Bill Text: CT HB05471 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Zoning Regulations To Consider The Preservation Of Farm Land, Forest Land And Open Space.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-28 - Public Hearing 03/04 [HB05471 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05471-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5471
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 2125
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
REP. REYNOLDS, 42nd Dist. REP. FLEXER, 44th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING ZONING REGULATIONS TO CONSIDER THE PRESERVATION OF FARM LAND, FOREST LAND AND OPEN SPACE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (a) of section 8-2 of the general statutes be amended to provide that when a zoning commission amends its regulations, it shall amend such regulations so as to be consistent with section 12-107a of the general statutes, which concerns the preservation of farm land, forest land and open space.

Statement of Purpose:

To require zoning regulations to consider the preservation of farm land, forest land and open space.