TOWN OF GRANBY ZONING REGULATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 8
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
8.20.4.4 As applicable, a summary or general description of the proposed bylaws, rules
and Regulations of any association or corporation of lot owners within the
proposed FRD; the proposed method by which all site utilities will be provided;
the manner of ownership and maintenance of any private roadways, private or
public facilities and any commonly owned real property rights, including Open
Space, and a description of the proposed Open Space, including the method
of proposed protection of each of those areas and the manner of preservation
of the Open Space.
8.20.5 Conservation Commission Review
The applicant for the FRD permit shall, simultaneously with the filing described
in 8.20.4 above, file a copy of the application with the Conservation Commission.
The Conservation Commission may submit written comments to the
Planning and Zoning Commission within forty-five (45) days of the filing date.
Failure by the Conservation Commission to comment within forty- five (45)
days shall be deemed lack of objection to the proposed development plan.
8.20.6 General Eligibility Requirements For A Special Permit
8.20.6.1 A FRD shall only be permitted in the R-30, R-50, and R2A zones.
8.20.6.2 A FRD shall consist of parcels of land containing no less than six (6)
contiguous acres.
8.20.6.3 A FRD must provide for the preservation of Open Space in accordance with
the requirements of these Regulations and the requirements of Section 8.11.
8.20.7 Open Space and Development Densities.
8.20.7.1 In all FRD's a minimum of 50% of the site shall be preserved as open space.
At least 40% of this open space must be free of wetlands, watercourses, water
bodies, flood plain- A zones, and slopes in excess of 20% that extend 50 linear
feet or more. The Commission may modify the 40% requirements where the
applicant can demonstrate that the percentage of wetlands, watercourses,
water bodies, flood plain A zones, and excessive slopes that exist on the total
property is equal to or greater than the percentage of such areas that is
proposed for the open space area.
8.20.7.2 For the purposes of Section 8.20, Open Space is an area covered by a
restriction, which permanently prohibits development in a manner consistent
with the conditions and requirements set forth in Section 8.20.
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