Killingworth City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Introduction
§ 500-1 General purposes.
For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community; for the purpose of lessening congestion in the streets; for the purpose of securing safety from fire, panic, flood, and other dangers; for the purpose of providing adequate light and air; for the purpose of preventing the overcrowding of land and avoiding undue concentration of population; for the purpose of facilitating adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements; for the purpose of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Town; for the purpose of providing for the public health, comfort, and general welfare in living and working conditions; for the purpose of regulating and restricting the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for such uses; for the purpose of regulating and limiting the heights and bulk of buildings; and for the other purposes specified in Chapter 124 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the following Zoning Regulations for the Town of Killingworth are and have been adopted pursuant to the provisions of the statutes of the State of Connecticut.
§ 500-2 Intent with respect to nonconformities.
It is hereby declared that nonconforming uses, improvements and characteristics are incompatible with and detrimental to permitted uses, improvements and characteristics in the districts in which they are located; they cause disruption of the comprehensive land use pattern of the Town; they inhibit present and future development of nearby properties; and they confer upon their owners and users a position of unfair advantage. It is a fundamental principle of zoning law that nonconformities are not to be expanded and they should be abolished or reduced to conformity as quickly as the fair interests of the parties will permit. This principle is declared to be the intent of these regulations. It is the further intent of these regulations that existing nonconforming uses or characteristics or uses authorized by variance shall not cause further departures from these regulations and therefore the existence of any present nonconforming use or characteristic or use authorized by variance anywhere in the Town shall not in itself be considered grounds for the grant of a variance in respect of any other property.
§ 500-3 Purpose of Floodplain District regulations.
It is the purpose of the Floodplain District regulations set forth in Article XV of these regulations to:
A.
Minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specified areas of the Town of Killingworth by the establishment of standards designed to:
(1)
Protect human life and public health;
(2)
Minimize expenditure of money for costly flood-control projects;
(3)
Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding;
(4)
Minimize prolonged business and employment interruptions;
(5)
Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities;
(6)
Help maintain a stable tax base;
(7)
Ensure that purchasers of property are notified of special flood hazards; and
(8)
Ensure that persons who occupy areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions; and
B.
Ensure continued eligibility of owners of property in the Town of Killingworth for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program pursuant to rules and regulations published in the Federal Register.