Planning and Zoning Department

The Planning and Zoning Department serves four separate yet interrelated boards and commissions: the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Environmental Protection Commission and the Architectural Review Board.

Planning and Zoning Office, Room 211
Town Hall, 2 Renshaw Road
203 656-7351 phone
203 656-7385 fax
Open Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, closed Holidays

  • Jeremy Ginsberg
    Planning & Zoning Director
    jginsberg@darienct.gov
  • Richard Jacobson
    Environmental Protection Officer

  • David Keating
    Assistant Director/Zoning Enforcement Officer

 

  • Robert (Woody) Woodside
    Code Compliance Officer

 

 Zoning Regulations and Map

     Town of Darien Zoning Regulations  (The regulations were amended by the Planning and Zoning Commission on November 22, 2011, and took effect on December 18, 2011.)

     Zoning Map of Darien PDF gif (146 bytes) The map was amended by the Planning and Zoning Commission on November 22, 2011, and took effect on December 18, 2011.                    

   Aquifer Protection Area Regulations PDF gif (146 bytes)  (took effect on 12/17/2007)

Subdivision Regulations

    Town of Darien Subdivision Regulations (last amended 6/7/2009)

Application Fees (all fees are non-refundable).

Current application fees for P&Z, ZBA, EPC, and ARB--scroll down to Appendix B in this link  (last revised May 1, 2011)

Application and Instruction Forms

2006 Town Plan of Conservation & Development

The Planning and Zoning Department has completed the 2006 Town Plan, as required by Section 8-23 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (more...)

A public hearing will be held on a proposal put forth by the Darien Planning and Zoning Commission to amend the 2006 Town Plan of Conservation & Development.

That public hearing on this matter, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 8pm in the Auditorium of Town Hall has been postponed until sometime in 2012--March 27, 2012 at the earliest.  Check this space in late December for the new date or call the P&Z office at 656-7351 at that time.

The link to the proposal is here. PDF gif (146 bytes)

A zoning regulation amendment regarding real estate signs was adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission and takes effect on June 5.

Frequently Asked Questions

Planning and Zoning Department Quarterly Reports

Annual State of the Town Addresses

Southwestern Regional Planning Agency (SWRPA)

 

This page last updated on February 3, 2012.