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Harbor commission endorses June 1 letter asking Old Saybrook to amend zoning rules to preserve local controls
Summary
Citing a time-sensitive state requirement to update municipal zoning regulations, the commission endorsed a June 1 letter related to petitions to amend Old Saybrook's zoning regulations and zoning map to avoid unintended regulatory gaps.
The Harbor Management Commission unanimously endorsed a June 1 letter intended to ensure Old Saybrook’s zoning regulations are aligned with recent state changes.
Members said they had been briefed that state guidance requires municipalities to revise zoning rules or risk a window in which developers or applicants could proceed under state defaults that would override local controls. The chair explained that attorneys and developers were closely watching the deadline and that failing to act quickly could allow projects to proceed without local zoning “teeth.”
The commission’s June 1 letter, prepared by the chair, states the commission has no comment at this time but supports timely action to amend the town’s zoning regulations and map to maintain local regulatory effect. The commission voted to accept the language in the June 1 letter related to the petition to amend Old Saybrook zoning regulations and the petition to amend the zoning map.
Members requested staff confirm attachments and site plans for pre-submission materials in other pending petitions and to follow up with submitters where documents were missing.
