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Town Comprehensive Plan of Conservation and Development:

Your Input is Needed!

PUBLIC HEARING
on the
2008 BRANFORD PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Thursday October 30, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.
Branford Senior Center
11 Cherry Hill Road

(See below to learn more about the plan or to obtain a copy)

A Plan of Conservation and Development is an advisory document that identifies strategies for the future physical development of a community. Connecticut state statutes require the Planning and Zoning Commission to update the Plan—in part or in its entirety—every ten years.

A draft of the 2008 Branford Comprehensive Plan of Conservation and Development is now available to the public. Copies are available for examination at the James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main Street, and at the Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, 146 Thimble Islands Road, as well as at the Planning and Zoning office in Town Hall.

A digital copy of the draft, in pdf format, is available below and can be viewed online or downloaded. View (left- or action-click) or download (right- or menu-click) the draft by chapter, below:

Alternatively, if you are connected via broadband, you may prefer to view or download the complete Plan of Conservation and Development draft (21 MB).

History

In March of 2006, the Planning and Zoning Commission began the update of the Branford Plan of Conservation and Development by initiating two transportation studies: the “Town-wide Transportation Study” and the “Town Center Parking and Circulation Study.” Both studies were completed in January, 2007. Two other studies, the “Main Street (Route 146) Scenic Highway Gateway Study” and the “North Main Street Access Management Study,” follow up on recommendations of the “Town-wide Transportation Study”. Both studies were completed June 30, 2008 and can be viewed on the web site of the South Central Regional Council of Governments at www.scrcog.org/toc.htm).

After completion of the “Town-wide Transportation Study,” the Planning and Zoning Commission, working with staff and its consultant, Planimetrics, developed a series of “discussion papers: covering a wide range of planning issues.

In order to review and develop these topics further, The Planning and Zoning Commission hosted three public input meetings, organized around the themes of Conservation, Development, and Public Facilities. The meetings were as follows:

  • Conservation Issues on January 16, 2008, covering Natural Resources, Open Space, Coastal Management and Community Character

  • Development Issues on January 23, 2008, covering Community Structure, Housing, Business Development and Economic Development

  • Public Facilities on January 30, 2008 covering: Transportation, Utilities and Community Facilities

The Planning and Zoning Commission encouraged all interested members of the public to read through the discussion papers and participate in the discussion meetings in January. A draft plan was provided to the public in May, 2008, and a public meeting to discuss the plan was held Monday, June 23, 2008. All four meetings were held at Canoe Brook Senior Center, 11 Cherry Hill Road and began at 7:00 p.m.

Over the past six months, the Commission has held five work sessions to refine the draft plan, incorporate public input, prioritize issues, and balance conflicting interests. At the last work session, on July 30, 2008, the Commission reviewed final revisions and voted to transmit the Plan to the Board of Selectman for review and comment.

In accordance with Section 8-23 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Commission must allow the Board of Selectmen a minimum of 65 days for review. Accordingly the Commission has scheduled the public hearing on Plan adoption for Thursday, October 30, 2008. During this review period, the public may submit written comments to the Board of Selectman, with copies to the Planning and Zoning Commission.



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