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Planning staff expands monthly report, says formal zoning orders low amid understaffing

Meriden Housing and Zoning Committee · September 30, 2025
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Meriden planning staff presented expanded monthly land‑use statistics, reporting six formal zoning orders since Aug. 19 and year‑to‑date approvals of 18 single‑family and 63 multifamily units; staff said the low formal‑order count reflects informal resolutions and a part‑time enforcement officer.

Planning staff presented an expanded monthly report to the Meriden Housing and Zoning Committee, saying the city will now track land‑use agency activity (planning commission, zoning board of appeals and inland wetlands) since the last meeting and provide more comparative and year‑over‑year metrics.

"What we're going to report on each month is whatever has occurred at the land use agency meetings," the planning staff member said, noting a few slides were still in progress. The report listed applications and enforcement activity since the committee last met and highlighted…

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