City of New Haven - File #: OR-2022-0019

• File #: OR-2022-0019
• Version: 5
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/31/2022
• In control: City Clerk
• Title: ORDINANCE BY THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY TWELVE (12) MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS, SITE PLANS, VARIANCES, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, SPECIAL PERMITS, LOT SPLITS AND REZONING AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE LONG WHARF RESPONSIBLE GROWTH PLAN AREA ("MORATORIUM AREA"); PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS OF FACT; MORATORIUM AREA; TEMPORARY MORATORIUM IMPOSED; EXEMPTIONS, DURATION OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM; AND SEVERABILITY.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/19/2022	5	Board of Alders	Approved	Pass
9/6/2022	4	Board of Alders	Noted
8/5/2022	3	Legislation Committee	Favorable Report
8/2/2022	4	Legislation Committee	Favorable Report
6/6/2022	1	Board of Alders	Referred

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ORDINANCE BY THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY TWELVE (12) MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS, SITE PLANS, VARIANCES, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, SPECIAL PERMITS, LOT SPLITS AND REZONING AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE LONG WHARF RESPONSIBLE GROWTH PLAN AREA ("MORATORIUM AREA"); PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS OF FACT; MORATORIUM AREA; TEMPORARY MORATORIUM IMPOSED; EXEMPTIONS, DURATION OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM; AND SEVERABILITY.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the 1921 Special Act (amended 1925), Connecticut Statutes and Title I, Article XIII, Section 2(B) of the Code of General Ordinances, "The Board of Alders is authorized, by Ordinance, to regulate the height and bulk of structures to be erected and to limit the use of lot areas; the minimum areas or dimensions of rear, side and front yards or outer and inner courts and other open spaces within and surrounding any structure; the density of population and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes; to classify, regulate and restrict the location of trades and industries and the location of structures designed for special uses; to divide the City of New Haven into districts of such number, shape and areas as may be best suited to carry out the provisions of this act;" and

WHEREAS, the Board of Alders recognizes that the current zoning for the Moratorium Area permits a wide number of industrial and commercial business uses; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Alders acknowledges that heavy industrial land uses have been declining since the 1960s in New Haven and throughout the United States; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Alders adopted the Long Wharf Responsible Growth Plan in 2019; and

WHEREAS, the Long Wharf Responsible Growth Plan envisions transforming from an under-utilized industrial waterfront to a pedestrian-friendly, walkable, bikeable, environmentally sustainable, mixed-use nei...