[Adopted 10-1-1984 by Ord.
No. 117-84]
A.
No building permit shall be issued for any building,
other than a building to be used for agricultural purposes, or accessory building
not in violation of the Zoning Regulations or the Building Code,[1] upon any lot, plot or parcel of land which does not have frontage
in fee on an accepted and improved street or highway unless said street is
approved by the Town Planning and Zoning Commission on an approved filed subdivision
plan and a bond or acceptable cash security has been posted.
B.
All access driveways serving one or two rear lots shall have
a minimum unobstructed width of 16 feet. All access driveways serving three
rear lots shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 20 feet, for that portion
of the common driveway serving three rear lots. All access driveways shall
be paved with two inches of compacted bituminous concrete and constructed
with appropriate stormwater control to minimize washouts. All access drives
shall have a surface base of 10 inches of compacted processed stone. No rear
lot access drive shall contain any grade in excess of 13%. Additional driveway
standards may be required based upon actual field conditions.
[Added 3-1-2004 by Ord. No. 220-04[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection
B as Subsection C.
C.
Nothing in this article shall prohibit the issuance of
a building permit for any garage or other building accessory to any existing
principal building on any lot, plot or parcel of land, or for an addition
to any existing building which may be destroyed or damaged by fire, explosion,
windstorm or other such accidental or natural cause, provided that such replacement
or repair is undertaken within 12 months of such destruction or damage.
For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
Any right-of-way used as a public thoroughfare, including dead-end
street, arterial roadway, major roadway, collector roadway, divided boulevard,
minor roadway, road, drive, lane, avenue, place, boulevard, neither dedicated
nor accepted for public travel, and any right-of-way not recorded in the office
of the Town Clerk if constructed before the passage of this article.
One which is not listed as "improved" in the Connecticut Department
of Transportation tabulation of local road mileage entitled "Town of Rocky
Hill, Miles of Locally Maintained Roads as of December 31, 1983," as shown
on a map entitled "Town Roads Town of Rocky Hill, Connecticut," prepared by
the Connecticut Department of Transportation in cooperation with the United
States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, at a
scale of one inch equals 1,000 feet, revised to December 31, 1983, Map Number
TRU-118.
Any building erected in violation of this article shall be deemed an
unlawful structure, and the Town of Rocky Hill, through the appropriate office,
may bring action to enjoin the erection of such structure or cause it to be
vacated or removed.
[Amended 1-6-1992 by Ord.
No. 171-92]
Any person, firm or corporation erecting a building or structure in
violation of this article shall be subject to the penalties provided in § 8-27
of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
