There is hereby created the Town of Clinton
Housing Partnership, appointed by the Board of Selectmen of the Town.
The Partnership shall consist of the following members:
A. The First Selectman, whose Partnership term shall
be coincident with his term as First Selectman.
B. One representative from each of the following boards
and commissions: Planning and Zoning Commission, Inland Wetlands and
Conservation Commission, Water Pollution Control Commission, Housing
Authority and Economic Development Commission, each representative's
term hereon being coincident with his term on his board/commission.
C. Two representatives of the local business community,
whose terms shall be for two years.
D. Two representatives of the public interest, whose
terms shall be for two years.
E. Two local representatives of local industry, whose
terms shall be for two years.
The Town of Clinton Housing Partnership shall
have the following responsibilities. It shall:
A. Authorize the Town Clerk to submit a copy of this
chapter and documentation of the empanelment to the State of Connecticut
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development;
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B. Submit evidence to the Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development of the commitment of local resources to the
purposes and support of the Partnership, consistent with state and
local law, regulation and the Charter;
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C. Identify needs and opportunities for affordable housing
in the Town of Clinton by examining:
(1) The availability of state, municipal, and other public
and private land suitable for the development (or redevelopment) of
affordable housing;
(2) The Town Plan of Development and Zoning, Subdivision,
Coastal Area Management, and Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
and determining their impact on the (re)development of affordable
housing in the Town of Clinton; and
(3) Such other issues of the Town which the Partnership
feels have a substantial impact on the availability of affordable
housing in the Town of Clinton;
D. Recommend to the Board of Selectmen for its action,
or reference to any board or commission whose action is required,
such regulations, ordinances or other rules of the Town, or a division
thereof, which would assist in reducing any adverse impact now existing
on the availability of affordable housing in the Town of Clinton;
E. Establish priorities and develop a long-range plan
to meet and identify needs for affordable housing in the Town, consistent
with regional housing needs;
F. Establish such procedures as it deems necessary, consistent
with federal, state and local law and the Charter, for the development
of a written proposal intended to meet and provide for the implementation
of such plan; and
G. Recommend the commencement of an activity, development
or project designed to create additional affordable housing in the
Town of Clinton.
This chapter shall be construed so as not to
conflict with any federal, state or local rule or regulation or the
Charter of the Town of Clinton.