regional planning commission

Overview

The Regional Planning Commission (RPC) is a Standing Committee of the Capitol Region Council of Governments. This Commission carries out the Comprehensive Planning duties and responsibilities of the Council. The planning duties and responsibilities of the Commission shall include but need not be limited to Comprehensive Planning and Functional Planning as follows:

  • Comprehensive Planning: The Regional Planning Commission shall prepare and keep up to date a general plan of conservation and development for the Capitol Region.
  • Functional Planning: The Regional Planning Commission shall carry out planning activities for specific functional areas, directed at achieving more immediate implementation of policies contained in the general plan of conservation and development for the Capitol Region.

Regular meetings of the Regional Planning Commission are typically held on the third Thursday of every other month at 7 pm via Zoom unless noted otherwise. 

Questions? Contact Jacob Knowlton or (860)-712-8571

For past meeting documents, including agendas and minutes, visit our Resource Library.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Past Meetings

Hartford Zoning Map

Land-Use Commissioner Training

Subsection (a) of Section 3 of PA 23-173 provides the following updates to municipal land use officials. 

Following January 1, 2023, each member of a municipal planning commission, combined planning and zoning commission, or zoning board of appeals, except for a member of any such commission or board that is a licensed attorney-at-law of this state with four or more years of experience on any such commission or board, or a land use enforcement officer, shall complete at least four hours of training.”

Those in office on 1/1/2023 must complete four (4) hours of training by 1/1/2024, and once every four years thereafter, or once every term for which such member is elected or appointed if such term is longer than four years.

Those taking office after 1/1/2023 must complete four (4) hours of training not later than one year after taking office, and once every four years thereafter, or once every term for which such member is elected or appointed if such term is longer than four years.

2024 Regional Planning Commission Appointments

Per Regional Planning Commission Bylaws, RPC appointments must be made by each CRCOG member Municipality every two years. We request that your Planning Commission or Planning and Zoning Commission appoint a representative and alternate to serve on the RPC from the date of appointment through December 31, 2025.

If your commission members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen or Town/City Council, the RPC appointments must also be approved by these bodies. Please return the attached google form below by March 15, 2024.