2 - Town of Colchester

IMPLEMENTATION
TOOLS & PRIORITIES
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OVERVIEW
Many of the recommendations in the Plan of Conservation and Development can be implemented by the Zoning &
Planning Commission through zoning amendments, application reviews, and other means. The Commission has the
primary responsibility of implementing the Plan's recommendations.
Other recommendations require the cooperation of, and actions by, other local boards and commissions such as the Board
of Selectmen, Board of Finance, and similar agencies. However, if the Plan is to be successfully realized, it must serve as
a guide to all residents, applicants, agencies, and individuals interested in the orderly growth of Colchester.
TOOLS
There are several tools that are available to implement the Plan's recommendations. These tools can influence the
pattern, character, and timing of future development in Colchester - either public or private - so that it is consistent with
and promotes the goals, objectives, policies, and recommendations of the Plan of Conservation and Development. The
tools available to the Commission include:
• an annual work program, • Capital Improvements Program, and
• the Plan of Conservation and Development, • Referral of Municipal Improvements (CGS 8-24).
• Zoning and Subdivision Regulations,
Annual Work Program
The implementation schedules that follow can be used by the Zoning & Planning Commission to develop an annual work
program, both for itself and other boards and commissions.
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