These regulations or any amendment thereto shall not affect any building
or its designated use under the following series of conditions and circumstances:
A. Complete plans for such building or structure legally
filed prior to the effective date of these regulations or any amendment thereto
affecting such building or structure or the use thereof.
B. Actual construction begun within 90 days after the building
permit was issued.
C. Structural framework completed within six months after
the building permit was issued.
D. Entire building completed according to the filed plans
within two years after the building permit was issued.
The Commission may, from time to time, amend, change, modify or repeal
these regulations, including the Zoning Map, which is part hereof, on its own initiative or when initiated by a written petition.
Any amendment may be adopted only after due notice and a public hearing as
prescribed by Section
8-3 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
Any petition for amendment shall be submitted, in writing, on a form prescribed
by the Commission, along with the proper fee in accordance with a fee schedule
adopted by the Commission, as amended, and shall be accompanied by the following:
A. Text. For petitions concerning the text of these regulations,
10 copies of the precise wording of the existing and proposed text shall be
submitted.
B. Map. For petitions concerning the Zoning Map:
(1) Ten copies of a map, drawn to the same scale as the Town
Tax Assessor's map, covering the area of the proposed change and all area
within 500 feet of the proposed change, and showing for such area the existing
and proposed zoning district boundary lines, the existing property lines and
the names of the current property owners as indicated in the City of Derby
Assessor's records.
(2) A metes and bounds description of the property to be
changed.
(3) "Notice of Public Hearing" sign. The petitioner requesting
amendment of the Zoning Map shall post a sign on the property in the area
proposed to be changed, which sign shall be visible and legible to passersby
on the principal street at the change area. Such sign, to be provided to the
petitioner by the city, shall state the date, time and place of the public
hearing, shall indicate what change of zone is being requested and shall be
in evidence for the continuous period of 10 days preceding the date of the
public hearing.
(4) In addition to Subsection
B(3), the petitioner requesting
amendment of the Zoning Map shall provide proof of certified mail, return
receipt requested, letter notification to all property owners within 100 feet
in all directions of the property included in the proposed change 10 days
prior to any public hearing. The letter shall state the time, place, date
and purpose of the hearing. Prior to the date of the Commission's public hearing
regarding the application, the applicant shall submit:
(a) The certificates of mailing.
(b) A list of the people notified.
(c) A copy of the letter and any enclosures sent to people.