Properties within Bridgeport's Coastal Boundary along Long Island Sound require coastal site plan review under the Connecticut Coastal Management Act, ensuring development protects tidal wetlands, shoreline access, flood resilience, and coastal water quality.
The CT Coastal Management Act (CT §22a-90 et seq.) requires municipalities to review proposed structures, additions, fences, walls, decks, pools, and most exterior site work landward of the Coastal Boundary. Bridgeport's Planning and Zoning Commission applies the Act to neighborhoods including Black Rock, Seaside Park, Steel Point, and Pleasure Beach. Applicants submit a Coastal Site Plan documenting impacts on tidal wetlands, beaches, dunes, and storm-surge zones. CT DEEP's Office of Long Island Sound Programs reviews complex projects.
Building inside the Coastal Boundary without review can result in stop-work orders, removal of unauthorized structures, and DEEP fines up to $1,000 per day for violations of §22a-359 tidal wetlands rules.
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