 replaced requirement that commission provide notice of the proposal not later than 35 days before the public hearing with provision that notice be made by certified mail not later than 30 days before the public hearing and required report of the regional planning agency to be made a part of the record of the hearing, effective October 1, 2003, and applicable to applications filed on or after that date; P.A. 11-89 added provisions re notice by electronic mail and made a technical change; P.A. 12-27 made technical changes; P.A. 13-247 deleted “located within the area of operation of a regional planning agency,” substituted “council” or “council of governments” for “agency” or “planning agency”, substituted “regional planning commission” for “executive committee” and deleted “or may establish a subcommittee for the purpose”, effective January 1, 2015.
Report of capitol region planning agency disapproving planned special development district was advisory only and town council's acceptance of plan for district could not be revised by trial court on ground of agency's disapproval. 159 C. 212. Cited. 167 C. 579.
Cited. 2 CA 595; 30 CA 454.
Notice requirement is mandatory and not permissive. 35 CS 246.

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