The Connecticut Coastal Management Act (Sec. 22a-90 et seq.) requires consistency review of all development within the coastal boundary. DEEP and municipalities enforce uniform statewide standards for shoreline construction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 22a-90 through 22a-112 establish the Connecticut Coastal Management Act, which governs all development within the legally defined coastal boundary along Long Island Sound and tidal waterways. Site plans within the coastal boundary undergo coastal site plan review evaluating impacts on coastal resources, public access, and shoreline flood and erosion. Structures waterward of the high tide line require a DEEP Office of Long Island Sound Programs permit under Sec. 22a-359. Municipalities incorporate the Act into local zoning, but cannot waive consistency review or DEEP jurisdiction.
Unauthorized coastal work may incur civil penalties up to $10,000 per day plus mandatory removal and restoration. Tidal wetlands violations carry separate penalties under Sec. 22a-32.
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