www.WashingtonCT.org The Town of Washington, Connecticut Zoning Board of Appeals

Office: Lower level of Bryan Memorial Town Hall Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Telephone: 860-868-0423 Fax: 860-868-2819 Note that several departments share this fax line, so be sure to address your document clearly! Email: zba@washingtonct.org Forms: See our Forms page for application forms U.S. Mail Address: Zoning Board of Appeals Town of Washington P.O. Box 383 Washington Depot, CT 06794 Street Address: Zoning Board of Appeals Town of Washington 2 Bryan Plaza Washington Depot, CT 06794 Elected Officials: (4-year term) • Polly Roberts, Chairman • Todd Catlin, Vice Chairman • Katharine Leab • Peter Bowman • Roderick Wyant III • Todd J. Peterson, Alt. • Chip Wildman, Alt. • Joan E. Kaplan, Alt. Staff: • Shelley White, Secretary Thursday 9:00 - 5:00, Friday 9:00 - 3:00

Meeting Dates and Application Deadlines:

Generally, the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM. in the Land Use Meeting Room on the lower level of Bryan Memorial Town Hall. See the Town Calendar for possible schedule exceptions, for instance because of holidays. Also be sure to check Public & Legal Notices for possible last minute schedule changes.

PLEASE NOTE: Applications are due not later than Noon on the Application Deadline date.

2012 Application Deadlines
Meeting Date	Application Deadline
January 19	December 22
February 16	January 26
March 15	February 23
April 19	March 29
May 17	April 26
June 21	May 31
July 19	June 28
August 16	July 26
September 20	August 30
October 18	September 27
November 15	October 25
December 20	November 21

Minutes of previous meetings are available online.

For more information, please review Guidelines for Variance Applications.

Guidelines and application forms are available on the Forms & Documents page.

Other Commissions:

See our Land Use Brochure ( 16 pages) for an overview of land use in Washington.

Land use issues may involve one or more Town departments. See Land Use Commissions for general information about:

• Conservation Commission
• Historic District Commission
• Inland Wetlands Commission
• Planning Commission
• Zoning Commission
• Zoning Board of Appeals

Connecticut General Statutes, Section 8-6:
Powers and Duties of Board of Appeals

(a) The zoning board of appeals shall have the following powers and duties:

1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is an error in any order, requirement or decision made by the official charged with the enforcement of this chapter or any bylaw, ordinance or regulation adopted under the provisions of this chapter;

2. to hear and decide all matters including special exceptions and special exemptions under section 8-2g upon which it is required to pass by the specific terms of the zoning bylaw, ordinance or regulation; and

3. to determine and vary the application of the zoning bylaws, ordinances or regulations in harmony with their general purpose and intent and with due consideration for conserving the public health, safety, convenience, welfare and property values solely with respect to a parcel of land where, owing to conditions especially affecting such parcel but not affecting generally the district in which it is situated, a literal enforcement of such bylaws, ordinances or regulations would result in exceptional difficulty or unusual hardship so that substantial justice will be done and the public safety and welfare secured, provided that the zoning regulations may specify the extent to which uses shall not be permitted by variance in districts in which such uses are not otherwise allowed. No such board shall be required to hear any application for the same variance or substantially the same variance for a period of six months after a decision by the board or by a court on an earlier such application.

(b) Any variance granted by a zoning board of appeals shall run with the land and shall not be personal in nature to the person who applied for and received the variance. A variance shall not be extinguished solely because of the transfer of title to the property or the invalidity of any condition attached to the variance that would affect the transfer of the property from the person who initially applied for and received the variance.

Annual Reports:

See the Town Annual Report for yearly reports on the activities of the Zoning Board of Appeals.