This regulation shall be known and may be cited as the "1999 City of
Derby Zoning Regulation."
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 124 of the Connecticut
General Statutes, there is hereby established a Comprehensive Zoning Plan
for the City of Derby, which plan is set forth in the text and map that constitute
this regulation. Said plan is adopted in the interest of the protection and
promotion of the public health, morals and general welfare and shall be deemed
to specifically include the following, among others:
A. The facilitation of the efficient and adequate provision
of public facilities and services;
B. The assurance of adequate and necessary sites for residence,
industry, commerce, recreation, open space and public and quasi-public uses
reflecting local and appropriate regional needs;
C. The provision of privacy for families;
D. The prevention and reduction of traffic congestion, so
as to promote efficient and safe circulation of vehicles and pedestrians;
E. The maximum protection of residential areas from the
intrusion of incompatible land uses, from traffic congestion and from environmental
pollution, including the provision of adequate light and air;
F. The protection of historic buildings, sites and their
environs;
G. The enhancement of the appearance of the City of Derby
as a whole;
H. The maximum practical preservation of natural and other
significant environmental features, including water bodies, wetlands, steep
slopes, hilltops, major strands of trees and other areas of geological, ecological
or scenic value; and
I. The encouragement of flexibility in the design and development
of land in such a way as to promote the most appropriate use of lands, to
facilitate the adequate and economic provision of streets and utilities, to
preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open lands and to enhance and
protect the environmental quality of the city.
Within the City of Derby, no land, building or other structure shall
be used and no building or other structure shall be constructed, reconstructed,
enlarged, extended, moved or structurally altered except in conformity with
these regulations. No lot or land shall be subdivided, sold, encumbered or
conveyed so as to:
A. Make said lot or land nonconforming or more nonconforming
to these regulations;
B. Make any use, building or other structure nonconforming
or more nonconforming;
C. Reduce any setback, yard, open space or off-street parking
and loading spaces to less than is required by these regulations; or
D. Make any nonconforming setback, yard, open space or off-street
parking and loading spaces more nonconforming.
Where a lot is formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building,
such separation shall effect in such a manner as not to impair any of the
provisions of this regulation with respect to the existing building, and no
building permit shall be issued for the construction or erection of a building
or structure upon the new lot thus created unless it complies with the provisions
of the regulations.