Sec. 22a-102. Municipal plan of development. Proposed municipal land use regulations.
Sec. 22a-102. Municipal plan of development. Proposed municipal land use
regulations. (a) In revising the municipal plan of conservation and development in
accordance with subsection (b) of section 22a-101, the municipal planning commission
shall follow: (1) The policies and goals in section 22a-92; (2) criteria listed in section
8-23.
(b) In adopting any proposed municipal plan of conservation and development,
zoning regulations or changes thereto or other municipal coastal regulations listed in
subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 22a-101 or changes thereto, the following
criteria shall also be considered: (1) The character and distribution of the coastal resources defined in section 22a-93 within its coastal boundary, the capacity of and limitations on such resources to support development, and the types and methods of development compatible with the wise use, protection and enhancement of such resources; (2)
the nature and pattern of existing development; and (3) the need for public services.
(c) The municipal planning commission may revise its municipal plan of conservation and development by making such changes as: Modifications of land use categories,
changes in the density and intensity of land use, alteration in plan policies; modifications
in growth strategies, changes in acquisition priorities, and alterations in public infrastructure, highway and other capital improvement projects.
(d) The municipal planning commission shall submit its proposed revisions to the
municipal plan of conservation and development prepared in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section and section 22a-101 to the commissioner and the regional
planning agency for review and comment prior to the final adoption of such revisions in
accordance with section 8-23. Upon receipt of such proposed revisions the commissioner
and the regional planning agency shall review them for consistency with requirements
and criteria listed in subsections (a) and (b) of this section and said section 22a-101 and
shall within ninety days notify the municipality in writing of any suggested modifications to the proposed revisions. Upon receipt of such comments or ninety days after
receipt by the commissioner of proposed revisions, the municipal planning commission
may modify and adopt the proposed revisions in accordance with said section 8-23.
(P.A. 79-535, S. 8, 25; P.A. 83-287, S. 1; P.A. 95-335, S. 19, 26.)
History: P.A. 83-287 amended Subsec. (b) to require that any proposed municipal land use or coastal regulation, not
only a revision to a municipal plan of development, reflect coastal management criteria; P.A. 95-335 amended section to
change "plan of development" to "plan of conservation and development", effective July 1, 1995.