The Connecticut Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies was created out of a need and an idea. In 1948, a group of forward-looking planning and zoning personnel recognized a need to collect and centralize the varied planning and zoning experiences of Connecticut municipalities. They came up with the idea of forming an organization that would serve as the focal point for collecting and disseminating information to member agencies.
The idea became a reality with the formation of the Connecticut Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies, whose purpose is to promote municipal and regional planning in Connecticut; to encourage the adoption of adequate and effective zoning; to assist planning and zoning agencies in carrying out their duties and responsibilities; and to provide a clearinghouse for information on planning and zoning matters.
Since its inception, the Federation has grown steadily in size and influence with a present-day membership of almost 200 planning commissions, zoning commissions, zoning boards of appeal, and regional planning agencies.
The Connecticut Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, which derives its sole support from the annual fee paid by its members.