Under CGS Sec. 8-3b, municipal Zoning Commissions are required to notify each regional council of governments for which the municipalities are located of a proposed zone change or regulation amendment will affect the use of a zone within five hundred (500) feet of another municipality. The council of government that serves the abutting municipality shall be notified of the proposed zoning amendment.
This notice must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by electronic mail message to the regional council of government(s) in which the proposal is located in, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the public hearing.
Under CGS Sec. 8-26b, municipal Planning Commissions are required to notify regional council of governments in which the municipalities are located of proposed subdivisions when a subdivision of land will abut or include two or more municipalities.
The regional council of governments will submit their findings on the intermunicipal aspects of the proposed subdivision, including street layout, storm drainage, sewer and water services, and other elements that are considered appropriate.
This notice must be sent by certified mail or by electronic mail message to the associated regional council of government(s) in which the proposal is located in, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the public hearing.
Under CGS Sec. 8-23h(4), municipal Planning Commissions are required to submit a copy of the municipality’s updated Plan of Conservation and Development or proposed amendment(s) to the regional council of government for review and comment.
The regional council of government will submit an advisory report with a finding of consistency of the plan with the Regional Plan of Conservation and Development, the State Plan of Conservation and Development, and of surrounding municipalities’ Plan of Conservation and Development.
This notice must be sent by certified mail or by electronic mail message to the regional council of government in which the municipality is located in, at least sixty-five (65) days prior to the public hearing on adoption.
