Applicants seeking approval from certain departments in the Town of Wilton, Connecticut, are now required to file applications electronically through the town’s Open Gov portal. Effective October 15, 2025, applications must be completed online with supporting documents uploaded through the portal. This process includes, for example, applications for site plan, special permit, zone text amendment and others to the Department of Planning & Zoning and Planning & Zoning Commission, applications for variances to the Zoning Board of Appeals, and applications for regulated activity to the Department of Environmental Affairs and its Inland Wetlands Commission. Similarly, applications for building permits must also be filed online. In some instances, hard copies of the applications and supporting documents must still be submitted to the respective departments.
To commence the process, applicants must create a user ID and password once logging onto the Open Gov portal. Then, an applicant selects the application or permit sought, completes the document, uploads any required or supplemental information or documentation, then submits once complete. Applications may be saved while an applicant continues to complete the application and upload any required or supplemental documents. Confirmation of successful electronic submission will then be sent to the applicant.
Links to the online portal can be found on the individual websites for the departments of planning & zoning, environmental affairs and building. The online application process and information can be located at https://wiltonct.portal.opengov.com/
For more information, please contact Carmody’s Zoning and Land Use lawyers:
Liz Suchy
Partner
203.252.2656
[email protected]
This information is for educational purposes only, to provide general information and a general understanding of the law. It does not constitute legal advice and does not establish any attorney-client relationship.