AN ACT CONCERNING INITIATION AND APPROVAL OF REDEVELOPMENT PLANS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 8-127 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2006):

The redevelopment agency may prepare, or cause to be prepared, a redevelopment plan and any redeveloper may submit a redevelopment plan to the redevelopment agency. [, and such] The redevelopment agency shall immediately transmit such plan to the planning agency of the municipality for its study. The planning agency may make a comprehensive or general plan of the entire municipality as a guide in the more detailed and precise planning of redevelopment areas. Such plan and any modifications and extensions thereof shall show the location of proposed redevelopment areas and the general location and extent of use of land for housing, business, industry, communications and transportation, recreation, public buildings and such other public and private uses as are deemed by the planning agency essential to the purpose of redevelopment. [Appropriations by the municipality of any amount necessary are authorized to enable the planning agency to make such comprehensive or general plan.] The redevelopment agency shall request the written opinion of the planning agency on all redevelopment plans prior to approving such redevelopment plans. Before approving any redevelopment plan, the redevelopment agency shall hold a public hearing. [thereon, notice] Notice of [which] the hearing shall be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, the first publication of notice to be not less than two weeks before the date set for the hearing. The redevelopment agency may approve any such redevelopment plan if, following such hearing, it finds that: [(a)] (1) The area in which the proposed redevelopment is to be located is a redevelopment area; [(b)] (2) the carrying out of the redevelopment plan will result in materially improving conditions in such area; [(c)] (3) sufficient living accommodations are available within a reasonable distance of such area or are provided for in the redevelopment plan for families displaced by the proposed improvement, at prices or rentals within the financial reach of such families; and [(d)] (4) the redevelopment plan is satisfactory as to site planning, relation to the comprehensive or general plan of the municipality and, except when the redevelopment agency has prepared the redevelopment plan, the construction and financial ability of the redeveloper to carry it out. No redevelopment plan for a project which consists predominantly of residential facilities shall be approved by the redevelopment agency in any municipality having a housing authority organized under the provisions of chapter 128 except with the approval of such housing authority. The approval of a redevelopment plan may be given by the legislative body or by such agency as it designates to act in its behalf.

Statement of Purpose:

To make technical changes to provisions re municipal redevelopment plans.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]