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About the Town
Ridgefield is a beautiful, colonial town of approximately 24,300 people in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in central Fairfield County, Connecticut.
The town was founded in 1708 when about 30 families from Long Island Sound settlements bought these uplands....
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- Affordable Housing Committee
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- Affordable Housing Final Plan 2022
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- CHFA Presentation 2024
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- Ridgefield Affordable Housing Committee Report Card 7.24.24
- Ridgefield Affordable Housing Committee Report Card 9.25.24
- Ridgefield Affordable Housing Plan 4.3.2022 (draft)
- Ridgefield Affordable Housing Plan 6.23.2022 (draft)
- Ridgefield Affordable Housing Plan 7.13.2022 (draft)
- Ridgefield Affordable Housing Plan 9.20.2022 (draft)
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- Historic District Commission
- 2025 Meeting Schedule
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- Demolition Delay Ordinance
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- Historic District - photos & history: Main Street - East side, Main Street - West Side, High Ridge Ave & West La
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- Ridgefield's 7 Historic Districts
- Housing Authority
- Inland Wetlands Board
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- BY-LAWS
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- Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
- Upland Review Area-Memo
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- Wetlands Soils Map
- Insurance & Risk Management
- Lyme Connection
- Parking Authority
- 2025 Meeting Schedule
- Bailey Ave Lot Parking Changes - Effective Dec 9th
- Branchville Train Station Parking
- Map of Accessible Parking on Main Street
- Parking Appeals Hearing Date Schedule and Form
- Parking Authority Request for Assistance Form
- Parking FAQ: Everything You Need to Know About Parking in Ridgefield
- Parking Violations & Fees
- Pay a Parking Ticket Online
- TOWN PERMIT PARKING MAP
- Town Parking Permit Application 2025
- Parks and Recreation Commission
- Pension Commission
- Planning and Zoning Commission
- About PZC Meetings
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- Applications (VPC/OpenGov)
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- Branchville 2024 P&Z Review
- Correspondence
- Inclusionary Zoning
- POCD (Plan of Conservation & Development)
- POCD 2020
- POCD- ADOPTED 2020
- POCD- PROPOSED 2020
- Public input: POCD
- 00- Memorandum - Introductory Meeting July 31
- 01- Planning Primer for Ridgefield
- 02- Conditions and Trends
- 03- Community Issues & Concerns
- 04- Conservation Strategies RFS
- 05- Sustainability Strategies
- 06- Development Stategies RFS
- 06A- Economic Development Opportunities
- 07- Infrastructure Stategies
- 2020 Draft POCD
- Letter From BOS for support
- PZC By-Laws (Jan 2020)
- Permit Types
- Planning and Zoning Department
- Public Water Supply Map
- Regulations
- Renewable Energy Regulations-Adopted
- Sitewalk Meeting Schedule 2025
- Stormwater Regulations
- Water Company Notification for Planning & Zoning Commission
- Zoning Enforcement
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- Prevention Council
- Ridgefield Arts Council
- Ridgefield Commemorates America at 250 Committee
- Schlumberger Citizens Committee
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- Tree Committee
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- Departments
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- Health
- Applications
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Coronavirus Disease 2019 - What You Should Know, Situation Updates and Info
- Drug Take-Back Program
- Food Protection
- Foodsafety.gov
- Lyme Disease Prevention Program
- BLAST Materials
- BLAST Prevention Powerpoint Video
- BLAST Program Tips Are Based on Research
- Become a BLAST Volunteer
- How to remove a tick
- Just removed a tick and need to have it tested for Lyme? Pick up a Tick Test Package at the Annex if you're a Ridgefield resident
- Lyme Connection
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- Request a BLAST Presentation
- Spray Safe, Play Safe - Tick Control Films and Information
- The BLAST Prevention Tips
- Tick-Borne Diseases
- Notice for Septic Installers - Installing or repairing a Septic system
- Pandemic Flu Information
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- Ridgefield Health Department Partners
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- Office of the First Selectman
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- AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN
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- Accessory Dwelling Unit-FAQ's
- Erosion and Sediment Control Standards
- FEMA Map Updates 2024
- Inclusionary Zoning -Adopted
- POCD 2020
- Planning and Zoning Development Procedures
- Public Notice Registry
- Public Water Supply Map
- Renewable Energy Regulations-Adopted
- Sign Regulations
- Stormwater Management Agreement and Plan
- Stormwater Regulations-Adopted
- Subdivision Regulations
- Table of Bulk Requirements-Residential Zones
- Water Company Notifications for Inland Wetlands Applications/Planning & Zoning Commission Applications
- Zoning Map 2018
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- Police Department
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- Mission Statement
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- Protect Yourself from Scams
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- Highway Department
- Policy Statement Winter Mailbox Damage
- Private Roads (As of March 2023)
- Private Roads with No Maintenance
- Ridgefield Code 310-58 - Private Road Maintenance
- Scenic Roads
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- Winter Snow Plower-Independent Contractor for Town of Ridgefield Needed. Contact Highway Department at 203-431-2748
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- Winter Mailbox Damage Policy
- Winter Snow Plower-Independent Contractor for Town of Ridgefield Needed. Contact Highway Department @ 203-431-2748
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- Senior Positive Initiative Forum (SPIF)
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- Town of Ridgefield ADA Self Assessment and Transition Plan (155MB)
- Tax Assessor's Office
- .2022 Town Revaluation Project
- .2024 Personal Property Declaration
- 2023 Grand List Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Exemption Claim Form
- 2023 M-28 Farm Machinery, Horses or Ponies Form
- 2023 Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Itemized Exemption Claim Form
- 2023 Telecommunication Company Form
- Assessor's Field Cards
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- Exemptions Chart
- Farm, Forest & Open Space 2024
- Legal Notice: Ridgefield Board of Assessment Appeals
- Notice to File Listing of Personal Property 2024
- Veteran Exemptions
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- 11.5.2024 Election Results
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- 5.14.2024 Results of Budget Referendum Vote
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- Town of Ridgefield Sewer Map
- Waste Water Facilities Update Fall 2023
- Wastewater Facilities Upgrades Status Update 03/18/2025
- Water Pollution Control Authority Project Update 10.25.24
- Water Pollution Control Authority Project Update 9.20.24
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Community
- A Brief History of Ridgefield
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