2024 East Haddam Subdivision Regulations
These Regulations are adopted pursuant to the authority granted in Chapter 126, Section 13a-71 of Chapter 238, and Section 7-120 of Chapter 97, of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as amended. It is declared to be the policy of the Commission to consider land subdivision as part of a plan for the orderly, efficient and economical development of the Town so as to further the general welfare and prosperity of its people. Accordingly, it is the purpose of these Regulations to insure that: Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can be used for building purposes without danger to health or the public safety; proper provision shall be made for water supply, surface drainage and sanitary sewerage, and in areas contiguous to brooks, rivers or other bodies of water subject to flooding, proper provision shall be made for protective flood control measures; proposed roads shall be in harmony with existing or proposed principal thoroughfares shown in the Plan of Development as the same may be amended from time to time, especially with regard to safe intersections with such thoroughfares, and proposed roads shall be so arranged and of such width as to provide an adequate and convenient system for present and prospective traffic needs, and roads and driveways shall provide adequate access to properties for fire-fighting apparatus and other emergency services; when and in places deemed proper by the Commission open spaces for parks and playgrounds shall be shown on the subdivision plan; proper provision shall be made for soil erosion and sediment control pursuant to Section 22a-329 of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut; provisions shall be made for energy-efficient patterns of development and land use, the use of solar and other renewable forms of energy, and energy conservation.
These Regulations are not intended to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any other ordinance, regulation, or other provision of law, or any easement, covenant, or other private agreement or legal relationship. With regard to any easement, covenant, or other private agreement or legal relationship, however, it is not the purpose of these Regulations to interfere with, resolve, or arbitrate any private civil dispute. When these Regulations impose restrictions different from those imposed by any other statute, ordinance, or other requirement imposed by any level of government, whichever provisions are more restrictive or impose higher standards, shall control.