The purpose of this chapter is to help preserve Bethany's
rural character and beauty by enabling the town to preserve its scenic
rural roads, consistent with safe travel. Bethany's rural roads
are an important part of its history and an essential component of
its rural character. They provide recreational opportunities for those
who travel along them, by whatever means, enjoying the scenery along
the way.
A scenic road designation may be rescinded following the procedures for designation as set forth in §
168-2 of this chapter, including the requirement that the owners of a majority of lot frontage approve of the rescission.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit a person
owning or occupying land abutting a scenic road from maintaining and
repairing the land which abuts the scenic road if the maintenance
or repair occurs on land not within the right-of-way, paved or unpaved,
of the scenic road.
Nothing herein shall relieve the town from complying with Section
8-24 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
If any portion of this chapter is determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or unenforceable in any respect,
that portion shall be deemed severed from this chapter, and the remainder
of this chapter shall be unaffected thereby.