The Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Weston, Connecticut,
hereby adopts these regulations in furtherance of the Town’s
adopted comprehensive plan of development and in accordance with the
purposes, authority and requirements of Chapter 124 of the General
Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as amended, more particularly
described as follows:
A. To guide the future growth and development of the Town in accordance
with a comprehensive plan designed to promote the most beneficial
and convenient relationship among the residential, commercial and
public areas within the Town, considering the appropriateness of the
various uses in each area, and the suitability of each area for such
uses, as indicated by existing conditions and trends in development.
B. To provide adequate light, air and privacy; secure safety from fire
and other dangers; and prevent overcrowding of the land and undue
concentration of population.
C. To protect the character and the social and economic stability of
all parts of the Town, and to ensure that all development shall be
orderly and beneficial.
D. To protect and conserve the value of land throughout the Town and
the value of the buildings appropriate to the various zones established
by these regulations.
E. To bring about the gradual conformity of the uses of land and buildings
throughout the Town to the adopted comprehensive plan of development,
and to minimize conflicts among the uses of the land and buildings.
F. To promote the most beneficial relation between the uses of land
and buildings and the circulation of traffic throughout the Town,
having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion in the roads
and the provision of safe and convenient traffic access appropriate
to the various uses of land and buildings throughout the Town.
G. To aid in providing a guide for public policy and action in the efficient
provision of public facilities and services, and for private enterprise
in building development, investment, and other economic activity relating
to uses of land and buildings throughout the Town.
H. To encourage development commensurate with the availability and capacity
of public facilities and services, thereby facilitating adequate provision
for transportation, water, schools, parks and other public requirements.
I. To prevent the pollution of ponds and streams, safeguard the water
table and encourage the wise use and sound management of natural resources
throughout the Town in order to preserve the integrity, stability
and beauty of the community and the value of the land.