The arctic cold this season has been conducive to hunkering down to write Darien’s next POCD. Here is the working Table of Contents (chapter titles, subheadings, and numbers are subject to change):

1. Introduction
2. Darien Today
   • The Place
   • The People
   • Data Snapshots
   • The Government
   • The Institutions & Organizations
3. Darien Tomorrow
   • Taking Stock: The Town-Wide Survey
   • Identifying & Tabulating Priorities: The Town Planning Workshop
   • Community Engagement Summary: Elements of the Vision
   • Updated Town Plan Vision Statement (Board of Selectman)
4. The State: POCD & Legislation
   • Connecticut Conservation & Development Policies Plan 2025-2030
   • CGS Section 8-23: Updated POCD Requirements
   • New Housing & Land Use Legislation Adopted by the CT State Legislature
5. Darien in the Region
   • 2020-2030 Regional Plan of Conservation
   • Other Relevant WestCOG Plans & Guidance
   • Other Regional Entities
   • Darien’s Neighbors: Stamford, Norwalk, and New Canaan
6. Transportation & Mobility
7. Nature, Climate & Sustainability
8. Community Facilities, Amenities & Services
9. The Built Environment

We’ve completed preparing drafts of Chapters 1-5, which are the “introductory” chapters of the POCD, and submitted them to the Planning & Zoning Department and Planning & Zoning Commission for review. We’ve received questions and feedback, discussed the draft chapters several P&Z Commission meetings, and made revisions. We will now start preparing each of the “topical” chapters (6-9) and discuss them with the P&Z Department and P&Z Commission in the next two months. We anticipate being ready to share a full draft of the POCD with you in April.

Photo Submissions

Thank you to the five people who submitted photos to us, including Claudia Ebert, whose photo is featured in this post! We are still accepting submissions. See the previous post.