Regional Planning Commission

The Regional Planning Commission (RPC) is the land use arm of the SCRCOG.  The RPC handles all statutory referrals and updates to the Regional Plan of Development.  The RPC is responsible for the preparation and presentation of detailed reports concerning zoning and subdivision referrals on a monthly basis.  The RPC's advisory recommendations are forwarded to the individual municipalities in the week following its monthly meeting and are then read to the local Planning and Zoning Commission as part of their discussion regarding the proposed development application or zoning change.

The RPC meetings are held the second Thursday for each month, focusing on zoning and subdivision referrals.  The Connecticut General Statutes, Sections 8-3b and 8-26b provide the Commission with a framework for statutory responsibility.  Conversations with both the referring and adjacent municipal planner and if necessary site visits provide background for staff-prepared summaries.  Referrals address potential negative inter-municipal and environmental impacts created by the proposal.  Inter-municipal concerns may include issues such as traffic, density, environmental impact and burden placed on adjacent community.   Regional concerns may include those objectives/goals supported in the Regional Plan of Development.   In addition to statutory referrals, the RPC prepares and updates the Regional Plan of Development - as directed by the South Central Council of Governments board members.

A copy of the RPC Referral Submission Form is available here

And the meeting agendas are available through this website or by clicking here.

Regional Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD)

 The South Central Regional Plan of Conservation and Development is a general guide for land use conservation and development for the 15 town region comprised of Bethany, Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge. This report was amended on July 21,2009.

A full copy of this report is available here

A version without maps is available here for quicker Downloads