Town Departments

1. First Selectman's Newsletters
2. Town Publications
3. ADA
   1. Helpful Links
   2. Beach Mats
4. Animal Control
   1. Animal Shelter
      1. How to Find Us
      2. Marine Animals
      3. Adoptable Pets
      4. Lost / Found Pets
   2. Dog Licensing
   3. Humane Society Tips
   4. Application for Consideration to Adopt a Dog
   5. Application for Consideration to Adopt a Cat
5. Assessor
   1. 2024 Town Wide Revaluation
   2. 2019 Town Wide Revaluation
   3. Board of Assessment Appeals
   4. Downloadable Forms
   5. GIS Mapping
   6. Important Deadlines
   7. Mailing Address Change Request (PDF)
   8. Motor Vehicle Adjustments
   9. Tax Assistance for Senior & Totally Disabled Taxpayers
   10. Town Ordinances
   11. Vision Appraisal
   12. Historical Field Cards Instructions
   13. Connecticut General Statutes
   14. Motor Vehicle Changes For Taxpayer
6. Building
   1. Building Forms & Documents
   2. Building Permit Applications
   3. Building Permit Records Search as of January 1, 2020
   4. Deck Construction Guide (PDF)
   5. GIS Mapping
   6. Request for Modification of the State Building Code (PDF)
   7. Swimming Pool Barrier Guide (PDF)
   8. Town Ordinances
7. Emergency Management
   1. Boughton Road Emergency Operations Center Expansion Project
   2. Disaster Distress Helpline
   3. Home & Family Safety
      1. Animal Companion Emergency Advice
      2. Carbon Monoxide Safety Information
      3. Disaster Supply Kit
      4. Evacuating to a Red Cross Shelter
      5. Floods
         Flood Preparedness
      6. Hazardous Materials Accidents
      7. Heat Waves
      8. Hurricanes
      9. Mold & Mildew Cleanup (PDF)
      10. Portable Generator Safety Tips (PDF)
      11. Terrorism
      12. Thunderstorms
      13. Tornadoes
      14. Winter Safety
   4. Special Needs Registration Form (PDF)
   5. Stay Informed
   6. Useful Links
   7. Millstone Neighborhood Emergency Planning Guide
8. Finance
   1. Audits
   2. Board of Finance
   3. Budgets
9. Fire Department
10. Fire Marshal
11. Harbor Master
12. Health
13. Human Resources
    1. Job Opportunities
    2. Employment Application
    3. Union Contracts
    4. Park and Rec Employee Forms
14. Land Use & Zoning
    1. Building Department
    2. Old Lyme Zoning Regulations Rewrite
    3. Land Use Regulations
    4. Land Use Boards
       1. Inland Wetlands Commission
       2. Planning Commission
       3. Zoning Board of Appeals
       4. Zoning Commission
    5. Check your Septic Tank System Pump Out History
15. Lymes' Senior Center
    1. Upcoming Events
    2. Senior Center Newsletters
    3. Senior Center Trips
    4. Evening & Weekend Programs
16. Parks & Recreation
    1. Parks & Rec Program Flyers
    2. Parks & Rec Projects
    3. OLPR Seasonal Job Application
    4. Town Beaches & Parking Lots
    5. Annual Parking Permit
    6. Hains Park
    7. Town Woods Park
    8. Other Organizations (Non-Parks and Recreation)
    9. Old Lyme Rowing Association
    10. Lyme-Old Lyme Schools
    11. Hiking
    12. Parks & Recreation Commission
17. Police
    1. Emergency Management
    2. How to Appeal a Parking Ticket
    3. Police Private Duty Services
    4. Community Activities
18. Probate Court
    1. Jurisdiction
    2. Probate Court Forms
19. Public Works
    1. Report a Streetlight Outage
    2. Stormwater Reports
    3. Trash & Recycling
    4. Amtrak Connecticut River Bridge Replacement Project
    5. Baldwin Bridge - State Project No. 0105-0217
    6. Grassy Hill Road Culvert Project
    7. Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center
    8. 2025 Eversource Tree Schedule
    9. Road Reconstruction Maintenance
20. Regional School District 18
21. Registrar of Voters
    1. Election Information
    2. Voter Information
    3. Secretary of the State Online Voter Registration
    4. Secretary of the State Voter Look-up Tool
22. Selectman's Office
23. Social Services
    1. Energy Assistance Program
    2. Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
    3. Renters' Rebate
    4. Senior Services
       Senior Services
    5. Useful Links
    6. Old Lyme Visiting Nurse Association
    7. Resources for Homelessness
    8. Holiday Resources
24. Tax Collector
    1. Online Services
    2. Search Tax Bills Online
    3. Tax Office Legal & Public Notices
    4. Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
    5. COLLECTIONS of DELINQUENT TAXES - TaxServ
25. Town Clerk
    1. Town Meetings
    2. VOTER INFORMATION
    3. Authorities, Boards, Commissions and Committees
    4. Code of Ethics
    5. Connecticut State Statutes
    6. Dog Licensing
    7. Primary, Referendum & Election Results
       1. Municipal Final Election Results - November 2023
       2. State Election - November 3, 2020
       3. Municipal Final Election Result - November 2019
    8. Fees
    9. Fishing / Hunting Licenses
    10. Justices of the Peace (PDF)
    11. Land Records Online Subscription
    12. Legal Notices
    13. Marriage License Application
    14. Regional School District 18 Contracts
    15. Town of Old Lyme Ordinances
    16. Trade Name
    17. Vital Records Requests
26. Town Historian
    1. About Old Lyme
       1. Community Links
       2. Energy Usage Calculator
       3. Local Organizations
       4. Street Map of Old Lyme
       5. Town Ordinances
       6. Website Disclaimer
    2. Historic District Commission
    3. Old Lyme Historical Society
27. Trash & Recycling
    1. Trash & Recycling Pickup Schedule
    2. Trash & Recycling Bin Order Form
    3. Cylinder Collective - Free program to recycle your cylinders
    4. Interactive Tool: Can I Recycle It?
    5. Interactive Tool: What do I do with...?
    6. Hazardous Waste Disposal Schedule
    7. Household Hazardous Waste & Shredding Schedule Brochure 
    8. Recycling - It's the Law
28. Veterans' Services
    1. Veteran Services Organizations
    2. Useful Links
    3. Assessment Exemptions for Veterans

Boards & Commissions

1. Application for Consideration to an Authority, Board, Commission or Committee
2. Agendas & Minutes
3. Affordable Housing Commission
   1. What is Affordable Housing?
   2. Affordable Housing in Old Lyme
   3. Affordable Housing Plan 2022
   4. Founding Ordinance
   5. Learn More / Get Involved
   6. Projects
   7. 2024 Meeting Schedule
4. America 250 Committee
5. Board of Assessment Appeals
   Town Assessor
6. Board of Education
7. Board of Finance
   1. Annual Report
   2. Audits
   3. Finance Office
   4. Town Budgets
   5. Town Ordinances
   6. Annual Town Budget Meetings
8. Board of Selectmen
   1. Annual Town Reports
   2. Town Policies
   3. Old Lyme Events Magazine
   4. Citizens of the Year
   5. Meeting Schedules: Board of Selectmen & Town Meetings
9. Conservation Commission
   1. Conservation Events
   2. Alewife
   3. C-PACE
   4. Hiking Trails & Land Preservation
   5. Trail Cam Photos
   6. Wildlife of Old Lyme Videos
10. Economic Development Commission
    1. Economic Development Commission's Strategic Plan
    2. Chamber of Commerce Update
    3. EDC: Current & Ongoing Projects
    4. Shoreline Gateway Committee Proposal to Board of Selectmen
    5. 2020 Advance CT Economic Development Study (PDF)
    6. 2019 Business and Resident Survey Results
    7. 2019 Strength and Weakness Analysis
    8. Economic Forum Reference Materials
11. Ethics Commission
    1. Town Clerk
       VOTER INFORMATION
12. Flood & Erosion Control Board
13. Harbor Management Commission
    1. Mooring Information
    2. Kayak/Paddle Craft Information
    3. Harbor Management Plan
    4. Coastal Access Directory
    5. State / USCG Info
    6. Harbor Master
14. Historic District Commission
    1. Guidelines for Certificate of Appropriateness (CofA) & “Like for Like” Exceptions
    2. Historic District Handbook
    3. Guidelines for Signs
    4. Plaque Program Information
    5. Historic and Architectural Resources Inventory for the Town of Old Lyme
    6. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
15. Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission
16. Lymes' Senior Center Board of Directors
17. Open Space Commission
    1. Open Space Events and Activities
    2. About the Open Space Commission
       1. Beaver Policy on Open Space Property
       2. Use of Herbicides on Open Space Property
       3. Town of Old Lyme Smoke & Tobacco Free Policy
    3. Conservation Easements
    4. Hiking
       1. Encountering A Coyote
       2. Land Steward Reports
       3. Trail Safety
       4. Use QR Codes to Download Maps
    5. History of Open Space in Old Lyme
    6. Open Space in Old Lyme
       1. Ames Family Open Space
       2. Bartholomew
       3. Champlain North
          Formica Ant Hills
       4. Champlain South
       5. Ferry Landing Wildlife Refuge
       6. Horseneck Creek Landing
       7. Lords Wood
       8. McCulloch Family Open Space
       9. Nature in Open Space
       10. Noyes Family Open Space
       11. Upper Three Mile River Open Space
       12. Land Steward
    7. Open Space Land
    8. Open Space Ordinance
    9. Land Acquisition
       1. Land Appropriate for Acquisition as Open Space
       2. McCulloch Family Open Space
    10. Nature in Open Space
        1. Ames Open Space
        2. Champlain South
        3. Eastern Prickly Pear
        4. Wildlife Videos
    11. Wildlife Videos
    12. Beavers
18. Parks & Recreation Commission
    1. Parks & Recreation Department
    2. Hains Park Enhancement Sub-Committee
    3. Parks & Rec Projects
19. Pension Committee
20. Planning Commission
    1. Forms & Documents
    2. Meeting Materials
21. Road and Public Safety Committee
22. Rogers Lake Authority
    1. State of CT DEEP AIS Stamp Information
    2. 2025 Presentations at the Rogers Lake Club House
    3. Lake Rules & Regulations
    4. Meeting Presentations
    5. Ordinances
    6. Rogers Lake Authority Reports & Projects
       1. 2013 Rogers Lake Dam Project
       2. Rowing Activities
    7. Rogers Lake Authority Newsletters
    8. Spring 2024
23. Shellfish Commission
24. Shoreline Gateway Committee
25. Sound View Commission
    1. Parks & Recreation
    2. Sound View Commission History
    3. Sound View Beach Parking Information
    4. Summer Concert Series
26. Sustainable Old Lyme 
    1. Lymes Creative Arts
    2. Pollinate Old Lyme
    3. Resolution Supporting Participation in the Sustainable CT Municipal Certificate Program
    4. Can I Recycle It?
27. Tree Commission
    1. Permit Application for Tree Work
    2. Arbor Day 2023 Spring Seedling Give Away
    3. Connecticut Tree Wardens
    4. Tree Owner Information
28. Volunteers' Pension Committee
29. Waste & Recycling Committee
    1. Solid Waste & Recycling Committee Charge
    2. Can I Recycle It?
30. Water Pollution Control Authority
    1. Sound View Beach and Misc. Town Area B Sewer Project  8/26/25 Informational Meeting
    2. Regulations & Ordinances
    3. Sewer Ordinance
    4. Sewer Project
    5. Town Sewer Project Presentation - August 28, 2024
    6. Water Testing Data
    7. 2025 Regular Meeting Dates
31. Zoning Board of Appeals
    1. Meeting Materials
    2. Meeting Dates
    3. Land Use & Zoning
    4. Residential Variance Application Guide-Effective May 1, 2023
    5. Variance Application Form-effective July 2025
    6. Zoning Officer Decision Appeal Form and Instructions - Effective May 1, 2023
    7. Guidance for Notifying Abutting Property Owners
    8. Variance Zoning Table Schedule A-2 & B-2
    9. Zoning Regulations 
32. Zoning Commission
    1. Zoning Meeting Dates
    2. Land Use & Zoning
    3. Planning Commission
    4. Town Ordinances
    5. Zoning Regulations 
    6. Zoning Board of Appeals
    7. Meeting Materials
    8. Zoning Commission Regulations Rewrite
33. Sunset Committees
    1. (Sunset 2025) Halls Road Improvements Committee
       1. Halls Road Overlay District Proposal
       2. Community Feedback
       3. Updates & Articles
       4. Project Documents
       5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    2. (Sunset 2025) Ferry Road Sidewalk Committee
    3. (Sunset 2025) Lymes' Senior Center Building Committee
    4. (Sunset 2023) Horseneck Creek Landing / 36-1 Buttonball Road Property Committee
    5. (Sunset 2022) American Rescue Plan Committee
       1. Grant FAQs
       2. Grant Funding Timeline
    6. (Sunset 2021) Affordable Housing Committee
    7. (Sunset 2016) Boathouse / Hains Park Improvement Committee
       Request for Proposals Haines Park Boathouse

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1. Apply For
   1. Permits & Licenses
      1. Appointment to a Board / Commission
      2. Annual Parking Permit
      3. Building Permit Applications
      4. Dog Licensing
      5. Driveway Permit
      6. Employment Opportunities
      7. Marriage License
      8. Online Voter Registration
      9. Pistol Permits
      10. Transfer Station Sticker (PDF)
2. Contact
   1. Animal Control
   2. Police
   3. Town of Old Lyme
3. Find
   1. Agendas & Minutes
   2. Forms & Documents
   3. Town Ordinances
   4. Archived Reports
   5. My Portal
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   2. Notifications
5. Submit
   1. Online Payments
   2. A Form
6. Apply for a position on an Authority, Board, Commission or Committee
7. Learn About
   1. Household Hazardous Waste Schedule (PDF)
   2. Meetings Calendar
   3. Submitting an FOI Request (PDF)
   4. Using the Banner Pole
      Exhibit I: Banner Specifications
   5. Zoning Regulations
   6. Website Photo Credits