Planning and Development research guide

Planning and Development

research guide

  • Table of contents
  • Recent OLR Reports

The Office of Legislative Research writes nonpartisan reports for legislators on various topics. Recent reports related to the Planning and Development Committee’s subject areas include:

Waiving Interest on Delinquent Property Taxes – 2025-R-0010

Issue Brief: Zoning Regulations – 2024-R-0190

Updated: Fixed Property Tax Assessments Under CGS § 12-65B – 2024-R-0103

Mandatory Property Tax Relief for Homeowners – 2024-R-0126

Local Option Property Tax Relief Programs for Homeowners – 2024-R-0118

Legislation Related to Hartford Flooding – 2024-R-0129

2024 Acts Affecting Municipalities – 2024-R-0100

Unofficial Flags on Town and School Property – 2024-R-0078

Local Governance in Connecticut – 2024-R-0073

Municipal Regulation of Short-Term Rentals in Connecticut – 2024-R-0044

  • Websites

State agencies

Dept. of Economic and Community Development (DECD), including the Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development

Office of Responsible Growth – part of the Office of Policy and Management

 

State boards, commissions, and task forces

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR)

Continuing Legislative Committee on State Planning and Development

Task Force for Humane Treatment of Animals in Municipal and Regional Shelters

 

Federal government

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Economic Development Administration

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

 

Other organizations

American Planning Association

Connecticut Conference of Municipalities

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Regional Plan Association – researches planning and development issues in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region

Smart Growth Online – from the Smart Growth Network, a group of government, business, and civic organizations; website is a Maryland Dept. of Planning project funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis – at the University of Connecticut School of Business

 

Other online resources

Connecticut law about elderly tax credits – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Connecticut law about municipal taxes – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Connecticut law about property tax appeals – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Connecticut ordinances and charters by town – from the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Office of Policy and Management list and map of the Regional Councils of Governments in Connecticut

  • Periodicals

New England Economic Indicators – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; electronic subscription.

State and Local Government Review – SAGE Publications; print subscription.

  • Databases

Cannabis Zoning – from the Dept. of Consumer Protection; shows which municipalities have approved, prohibited, or placed a moratorium on recreational cannabis establishments.

PolicyMap – includes data on income, housing, education, health, and more.

Significant Features of the Property Tax – from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; includes data on the property tax in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

  • Mandated reports

Please note this is not an exhaustive list. Contact the library for these and other reports.

Apprenticeships and Training Programs for Building Code Officials Working Group reportApprenticeships and Training Programs for Building Code Officials Working Group report – published by the Dept. of Administrative Services; pursuant to SA 22-14 s.2

Capital Region Development Authority annual report – pursuant to CGS 32-605

Commission on Connecticut’s Development and Future final reportCommission on Connecticut’s Development and Future final report – pursuant to PA 21-29 s.13 and PA 22-74 s.22

Compendium of statutory and regulatory mandates on municipalities in Connecticut – published every four years, with annual supplements in the intervening years, by the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; pursuant to CGS 2-79a

Connecticut Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board annual report – pursuant to CGS 13b-13a(h)

Connecticut Conservation and Development Policies Plan draft update – periodic report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 16a-28(a)

Digitization of Building Code Records Working Group reportDigitization of Building Code Records Working Group report – published by the Dept. of Administrative Services; pursuant to SA 22-14 s.1

Food insecurity strategic planFood insecurity strategic plan – by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to PA 23-204 s.158

Geospatial information systems (GIS) coordination – annual report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 4d-90

Implementation of state conservation and development plan – annual report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 16a-32(c)

Motor Vehicle Tax Task Force final reportMotor Vehicle Tax Task Force final report – pursuant to SA 23-24

Obstacles to merging or consolidating municipal fire districts and fire departmentsObstacles to merging or consolidating municipal fire districts and fire departments – by the Office of Policy and Management et al.; pursuant to SA 21-12

Regional Performance Incentive Program – annual report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 4-124s(e)

Regional Services Grant annual reports – by each regional council of government; pursuant to CGS 4-66r

Solar tax statutory frameworkSolar tax statutory framework – by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to PA 22-14 s.5

State conservation and development policies plan – periodic report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 16a-29

State mandates on municipalities – annual report by the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; pursuant to CGS 2-32c

State water plan status – annual report by the CT Water Planning Council; pursuant to CGS 22a-352(i)

Statewide Senior Center Workgroup reportStatewide Senior Center Workgroup report – pursuant to PA 21-7

Task Force to Promote Municipal Shared Services reportTask Force to Promote Municipal Shared Services report – pursuant to PA 19-117 s.366

  • Reference works

Collection of Delinquent Property Taxes in Connecticut – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Connecticut Land Use Law for Municipal Land Use Agencies, Boards, and Commissions – by the CT Bar Association, 2021

Connecticut Land Use Regulation (2nd ed. and supplement) – by Terry J. Tondro, 1992-2000

Handbook for Connecticut Assessors: A Practical Guide to Assessment Administration for Connecticut’s Assessing Officers – periodically updated handbook by the CT Association of Assessing Officers

Independent Special Taxing Districts in ConnecticutIndependent Special Taxing Districts in Connecticut – by the CT Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1988

McQuillin: The Law of Municipal Corporations – access through Westlaw.

Municipal Fiscal Indicators – annual report by the Office of Policy and Management

Municipal Tax Sales (Extra-Judicial) – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Property Tax Appeals (Municipal) – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Tax DistrictsTax Districts – by the Office of Policy and Management, 1988

  • Other resources in the library’s collection

Connecticut zoning and discrimination 2021Connecticut zoning and discrimination 2021 – by the CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities

Home rule in Connecticut: its history, status, and recommendations for changeHome rule in Connecticut: its history, status, and recommendations for change – by the CT Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1987

Independent special taxing districts in ConnecticutIndependent special taxing districts in Connecticut – by the CT Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1988

Report card for Connecticut’s infrastructureReport card for Connecticut’s infrastructure – by the American Society of Civil Engineers, 2022

Tax districtsTax districts – by the Office of Policy and Management, 1988

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