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) • Bradford Sedito, Chairman • Polly Roberts, Vice Chairman • Katharine Leab • Todd Catlin • Randolph W. Snook • Georgia Middlebrook, Alt. • Peter Bowman, Alt. • Roderick Wyant III, Alt. Staff: • Pamela L. Osborne, Secretary Thursday 9:00 - 5:00, Friday 1:00 - 3:00

Meeting Dates and Application Deadlines:

Generally, the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM. See the Town Calendar for possible schedule changes.

2008 Application Deadlines
Meeting Date	Application Deadline
February 21	January 31
March 20	February 28
April 17	March 27
May 15	April 24
June 19	May 29
July 17	June 26
August 21	July 31
September 18	August 28
October 16	September 25
November 20	October 30
December 18	November 26

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.