The Zoning Regulations are adopted under the
authority of Chapter 124 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended,
for the following purposes:
A. To promote and protect the public health, safety and
welfare of the inhabitants of Suffield, Connecticut, and of the public
generally;
B. To divide the municipality into zones of such number,
shape, and area as may be best suited to carry out the purposes of
these regulations;
C. To lessen congestion in the streets and facilitate
adequate provision for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks
and other public benefits;
D. To encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout
Town, thereby conserving the value of properties;
E. To regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction,
alteration or use of buildings or structures and the use of land in
such zones;
F. To permit certain classes or kinds of buildings, structures
or uses of land within the Town only after obtaining a special permit;
G. To regulate the height, number of stories, and size
of buildings and other structures; the percentage of the area of the
lot that may be occupied; the size and configuration of yards, courts
and open spaces; and the height, size and location of advertising
signs and billboards;
H. To regulate the density of population and the location
and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence
or other purposes;
I. To regulate the type, use, and aesthetics of lots
and buildings within the village districts;
J. To secure safety from fire, panic, flood and other
dangers;
K. To promote and protect existing agricultural uses;
L. To prevent sprawl and the overcrowding of land;
M. To promote cluster development;
N. To provide for various housing opportunities;
O. To guide development in a manner which recognizes
the importance of the natural environment; and
P. To guide growth in accordance with Suffield's Plan
of Conservation and Development.
Within the Town of Suffield, no land, building,
structure or portion thereof shall hereafter be used, and no building,
structure or portion thereof shall be constructed, reconstructed,
enlarged, located, extended, moved or structurally altered, except
in conformity with the Zoning Regulations. The Zoning Regulations
are intended to state the uses of land and/or buildings and structures
that are permitted within the Town of Suffield. Uses not stated are
prohibited.