Connecticut § 8-3k - Expirations and extensions of site plan, subdivision, permit, special permit and special exception approvals.

§ 8-3k. Expirations and extensions of site plan, subdivision, permit, special permit and special exception approvals.

Sec. 8-3k. Expirations and extensions of site plan, subdivision, permit, special permit and special exception approvals. (a)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, any site plan, subdivision or permit approval by a zoning commission, planning commission, combined planning and zoning commission, zoning board of appeals or inland wetlands agency pursuant to the provisions of any such special act that occurred prior to July 1, 2011, and that has not expired prior to July 12, 2021, shall expire not less than fourteen years after the date of such approval and such commission, board or agency, as applicable, may grant one or more extensions of time to complete all or part of the work in connection with such approval, provided no approval, including all extensions, shall be valid for more than nineteen years from the date the site plan, subdivision or permit was initially approved.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, any site plan, subdivision or permit approval by a zoning commission, planning commission, combined planning and zoning commission, zoning board of appeals or inland wetlands agency pursuant to the provisions of any such special act that occurred on or after July 1, 2011, but prior to July 10, 2021, and that did not expire prior to March 10, 2020, shall expire not less than fourteen years after the date of such approval and such commission, board or agency, as applicable, may grant one or more extensions of time to complete all or part of the work in connection with such approval, provided no approval, including all extensions, shall be valid for more than nineteen years from the date the site plan, subdivision or permit was initially approved.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, any special permit or special exception approval by a zoning commission, planning commission, combined planning and zoning commission, zoning board of appeals or inland wetlands agency pursuant to the provisions of any such special act that occurred prior to July 1, 2011, that has not expired prior to July 12, 2021, and that specified a deadline by which all work in connection with such approval is required to be completed, shall expire not less than nineteen years after the date of such approval and such commission, board or agency, as applicable, may grant one or more extensions of time to complete all or part of the work in connection with such special permit or special exception approval.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, any special permit or special exception approval by a zoning commission, planning commission, combined planning and zoning commission, zoning board of appeals or inland wetlands agency pursuant to the provisions of any such special act that occurred on or after July 1, 2011, but prior to June 10, 2021, that did not expire prior to March 10, 2020, and that specified a deadline by which all work in connection with such approval is required to be completed, shall expire not less than nineteen years after the date of such approval and such commission, board or agency, as applicable, may grant one or more extensions of time to complete all or part of the work in connection with such special permit or special exception approval.

(P.A. 21-34, S. 9; P.A. 21-163, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 21-34 effective June 10, 2021; P.A. 21-163 added new Subdiv. (a) re site plan, subdivision and permit expiration, redesignated existing Subsec. (a) as Subsec. (a)(2), added new Subsec. (b) re special act, special permit and special exception expiration, and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subdiv. (b)(2), effective July 12, 2021.