Overview
The Regional Planning Commission (RPC) is a Standing Committee of the Capitol Region Council of Governments. This Commission carries out the Comprehensive Planning duties and responsibilities of the Council. The planning duties and responsibilities of the Commission shall include but need not be limited to Comprehensive Planning and Functional Planning as follows:
- Comprehensive Planning: The Regional Planning Commission shall prepare and keep up to date a general plan of conservation and development for the Capitol Region.
- Functional Planning: The Regional Planning Commission shall carry out planning activities for specific functional areas, directed at achieving more immediate implementation of policies contained in the general plan of conservation and development for the Capitol Region.
Regular meetings of the Regional Planning Commission are typically held on the third Thursday of every other month at 7 pm via Zoom unless noted otherwise.
Questions? Contact Jacob Knowlton or (860)-712-8571
Land-Use Commissioner Training
Subsection (a) of Section 3 of PA 23-173 provides the following updates to municipal land use officials.
Following January 1, 2023, each member of a municipal planning commission, combined planning and zoning commission, or zoning board of appeals, except for a member of any such commission or board that is a licensed attorney-at-law of this state with four or more years of experience on any such commission or board, or a land use enforcement officer, shall complete at least four hours of training.”
Those in office on 1/1/2023 must complete four (4) hours of training by 1/1/2024, and once every four years thereafter, or once every term for which such member is elected or appointed if such term is longer than four years.
Those taking office after 1/1/2023 must complete four (4) hours of training not later than one year after taking office, and once every four years thereafter, or once every term for which such member is elected or appointed if such term is longer than four years.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
2025 Regional Planning Commission September Regular Meeting
September 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm2025 Regional Planning Commission November Regular Meeting
November 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Past Meetings
2025 Regional Planning Commission June Regular Meeting
June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm2025 Regional Planning Commission March Regular Meeting
March 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmRegional Planning Commission Regular Meeting
November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm2024 Plan of Conservation and Development Public Hearing and Regional Planning Commission Regular Meeting
September 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmRegional Planning Commission Regular Meeting
June 18, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
For past meeting documents, including agendas and minutes, visit our Resource Library.
