Zoning Board of Appeals

Please Use the Online Permitting System - supplemental documentation will need to be downloaded into the system but hard copies will still be required.

The Zoning Board of Appeals Application must include ALL of the following in order to be considered complete:

1. One original and eight copies of the ALL  supporting documentation, a class "A-2" survey indicating all existing and proposed structures, septic systems, wells and water sources, easements, rights of way, and legal restrictions, as well as all measurements and distances, needed to show the extent and nature of the requested Special Exception. If you are applying for a Variance - a land-based hardship MUST be proven. All plans/maps must be folded, not rolled. 

2. Building and Elevation (if applicable) Plans with complete details with scaled measurements 

3. Filing fees of $100 for the application and $60 in State Tax, paid on OpenGov.  A check, payable to Town of Washington, can be dropped off at the office. - application will not be processed until payment is received.

4. Required by hearing date: Evidence of certificate of mailing to the owners of all property located within 200 feet of the property involved in this application, notifying them of the date, time, and location of the hearing and the nature of the requested variance.

5. Signed Letter of Representation (if applicable)

FOR ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS: Interested persons may appear and be heard and written communications will be received.  Written communications must be signed to be considered. Please submit all communications to alarson@washingtonct.org. The petition/application is on file in the Land Use Office, please call the office or email alarson@washingtonct.org to make an appointment to review the file or email a request for a digital copy of the file.

Staff Contacts

Name Title Phone
Shelley White Land Use Administrator 860-868-0423
MaryAnn Nusom Haverstock Enforcement Officer 860-868-0423
Tammy Rill Clerk 860-868-0423
Addison Larson

Board Members

Name Title
Peter Bowman Chair
John Horan Member
Roderick Wyant III Member
Chip Wildman Vice Chair
Robert Weber Member
Dean Sarjeant Alternate
Rebecca Rebillard Alternate
Catharine Sweeney Alternate