Environmental Protection Commission

2023 Meeting Schedule and Application Deadlines

Establishment of EPC within Town Code of Ordinances:

Sec. 22-22. - Membership.

The environmental protection commission shall consist of seven regular members who shall be electors of the town, and of the following nonvoting ex-officio members: the first selectman of the town, the superintendent of public works, and the chairman of the planning and zoning commission. An ex-officio member can be represented by a designee.
(Code 1972, § 10-2; Ord. of 5-19-1986)

Materials for pending applications and recent actions can be found at: https://darienct.viewpointcloud.com/

Note: The next EPC meeting will be held on or after June 7, 2023 at 7PM . Meeting Agenda details will be posted here once available.

Channel 79 occasionally records public hearings; a link to those videos is here.

To contact the Environmental Protection Commission, you can send an e-mail to: DarienEPC@darienct.gov.

Members
(3-year term)

Eric Joosten (R), Chairman -- Exp. 6/30/2024
James Millard (R), Vice Chair -- Exp. 6/30/2022
Michael Ervin (U) -- Exp.6/30/2022
William Wright (R) -- Exp. 6/30/2024
Peter McGuinness (U) -- Exp. 6/30/2023
Carolyn Bayne (D) -- Exp. 6/30/2024
Lauren Rossi (D) -- Exp. 6/30/2024

Ex-officio Members

(per Section 22-22 of the Town Code of Ordinances)

Monica McNally, First Selectman
Edward L. Gentile, Jr., P.E., Public Works Director
Stephen Olvany, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission

Important Invasive Plant Resources
UCONN Invasive Plant List
Mobile Apps for Invasive Plant Identification
Photos of Invasive Plants
CT DEEP Invasive Plant Resource Page

Forms and Documents

We no longer use printed Environmental Protection Commission Application Forms, but rather have applications completed entirely online. Our online permitting system can be found here.

Listing files in 'Environmental Protection Commission'

Connecticut Invasive Plant List - October 2018 - uploaded on 4/10/2019 11:18 AM
EPC 2023 CALENDAR WITH DEADLINES - uploaded on 12/1/2022 4:05 PM
Flaherty Report on Flooding Issues in Darien - uploaded on 12/10/2015 11:20 AM
Flood & Erosion Regulations - uploaded on 7/27/2016 11:19 AM

Adopted August 6, 2008
Flood Mitigation Strategy Committee recommendations - May 14, 2010 - uploaded on 12/10/2015 11:20 AM
Land Use Application Fees effective 04.02.2023 - uploaded on 4/3/2023 8:24 AM
Pamphlet--Environmental Protection Commission Brochure - uploaded on 3/19/2019 4:13 PM

Regarding wetlands (also available in the Planning & Zoning Office).
Press Release: Leaves in Watercourses and Ponds - uploaded on 7/27/2016 1:24 PM

July 2016
Town of Darien Inland Wetlands & Watercources Regulations - uploaded on 9/29/2017 11:22 AM

Adopted April 2016
Town of Darien Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Map - uploaded on 7/28/2021 12:32 PM

Effective July 30, 2021

*Times are adjusted to the local time of the organization (GMT -5)

Abutters Tool

Link to help you prepare a list of neighbors within 100 feet of your property: Abutter's Tool.
You should check this information with the Assessor's Office to ensure that you have the most recent and up-to-date information. The information on the web was last updated January 3, 2023 for both parcel mapping and ownership data.

This page last updated: November 23, 2022.