[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Colchester 11-7-1984.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town of Colchester adopts the following Historic District Chapter,
pursuant to the provisions of C.G.S.§ 7-147a.
To promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of
the public through the preservation and protection of the distinctive characteristics
of buildings and places associated with the history of or indicative of a
period or style of architecture of the Town of Colchester, State of Connecticut
and United States of America and through the development of appropriate settings
for such buildings and places, there is hereby established an Historic District
in the Town of Colchester to be known as the "Colchester Historic District."
The Colchester Historic District shall encompass the following: Beginning
at a point in the southerly highway line of Linwood Avenue (Connecticut Route
16) at its intersection with a line comprising a southeasterly extension of
the easterly highway line of Cragin Court; thence running generally northwesterly
across Linwood avenue and along the easterly highway line of Cragin Court,
a distance of 300 feet more or less to a point; thence running generally northeasterly
a distance of 83 feet more or less, and generally southeasterly a distance
of 200 feet more or less to a point in the northwesterly highway line of Main
Street, the last three courses running along land now or formerly of the Trustee
of the Cragin Memorial Library: thence running generally northeasterly along
said northwesterly highway line of Main Street, a distance of 412.5 feet more
or less to the intersection of the northwesterly highway line of Main Street
and the westerly highway line of Broadway; thence continuing across said Broadway
to the southern corner of the northern most, triangular portion of the Colchester
Green; thence running generally northwesterly along the southwestern bound
of said Green, a distance of 258 feet to the northwestern corner of said Green;
thence running generally southeasterly a distance of 221 feet more or less
along the northeastern bound of said Green to the eastern corner of said Green;
thence continuing in a generally easterly direction across the intersection
of Broadway, Lebanon Avenue and Hayward Avenue to the northwestern corner
of land now or formerly of Getzoff; thence running generally northeasterly
along the southerly highway line of Lebanon Avenue, a distance of 315 feet
more or less; thence running generally southeasterly along said land now or
formerly of Getzoff, a distance of 398 feet more or less to land now or formerly
of Thompson; thence running generally westerly along said land now or formerly
of Thompson; to a point in the northern property line of said Thompson due
north of the northeastern corner of land now or formerly of Colchester Grange
No. 78 Inc.; thence running due south to said northeastern corner of land
now or formerly of Colchester Grange No. 78 Inc.; thence running generally
westerly a distance of 151 feet more or less, to land now or formerly of Johnston;
thence running generally southerly along said land now or formerly of Johnston;
and land now or formerly of Brennen, a distance of 152 feet more or less to
land now or formerly of Parsons; thence running generally easterly a distance
of 50 feet more or less, and southerly a distance of 54 feet more or less
to land now or formerly of Turner, the last two courses running along said
land now or formerly of Parsons; thence running generally easterly a distance
of 45 feet more or less generally southerly a distance of 75 feet more or
less, generally westerly a distance of 72 feet more or less, generally southerly
a distance of 134 feet more or less, and generally westerly a distance of
129 feet more or less to a point on the easterly highway line of Hayward Avenue,
the last five courses running along land now or formerly of Turner; thence
running generally southerly along said easterly highway line of Hayward Avenue
a distance of 42 feet more or less to the intersection of the easterly highway
line of Hayward Avenue and the northerly highway line of Norwich Avenue; thence
continuing in a generally southerly direction across said Norwich Avenue to
the northeastern corner of land now or formerly of the Trustees of Bacon Academy
(commonly known as the DAR House); thence running along said land now or formerly
of the trustees of Bacon Academy generally southerly a distance of 81 feet
more or less, and generally westerly a distance of 41 feet more or less to
land now or formerly of the Town of Colchester; thence running along said
land now or formerly of the Town of Colchester in a generally southerly and
then a generally westerly direction to land now or formerly of Goldberg; thence
running generally southerly along said land now or formerly of Goldberg to
its southeastern corner; thence continuing along said land now or formerly
of Goldberg generally westerly a distance of 151 feet more or less and generally
northerly a distance of 100 feet more or less to the southerly highway line
of said Norwich Avenue; thence running generally westerly along said southerly
highway line of Norwich Avenue a distance of 196 feet more or less to the
intersection of the southerly highway line of Norwich Avenue and the easterly
highway line of Main Street; thence running generally southerly along the
easterly highway line of said Main Street a distance of 1,250 feet more or
less to a point opposite land now or formerly of Green (the Breed Tavern lot);
thence running westerly across said Main Street to a point at the southeastern
corner of land now or formerly of said Green, thence running generally westerly
a distance of 200 feet more or less, generally northerly a distance of 39
feet more or less, generally westerly a distance of 20 feet more or less and
generally northerly a distance of 247 feet more or less to the southern boundary
of land now or formerly of Solomon, the last four courses running along said
land now or formerly of Green; thence running generally westerly along the
southern boundary of said land now or formerly of Solomon to its southwestern
corner; thence running generally northerly along the western boundary of said
land now or formerly of Solomon and the western boundary of land now or formerly
of Condren, a distance or 238 feet more or less to the southern boundary of
land now or formerly of Brown; thence running in a generally westerly direction
along the southern boundary of said land now or formerly of Brown to its southwestern
corner thence running generally northerly along the western boundary of said
land now or formerly of Brown and the western boundary of land now or formerly
of Sabrowski, a distance of 236 feet more or less; thence running generally
easterly along said land now or formerly of Sabrowski a distance of 173 feet
more or less; thence running generally northerly along said land now or formerly
of Sabrowski a distance of 52 feet more or less to land now or formerly of
Collins; thence running generally westerly along the southerly boundary of
said land now or formerly of Collins a distance of 175 feet more or less;
thence running generally northerly along the western boundary of said land
now or formerly of Collins a distance of 238 feet more or less; thence running
generally easterly along said land now or formerly of Collins a distance of
65 feet more or less; thence running generally northerly along said land now
or formerly of Collins, and land now or formerly of the Colchester Federated
Church, a distance of 373 feet more or less; thence running generally easterly
along the southerly highway land now line of Stebbins Road and the northern
boundary of said land now or formerly of the Colchester Federated Church,
a distance of 230 feet more or less, to a point in the western boundary of
land now or formerly of the Trustees of Bacon Academy (the Day Hall property);
thence running generally northerly along said land now or formerly of the
Trustees of Bacon Academy to its northwestern corner; thence running generally
easterly along the northern boundary of said land now or formerly of the Trustees
of Bacon Academy a distance of 81 feet, more or less, to a point in the westerly
highway line of Main Street, a distance of 235 feet, more or less, to its
intersection with the southerly highway line of Linwood Avenue; thence running
generally southwesterly along said southerly highway line of Linwood Avenue
to the point and place of beginning.
A.
An Historic District Commission is hereby established,
which shall consist of five members and three alternate members, all of whom
shall be electors of the Town of Colchester holding no salaried town office.
The members of said Commission shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
The regular members shall be appointed in such a manner that the term of a
least one member shall expire each year, with their successors to be appointed
in like manner for terms of five years. Alternate members shall be appointed
for terms of three years. The Selectmen are further empowered to make appointments
to fill vacancies, which appointments shall be for the duration of the vacated
unexpired term. At least one member of the Commission shall be a resident
within the Historic District.
B.
Within a period of 30 days after the appointment of the
original members of the Commission, the regular members shall meet and elect
a Chair, Vice Chair and Clerk from among the membership. Alternate members
shall not participate in any election of officers of the Commission. In all
other matters, in case of an inability to act because of absence, sickness
of self-interest on the part of any member of the Commission, that Commissioner's
place shall be taken by an alternate member designated by the Chair. All members
shall serve without compensation. The Commission shall adopt rules of procedure
not inconsistent with the provisions of the General Statutes of the State
of Connecticut and may, subject to appropriation, employ clerical or technical
assistance or consultants and may accept money gifts and expend the same for
such purposes.
The Historic District Commission shall have powers and perform such
functions and shall be subject to such limitations as shall from time to time
be provided by C.G.S.§ 7-147.
[Added 6-24-1999]
The Zoning Enforcement Officer of the Town of Colchester shall serve
as enforcement officer for such activities pertaining to the jurisdiction
of the Colchester Historic District Commission.
