Attorneys and housing advocates have sued Woodbridge, alleging the town’s zoning policies violate Connecticut’s Fair Housing Act.
Woodbridge Zoning Policy
Woodbridge’s zoning regulations prohibit multi-family housing of three or more units in the 98.4% of residential land that lacks access to public water and sewer. Housing experts say that locks out low-income families.
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Woodbridge zoning officials take a small step toward affordable housing
Officials voted to allow multi-family housing on a sliver of Woodbridge — provided such projects get prior approval.
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Woodbridge officials say they want to sign off on all multi-unit developments
Zoning officials in Woodbridge seem unlikely to allow developers to build multi-unit dwellings without permission.
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How one bike ride inspired a case that could upend CT’s zoning laws
Woodbridge officials are weighing whether to allow multi-family housing after attorneys applied to convert a single-family home.
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Does ‘snob zoning’ lead to segregated suburbs in CT?
What’s happening in this liberal suburb is a reflection of land-use decisions playing out in wealthy suburbs across the state.
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Civil rights attorneys take aim at single-family zoning using Woodbridge as test case
A group of prominent civil rights attorneys is attempting to dismantle a statewide system of exclusionary zoning regulations.