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Farmington planning commission gets state land‑use refresher; counsel outlines how new affordable‑housing law will affect local rules
Summary
At a Town of Farmington Plan & Zoning Commission meeting, land‑use counsel Bob DiCrescenzo gave a wide‑ranging training on Connecticut zoning practice and explained key elements of HB 8002 and 8‑30g that will require towns to rework plans and objective zoning standards; commissioners were urged to record clear reasons for decisions and to avoid predetermination and procedural errors.
Bob DiCrescenzo, the commission’s outside land‑use counsel, delivered a broad training on Connecticut land‑use law and the practical steps Farmington will face under recent state housing legislation.
DiCrescenzo opened by placing zoning in its constitutional context: “land use law is strictly… an exercise of statutory power,” he told the commission, summarizing the Euclid v. Ambler precedent and the state statutes that govern local action. He drew a clear distinction between administrative actions — for example, site‑plan approvals that must meet objective criteria — and legislative actions such as zone changes, which allow broader discretion.
Why it matters: DiCrescenzo said recent statutory changes and court decisions…
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