These regulations are adopted pursuant to the authority conferred by Chapter 126 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and certain provisions hereof relating to roads are also adopted pursuant to the authority conferred by the Killingworth Road Ordinance.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 293, Art. III of this Code.
It is hereby declared to be the purpose of the regulations hereinafter set forth to regulate the subdivision of land within the Town of Killingworth so that any such subdivision shall only be made in harmony with the municipal plan of development and only when a plan for such subdivision has been reviewed and approved by the Killingworth Planning and Zoning Commission with a view to assuring that, in connection with the implementation of such a plan, the prospective residents and occupants of the land will be able to use and enjoy their premises in a suitable living or working environment without danger and inconvenience and that:
A. 
The land can be used for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other menace;
B. 
Proper provision can be made for water supply, storm drainage and safe and sanitary disposal of sewage;
C. 
In areas contiguous to watercourses, wetlands or other land subject to flooding, proper provision is made for protective flood-control measures;
D. 
Proposed roads will be in harmony with existing or proposed public roads, especially in regard to safe and convenient intersections and traffic flow, and proposed roads are so arranged and of such width as to provide an adequate and convenient system for present and prospective traffic needs;
E. 
Open spaces are provided which will enhance the natural beauty of the land and provide space for recreation or other preservation objectives;
F. 
The implementation of such subdivision does not impose burdens on municipal services in excess of their capacity and planned expansion;
G. 
Adequate provision to properties within the subdivision plan for fire-fighting and other emergency vehicles and apparatus can be provided;
H. 
Adequate light and air can be afforded all properties within the subdivision; and
I. 
Proper provision is made for sedimentation control and the control of erosion caused by wind or water.
Although public officials and their designees are authorized and empowered hereunder to inspect premises and work in progress or completed, and to order cessation and re-execution of work where such work does not conform to the provisions of these regulations, nothing herein is intended to require any work to be performed under the supervision, direction or control of the Town, the Commission or any of their designees and none of them shall be responsible for any work means, methods, controls, techniques, sequences, or procedures or for construction safety. Each applicant, and each owner of land who consents to an application hereunder, shall be deemed to agree, by making or consenting to such application, to indemnify and hold harmless the Town, the Commission and their authorized representatives acting within the scope of their authority hereunder of and from all claims, demands and liability for any and all personal injuries, damages, losses and expense, of whatsoever kind and nature, incurred by any person arising out of or in connection with the performance, correction, re-execution or cessation, or any delays therein, of work in connection with the plan of subdivision approved hereunder.