CGS § 8-2p Parking Opt-Out

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2p

Enacted by Public Act 21-29 (2021, § 5; technical amendment by P.A. 22-23), this section sets the procedure by which a municipality may opt out of the statewide parking caps in § 8-2(d)(9), which bar zoning regulations from requiring more than one parking space per studio or one-bedroom dwelling unit or more than two spaces per dwelling unit with two or more bedrooms. Opt-out is a two-step process: the zoning or combined planning-and-zoning commission must, by a two-thirds vote, initiate the opt-out by holding a public hearing under § 8-7d, affirmatively deciding to opt out within the time permitted by § 8-7d, stating its reasons on the record, and publishing notice of the decision in a newspaper of substantial circulation within fifteen days; the municipality's legislative body (or, where the legislative body is a town meeting, its board of selectmen) must then complete the opt-out by a two-thirds vote. Absent a completed opt-out, the statutory parking caps apply.