About The Agency

The Land Use Agency responsibilities include interpretation and enforcement of the Newtown Zoning, Aquifer Protection, Open Space and Inland Wetland and Watercourses Regulations.

​The Agency is advisory and administrative staff for the Planning and Zoning Commission, Inland Wetlands Commission, Aquifer Protection, Conservation Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Design Advisory Board.
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The Land Use Department functions include:

• Performing pre-application reviews with potential developers.
• Reviewing commercial and residential development applications.
• Planning for orderly Town development, including but not limited to roads, sidewalks, zone uses, utilities, public lands and emergency services.
• New business use and location assessment.
• Review of zoning permits and certificates of occupancy.
• Authorizing first cuts and lot-line revisions for properties.
• Serving on the Health Panel Review Board.
• Managing open space reviews and acquisitions for Town purchases and subdivisions.
• Managing the FEMA Floodplain Programs.
• Issuing Notices of Violations, Citations, and Cease & Desist Orders for all Land Use regulations.
• Coordinating with Town attorneys on legal actions and lawsuits concerning Land Use Actions.
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