Planning & Zoning Commission

The Commission was established by an Ordinance adopted at a Town Meeting on February 9, 1970. The Commission is responsible for the physical and social coordinated development of Thomaston in accordance with Thomaston’s Plan of Conservation and Development, the State of Connecticut Plan of Conservation and Development, the Regional Plan of Conservation and Development, and the Connecticut General Statutes. The Commission prepares, adopts, and implements a Plan of Conservation and Development; reviews and recommends municipal improvements pursuant to Section 8-24 of the Connecticut General Statutes; adopts, amends both zoning and subdivision regulations, and reviews and acts upon referrals from federal, state, and regional agencies. The Commission also acts as the Aquifer Protection Agency, which regulates land uses in public drinking water aquifer areas within the Town. Scroll to the bottom of the page for more information.

The staff to the Planning and Zoning Commission is responsible for the following:

The Zoning Regulations for the Town of Thomaston were adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission on May 8, 1971. These regulations were revised and updated in 1982, 2002 and 2012.

Application Fees
Fees for applications vary by the type of project and are set by a Town Ordinance. The application fees are set to cover newspaper notices as required by State law, the DEEP land use application fee as set in State law, clerk filing fees when necessary, and administrative costs.