Planning and Zoning Commission

2020 Meeting Schedule and Application Deadlines

Portion of Town Charter establishing Planning & Zoning Commission:

Sec. 31. - Planning and zoning commission.

There shall be a planning and zoning commission of six (6) regular members, elected as provided in this act. This commission shall function as the planning commission and the zoning commission of the town. The first selectman and the superintendent of public works shall be ex officio members of the commission.
(Amd. of 3-18-1985; Amd. of 7-29-1985)

Note: The next P&Z Commission meeting is Tuesday, October 20, 2020. That meeting will be held using GoToMeeting. Details for joining the meeting:

Planning & Zoning Commission
Tue, Oct 27, 2020 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (EDT)

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United States: +1 (408) 650-3123

Access Code: 220-229-781

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Materials for pending applications, recent applications and actions, and applications of public interest can be found at: www.darienct.gov/pzcpendingapplications

Channel 79 typically records each public hearing; a link to those videos is here.

To contact the Planning & Zoning Commission, you can send an e-mail to: DarienPZC@darienct.gov.

Members
(4-year term)

Stephen Olvany (R) Chairman -- Exp. 11/2021
Jennifer Leahy (D) Vice-Chairman -- Exp. 11/2021
Lawrence T. Warble, Jr. (R) -- Exp. 11/13/2023
James Rand (R) -- Exp. 11/2021
Cara Gately (R) -- Exp. 11/13/2023
George Reilly (D) -- Exp. 11/13/2023

Ex-officio Members

Jayme Stevenson, First Selectman
Edward L. Gentile Jr., P.E., Public Works Director

Meetings

Public Hearings generally will take place the fourth Tuesday of every month, except in August and December. Meetings are scheduled to be held in Room 206 in the Town Hall. In situations where an exceptionally large attendance is anticipated, meetings may be reassigned to the Auditorium. A General Meeting may also be held during a Public Hearing or Planning Meeting in place of, or in addition to, such scheduled meetings. The Commission shall attempt to conclude all meetings by no later than 11:00 P.M. Detailed agendas are available the Friday before a meeting date from the Planning and Zoning Department, and on the Planning and Zoning Commission page of the Town web site.

2016 Town Plan of Conservation & Development Adopted by the Commission in June 2016.
Links to the Darien Zoning Regulations and the Darien Subdivision Regulations.
Printable Planning and Zoning Commission Application Form
Planning and Zoning Commission Application Form that can be filled out in Adobe and printed
Application Fees (in effect as of March 31, 2019).

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 April 2020 for parcel mapping and ownership data, so it needs to be checked.