Board of Zoning Appeals

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Overview
Members are appointed by the Mayor with approval of the New Haven Board of Alders per Section 177, Art. XXXI of the City Charter Revised 11/2013, Section 8-5 of the CT General Statutes for a five-year term.

The Board of Zoning Appeals is comprised of five members; three appointed by the Mayor and two appointed by the Board of Alders. Members appointed by the Mayor must be approved by the Board of Alders. Term of board membership is five years.

The board hears and decides cases in which it is claimed either that some ruling of the City’s Zoning Enforcement Officer was in error, or that special circumstances require a variance from the strict terms of the zoning ordinance, or that certain privileges are justified as special exceptions.

General duties of the BZA include:

Review of applications and appeals for Variances
Special Exceptions
Reviews of Administrative Order

View a complete list of the board’s powers and duties under Article VIII, Sec. 63 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance.

Party Affiliation	Board Member	Address	Term Expiration
Unaffiliated	Michael Martinez, Mayor's Appointee	187 Lexington Ave	02/1/2024
Democrat	Alphonse Paplillo, Sr, BOA Appointee	151 Huntington Rd	02/1/2026
Democrat	VACANT, BOA Appointee		02/1/2028
Democrat	Mildred Melendez, Mayor's Appointee, Chair	117 Lexington Ave	02/1/2017
Unaffiliated	VACANT, Mayor's Appointee		02/1/2025
Alternate Members Only:
Democrat	Adam Waters, BOA Appointee	53 Canner St	02/1/2028
Unaffiliated	Errol Sanders, Mayor's Appointee	120 Dwight St	02/1/2028
Democrat	VACANT, Mayor's Appointee		02/1/2028