Land Use Agency

 Newtown Plan of Conservation & Development - Public Survey

The Land Use Agency is located on the Fairfield Hills Campus at 3 Primrose Street, Newtown, CT 06470.

The Land Use Agency responsibilities include interpretation and enforcement of the Newtown Zoning, Aquifer Protection, Open Space and Inland Wetland and Watercourses Regulations.

The Agency is advisory and administrative staff for the Planning and Zoning Commission, Inland Wetlands Commission, Aquifer Protection, Conservation Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Design Advisory Board.

The Land Use Department performs a number of functions including:

  • Performs pre-application reviews with potential developers.
  • Reviews commercial and residential development applications.
  • Plans for orderly Town development, including but not limited to roads, sidewalks, zone uses, utilities, public lands and emergency services.
  • New business use and location assessment.
  • Review of zoning permits and certificates of occupancy.
  • Authorize first cuts and lot-line revisions for properties.
  • Is a member of the Health Panel Review Board.
  • Manages open space reviews and acquisitions for Town purchases and subdivisions.
  • Manages the FEMA Flood Plain Programs.
  • Issues Notices of Violations, Citations, and Cease & Desist Orders for all Land Use regulations.
  • Coordinates with Town attorneys on legal actions and law suits concerning Land Use Actions.

Click here to email the staff at the Land Use Agency with general inquiries and with submissions to the public record for Planning and Zoning Commission applications. Complaints must be submitted on a Land Use Inquiry Form.

Staff Contacts

Staff Contacts

NameTitlePhone

Director of Planning and Land Use

(203) 270-4351

Deputy Director of Land Use

(203) 270-4352

Land Use Enforcement Officer

(203) 270-4279

Administrative Assistant

(203) 270-4276

Secretary

(203) 270-4276