The provisions of these regulations shall be held to be the
minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of public health, safety,
convenience and general welfare. When these regulations impose greater
restrictions upon the use and development of buildings or land than
are imposed or required by any other regulations, permits, restrictions,
easements, covenants, or agreements, the provisions of these regulations
shall control. Nothing in this section shall require any change of
the plans, construction or designated use of a building, the construction
or use of which shall have been commenced prior to the effective date
of these regulations or of any pertinent amendment thereto, and which
shall be completed within one year thereafter.
No building shall be constructed, moved, altered, or used, nor
shall any land be used, until a zoning permit and certificate of zoning
compliance have been issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer (ZEO).
Such certificate shall be evidence that such use, building or structure
conforms to all applicable provisions of these regulations. The ZEO
shall require the applicant for the permit to provide such information
as is necessary to determine compliance with these regulations. The
ZEO shall deny any permit for buildings or use which is in violation
of the provisions of these regulations.
A. At a minimum, an application for a zoning permit shall include the application form, obtainable from the ZEO, indicating the name and address of the applicant and owner of the property, written consent by the landowner where applicable, a plot plan, drawn to scale, showing the existing conditions on the property, any existing easements on the property, and the location of any proposed structure or activity, and a written description of the proposed structure or activity for which a zoning permit is requested. The ZEO may require such additional information as is necessary to determine compliance with these regulations. A site plan, as described in Article
11, and a special permit, in accordance with Article
12, may also be required, as noted elsewhere in these regulations. Specific information requirements for certain activities are also set forth elsewhere in these Zoning Regulations.
B. No certificate of zoning compliance shall be issued if it is determined
that a violation of these regulations, the Lyme Subdivision Regulations,
or the Lyme Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations, other ordinances of the Town of Lyme or any permit issued
thereunder is proposed or exists. In accordance with Connecticut General
Statutes § 8-3(f), no building permit or certificate of
occupancy for any building, use or structure shall be issued by the
Building Official without the prior issuance of a certificate of zoning
compliance from the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
Each application requiring a zoning permit, site plan, development
plan, coastal site plan, commercial cutting plan, special permit,
or any renewal or extension thereof shall be accompanied by a fee
payable to the Town of Lyme in accordance with the schedule adopted
by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The fee schedule is attached
as Appendix A of these regulations.
Whenever a zoning permit is required for any construction or
activity within the Town of Lyme, the applicant shall post permanent
house numbers at the access point of the property on which the proposed
construction or activity is located. The house numbers shall be those
assigned by the Town Assessor and shall be visible from the public
street. When the property is served by a shared driveway, permanent
house numbers shall be posted at the point where the driveway branches
to serve the subject property. To enhance public health and safety,
the house numbers shall be maintained in legible condition by the
property owner for the duration of the structure or activity. House
numbers must be permanently in place before a certificate of occupancy
will be issued.
A plan for any new lot created by the division into not more
than two parts of a tract or parcel of land in existence prior to
the date of adoption of the Lyme Subdivision Regulations, adopted
November 6, 1964, shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission
for review and approval of the division as to consistency with zoning
and subdivision requirements. No lot shall be created unless both
lots resulting from such division are in conformance with these Zoning
Regulations.
[Amended 9-12-2022]
In accordance with Public Act 06-97 and Chapter
140, Affordable Housing, Article
I, Exemption from Subdivision Regulations, of the Town Code, any lot which existed prior to November 6, 1964, and would otherwise be eligible for division without approval of a subdivision plan shall not forfeit eligibility for division by reason of division for the creation of one lot conforming with these regulations, provided that such lot is created for affordable housing to be developed by the municipality or a nonprofit organization or that such lot is created for donation to a governmental entity or nonprofit organization for conservation purposes. This option is a single-use option only and once used cannot be used again.