Save the Date!

Tolland Sustainable Community Forum

March 15, 2010, 7:30 PM, Crandall Lodge, Tolland

For the past year and a half, the Town of Tolland has been working with the Capitol Region Council of Governments and the U.S. EPA to develop two publications relating to sustainable development: Together We Can Grow Better: Smart Growth for a Sustainable Connecticut Capitol Region and Smart Growth Guidelines for Sustainable Design and Development.

On March 15, 2010 the Planning & Zoning Commission will sponsor a Tolland Sustainable Community Forum organized by the Capitol Region Council of Governments Sustainable Communities Initiative that will give town leaders, board members and commissioners as well as town residents the opportunity to learn about the strategies recommended through these documents and discuss Tolland’s role in creating a more sustainable community and region through future policy and development decisions.

Stay tuned for more details to follow as the forum date approaches and check out the Capitol Region Council of Governments’s website at http://www.crcog.org/community_dev/sustainable-dev.html.

Tolland Village Area

• Zoning Map eff. 11-15-09
• Tolland Village Area Article VII Eff. 11-15-2009
• Click Here for Conceptual Regulating Plan
• Click Here for Design Strategies Plan
• Planning Study

Plan of Conservation & Development

The Tolland Planning & Zoning Commission at their meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 approved the update to the Plan of Conservation and Development. The effective date for the plan is – November 15, 2009. This important plan will pro-actively establish a common vision for the future of the community and determine policies that will help attain that vision.

The Planning themes which will be addressed concern: Conservation Natural Resources Open Space Historic Resources Community Character Development Community Structure Residential Development Housing Needs Business/Economic Development Infrastructure Community Facilities Vehicular Transportation Other Transportation Utility Infrastructure PCZ Members Michael J. Cardin, Chair Marilee Beebe-Kostrun, Vice Chair Susan Errickson, Secretary Jack Scavone David Barrow John Hughes, Alternate Benjamin Stanford, Alternate Staff – Linda Farmer, AICP (860) 871-3601 Director of Planning & Community Development

Contact Us Form Plan of Conservation & Development – Effective November 15, 2009 POCD Cover Letter from PZC Chair Table of Contents Ch 1 Introduction Ch 2 Conditions and Trends Ch 3 Community Issues Ch 4 Protect Natural Resources & Character Ch 5 Grow in ways that preserve quality of life Ch 6 Meet needs of Community Ch 7 Future Land Use Plan Ch 8 Implementation Strategy Ch 9 Conclusion Ch 10 Glossary If you have any questions or if you need further information please feel free to call the Development Group office at 860-871-3601.