CT SB00117

Authorizes zoning commissions to modify bulk or dimensional zoning standards (such as height, lot coverage, and setbacks) by three-quarters vote of all commission members, effective October 1, 2014.

Requires zoning regulations to clearly identify any authorization for modifications and specify the conditions under which modifications may be granted.

Requires applicants to submit written requests for modifications at the time an application is filed, and mandates that the zoning commission document its reasons for granting or denying modifications.

Makes grammatical and clarifying edits to existing Section 8-2 of general statutes regarding zoning authority and standards.