|
|
Zoning Board of Appeals
Office of Development & Planning
111 Union Street, 2nd floor
New London, CT 06320
Phone[860] 447-6379
Fax [860] 437-4467
PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY:
The Zoning Board of Appeals has been established to provide for flexibility in the interpretation and application of the Zoning Regulations and to review and act upon specific applications authorized by the Connecticut General Statutes. The ZBA is authorized to consider only the following types of applications:
1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is an error in any order(s), requirement(s) or decision(s) made by the Zoning Enforcement Official (ZEO). Any appeal must be taken within thirty (30) days of the action of the ZEO;
2. To determine and vary the application of the zoning by-laws or regulations where a literal enforcement of the regulation would result in exceptional difficulty or unusual hardship.
PROCESS:
The ZBA must hold a public hearing on all applications for Variances, Special Permits and Appeals within 65 days of the official receipt of the application. The applicant will be notified by mail of the hearing date. The hearing date will also be advertised by the Office of Development & Planning in a local newspaper having a substantial circulation in the City.
The applicant must erect a sign on the premises affected by the application at least fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing. The Zoning Enforcement Official will provide said sign. The sign shall be installed by the applicant, securely fastened or staked, be clearly visible from the street closest to the affected property and be maintained as such until fifteen (15) days following the public notice of the decision. Failure of the applicant to comply with this requirement may be grounds for automatic denial of the application with consideration being given to cases where weather conditions or acts of vandalism have destroyed a properly posted sign.
It is required that the applicant appear at the public hearing to explain the application and the reasons it should be approved.
Four concurring votes of the ZBA members are required to:
1. Reverse the ZEO’s Order, Requirement or Decision; OR
2. Grant variances
The Applicant may consent to an extension of any of the time periods set forth above, as long as the total extension of any period is not longer than the original period
The ZBA must render a decision on the application within 65 days after the close of the the public hearing. The hearing must be completed within thirty (30) days after it commences.
No Special Permit or Variance shall be effective until a copy thereof, certified by the ZEO, and is recorded in the land records with the City Clerk. The City Office of Development & Planning will file the appropriate paperwork.
A Notice of Decision of the Board will be mailed to the applicant by certified mail within 15 days of the Board’s decision. This decision will also be published by the Office of Development & Planning in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the City. This decision may be appealed to Court by any aggrieved party within fifteen (15) days of the publication of the decision in the newspaper.
After the Notice of the Board’s decision has been filed with the City Clerk, the applicant may proceed to obtain any necessary Zoning Permits, Building Permits or approvals from other Local, State or Federal Boards, Commissions or Agencies.
Regulations:
Applications:
Miscellaneous:
Back to Planning, Zoning & Wetlands Division |
|
Copyright © 2012
City of New London, CT. All Rights
Reserved. |
|