Planning and Zoning Commission
The PZC has statutory responsibility to regulate commercial, industrial, residential and other forms of land use activity. In addition, the PZC has the legal responsibility to review all municipal improvement proposals.
The PZC exercises controls over land use by dividing the town’s land into various residential, commercial and recreational zones and regulating, through Zoning and Subdivision Regulations, the nature of uses, structures and site improvements that may take place.
Public hearings allow citizens to comment on all proposed changes to the Plan of Conservation and Development, the Zoning Map, Zoning and Subdivision regulations and special permit applications. Legal notices are published in a local newspaper prior to any public hearing. Citizens may also comment on proposed subdivisions and other land use applications Development, Zoning map or land use regulations.
Commission members are elected at biennial municipal elections to serve six year terms. Alternate members are elected for two year terms.
Commission Members:
Theodore T. Cummings, Chairman (D) 11/2015
Arthur Reed Talmadge (U) 11/2013
Harry P. Bagley, Jr. (D) 11/2013
Robert M. Zaicek (D) 11/2013
Evelyn T. Pfalzgraf (R) 11/7/2017
Alexander Hastillo (D) 11/7/2017
Sidney E. Organ, Jr (R) 11/7/2017
William Kerensky (D) 11/2015
Richard Hyde, Vice Chariman (D) 11/2015
Alternates:
Nord P. Yakovleff (D) 11/5/2013
Anthony J. Paticchio (D) 11/5/2013
Carol Mele (R) 11/5/2013
Zoning Enforcement Officer:
Michael Gardner
Contact Zoning Enforcement Officer:
860.487.4415
860.487.4435 Fax
While the on-line Zoning Regulations for the Town of Ashford presented on this website are believed to be substantially correct, they are provided for informational reference only. For project applications and legal matters, interested parties should obtain the official printed copy of the regulations available in the Land Use or Town Clerk’s office located at 5 Town Hall Rd.
Meeting Minutes
- Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes, August 13, 2012-Unapproved
- Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes-Unapproved-April 9, 2012
- Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes-Unapproved March 12, 2012
- Planning & Zoning Meeting Minutes
Planning & Zoning Meeting Minutes November 14, 2011
- Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes-Unapproved October 11, 2011