Pursuant to the authority granted to the Common Council by § 1-368.2
of the Charter of the City of Norwalk and § 8-4a of the
Connecticut General Statutes, the Planning Commission of the City
of Norwalk is hereby designated as the Planning and Zoning Commission
for Norwalk (hereinafter, the Commission).
The Commission shall have all of the powers and be subject to
all of the duties granted to and imposed upon planning and zoning
commissions under the Connecticut General Statutes, together with
all of the powers and duties specifically granted to and imposed upon
the Planning Commission under the Charter of the City of Norwalk.
There shall be appointed, in the manner provided in §
79-3 above, three alternate members to the Commission, no more than two of whom shall be registered members of any one political party. Such alternate members shall, when seated as herein provided, have all the powers and duties set forth above for regular members of the Commission. Such alternate members shall be electors and shall not be regular or alternate members of the Zoning Board of Appeals. If a regular member of the Commission is absent, they may designate, in writing, an alternate member of the Commission to act in their place. If they fail to make such designation or the person so designated is disqualified, the Chair of the Commission shall designate an alternate to so act, choosing alternates in rotation so that they shall act as nearly equal a number of times as possible. If any alternate is not available in accordance with such rotation, such fact shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
All regulations adopted by the Planning Commission or the Zoning
Commission which were in effect prior to the effective date of this
chapter shall continue in full force and effect until modified, repealed,
or superseded in accordance with the provisions of the Connecticut
General Statutes.
This chapter shall take effect on January 11, 2022.