Land Use & Zoning
Connecticut's 'Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure' (§ 8-30g) requires a municipality with less than 10% affordable housing to:
AApprove all affordable housing applications automatically
BDemonstrate a 'substantial public interest' override to deny affordable housing proposals✓ Correct
CRezone all commercial land for residential use
DPay developers to build affordable housing
Explanation
Under § 8-30g, municipalities below the 10% affordable housing threshold bear the burden of showing that an application's public harm outweighs the need for affordable housing—making denials difficult to sustain on appeal.
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