About Town Planning and Zoning Commission
About this position
The Zoning Board shall have the power to hear and decide appeals relating to the enforcement of any zoning ordinance.
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Town Planning and Zoning Commission
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be an elector and resident of the city and district/ward if applicable.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing Fee = $0; petition signature requirement of 5% of the electors whose names appear upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in such municipality or in such political subdivision.
- Filing period
- January 4, 2027 - August 4, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Party Registrar's office.
- Where to file
- 617 Orange Center Road Orange, CT 06477
- Filing phone
- D: 203-891-4715; R: 203-891-4716
- Step 3
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