The following operations and uses shall be permitted
in inland wetlands and watercourses as of right:
A.
Grazing, farming, nurseries, gardening and harvesting
of crops and farm ponds of three acres or less, essential to the farming
operation, and activities conducted by, or under the authority of,
the Department of Environmental Protection for the purposes of wetland
or watercourse restoration or enhancement, or mosquito control. The
provisions of this subdivision shall not be construed to include road
construction or the erection of buildings not directly related to
the farming operation; relocation of watercourses with continual flow;
clear-cutting filling or reclamation of wetlands or watercourses with
continual flow; clear-cutting of timber except for the expansion of
agricultural crop land; the mining of topsoil, peat, sand, gravel
or similar material from wetlands or watercourses for the purposes
of sale.
B.
A residential home on a subdivision lot approved by
the Town of Wethersfield Planning and Zoning Commission as of July
1, 1974 (the original adoption of local wetland regulations), provided
that the building permit was obtained on or before July 1, 1987. The
applicant shall be prepared to document the validity of said right
by providing a certified copy of the building permit and approved
site plan showing proposed and existing topographic contours, houses
and well locations, septic systems, driveways, approval dates or other
information.
C.
Boat anchorage or mooring, not to include dredging
or dock construction.
D.
Uses incidental to the enjoyment and maintenance of
a residential property, such property being the largest minimum residential
lot size permitted anywhere in the Town, and containing a residence.
Incidental uses shall include maintenance of existing structures and
landscaping but may not include removal or deposition of substantial
amounts of material from or into a wetland or watercourse, or diversion
or alteration of a watercourse.
E.
Construction and operation by water companies, as defined in Section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or by municipal water supply systems, as provided for in Chapter 102 of the Connecticut General Statutes, of dams, reservoirs, and other facilities necessary to the impounding, storage and withdrawal of water in connection with public water supplies, except as provided in Section 22a-401 through 22a-410 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
F.
The Agency shall exempt from all provisions of the
rules and regulations of the Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Commission
any maintenance or repair, within original specifications, of existing
public utilities conducted within public rights-of-way and easements
by the Town of Wethersfield. Improvements conducted within public
rights-of-way and easements which are within inland wetlands and watercourses
by the Town of Wethersfield shall be deemed regulated activities.
The following operations and uses shall be permitted
as nonregulated uses in regulated areas, provided they do not disturb
the natural and indigenous character of the land and wildlife:
A.
Construction on a site where no activity is to occur on or near a regulated area. Permission for such construction may be granted without appearing before the Commission by following the waiver provisions outlined in § A181-22A, Declaratory ruling.
B.
Conservation of soil, vegetation, water, fish, shellfish
and wildlife. Such operations or use may include, but is not limited
to, minor work to control erosion, or to encourage proper fish, wildlife,
or silviculture management practices.
C.
Outdoor recreation, including play and sporting areas,
golf courses, field trials, nature study, hiking, horseback riding,
swimming, skin diving, camping, boating, water skiing, trapping, hunting,
fishing, cross country skiing, and shell fishing where otherwise legally
permitted and regulated.
