Naugatuck Plan of Conservation & Development Contents The Plan Introduction............................................................................................... 1 Naugatuck’s People................................................................................... 11 Housing...................................................................................................... 15 Land Use.................................................................................................... 22 Economic Development.......................................................................... 35 Conservation, Open Space and Recreation.............................................. 40 Transportation Network.......................................................................... 45 Sewer & Water Infrastructure................................................................ 49 Schools........................................................................................................ 54 Governance................................................................................................ 58 State Conservation And Development Policies Plan............................ 61 Implementation Matrix............................................................................. 63 References................................................................................................... 70 Maps Land Use Change....................................................................................... 24 Land Use..................................................................................................... 25 Developable Land...................................................................................... 28 Zoning......................................................................................................... 29 Future Land Use Plan................................................................................. 34 Open Space................................................................................................. 44 Transportation Network........................................................................... 48 Public Water Supply.................................................................................... 52 Sewer Service Areas................................................................................... 53 Schools......................................................................................................... 57 Tables Housing Inventory..................................................................................... 16 Open Space and Recreational Facilities.................................................. 41 Schools........................................................................................................ 55 Plan Produced By: Acknowledgements Thank you to Town Planner Keith Rosenfeld and the Borough of Naugatuck Planning Commission for their guidance in this effort. Commission members engaged in the development of this plan included: Anthony Whelan, Chairman, Robert S. Pease, Vice Chairman, Lois E. Braziel, Secretary, E. Harry Jancis, Member, Deanna Krzykowski, Member, and Robert Urbano, Alternate Member. Introduction Naugatuck 2013 Plan of Conservation and Development Introduction 1 The Plan of Conservation and Development Why Prepare a Plan? A Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) is a tool for examining the state of a community and formulating a guide for its future. It is an opportunity for a community to come together and reach a consensus about the kind of place everyone wants it to be. This plan’s purpose is to establish a common vision for the future physical form, eco- nomic health, and quality of life for the Borough of Naugatuck and to express the com- munity’s collective policies that will help frame that vision. That common vision provides a foundation for land use management in the Borough through the zoning regulations. Thereby, this plan’s purpose is also to support and reinforce the zoning regulations intent to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of Naugatuck. This plan then lays out a set of recommended strategies and complementary actions to implement those policies and help them be realized. Naugatuck’s 2001 POCD This plan also meets state statutory requirements for municipal planning. The Connecticut General Statutes require that a municipal plan of conservation and development be updated every ten years. While it has been 12 years since the approval of Naugatuck’s 2001 plan, Section 5 of Connecticut Pubic Act 10-138 relieves municipal planning com- missions from the obligation of having to prepare or amend a municipal plan between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2013. Summary of Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-23 Plan of Conservation and Development The Planning Commission: • Shall prepare (or amend) and adopt a plan of conserva- • Recommend the most desirable density of population in tion and development at least once every ten years the several parts of the municipality, • Shall regularly review and maintain the Plan • Note any inconsistencies with the State Conservation • May adopt amendments to the Plan or parts of the Plan and Development Policies Plan as it deems necessary • Make provision for the development of housing opportu- • May prepare/amend plans for the redevelopment and nities, improvement of districts or neighborhoods containing • Promote housing choice and economic diversity in hous- special problems or opportunities ing and encourage the development of housing which will meet the housing needs and The Plan Shall: • Consider focusing development and revitalization in • Be a statement of policies, goals and standards for the areas with existing or planned physical infrastructure. physical and economic development of the municipality, • Consider the following: • Provide for a system of principal thoroughfares, park- • The need for affordable housing ways, bridges, streets, sidewalks, multipurpose trails and • The need for protection of existing and potential drink- other public ways as appropriate, ing water supplies • Be designed to promote, with the greatest efficiency and • The use of cluster development economy, the coordinated development of the municipal- • The state plan of conservation and development ity and the general welfare and prosperity of its people • The regional plan of development • Recommend the most desirable use of land within the • Physical, social, economic and governmental condi- municipality for residential, recreational, commercial, tions and trends industrial, conservation and other purposes and include • The needs of the municipality a map showing such proposed land uses, • The objectives of energy‐efficient patterns of develop- • Identify areas where it is feasible and prudent to have ment compact, transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed • Protection and preservation of agriculture use development patterns and land reuse, and to pro- mote such development patterns and land reuse, 2 Introduction Naugatuck 2013 Plan of Conservation and Development How the Plan Will Be Used This Plan of Conservation and Development is an advisory document for the Naugatuck Planning Commission and Zoning Commission. It provides a framework for decision‐making with regard to growth and development activities in the Borough over the next decade. Yet, the plan will be most useful when everyone in the Borough is familiar with it and endorses it. All town boards and commission should refer to it on an ongoing basis when decisions are being made about not only development applications, but public facilities improvements, public works projects, resource protection, and annual Borough budget preparations. This plan updates the 2001 Borough Plan. It does not repeat all the fundamental data that quantifies the characteris- tics of the Borough as were included in the 2001 plan, but rather focuses on how the Borough is changing over time and how the community wants to guide those changes to direct the future. Finally, this plan must be formally adopted by the Planning Commission and endorsed by the Borough legislative body. While the state statutory responsibility to adopt the Plan rests with the Planning Commission, implementation will only occur to the degree that the community at-large collectively contributes to undertaking its recommenda- tions. In order to facilitate the implementation process, this plan includes a process for conducting regular updates. Peri- odic ‘reality checks’ for the plan will allow the Borough to evaluate progress being made on its recommendations or to decide on changes in direction if warranted. Thus, this plan is a living and dynamic document. It is designed to be used as an action plan and set of benchmarks over time, making it possible to keep track of measurable progress rather than a static report that will sit on a shelf until a subsequent update is prepared in another ten years. Guiding Principles and Goals Contemporary community planning is an active process that uses “smart growth” principles to promote the kind of place a community wants to be. Smart growth for Naugatuck is an approach to long-term community development that focuses on quality of life and economic stability for everyone today and which is sustainable into the future. It relies on these principles to: • Preserve valued community and natural resources • Provide a range of type and style of housing so that while growing the economy; households from young adults to seniors can choose to • Place