Sec. 25-102h. Action on applications to zoning boards of appeals referred to Connecticut River Gateway Commission.
Sec. 25-102h. Action on applications to zoning boards of appeals referred to
Connecticut River Gateway Commission. Whenever any zoning board of appeals of
a town which has voted to be governed by the provisions of this section and sections
25-102g and 25-102j receives an application with respect to land within the conservation
zone, such board shall submit a copy of such application to the Connecticut River Gateway Commission and the conservation commission of the town within which such land
is located not less than ten days prior to the date set for the hearing on such application.
Said commission shall review such application to determine if the action requested in
such application is adverse to the protection and development of the conservation zone
in accordance with the purposes of this chapter and the standards set forth in section
25-102d. In addition to its other powers and duties, the zoning board of appeals shall
determine if the action requested in such application is consistent with the purposes
of this chapter and the standards set forth in subsection (b) of section 25-102g. Said
commission and such conservation commission shall be deemed aggrieved parties at
any hearing on any such application before the zoning board of appeals and for the
purpose of taking an appeal pursuant to section 8-8.
(P.A. 73-349, S. 7, 11; P.A. 74-103, S. 5, 10; P.A. 79-319, S. 3, 5.)
History: P.A. 74-103 replaced previous provisions re discretionary submission of matters by zoning board of appeals
to Commission for advisory opinions with provisions requiring zoning board of appeals to submit applications received
concerning land within conservation zone to town conservation commission and Gateway Commission before hearing and
setting out role of those commissions in application proceedings; P.A. 79-319 authorized zoning board of appeals to
determine if request contained in the application is consistent with purposes of the chapter and standards under Sec. 25-102g.