Click here for CAZEO Institute 2007-2008
Schedule and Registration info.
Click here for a detailed description
of the ZONING ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION PROGRAM and application form.
(Revised December 2003)
Zoning
Enforcement Technicians, like other emerging occupations or professions,
require special study, knowledge and skills. Because Zoning Enforcement
Technicians require a high level of professional competence, the Connecticut
Association of Zoning Enforcement Officials (CAZEO) has instituted a program of
voluntary Certification designed to raise the professional standards of Zoning
Enforcement Technicians/personnel in Connecticut towns and cities. The
professional designation of Certified Zoning Enforcement Technician (CZET)
outlined here is a result of this program. Click
here for a detailed description of this new program.
For questions regarding certification, please call John McCahill, CAZEO
Certification Committee Chair, at 860-409-4328.
Click Here for an Outline of
Certification Case Study requirements.
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Zoning Enforcement Officials Association Affiliates with Central Connecticut
State University
NEW BRITAIN, CT—The Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officers
(CAZEO) has selected Central Connecticut State University to replace the
University of Connecticut as administrator of a municipal zoning enforcement
officer certification institute.
“Central Connecticut State University has a well-regarded Center for Public
Policy and Social Research” said Bruce E. Driska, CZEO, President of CAZEO and
Zoning Enforcement Officer for the Town of Berlin. Driska adds, “Its
knowledgeable staff has experience assessing and fulfilling the needs of
professional organizations.”
The Certified Zoning Enforcement Official (CZEO) designation, established in
1982, is designed for Zoning Enforcement Officials employed by a local
government, planning and zoning, and or zoning commission in the State of
Connecticut.
The Institute’s program is intended to raise the standards of the profession and
attain recognition of zoning enforcement by government authorities and the
public.
Candidates shall be considered eligible for certification upon:
• Completion of 60 class hours of study in the areas of zoning enforcement
process, Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Laws, Law of Planning I & II, Site
Plan Review, Zoning Technicalities, and Legal Aspects of Zoning
• Successful completion of three comprehensive exams
• Successful completion of a case study approved by the certification committee
• Completion of three years experience in the zoning profession (One-year of
“experience” will be credited upon successful completion of the 60 class hours)
For additional information about classes, please call the Center for Public
Policy and Social Research at 860-832-1771.
For Press Inquiries, Contact:
Laurie Whitten – CZEO, AICP
Town of East Windsor
11 Rye Street, P.O.Box 389,
Broad Brook, CT 06106
phone: 860-292-8256, fax: 860-623-4798
email:
lwhitten@eastwindsorct.com
CAZEO
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM