CT SB00151

Municipalities cannot require minimum lot sizes greater than 5,000 square feet for single-family dwellings or townhouses in areas with public water and sewer connections

Zoning regulations cannot impose minimum square footage requirements, lot coverage maximums, or design/architectural standards for single-family homes and townhouses

Building setbacks are capped at 10 feet maximum for front and rear setbacks, and 5 feet maximum for side setbacks

Townhouses must be permitted in single-family residential zoning districts

Property owners with existing residential structures can subdivide into up to three smaller conforming lots, unless the lot was created by subdivision within the prior three years

Exemptions apply to properties on the National or state historic registers as of July 1, 2026, agricultural land with state-acquired development rights, and land under conservation restrictions