Town of Newington, CT Article II Town Plan and Zoning Commission

[Adopted 10-24-1972; amended 7-24-1973; 11-25-1986; 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 9395-1 (§§ 13-1 to 13-4 of the 1974 Code)]

§ 91-4 Powers and duties.

The Town Plan and Zoning Commission, as established by the Newington Town Charter, and pursuant to the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as revised, shall have all the powers and duties of the Town Plan Commission and Zoning Commission in existence prior to December 1, 1971, and all powers and duties as vested by Town Charter and state statute, as amended.

§ 91-5 Membership; terms. [1]

The number of members and alternates on the Town Plan and Zoning Commission shall be as provided in § C-601 of the Town Charter.

A. The seven members of the Town Plan and Zoning Commission shall have staggered terms of four years expiring on November 30 as follows:

(1) Three members for a term ending in an odd-numbered year;

(2) One member for a term ending in an even-numbered year;

(3) Three members for a term ending in an odd-numbered year commencing the year after the even-numbered-year appointment.

B. The three alternate members of the Town Plan and Zoning Commission shall have staggered terms of four years which expire on November 30 as follows:

(1) Two alternates for a term expiring in an odd-numbered year;

(2) One alternate for a term expiring two years thereafter.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).

§ 91-6 Designation of alternate to sit. [1]

The Chairperson shall designate an alternate to sit who is of the same political party as the absent regular member, except that, at the Chairperson's discretion, and provided C.G.S. § 9-167a, as may be amended from time to time, is not violated by said designation, any alternate may be seated when an alternate of the same political party is not available. In addition, at the Chairperson's discretion, provided C.G.S. § 9-167a, as may be amended from time to time, is not violated by said designation, any alternate may be seated who has participated in a prior public hearing, provided the regular member replaced by the alternate agrees to disqualify himself/herself from said matter.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).

§ 91-7 Region Council of Governments.

A. The Town of Newington does hereby adopt C.G.S. §§ 4-124i through 4-124p, providing for the formation of a Regional Council of Governments within a planning region as defined or redefined by the Director of the Office of State Planning, and does hereby join such Regional Council of Governments when and as such Council is duly established in accordance with said statutes, upon the adoption of said statutes by not less than 60% of all municipalities within such planning region.

B. The adoption of such sections of the General Statutes is intended to include the provisions of any special act of the 1973 General Assembly respecting additional representation for the core city within the capitol region on a Regional Council of Governments, and a nonvoting advisory regional forum thereunder, consistent with proposed bylaws of such Regional Council of Governments dated January 25, 1973, and endorsed by the existing Regional Council of Governments on May 3, 1973.