Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-102h: Action on applications to zoning boards of appeals referred to Connecticut River Gateway Commission.

Whenever any zoning board of appeals of a town which has voted to be governed by the provisions of this section and sections 25-102g and 25-102j receives an application with respect to land within the conservation zone, such board shall submit a copy of such application to the Connecticut River Gateway Commission and the conservation commission of the town within which such land is located not less than ten days prior to the date set for the hearing on such application. Said commission shall review such application to determine if the action requested in such application is adverse to the protection and development of the conservation zone in accordance with the purposes of this chapter and the standards set forth in section 25-102d. In addition to its other powers and duties, the zoning board of appeals shall determine if the action requested in such application is consistent with the purposes of this chapter and the standards set forth in subsection (b) of section 25-102g. Said commission and such conservation commission shall be deemed aggrieved parties at any hearing on any such application before the zoning board of appeals and for the purpose of taking an appeal pursuant to section 8-8.