Zoning permit.
(1) Applicability. No lot, building or other structure, or part thereof, shall be:
(a) Constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, extended, moved, diminished, reduced in size or structurally altered until a zoning permit has been approved by the ZEO;
(b) Used, occupied, or changed in use, until a zoning permit has been approved by the ZEO except that no zoning permit, however, is required for a farm, forestry, truck garden or nursery use having no building or other structure in connection with such use; and
(c) Be issued a building permit in accordance with C.G.S. § 8-3(f) without certification in writing by the ZEO that such building, use or structure is:
[1] In conformity with such regulations; or
[2] Is a valid nonconforming use under such regulations.
(2) Application requirements.
(a) All applications for zoning permits shall be submitted to the ZEO and shall be accompanied by the number and type of materials prescribed in Appendix 1 of these regulations for a zoning permit application.
(b) For any new construction, the ZEO may require the placement of stakes or markers or flagging on the lot by a professional land surveyor or engineer indicating the following:
[1] The location of proposed building construction and lot lines;
[2] All "limits of clearing" on the lot (consistent with that shown on any approved site plan) for construction; utility installation; access ways; parking areas; staging and stockpiling of materials; and, any other proposed activities.
(c) If deemed necessary to determine compliance with these regulations, and before issuance of a zoning permit, the ZEO may require the applicant to furnish measurements of any proposed features subject to the requirements of these regulations, including but not limited to, setback distances. The ZEO may require such measurements to be prepared by a professional land surveyor.
(3) Sanitation. Where a proposed use or a proposed building or other structure involves the installation, extension, relocation, reconstruction, or connection of a private or public sewage disposal system or private or public water supply system, no zoning permit shall be approved until plans for such system have been approved by the Farmington Valley Health District, Connecticut Water Company, or Town of Canton Water Pollution Control Authority.
(4) Commission conditions. Any maps, plans, documents, statements, and stipulations submitted to and approved by the Commission, in connection with any conditions of approval or requirements imposed by the Commission, shall be conditions for approval of a zoning permit, whether or not stated on the zoning permit approval.
(5) Other permits.
(a) Approval of a zoning permit shall not be construed to constitute compliance with any other regulation, ordinance or law, nor to relieve the applicant from responsibility to obtain any other permit required by any other regulation ordinance or law.
(b) If the applicant is required to have any permit required by any other regulation ordinance or law, the ZEO may at his or her discretion withhold approval of a zoning permit until any such permit has been approved and obtained by the applicant.
(6) Inspections.
(a) The ZEO is authorized to inspect or cause to be inspected any lot, building or other structure to determine compliance with these regulations.
(7) Approval and issuance.
(a) The ZEO shall approve an application for a zoning permit when he or she determines that all of the requirements of these regulations have been met.
(b) No zoning permit shall be considered issued unless signed by the ZEO.
(c) The ZEO shall inform the applicant receiving the zoning permit that such applicant may provide notice of such permit by either publication in a newspaper having substantial circulation in such municipality stating that the permit has been issued or any other method provided for by ordinance.
(d) Any such notice §
470-908B(7)(c) shall contain:
[1] A description of the building, use or structure;
[2] The location of the building, use or structure;
[3] The identity of the applicant; and
[4] A statement that an aggrieved person may appeal to the ZBA in accordance with the provisions of C.G.S. § 8-7.
