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West Haven council adopts comprehensive land-use rewrite after months of review
Summary
After months of work by staff and the Planning Commission, the West Haven City Council approved Ordinance 10-2025 revising subdivision, site-plan and zoning procedures; council kept final-plat review with the Planning Commission and directed a minor technical change to list master development agreements under city-council authority.
West Haven City Council on Sept. 17 adopted Ordinance 10-2025, a comprehensive rewrite of land-use chapters that authorizes new review timelines and formalizes the city's development-review procedures.
The ordinance, which Community Development Director Steven (last name not specified in the record) presented to the council, updates subdivision and site-plan review cycles to align with recent state changes and adds detailed checklists and deadlines for applicants. Steven said the city revised the draft to explicitly incorporate state review cycles adopted in 2023'24 and to make the local process clearer for applicants and staff.
Council members and Planning Commission supporters said the changes clarify technical steps such as when construction drawings must be submitted and how many review cycles the city will follow for subdivision improvement plans. Steven described the new approach as: "We have 20 business days to review those plans, provide an index report…
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