Shelton aldermen resolution opposes elimination of zoning 'home rule'
Brian Gioiele
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Exterior of Shelton City Hall, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 11, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
SHELTON — The Board of Aldermen have joined fellow city officials in opposing what board President John Anglace, Jr., calls “nightmare legislation” that would eliminate a municipality’s “home rule” over its own zoning.
The aldermen, at a special meeting March 25, unanimously adopted a resolution in support of “home rule” in municipal zoning decision-making, which the board states empower each community to tailor zoning policies that “reflect its unique geography, economy and housing market.”
Nearly a dozen bills — in the state House and Senate — call for changes to local zoning, some of which would overrule local zoning authorities and mandate the construction of multi-family and affordable housing, regardless of existing local regulations, city officials said.