Connecticut General Statutes § 7-149a found that the
preservation and protection of the scenic or historic values of rural
roads is essential to the welfare of the people of Connecticut. It
is the purpose of this article to balance the need to provide convenient
and safe public transportation routes with the need to preserve these
scenic and rural values.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 7-149a of the Connecticut
General Statutes, P.A. 81-401, the Planning and Zoning Commission
may designate Town highways or portions of highways as scenic roads.
No state highway or portion thereof may be designated as a scenic
road under this article.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider designating
as a scenic road only those Town roads which are free of intensive
commercial development and intensive vehicular traffic and which meet
at least one of the following criteria:
B. It is bordered by mature trees or stone walls;
C. The travel portion is no more than 20 feet in width;
E. It blends naturally into the surrounding terrain; or
F. It parallels or crosses over brooks, streams, lakes or ponds.
[Added 6-7-2021]
The following roads in the Town of Ashford have been accepted
as scenic roads:
A. Bebbington
Lane, January 8, 1990.
B. Varga
Road, February 13, 1990.
C. Seckar
Road, April 9, 1990.
D. Colts
Pond Road, September 13, 1999.
E. Lipps
Road, November 9, 2002.
F. Oaks Road,
November 13, 2007.
This article shall become effective 15 days after publication.