In authorization uses by special permit, in addition to the standards of Section 5, the Zoning Commission or commission to which such authority is delegated shall determine that the proposed use conforms with the overall intent of these Regulations.

6.2.1.

Application for a special permit shall be submitted in writing to the Commission and shall be accompanied by the following:

a.

Statement of Use: a written statement describing the proposed use in sufficient detail to determine compliance with the use provisions of these Regulations; three (3) copies shall be submitted.

b.

Survey: three (3) copies of an A-2 Survey, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.

c.

Architectural Plan: three (3) copies of architectural plans, which may be in preliminary form, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.

d.

List of all adjacent property owners of record according to the current Grand List and Town Assessor's records. Applicant shall be required to provide and certify notice to such adjacent property owners as provided at Section 18.9 of these Regulations.

e.

Site Plan in compliance with Section 7 of these Regulations.

f.

Waiver: The Commission or other commission delegated authority by the Commission to review the application, upon written request by the applicant, may by resolution waive the required submissions of that part of the information specified under Section 5 if the Commission finds that the information is not necessary in order to decide of the application.

6.2.2.

When reviewing zoning permits and special permits together, the period of review of the site plan shall be in accordance with Section 8-3c of the Connecticut General Statutes.

6.2.3.

All determinations of the Commission shall be made after public notice and hearing in accordance with Section 8-3c, 8-7 and 8-7d of the General Statutes.

6.2.4.

In reviewing special permit applications, after the conclusion of the public hearing, the Zoning Commission or other agency delegated authority to review special permits may approve an application for the establishment of one or more of the uses for which a special permit must be secured if it shall find that the proposed use and any building or other structure in connection therewith will conform to the following general standards in addition to any specific standards set forth in these Regulations:

a.

The location, type, character, size, scale, proportion, appearance, and intensity of the proposed use and any building or other structure in connection therewith shall be in harmony with and conform to the appropriate and orderly development of the Town and the neighborhood and shall not hinder or discourage the appropriate development and use of adjacent property or substantially or permanently impair the value thereof.

b.

The proposed use shall not obstruct significant views that are important elements in maintaining the character of the Town for the purpose of promoting the general welfare and conserving the value of buildings.

c.

The lot on which the use is to be established shall be of sufficient size and adequate shape, dimension, and topography to permit conduct of the proposed use and any building or other structure in connection therewith in such a manner that shall not be detrimental to the neighborhood or adjacent property.

d.

Provision shall be made for suitable landscaping to protect the neighborhood and adjacent property with a permanent landscaped buffer of evergreens, natural topography, stonewalls, or other appropriate screening material.

e.

The proposed plans shall provide for the conservation of natural features, drainage basins, the protection of the environment of the area, and sustained maintenance of the development.

6.2.5.

Special Permit Approval.

The Planning Commission shall follow the following procedure in acting upon a Conservation Subdivision:

a.

The Planning Commission shall follow the procedures set forth at Section 8-3 and 8-3c of the General Statutes with respect to Special Permits, including without limitation requirements for public notice, public hearing, notice of decision, filing of the Special Permit, and Section 18.9 of these Regulations.

b.

The Conservation Subdivision shall meet the standards and requirements of Section 16 of these Regulations.

c.

Review and disposition: Following the close of the public hearing on an application, the Planning Commission shall deliberate as to whether the proposed development meets all applicable standards and shall either approve, approve with conditions as permitted hereunder, or deny the application.

d.

The Planning Commission shall act upon the application in accordance with the timing requirements of Section 8-7d of the General Statutes and Section 18.9 of these Regulations. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons for any condition imposed or for a denial.

e.

In granting a Conservation Subdivision Special Permit, the Planning Commission may attach such conditions as it deems necessary to affect the standards and requirements of Section 16 of these Regulations

6.2.6.

The approval of a Conservation Subdivision Special Permit shall be noted on the final record subdivision map filed in the Roxbury Land Records along with the Special Permit that shall reference said map.