Title 8 — Title 8: Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development

Sec. 8-186. Declaration of policy. It is found and declared that the economic welfare of the state depends upon the continued growth of industry and business within the state; that the acquisition and improvement of unified land and water areas and vacated commercial plants to me…

Sec. 8-187. Definitions. As used in this chapter, (1) “municipality” means a town, city, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough; (2) “legislative body” means (A) the board of selectmen in a town that does not have a charter, special act or home rule ordinance…

Sec. 8-188. Designation of development agency. Any municipality which has a planning commission is authorized, by vote of its legislative body, to designate the economic development commission or the redevelopment agency of such municipality or a nonprofit development corporation…

Sec. 8-189. Project plan. Approval. Notice. Review. (a) The development agency may initiate a development project by preparing a project plan in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 8-198. The project plan shall meet an identified public nee…

Sec. 8-190. Planning grants and special planning grants. The commissioner is authorized to make planning grants and special planning grants to municipalities to facilitate the planning of development projects, provided (a) no such grant shall be made in an amount in excess of fif…

Sec. 8-191. Adoption of development plan. (a) Before the development agency adopts a plan for a development project, (1) the planning commission of the municipality shall find that the plan is in accord with the plan of development for the municipality; and (2) the regional counc…

Sec. 8-191a. Effect of commissioner's failure to make environmental evaluation. No plan prepared and approved under sections 8-189 and 8-191, which includes the findings enumerated in subdivisions (12) and (13) of section 8-189, shall be invalid and deemed ineffective solely beca…

Sec. 8-192. Bond issues. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated or its subsidiaries. Federal and state aid. Taxes. Temporary notes. (a) For the purpose of carrying out or administering a development plan or other functions authorized under this chapter, a municipality, acting by a…

Sec. 8-192a. Allocation of taxes on real or personal property in a development project. Any development plan authorized under this chapter or any proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds under this chapter may contain a provision that taxes, if any, identified in such plan o…

Sec. 8-192b. Temporary notes. Extension of time for renewal. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 8-192 and any other public or special act or charter or bond ordinance or bond resolution which limits the renewal of temporary notes issued pursuant to said s…

Sec. 8-193. Acquisition and transfer of real property. Procedure. Powers of agency. Limitations. (a) After approval of the development plan as provided in this chapter, the development agency may proceed by purchase, lease, exchange or gift with the acquisition or rental of real …

Sec. 8-194. Readjustment, relocation and removal of public service facilities. As used in this section, “public service facility” includes any sewer, pipe, main, conduit, cable, wire, pole, tower, building or utility appliance owned or operated by an electric distribution, gas, t…

Sec. 8-195. Development grants and special development grants. (a) The commissioner is authorized to make development grants to municipalities for development projects, provided (1) no such grant shall be made for any such project until said commissioner has given approval to the…

Sec. 8-196. Joint projects. Any two or more municipalities by vote of their respective legislative bodies may, through their respective development agencies, jointly initiate a development project where the project area is to be located in one or more of such towns, and after app…

Sec. 8-197. Furnishing of municipal services to other municipalities. Any municipality by vote of its legislative body may for consideration furnish municipal services to, or have municipal services furnished to it by, one or more other municipalities. The consideration for such …

Sec. 8-198. Regulations. The commissioner is authorized to make and enforce reasonable regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (1967, P.A. 760, S. 13; 1971, P.A. 505, S. 8; P.A. 74-184, S. 9, 10.) History: 1971 act substituted Connecticut development commission f…

Sec. 8-199. Action to be taken in name of municipality. Any development agency shall exercise its powers in the name of the municipality, and all bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be issued in the name of the municipality and title to land taken or acquired pursuant to …

Sec. 8-200. Modification of development plan. Abandonment of plan and conveyance of property. Limitations. (a) A development plan may be modified at any time by the development agency, provided, if modified after the lease or sale of real property in the development project area,…

Sec. 8-200a. Conversion of balance of prior loans to grants-in-aid. The unpaid balance of all loans made under the provisions of chapter 131 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1966, shall, on May 23, 1969, become state grants-in-aid under the provisions of this…

Sec. 8-200b. Payment of administrative costs under prior law. Administrative or other costs or expenses incurred by the state in connection with the carrying out of the provisions of chapter 131 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1966, shall be paid from the pr…