{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-2i","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2i","heading":"Inclusionary zoning.","body":"(a) As used in this section, “inclusionary zoning” means any zoning regulation, requirement or condition of development imposed by ordinance, regulation or pursuant to any special permit, special exception or subdivision plan which promotes the development of housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income, including, but not limited to, (1) the setting aside of a reasonable number of housing units for long-term retention as affordable housing through deed restrictions or other means; (2) the use of density bonuses; or (3) in lieu of or in addition to such other requirements or conditions, the making of payments into a housing trust fund to be used for acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating or repairing housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income, acquiring real property to be used for such housing or incentivizing deed restrictions that preserve real property for use as such housing. “Inclusionary zoning” does not include the use of funds from any such housing trust fund to acquire real property by eminent domain regardless of the intended use of such property.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, any municipality having zoning authority pursuant to this chapter or any special act or having planning authority pursuant to chapter 126 may, by regulation of the body exercising such zoning authority, implement inclusionary zoning regulations, requirements or conditions.","path":["TITLE 8. ZONING, PLANNING, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 124. ZONING"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_124.htm#sec_8-2i","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:21Z","sha256":"e7456697b97eb7284211c4c038300eacef57c239ade6f203c393370cacdfa1d9","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-2h","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-2j"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}