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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-90 (2026)

Short title: Coastal Management Act

✓ current as of May 2026
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Sections 22a-90 to 22a-111, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the “Coastal Management Act”.

(P.A. 78-152, S. 1, 11; P.A. 83-487, S. 28, 33; P.A. 10-106, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 78-152 effective July 1, 1979; P.A. 83-487 amended section to include Secs. 22a-97 to 22a-112, inclusive, under short title; P.A. 10-106 replaced reference to Sec. 22a-112 with reference to Sec. 22a-111.

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Cited in 25 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1984–2022 · leading case: Smith v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of the Town of Greenwich, 629 A.2d 1089 (Conn. 1993).
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Smith v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of the Town of Greenwich, 629 A.2d 1089 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 3× “Because we conclude that the commission has authority under the charter and subdivision regulations to consider historical factors, we need not address whether the Coastal Area Management Act; General Statutes §§ 22a-90 through 22a-112; also allows the commission to consider…”
City of Waterbury v. Town of Washington, 800 A.2d 1102 (Conn. 2002). · cites it 2× “…e.g., General Statutes §§ 22a-36 through 22a-45 (Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act, initially enacted in 1972); General Statutes §§ 22a-67 through 22a-76 (establishing state policy on noise pollution control, initially enacted in 1974); General Statutes §§ 22a-90 through…”
Fort Trumbull Conservancy, LLC v. Plan. & Zoning Comm'n of New London, 832 A.2d 611 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 4× “The plaintiff, Fort Trumbull Conservancy, LLC, appeals from two judgments of the trial court dismissing the plaintiffs appeals from two coastal site plan reviews conducted by the defendant, the planning and zoning commission of the city of New London (commission), pursuant to…”
DeBeradinis v. Zoning Comm'n, 635 A.2d 1220 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “The power of the commission to require that the plaintiff file a coastal site plan and impose conditions on its approval is derived from the Coastal Management Act (act), General Statutes §§ 22a-90 through 22a-112.”
Vartuli v. Sotire, 472 A.2d 336 (Conn. 1984). · cites it 2× “General Statutes §§ 22a-90 through 22a-112.”
Raymond v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 820 A.2d 275 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 22a-90 et seq. That legislation, known as the Coastal Management Act, provides an additional level of regulation besides conventional land use controls in the coastal area.”
Transp. Plaza Assocs. v. Powers, 525 A.2d 68 (Conn. 1987). · cites it 2× “Furthermore, it was reasonably probable that the plan would have been approved under the Coastal Management Act; General Statutes §§ 22a-90 through 22a-112; and that an air quality permit could have been obtained.”
Avalonbay Communities, Inc. v. Inland Wetlands Comm'n of Wilton, 832 A.2d 1 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 2× “19 *164 The legislature’s failure to provide protection for wildlife or biodiversity in the important definitions of “wetlands” and “watercourses” in the act is significant because in other instances when the legislature has chosen to protect wildlife in analogous statutes, it…”
Nussbaum v. Dept. of Energy & Env't Prot., 261 A.3d 1182 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “ivate shoreline property, (b) cor- rectly determined the location of the mean high water- line bordering the plaintiffs’ property, and (c) properly balanced the plaintiffs’ private rights with the public’s interest in land held in trust under the statutes concern- ing…”
Hescock v. Zon. Bd. of App. of Town of Stonington, 962 A.2d 177 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “3 The coastal zone section of the regulations implements the Coastal Management Act (act); General Statutes §§ 22a-90 through 22a-112; and the flood zone section implements Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations.”
Pinchbeck v. Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 796 A.2d 1208 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “Additional facts and procedural history will be discussed as necessary. “The power of the commission to require that the plaintiff file a coastal site plan and impose conditions on its approval is derived from the Coastal Management Act (act), General Statutes §§ 22a-90 through…”
Coastal Suburban Builders, Inc. v. Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 479 A.2d 1239 (Conn. App. Ct. 1984). · cites it 2× “…application for approval of such site plan shall be rendered within sixty-five days after receipt of such site plan.” General Statutes § 22a-90 et seq.”
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