Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-3l
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Sec. 8-3l. Annual reports re dwelling units permitted and demolished. Residential permit applications questionnaire.
Official statutory text
(2) Not later than December 31, 2023, each municipality shall report the information specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection for each calendar year from 2018 to 2022, inclusive.
(b) On and after April 1, 2024, the commissioner shall send a notice to any municipality that fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. If any municipality fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section more than sixty days after the issuance of such letter by the commissioner, the commissioner shall deem such municipality ineligible for discretionary state funding from the Department of Economic and Community Development for a period lasting until the subsequent reporting deadline required by this section unless such prohibition is expressly waived by the commissioner upon the commissioner's finding of good cause for such failure to comply.
(c) (1) For the purposes of this subsection, (A) “residential permit application” means any subdivision, zoning permit, special permit or site plan application submitted in connection with the proposed construction or renovation of a structure that contains one or more dwelling units, and (B) “dwelling unit” has the same meaning as provided in section 47a-1 .
(2) The commissioner shall annually send to each municipality a supplemental questionnaire concerning residential permit applications submitted to or reviewed by any planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission of the municipality. Such questionnaire shall include questions concerning (A) the number of residential permit applications submitted to the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, (B) the number of dwelling units proposed to be constructed or renovated in such applications, (C) the number of such applications approved by the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, (D) the number of dwelling units proposed to be constructed or renovated in such applications that were approved by the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, (E) the number of such applications denied by the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, (F) the number of dwelling units proposed to be constructed or renovated in such applications that were denied by the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, and (G) any other information concerning residential permit applications prescribed by the commissioner.
(3) Any municipality may elect to complete and return such supplemental questionnaire to the commissioner.
(d) The Department of Economic and Community Development shall collect the reports as provided in subsection (a) of this section and questionnaires as provided in subsection (c) of this section and publish such reports and questionnaires on the department's Internet web site.
(b) On and after April 1, 2024, the commissioner shall send a notice to any municipality that fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. If any municipality fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section more than sixty days after the issuance of such letter by the commissioner, the commissioner shall deem such municipality ineligible for discretionary state funding from the Department of Economic and Community Development for a period lasting until the subsequent reporting deadline required by this section unless such prohibition is expressly waived by the commissioner upon the commissioner's finding of good cause for such failure to comply.
(c) (1) For the purposes of this subsection, (A) “residential permit application” means any subdivision, zoning permit, special permit or site plan application submitted in connection with the proposed construction or renovation of a structure that contains one or more dwelling units, and (B) “dwelling unit” has the same meaning as provided in section 47a-1 .
(2) The commissioner shall annually send to each municipality a supplemental questionnaire concerning residential permit applications submitted to or reviewed by any planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission of the municipality. Such questionnaire shall include questions concerning (A) the number of residential permit applications submitted to the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, (B) the number of dwelling units proposed to be constructed or renovated in such applications, (C) the number of such applications approved by the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, (D) the number of dwelling units proposed to be constructed or renovated in such applications that were approved by the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, (E) the number of such applications denied by the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, (F) the number of dwelling units proposed to be constructed or renovated in such applications that were denied by the planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, and (G) any other information concerning residential permit applications prescribed by the commissioner.
(3) Any municipality may elect to complete and return such supplemental questionnaire to the commissioner.
(d) The Department of Economic and Community Development shall collect the reports as provided in subsection (a) of this section and questionnaires as provided in subsection (c) of this section and publish such reports and questionnaires on the department's Internet web site.
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