Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1
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Sec. 8-1. Zoning commissions.
Official statutory text
(b) The zoning commission of any town shall have jurisdiction over that part of the town outside of any city or borough contained therein except that the legislative body of any city or borough may, by ordinance, designate the zoning commission of the town in which such city or borough is situated as the zoning commission of such city or borough.
See Secs. 1-1 and 9-1 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 9-209 re certification of terms of office and number of members of planning and zoning boards or commissions.
See Sec. 22a-354n re delineation of aquifer protection areas on maps.
Extent of zoning authority of city. 110 C. 101, 102. Establishment of commission is act of town, not legislature; optional with town to adopt and to terminate zoning system. 118 C. 6. Cited. 131 C. 299; 132 C. 216; 133 C. 234. Reference to special act explained. Id., 251. Town meeting may not amend or repeal regulations duly made by commission. Id., 596. Cited. 138 C. 500; 141 C. 349; 143 C. 448. Once a municipality has established a zoning commission, it cannot regulate its actions, except as expressly provided in its municipal charter. 148 C. 33. Cited. Id., 299; 149 C. 411. Municipality's legislative body must pass on act in which the intent to utilize the zoning provisions of the enabling act is expressed. 152 C. 237. Where legislative body of city of Hartford never took action to adopt chapter, provisions do not apply to city except where the legislature makes sections applicable to all municipalities. 155 C. 360. Until chapter is adopted by legislative body of municipality in manner provided, Sec. 8-7 does not apply to hearings before its zoning board of appeals. Id., 422. Cited. 157 C. 308, 552. The mere fact that one not a member of a zoning commission served as moderator of a commission meeting does not invalidate the meeting in absence of a showing the meeting was conducted illegally. 166 C. 207. Cited. 167 C. 579; 170 C. 61; 189 C. 261; 208 C. 267; 214 C. 400; 216 C. 112; 220 C. 584.
Cited. 21 CA 351.
Cited. 5 CS 195. Members of zoning board are not agents or employees of a town; they constitute a legal entity. 12 CS 192. Cited. 13 CS 59; 14 CS 246. Limitation put on town's authority to avoid duplication with political subdivision. Id., 258. Compared with former statute. 15 CS 413. Cited. 18 CS 45; 19 CS 446. Municipality must adhere minutely to enabling act when adopting zoning ordinance; failure of board of burgesses to formally adopt enabling act held to invalidate subsequent zoning ordinance. 21 CS 78. Omission of zoning powers from enumeration of specific powers granted to towns under Home Rule Act compels conclusion that legislature did not intend that any action under said act should alter the declared law under this statute. 25 CS 378. Zoning regulations adopted prior to new charter which contains no zoning regulation powers, prevail over charter and zoning commission could appoint its own agent as zoning enforcement officer of the town. 28 CS 278. Cited. Id., 419.
Subsec. (a):
Once municipality adopts provisions of chapter and establishes a zoning commission which then commences its functions in accordance with chapter, commission is not subject to interference by municipality's legislative body; municipality's legislative body may not substitute its judgment for that of commission in a matter involving use of municipality's land. 49 CS 183.
See Secs. 1-1 and 9-1 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 9-209 re certification of terms of office and number of members of planning and zoning boards or commissions.
See Sec. 22a-354n re delineation of aquifer protection areas on maps.
Extent of zoning authority of city. 110 C. 101, 102. Establishment of commission is act of town, not legislature; optional with town to adopt and to terminate zoning system. 118 C. 6. Cited. 131 C. 299; 132 C. 216; 133 C. 234. Reference to special act explained. Id., 251. Town meeting may not amend or repeal regulations duly made by commission. Id., 596. Cited. 138 C. 500; 141 C. 349; 143 C. 448. Once a municipality has established a zoning commission, it cannot regulate its actions, except as expressly provided in its municipal charter. 148 C. 33. Cited. Id., 299; 149 C. 411. Municipality's legislative body must pass on act in which the intent to utilize the zoning provisions of the enabling act is expressed. 152 C. 237. Where legislative body of city of Hartford never took action to adopt chapter, provisions do not apply to city except where the legislature makes sections applicable to all municipalities. 155 C. 360. Until chapter is adopted by legislative body of municipality in manner provided, Sec. 8-7 does not apply to hearings before its zoning board of appeals. Id., 422. Cited. 157 C. 308, 552. The mere fact that one not a member of a zoning commission served as moderator of a commission meeting does not invalidate the meeting in absence of a showing the meeting was conducted illegally. 166 C. 207. Cited. 167 C. 579; 170 C. 61; 189 C. 261; 208 C. 267; 214 C. 400; 216 C. 112; 220 C. 584.
Cited. 21 CA 351.
Cited. 5 CS 195. Members of zoning board are not agents or employees of a town; they constitute a legal entity. 12 CS 192. Cited. 13 CS 59; 14 CS 246. Limitation put on town's authority to avoid duplication with political subdivision. Id., 258. Compared with former statute. 15 CS 413. Cited. 18 CS 45; 19 CS 446. Municipality must adhere minutely to enabling act when adopting zoning ordinance; failure of board of burgesses to formally adopt enabling act held to invalidate subsequent zoning ordinance. 21 CS 78. Omission of zoning powers from enumeration of specific powers granted to towns under Home Rule Act compels conclusion that legislature did not intend that any action under said act should alter the declared law under this statute. 25 CS 378. Zoning regulations adopted prior to new charter which contains no zoning regulation powers, prevail over charter and zoning commission could appoint its own agent as zoning enforcement officer of the town. 28 CS 278. Cited. Id., 419.
Subsec. (a):
Once municipality adopts provisions of chapter and establishes a zoning commission which then commences its functions in accordance with chapter, commission is not subject to interference by municipality's legislative body; municipality's legislative body may not substitute its judgment for that of commission in a matter involving use of municipality's land. 49 CS 183.
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