Planning and Development
research guide
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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
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
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
New England Economic Indicators – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; electronic subscription.
State and Local Government Review – SAGE Publications; print subscription.
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.
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
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
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