As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The owner of record or his agent at the time of filing an
application for final approval with the Commission.
The approval contemplated by the Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 126 as set forth in Article IV hereof, and shall be granted only after submission and review of all documents required by these regulations.
The Borough of Newtown.
The Planning and Zoning Commission of Newtown, Connecticut.
A pattern of subdivision development that permits the division
of land in the standard form provided by the Town for the district
in which the land is located.
[Added effective 8-30-2004]
The Engineer of the Town or any other engineer contracted
by the Commission.
The plan required by Connecticut General Statutes Chapter
126 to be filed with the Town Clerk following final approval.
The Health Officer of the Town or his agent.
Land or water areas which include, but are not limited to:
areas left in their existing natural state; agricultural land for
which development rights have been assigned or otherwise alienated
in perpetuity; areas and facilities for noncommercial, nonprofit passive
and active recreation; areas for wildlife habitat, existing natural
groundwater recharge, scenic preservation; and other lands so designated
by the Commission pursuant to Section 12-107e of the Connecticut State
Statutes, as amended.
[Added effective 8-30-2004; amended effective 8-18-2008]
A pattern of subdivision development that results in a concentration
of lots on a particular portion of a parcel in order to preserve the
unique natural features of the parcel and which preserves the remaining
land for open space.
[Added effective 8-30-2004]
That land area immediately overlying the stratified drift
aquifer. The boundary of the primary recharge area is the contact
between the stratified drift and adjacent til or bedrock.
A change in a map of an approved or recorded subdivision
or resubdivision if such change (a) affects any street layout shown
on such map, (b) affects any area reserved thereon for public use
or (c) diminishes the size of any lot shown thereon and creates an
additional building lot, if any of the lots shown thereon have been
conveyed after the approval or recording of such map.
The First Selectman of the Town, the Board of Selectman,
or a qualified inspector appointed as its agent.
A geologic unit of stratified drift, comprised of coarse
and/or fine grained deposits, capable of yielding usable amounts of
water.
Includes streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, drives, terraces and ways other than private rights-of-way, which shall meet the requirements of Article IV hereof, as applicable.
The owner of record or his agent at the time of filing and
recording of an approved final subdivision plan with the Town Clerk.
The division of a tract or parcel of land into three or more
parts or lots made subsequent to the adoption of subdivision regulations
by the Commission, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of
scale, building development expressly excluding development for municipal,
conservation or agricultural purposes, and includes resubdivision.
The Town of Newtown.
