Connecticut § 7-487 - Laws governing city and town development.
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§ 7-487. Laws governing city and town development.
Sec. 7-487. Laws governing city and town development. (a) This chapter shall not supersede any other general statute, special act, municipal charter or ordinance, with regard to zoning regulations of the municipality adopted pursuant to section 8-2, or any special act, inland wetlands regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-42a, such environmental regulations, orders, permits or licenses promulgated, issued or adopted by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or any municipality pursuant to the authority granted under titles 22a and 25, local building requirements, the requirements of any plan of conservation and development for the municipality which has been approved by a municipal planning commission pursuant to section 8-23 or any redevelopment plan or urban renewal plan for the municipality which has been approved by a redevelopment agency pursuant to section 8-127. In addition the physical improvement, use and enjoyment of development property shall be subject to all general statutes, special acts, municipal charters and ordinances and all state or local regulations.
(b) No vote, whether taken prior to or subsequent to August 8, 1975, by the legislative body of a municipality pursuant to section 8-2 to exempt municipal property from the regulations prescribed by the zoning commission of such municipality shall apply to development property.
(July Sp. Sess. P.A. 75-2, S. 8, 25; P.A. 95-335, S. 13, 26; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 95-335 amended Subsec. (a) to change “plan of development” to “plan of conservation and development”, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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