The Town of Goshen, through the Planning Commission, for the purpose of providing for orderly growth and to establish proper standards for the designs of subdivisions and construction of streets and other improvements, has adopted the following regulations in accordance with Section 8-25 of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.
The Planning commission may approve or disapprove a subdivision after applying these regulations to reasonably protect the rights of individuals, property values, public health, public safety and public welfare and after considering the following:
1.Land to be subdivided shall be suitable for building purposes without danger to health or the public safety, without causing water or air pollution, excessive noise, or other menace;
2.Proper provision shall be made for water, drainage, sewerage disposal, fire protection and other appropriate utility services;
3.Proper provision shall be made for protection of surface and ground water. In areas subject to flooding, proper provision shall be made for protective flood control measures;
4.Proposed streets shall be located in accordance with the Town road system as recommended in the Town Plan of Conservation and Development. Existing and proposed streets and related improvements shall be of such width, grade, location and design as to provide safe and convenient system for present and prospective traffic (see SECTION X);
5.Proper provision shall be made for the conservation of natural, historical and cultural resources and the preservation of open space, stream belts, agricultural lands and recreation areas as identified in the Goshen Open Space Plan, and in the Town Plan of Conservation and Development, as amended;
6.Proper provision shall be made to control soil erosion and sedimentation of wetlands and water bodies;
7.Provision shall be made to permit land to be developed in an energy efficient patter, accommodating solar and other renewable forms of energy;
8.Proper provision shall be made for securing the construction of required improvements and utilities.
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