Town of Newtown, CT - Plan of Conservation & Development

Plan of Conservation & Development - Adopted Effective March 1, 2004

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	The Newtown Plan of Conservation and Development was adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission on February 5, 2004 with an effective date of March 1, 2004. On July 19, 2007, the Planning and Zoning Commission adopted an addendum to the 2004 Plan with an effective date of July 30, 2007. The addendum provides a detailed discussion of the South Main Street corridor as a Village Design District. The Commission is actively working to implement the recommended strategies set forth in the plan. The Commission has already adopted a number of new zoning regulations including the Fairfield HIlls Adaptive Reuse zone, access management techniques and the South Main Village Design District overlay which will allow Newtown to continue to grow as a community. The Commission supported the Legislative Council in the adoption of the ordinances that created the new Design Advisory Board and the Inlands Wetlands Commission. They also adopted the Sandy Hook Design Guidelines, approved the Master Plan for Fairfield Hills and have met on an annual basis with the various boards and commissions to discuss their part in the implementation of the plan. The Planning and Zoning Commission welcomes Town board and commission members and citizens to provide feedback and input on ways to improve the community and to actively take part in the long range planning for the Town of Newtown. The adopted plan and the various planning reports that were created in the update for the plan are presented below. The following documents are presented in the PDF format. You will need Acrobat Reader to view the files. If you do not have the program, you can download it for free at the www.Adobe.com website Figures 2- 10 are in separate PDF files because of their size. They range in size from 167KB to 821KB. Website visitors with slow connections to the Internet take heed. 2004 Plan of Conservation & Development (PDF, 813KB) 2007 Addendum to the Plan of Conservation and Development for the South Main Village Design District Plan Elements (includes detailed reports for the adopted plan)

POCD Table of Contents

Contents

I. Executive Summary

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II. Introduction And Purpose

Contents

A. What is a Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD)
B. The Process of Updating Newtown's POCD

III. Newtown In Perspective

Contents

A. Introduction
B. Population Growth
C. Population Changes
D. Household Characteristics
E. Housing Growth
F. Development Patterns and Trends

IV. Vision Statement

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A. Purpose of the Vision Statement
B. Newtown in 10 Years

V. Achieving The Vision

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Community Character

A. Introduction
B. Defining Newtown's Community Character
C. Community Character- Issues, Goals and Action Agenda

Conservation And Natural Resources

A. Introduction
B. Defining Newtown's Natural Resources
C. Conservation And Natural Resources -Issues, Goals, and Action Agenda

Open Space

A. Introduction
B. Existing Conditions
C. Open Space Initiatives - -Issues, Goals, and Action Agenda

Housing

A. Introduction
B. Existing Conditions
C. Housing - -Issues, Goals, and Action Agenda

Economic Development

A. Introduction
B. Existing Conditions
C. Recent Economic Development Trends
D. Market Support for Future Economic Development
E. Changes Affecting Future Economic Development Capacity
F. Economic Development - Issues, Goals, and Action Agenda

Community Facilities

A. Introduction
B. Existing Conditions
C. Community Facilities - Issues, Goals, and Action Agenda

Transportation

A. Introduction
B. Functional Classification of Newtown's Roadways
C. Existing Conditions
D. Transportation - Issues, Goals, and Action Agenda

The Borough

A. Introduction
B. Background
C. Village Center Plan
D. Recommendations

Future Land Use Plan

A. Introduction
B. Newtown's Future Land Use Plan
C. POCD Goals and Implementation Strategies
D. Residential Land Use Categories
E. Non-Residential Land Use Categories
F. Districts and Corridors

Management of the Plan

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Figures

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Figure 2 - Pastoral & Rural Landscapes

Figure 3 - Image Corridors

Figure 4 - Natural Resource Areas for Open Space Consideration

Figure 5 - Parks and Open Space Resources

Figure 6 - Current Functional Road Classification

Figure 7 - Current ConnDOT Functional Road Classification

Figure 8 - Excerpts from the ConnDOT 2000 Plan for Upgrading Exits 9 & 10

Figure 9 - Excerpts from the ConnDOT 2000 Plan for Exit 11