Sec. 22a-103. Municipal zoning regulations. Criteria and process for revision.
Sec. 22a-103. Municipal zoning regulations. Criteria and process for revision.
(a) In revising zoning regulations and other municipal coastal regulations and ordinances
listed in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 22a-101, the municipal agency with
jurisdiction over such regulations or ordinances shall consider the criteria in section 8-2 and the other sections of the general statutes or special act authorizing such regulations.
Such regulations shall conform to and effectuate the policies and land and water use
strategies of the municipal coastal plans revised under sections 22a-101 and 22a-102
and the criteria listed in subsections (a) and (b) of section 22a-102.
(b) The municipal agency with jurisdiction over the zoning regulations and other
municipal coastal regulations and ordinances listed in subdivision (2) of subsection (b)
of section 22a-101 shall submit its proposed revisions of such regulations and ordinances
to the commissioner for his review and comment prior to final adoption of such revisions
in accordance with the appropriate statutory requirements regarding amendment of such
regulations or ordinances. Upon receipt of the proposed revisions to the municipal
coastal regulations, the commissioner shall review them for their consistency with the
municipality's previously adopted municipal plan of conservation and development and
the criteria listed in subsections (a) and (b) of section 22a-102, and shall within ninety
days notify the municipality in writing of any suggested modifications. Upon receipt
of the commissioner's comments or ninety days after his receipt of proposed revisions
the municipal agency with jurisdiction over such regulations may modify and adopt the
proposed revisions in accordance with the appropriate statutory requirements regarding
amendment of such regulations and ordinances.
(c) In revising zoning regulations under chapter 124 for the area within the coastal
boundary the municipal zoning commission may utilize any lawful zoning techniques,
including but not limited to, modifications of use categories, alteration of density and
intensity of use, special use zones, overlay zones, special permit regulations, sign controls, design controls, landscaping and gardening regulations, hazard or geological review requirements, conservation, cluster, open space and lot coverage requirements,
minimum lot sizes, setback requirements, and bonus and incentive zoning regulations.
(d) In revising subdivision regulations under chapter 126 the municipal planning
commission may utilize any lawful technique including, but not limited to, conservation,
cluster, open space, park and recreation regulations.
(P.A. 79-535, S. 9, 25; P.A. 85-409, S. 2, 8; P.A. 95-335, S. 20, 26.)
History: P.A. 85-409 substituted reference to chapter 124 for reference to chapter 124a in Subsec. (c); P.A. 95-335
amended Subsec. (b) to change "plan of development" to "plan of conservation and development", effective July 1, 1995.