Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-3e (2026)

(a) No zoning regulation shall treat the following in a manner different from any single family residence: (1) Any community residence that houses eight or fewer persons with intellectual disability and necessary staff persons and that is licensed under the provisions of section 17a-227, (2) any child-care residential facility that houses eight or fewer children with mental or physical disabilities and necessary staff persons and that is licensed under sections 17a-145 to 17a-151, inclusive, (3) any community residence that houses eight or fewer persons receiving mental health or addiction services and necessary staff persons paid for or provided by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and that has been issued a license by the Department of Public Health under the provisions of section 19a-491, if a license is required, or (4) any residence that provides licensed hospice care and services to eight or fewer persons, provided such residence is (A) managed by an organization that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended; (B) located in a city with a population of more than one hundred thousand and within a zone that allows development on one or more acres; (C) served by public sewer and water; and (D) constructed in accordance with applicable building codes for occupancy by eight or fewer persons who are not capable of self-preservation.

(b) Any resident of a municipality in which such a community residence or child-care residential facility is located may, with the approval of the legislative body of such municipality, petition (1) the Commissioner of Developmental Services to revoke the license of such community residence on the grounds that such community residence is not in compliance with the provisions of any statute or regulation concerning the operation of such residences, (2) the Commissioner of Children and Families to revoke the license of such child-care residential facility on the grounds that such child-care residential facility is not in compliance with the provision of any general statute or regulation concerning the operation of such child-care residential facility, or (3) the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to withdraw funding from such community residence on the grounds that such community residence is not in compliance with the provisions of any general statute or regulation adopted thereunder concerning the operation of a community residence.

(P.A. 79-353; P.A. 84-341, S. 6, 8; P.A. 89-375, S. 4, 5; P.A. 01-161, S. 1, 4; P.A. 05-280, S. 56; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); P.A. 11-129, S. 20; P.A. 13-247, S. 68; P.A. 16-66, S. 37; P.A. 23-137, S. 65.)

History: P.A. 83-341 added Subsec. (b) concerning petitions for revocation of license; P.A. 89-375 substituted “necessary” for “two” in referring to staff persons; P.A. 01-161 applied provisions to child-care residential facilities and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 05-280 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (3) re zoning regulations pertaining to any community residence that houses six or fewer persons receiving mental health or addiction services and by making technical changes and amended Subsec. (b) by adding Subdiv. (3) re the ability of a resident of a municipality to petition the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to withdraw funding from a community residence not operating in compliance with the provisions of a governing statute or regulation, effective July 1, 2005; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 11-129, “mentally retarded persons” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “persons with intellectual disability” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (4) re hospice facilities; P.A. 16-66 amended Subsec. (a)(4) to replace “inpatient” with “licensed”, to replace “facility” with “residence”, to add Subpara. (D) re constructed in accordance with building codes for occupancy by six or fewer persons not capable of self-preservation and to make conforming changes; P.A. 23-137 amended Subsec. (a) to change the maximum number of persons with intellectual disability, children with mental or physical disabilities, and persons receiving mental health or addiction services residing in a community residence from six to eight.

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