Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-19
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Sec. 8-19. Creation of planning commissions. Exemption re certain affordable housing.
Official statutory text
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, any municipality, by ordinance adopted by its legislative body, may exempt from the subdivision regulations in such municipality adopted pursuant to this chapter the first subdivision of land by a landowner, provided the lot created is for affordable housing to be developed by the municipality or a nonprofit organization. The ordinance shall also provide that (1) any further subdivision of such lot shall not be exempt from the subdivision regulations, and (2) any exemption under this section shall be in addition to any other exemption authorized under section 8-26 and shall not be construed as exercising any right under any other exemption.
See Sec. 8-1b re prohibition against planning commission members serving as alternate members of zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission.
See Sec. 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.
Cited. 144 C. 117; 148 C. 517; 152 C. 304; 162 C. 238; 166 C. 207. Election or appointment of one member of a commission, board or authority as chairman does not by itself make that member the head of the relevant department. 184 C. 1. Vote of a salaried municipal officer although invalid under this section and Sec. 8-4a did not invalidate commission's entire action in approving a zone reclassification when total valid votes were sufficient. 196 C. 192.
Statute providing for town plan commission not unconstitutional. 13 CS 62.
See Sec. 8-1b re prohibition against planning commission members serving as alternate members of zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission.
See Sec. 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.
Cited. 144 C. 117; 148 C. 517; 152 C. 304; 162 C. 238; 166 C. 207. Election or appointment of one member of a commission, board or authority as chairman does not by itself make that member the head of the relevant department. 184 C. 1. Vote of a salaried municipal officer although invalid under this section and Sec. 8-4a did not invalidate commission's entire action in approving a zone reclassification when total valid votes were sufficient. 196 C. 192.
Statute providing for town plan commission not unconstitutional. 13 CS 62.
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