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  2. Town Departments

    1. 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
    2. Assessor
      1. 2019 Town Wide Revaluation
      2. Board of Assessment Appeals
      3. Downloadable Forms
      4. GIS Mapping
      5. Important Deadlines
      6. Mailing Address Change Request (PDF)
      7. Motor Vehicle Adjustments
      8. Tax Assistance for Senior & Totally Disabled Taxpayers
      9. Town Ordinances
      10. Vision Appraisal
    3. Building
      1. 2022 Work Exempt from Permitting
      2. Building Forms & Documents
      3. Building Permit Applications
      4. Building Permit Records Search as of January 1, 2020
      5. Deck Construction Guide (PDF)
      6. GIS Mapping
      7. Request for Modification of the State Building Code (PDF)
      8. Swimming Pool Barrier Guide (PDF)
      9. Town Ordinances
    4. Emergency Management
      1. Disaster Distress Helpline
      2. 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
          1. 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
      3. Special Needs Registration Form (PDF)
      4. Stay Informed
      5. Useful Links
    5. Finance
      1. Audits
      2. Board of Finance
      3. Budgets
    6. Fire Department
    7. Fire Marshal
    8. Harbormaster
    9. Health
    10. Human Resources
      1. Job Opportunities
    11. Land Use & Zoning
      1. Building Department
      2. Land Use Regulations
      3. Land Use Boards
        1. Inland Wetlands Commission
        2. Planning Commission
        3. Zoning Board of Appeals
        4. Zoning Commission
    12. Lymes' Senior Center
      1. Calendar of Events
    13. Parks & Recreation
      1. Hiking
      2. Lyme-Old Lyme Schools
      3. Old Lyme Rowing Association
      4. Other Organizations (Non-Parks and Recreation)
      5. Parks & Recreation Commission
      6. Recreation Programs
        1. Winter Programs
        2. Spring Programs
      7. Town Beaches & Parking Lots
      8. Town Woods Park
    14. Police
      1. Emergency Management
      2. How to Appeal a Parking Ticket
      3. Police Private Duty Services
      4. Sound View Golf Cart Rules & Regulations
    15. Probate Court
      1. Jurisdiction
      2. Probate Court Forms
    16. Public Works
      1. Report a Streetlight Outage
      2. Stormwater
      3. Trash & Recycling
    17. Regional School District 18
    18. Registrar of Voters
      1. Secretary of the State Online Voter Registration
      2. Secretary of the State Voter Look-up Tool
      3. Voter Information
    19. Selectmen's Office
    20. Social Services
      1. Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
      2. Old Lyme Visiting Nurse Association
      3. Renters' Rebate
      4. Senior Services
      5. Useful Links
    21. Tax Collector
      1. Online Services
      2. Search Tax Bills Online
      3. Tax Office Legal & Public Notices
    22. Town Clerk
      1. 2021 to 2025 Justices of the Peace (PDF)
      2. Application for Absentee Ballot (PDF)
      3. Code of Ethics
      4. Connecticut State Statutes
      5. Dog Licensing
      6. Election & Referendum Results
        1. Municipal Final Election Result - November 2019
        2. State Election - November 3, 2020
      7. Fishing / Hunting Licenses
      8. Land Records Online Subscription
      9. Legal Notices
        1. Democratic Candidates (August 2021)
        2. Republican Candidates (August 2021)
      10. Links for Americans with Disabilities
      11. Marriage License Application
      12. Regional School District 18 Contracts
      13. Town Meetings
      14. Town of Old Lyme Ordinances
      15. Trade Name
      16. Vital Records Requests
      17. Voter Information
    23. 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. Historical Society
    24. Trash & Recycling
      1. Trash & Recycling Pickup Schedule
      2. Trash & Recycling Bin Order Form
      3. Interactive Tool: Can I Recycle It?
      4. Interactive Tool: What do I do with...?
      5. Hazardous Waste Disposal Schedule
      6. Household Hazardous Waste and Shredding Schedule Brochure 
      7. Recycling - It's the Law
    25. Veterans' Services
      1. Veteran Services Organizations
      2. Useful Links
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  3. Boards & Commissions

    1. Agendas & Minutes
    2. 36-1 Buttonball Road Property Committee
    3. ADA Committee
    4. 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. Open Commission Seat
    5. Affordable Housing Committee (inactive)
    6. American Rescue Plan Committee
      1. Grant FAQs
      2. Grant Funding Timeline
    7. Board of Assessment Appeals
      1. Town Assessor
    8. Board of Education
    9. Board of Finance
      1. Audits
      2. Finance Office
      3. Town Budgets
      4. Town Ordinances
    10. Board of Selectmen
      1. Annual Town Reports
      2. Town Policies
    11. Boathouse / Hains Park Improvement Committee
      1. Request for Proposals Haines Park Boathouse
    12. Community Connectivity Grant Committee (CCGC)
    13. Conservation Commission
      1. Alewife
      2. C-PACE
      3. Hiking Trails & Land Preservation
    14. Economic Development Commission
      1. EDC: Current & Ongoing Projects
      2. Shoreline Gateway Committee Proposal to Board of Selectmen
      3. 2020 Advance CT Economic Development Study (PDF)
      4. 2019 Business and Resident Survey Results
      5. 2019 Strength and Weakness Analysis
      6. Economic Forum Reference Materials
    15. Ethics Commission
      1. Town Clerk
    16. Ferry Road Sidewalk Committee
    17. Flood & Erosion Control Board
    18. Halls Road Improvements Committee
      1. Letters of Support
      2. Updates & History
        1. October 2022 Community Update
        2. June 2021 Community Update
        3. Statement on Proposed Big Y Gas Station
    19. Harbor Management Commission
      1. 2023 Mooring Information
      2. Kayak/Paddle Craft Information
      3. Harbor Management Plan
      4. Procedure to Request Variance to HMP
      5. State Info
    20. Historic District Commission
      1. Guidelines for Certificate of Appropriateness (CofA) & “Like for Like” Exceptions
      2. Plaque Program Information
    21. Inland Wetlands Commission
    22. Lymes' Senior Center Board of Directors
    23. Lymes' Senior Center Building Committee
    24. Open Space Commission
      1. 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
      2. Conservation Easements
      3. Hiking
        1. Encountering A Coyote
        2. Land Steward Reports
        3. Trail Safety
        4. Use QR Codes to Download Maps
      4. History of Open Space in Old Lyme
      5. Land Acquisition
        1. Land Appropriate for Acquisition as Open Space
        2. McCulloch Family Open Space
      6. Nature in Open Space
        1. Ames Open Space
        2. Champlain South
        3. Eastern Prickly Pear
        4. Wildlife Videos
      7. Open Space in Old Lyme
        1. Ames Family Open Space
        2. Bartholomew
        3. Champlain North
          1. Formica Ant Hills
        4. Champlain South
        5. Lords Wood
        6. Ferry Landing Wildlife Refuge
        7. Land Steward
        8. McCulloch Family Open Space
        9. Nature in Open Space
        10. Upper Three Mile River Open Space
      8. Open Space Ordinance
      9. Open Space Land
      10. Wildlife Videos
    25. Parks & Recreation Commission
      1. Parks & Recreation Department
    26. Pension Committee
    27. Planning Commission
      1. Forms & Documents
    28. Rogers Lake Authority
      1. Lake Rules & Regulations
      2. Meeting Presentations
      3. Ordinances
      4. Rogers Lake Authority Reports & Projects
        1. 2013 Rogers Lake Dam Project
        2. Rowing Activities
        3. 2022 SWCA Asian Clam Study
    29. Shellfish Commission
    30. Shoreline Gateway Committee
    31. Solid Waste & Recycling Committee
      1. Solid Waste & Recycling Committee Charge
      2. Can I Recycle It?
    32. Sound View Commission
      1. Parks & Recreation
      2. Sound View Commission History
      3. Sound View Golf Cart Rules & Regulations
    33. 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?
    34. Tree Commission
      1. Permit Application for Tree Work
    35. Volunteers' Pension Committee
    36. Water Pollution Control Authority
      1. Regulations & Ordinances
      2. Sewer Ordinance
      3. Sewer Project
      4. Wastewater Management Project
      5. Water Testing Data
    37. Zoning Board of Appeals
      1. Forms & Documents
      2. Zoning Enforcement
    38. Zoning Commission
      1. Planning Commission
      2. Town Ordinances
      3. Zoning Board of Appeals
      4. Zoning Enforcement
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  4. Explore Old Lyme

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  5. How Do I...

    1. Apply For
      1. Permits & Licenses
        1. Appointment to a Board / Commission
        2. Beach Parking Pass
        3. Building Permit Applications
        4. Employment Opportunities
        5. Online Voter Registration
        6. Pistol Permits
        7. 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
    4. Sign Up For
      1. Emergency Alerts
      2. Notifications
    5. Submit
      1. Online Payments
      2. A Form
    6. Learn About
      1. Household Hazardous Waste Schedule (PDF)
      2. Meetings Calendar
      3. Submitting an FOI Request (PDF)
      4. Using the Banner Pole
        1. Exhibit I: Banner Specifications
      5. Zoning Regulations
      6. Website Photo Credits
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  6. Feature Links

    1. Quick Links
      1. Geographic Information System (GIS)
      2. Meeting Recordings
      3. Minutes & Agendas
      4. Online Payments
      5. Online Permits
    2. Photo Credits
    3. Website Disclaimer
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