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TOWN OF VERNON
ZONING REGULATIONS
SECTION 6 - BUILDING ON EXISTING LOTS
6.1 Provided that safe and adequate disposal of sewage and a safe water supply can
be provided without endangering the health and safety of adjoining residents, the
requirements of Section 4 shall not prevent the construction of a permitted
building or establishment of a permitted use on a lot containing less than the lot
area and width required in Section 4, provided said lot is:
6.1.1 Recorded prior to July 1, 1965, in the Land Records of the Town of Vernon; or
6.1.2 Shown on a plan of subdivision approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission
of the Town of Vernon and placed on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the
Town of Vernon; provided, however, that if five (5) years have elapsed since the
filing date of such plan, then all work as defined in Section 8-26(c) of the
Connecticut General Statutes as amended must have been completed.
6.1.3 Recorded prior to the adoption of any zoning amendment changing the required
lot area or width.
6.2 A group of adjacent lots of record under the same ownership may be re-divided or
re-subdivided in accordance with the subdivision regulations into larger lots:
6.2.1 For permanent dwellings where permitted, provided such lots have not less than
seventy-five (75) percent of the required lot area and lot width; and
6.2.2 Where in each case a safe water supply and a safe and adequate disposal of
sewage can be provided without endangering the health and safety of adjoining
residents.
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