Town of East Windsor Zoning Regulations

903 
 
BOARD OF APPEALS 
903.1   POWER AND DUTIES 
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) shall have the following powers and duties: 
a.
 
To adopt, from time to time, such rules and procedures as may be deemed necessary to carry into 
effect the provisions of these Regulations.  
b.
 
To hear and decide appeals in conformity with the terms of these Regulations where it is alleged there 
is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination by the Zoning Official in the 
enforcement of these Regulations.  
c.
 
To determine and vary the application of the Zoning Regulations in harmony with their general 
purpose and intent and with due consideration for conserving the public health, safety, convenience, 
welfare and property values solely with respect to a parcel of land where, owing to conditions 
especially affecting such parcel, but not affecting generally the district in which it is situated, a literal 
enforcement of such regulations would result in exceptional difficulty or unusual hardship so that 
substantial justice will be done and the public safety and welfare secured.  
d.
 
The Board shall have such other powers and duties as provided in the Connecticut General Statutes. 
 

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903.2   PROCEDURES [FOR ZBA] 
a.  Any application to the Board shall be submitted in writing on forms prescribed and available at the 
office of the Zoning Official. All setback requests shall be shown on a Class A-2 Survey.  Other 
requests may not require an A-2 Survey, per the Zoning officials review.  
(Amended Effective 4/25/2012)
 
a.
 
Appeals from any order, requirement or decision of the Zoning Official shall be filed within fifteen 
(15) days of the rendition of such order, requirement or decision. 
b.
 
Completed application forms shall: 
1.
 
be filed in the Planning and Zoning Department and  
2.
 
be accompanied by the appropriate application fee, and 
3.
 
include the data necessary for a clear understanding and intelligent action by the Zoning 
Board of Appeals. 
c.
 
A Public Hearing shall be held on all applications for variance.  
d.
 
Proceedings on applications shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Connecticut General 
Statutes. 
e.
 
All parties in interest or citizens may appear in person, or by agent or attorney;  
f.
 
The concurring vote of four members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any order, 
requirement, decision or determination of the Zoning Official, to decide in favor of the application of 
any matter upon which the board is required to pass under these Regulations, or to vary the 
application of these Regulations. 
g.
 
In granting any variance, the Board may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards in 
conformity with these Regulations.  
h.
 
Violations of such conditions and safeguards, when made a part of the terms under which the variance 
is granted, shall be deemed a violation of these Regulations and punishable under the Regulations.  
i.
 
Approval of a variance under this Section shall be conditioned upon the applicant's filing of the 
variance on the East Windsor Land Records within 60 days of the publication of the notice of the 
approval as required by the Connecticut General Statutes. 
 
903.3   VARIANCES 
A variance from the terms of these Regulations shall not be granted by the Board of Appeals unless and 
until the Board shall make a written finding in its minutes as to all of the following: 
a.
 
That special conditions and circumstances exist that are peculiar to the land, structure, or building 
involved and are not applicable to other lands, structures, or buildings in the area;  
b.
 
That these special circumstances relate to the condition of the land or parcel;  
c.
 
That the special conditions and circumstances are not related to the circumstances of the applicant and 
have not resulted from the actions of the applicant or the predecessor in title;  
d.
 
That the special circumstances constitute an exceptional difficulty or unusual hardship not of the 
applicant's making and are not solely a financial detriment;  
e.
 
That literal interpretation of the provisions of these Regulations would deprive the applicant of rights 
commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district;  
f.
 
That granting the variance requested will not confer upon the applicant any special privilege or use 
that is denied by these Regulations to other lands, structures, or buildings in the same district.  
g.
 
That these circumstances justify the granting of the variance,  

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h.
 
That the variance, if granted, is the minimum variance that will make possible the reasonable use of 
the land, building, or structure; and  
i.
 
That the granting of the variance will be in harmony with the general purpose and intent of these 
Regulations, and will not be injurious to the neighborhood, or otherwise detrimental to the public 
welfare.  
 
903.4   ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR USE VARIANCES 
a.
 
A variance shall not be granted which would permit a use that would not otherwise be allowed unless 
the applicant demonstrates that no reasonable use of the subject property is possible under any 
permitted use.  
b.
 
No use variance shall be granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals which would permit:  
1.
 
A use prohibited either implicitly or explicitly by these Regulations;  
2.
 
The expansion of a non-conforming use;  
3.
 
The number of dwelling units on a lot to exceed the maximum allowed in the zone in which 
the lot is located; or,  
4.
 
A use otherwise allowed by Special Permit in the zone in which the use is located.  
c.
 
In instances where a use variance is proposed, written notice shall also be given, by registered or 
certified mail, of said hearing, by the applicant to all owners of property within 200 feet from any 
boundary of the property which is the subject of the application;  
d.
 
Prior to any action on a use variance the Board of Appeals shall submit the application for such use 
variance to the Planning and Zoning Commission and any report submitted by the Commission shall 
be read at the Public Hearing and be a part of the record of application.  
 
903.5   LIMITATIONS 
No non-conforming use of the neighboring lands, structures or buildings in the same district, and no 
permitted or non-conforming use of lands, structures, or buildings in other districts shall be considered 
grounds for the issuance of a variance. 
 
904 
VALIDITY & EFFECTIVE DATE 
904.1   REPEALER 
Any previously enacted "Zoning Regulations of the Planning and Zoning Commissions of the Town of 
East Windsor, and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed and replaced with these Regulations as of 
the effective date hereof. 
 
This repeal shall not affect or impair any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or 
acquired or any liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to the times such repeal took 
effect, but the same may be enjoined, asserted, enforced, or prosecuted as fully and to the same extent as 
if such repeal had not been effected. 
 
904.2   SEPARABILITY 
Should any phrase, clause, or section of these Regulations be declared by a court of competent 
jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of any other 
phrase, clause or section of these Regulations. 
 

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If a court of competent jurisdiction finds the application of any provision of these Regulations to any use, 
land or improvement to be invalid or ineffective in whole, or in part, the effect of such decision shall be 
limited to the person, property or situation immediately involved in the controversy and the application of 
any such provision to other persons, property or situations shall not be affected. 
 
904.3   EFFECTIVE DATE 
Regulations, and any amendment or change hereto, shall be in full force and effect from the date 
established by the Commission in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes.