ARTICLE III DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS

SECTION 3.1 ONE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS: R-A, R-30, R-18, R-1 2.5, R-1 0, R-7. 5 AND R-5

3.1.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings and uses in One Family Residential Districts.

3.1.1.1 One family detached dwelling, provided that the minimum required ground floor area shall be not less than 625 square feet and the minimum required total floor area shall not be less than 900 square feet.

(1) Family day care home as licensed by the State of Connecticut.

(2) Adult group day care home which houses four or fewer developmentally disabled persons and necessary staff as licensed by the State of Connecticut.

3.1.1.2 Earth Sheltered Dwellings: Subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, Earth Sheltered Dwellings shall be fully or mostly recessed with not more than two fully exposed sides excluding the roof (see definition).

Applicants electing to construct this type of single family residence shall include with their application, in addition to those requirements of Section 7.1, the following items:

(1) Investigation report prepared by a professional engineer (registered in Connecticut) regarding proposed site drainage and the highest seasonal elevation attained by the water table on the site.

(2) Design of the structure shall be certified by an architect/ professional engineer (registered in Connecticut) at the discretion of the Building Inspector.

(3) Applicants are, therefore, encouraged to discuss their design plans before applying to the Planning and Zoning Board for Site Plan Approval.

3.1.1.3 Temporary Trailers or Motorized Homes:

In the event that a single family residence is damaged by any means to an extent which would preclude continued occupancy as determined in writing (by either the Building Inspector or his designees, or the Fire Chief or the Fire Marshal), the owner or former occupants may place a trailer or motorized home on the site for a period not exceeding six months from the date the initial damage occurred which caused the residence to become uninhabitable.

Before being placed on the property, said trailer or motorized home shall require a Zoning Permit. Applicants for approval under this section shall further agree to:

(1) Locate the temporary trailer or motorized home in compliance with the required setbacks and flood hazard regulations as applicable.

(2) Receive electricity from the public utility company via a separate temporary electric service. Running the engine of a motorized home to recharge batteries to provide electricity for habitation of the motorized home is prohibited.

(3) Provide a means of temporary water supply/waste disposal acceptable to the Director of Public Health. The manner in which water is obtained and waste is disposed shall not cause a public nuisance.

3.1.1.4 Farms, as defined herein.

3.1.1.5 Truck Gardens, Nurseries or Garden Centers, subject to Site Plan Review in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, and subject to the following:

(1) Provided that only produce raised or grown on the premises is sold therefrom;

(2) The sale by a nursery or garden center of plants, flowers and shrubs started elsewhere, but sold from an enclosed greenhouse, shall be allowed;

(3) The lot size shall be not less than three (3) acres:

(4) The buffer strip of not less than thirty (30) feet in width shall be provided adjacent to a residential district.

3.1.1.6 Cluster Developments shall be permitted in R-A, R-30, R-18 and R-12.5 Residential Districts only in accordance with Section 5.9 herein.

3.1.1.7 Accessory Apartments: It is the intent of this section to preserve/maintain the character of existing single-family neighborhoods, but at the same time recognize that certain family members related by blood, marriage or legal adoption may need the support and close physical proximity of other family members, yet desire the ability to maintain their own semi-independent living space. For this reason, an accessory apartment is allowed under the following conditions:

A single-family dwelling may have a portion converted for use as an accessory apartment, which can include kitchen facilities. For purposes of this Regulation, the term converted shall mean either completely within an existing principal building or added to the already existing principal building. Both dwelling units shall be attached by a common wall, floor, ceiling with access through a common living space from the main house and cannot be attached by a breezeway, porch, deck or garage and must be contained as one building. No accessory apartment application shall be accepted unless the property is in compliance with all current lot requirements. Applicants must provide a current A-2 survey, and full floor plans and full elevation views of the entire structure.

Including the aforementioned, all Accessory Apartments shall conform to the following requirements:

(1) In no instance shall an accessory apartment have its own doorway on the front of the dwelling. Any existing doorway other than the main front door to the dwelling shall be removed if it provides exclusive ingress and egress to the accessory apartment. Any new means of ingress and egress if required will be provided at the rear of the house or accessory apartment.

(2) No single-family dwelling can contain more than 1 accessory apartment. Non-conforming lots with more than 1 single family dwelling are prohibited from having an accessory apartment in any structure.

(3) The dwelling shall be owner-occupied during the entire duration of the Permit.

(4) One portion of the dwelling is to be occupied by a person related by blood, marriage or legal adoption to one or more family members related by blood, marriage or legal adoption living in the other portion of the dwelling.

(5) The proposed accessory 800 square feet as measured from the exterior walls. Staircases providing exclusive access to the accessory apartment will be counted toward calculating the 800 Sq. ft. limit. Exterior patios, decks and porches without roofs will not be included toward calculating the 800 sq ft. limit.

(6) The accessory apartment shall be accessible to and from the main dwelling.

(7) The accessory apartment shall utilize the existing dwelling's driveway and utilities; i.e., electric, gas, water; and, if applicable, single mailbox. Separate utilities including but not limited to heating systems, electrical service, water service and gas service are prohibited.

(8) Kitchen facilities consist of individual units of refrigerator, stove and sink and associated cabinetry, counters, and the related electrical and plumbing hook-ups. All shall be removed when the permit expires and/or not renewed, or when the property is sold except as provided in 3.1.1.7 (13) below.

(9) No accessory apartment shall be utilized for income purposes.

(10) The Permit shall expire 3 years from the date the application is approved by the Planning and Zoning Office. The applicant may, at least 2 months prior to the three-year expiration date, apply to extend the previous approval for an additional 36-month period. Proof in a form acceptable to the Planning and Zoning Office will be provided by the applicant verifying the relationship of the family member occupying the apartment to the property owner residing in the house.

(11) If requested by the Planning and Zoning Office, The applicant will allow the dwelling to be inspected for compliance with these regulations.

(12) If the Permit expires or the property is to be sold before the 36-month termination date, the seller shall, at his or her expense, remove all kitchen facilities.

(13) If the property is to be sold before the permit issued pursuant to this section expires, the kitchen facilities may remain provided that the new owner(s) apply for and are granted a new permit for the accessory apartment pursuant to these regulations before occupancy commences.

(14) Any previously approved but non-conforming accessory apartment shall be removed upon the sale or transfer of property ownership, unless the dwelling and apartment are brought into compliance with these regulations.

(15) A numeric address of at least 5” in height must be affixed to the main dwelling. A separate numeric address for the accessory apartment is prohibited.

(16) Upon expiration and/or non-renewal of the permit, the property owner is required to notify the Planning and Zoning Office to inspect and certify removal of the accessory apartment.

(17) Application to the Zoning Board of Appeals to vary any part of 3.1.1.7 shall be prohibited.

(18) Accessory apartments greater than 800 sq. ft. are prohibited.

3.1.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may permit the following building and uses, subject to Special Permit, Special Exception (as specifically noted), and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.1.2.1 Boarding houses subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) The owner shall reside therein.

(2) A Certificate of Zoning Compliance with all applicable provisions of the State and City Building, Housing, Health and Sanitation Codes and Ordinances shall be obtained from the proper official for each dwelling unit and rooming unit.

3.1.2.2 Group day care home or adult group day care home, as defined.

3.1.2.3 Public or Parochial Schools.

3.1.2.4 Private Non-Profit Schools.

3.1.2.5 Private non-profit or charitable organizations, subject to the following conditions and safeguards.

(1) The lot shall be at least three (3) acres.

(2) The lot shall be located on an arterial street or major collector.

(3) All buildings and parking areas, except those existing and approved for use under this section, shall be set back at least 50 feet from all street and lot lines.

(4) Only the principal building may have provisions for private kitchens, snack bars or similar accessory uses.

(5) Outdoor public address systems shall be prohibited.

(6) The site shall be suitably landscaped in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14. The Board may require a suitable buffer strip to minimize visual impact upon the surrounding residential area.

(7) Lot coverage of up to 50% may be allowed for these uses.

(8) Any retail activities shall be accessory to the principal purpose of the property.

3.1.2.6 Churches or religious institutions.

3.1.2.7 Public charitable institutions.

3.1.2.8 Public or private hospitals, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) The lot area for each eight patient beds shall not be less than the minimum required lot area of the applicable Zoning District.

(2) The lot shall have direct access from an arterial street.

3.1.2.9 Convalescent home, nursing home or rest home, subject to Special Exception and in accordance with Article VII, Section 7.3, herein.

3.1.2.10 Libraries or community centers.

3.1.2.11 Other public buildings.

3.1.2.12 Cemeteries.

3.1.2.13 Golf Courses.

3.1.2.14 Parks, playgrounds or other public facilities.

3.1.2.15 Beach Clubs, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) The lot area shall be at least two acres, except that the Board may permit lots of at least one acre where historic buildings exist and are found suitable for beach club purposes.

(2) The lot shall have a shorefront location on a navigable, tidal waterbody or watercourse and shall have a sufficiently large shorefront boundary to provide suitable bathing, boating or other water connected activity.

(3) All buildings, except those existing and approved for use under this section, shall be set back at least 50 feet from all street and lot lines and shall not cover more than 10 percent of the lot.

(4) Only the principal club building may have provisions for restaurants, snack bars or similar accessory uses.

(5) All sales of alcoholic liquor shall be prohibited.

(6) All recreational areas, excluding permissible water connected activities and golf courses shall be set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines.

(7) All parking areas shall be set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines and shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the lot.

(8) The club membership shall be limited by the number of parking spaces provided in accordance with Section 5.1; and the number of bath houses, lockers, cabanas or similar accessory structures designed to serve individuals shall be limited accordingly.

(9) No more than one single family dwelling may be located on any club site, provided, however, that the dwelling conforms to all the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located. Alternatively, one dwelling unit may be located in the club house for the use of the club manager or caretaker and his family.

(10) Outdoor public address systems shall be prohibited.

(11) The site shall be suitably landscaped in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14. The Board may also require a suitable buffer strip and fence as may be necessary to reasonably safeguard the public health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood.

3.1.2.16 Private boathouses, landings or docks, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) The number of boat slips, berths, moorings and similar spaces proposed shall be consistent with the Milford Harbor Management Plan as determined by the Milford Harbor Management Commission, the Milford Coastal Management Plan and the Connecticut Coastal Management Act, where applicable;

(2) The lot owner shall obtain all necessary State and Federal permits prior to constructing such boating facilities;

(3) Such boat facilities shall be designated for the exclusive use of the owner.

3.1.2.17 Public Utility Buildings or Facilities with completely enclosed service or storage areas.

3.1.2.18 Communication buildings, stations or towers subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) The lot area shall not be less than five (5) acres.

(2) Any tower shall be set back from all street and lot lines by a distance equal to or greater than the height of such tower.

(3) Any other building, structure or parking area shall be set back at least 50 feet from all street and lot lines.

3.1.2.19 Removal of or filling with earth products in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.7 herein.

3.1.2.20 Conversion of an existing building to accommodate a use allowed in the zoning district in which said building is located, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) The building so converted shall conform, in all respects, to the use, lot and building, and supplementary regulations of the applicable zoning district.

(2) The building so converted shall comply with all applicable provisions of the State and City Building, Housing, Health, and Sanitation Codes and Ordinances, as approved by the proper official.

(3) The building so converted shall be placed in a reasonable state of repair and modernization.

3.1.2.21 Other related or equivalent principal buildings and uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.1.2.22 Accessory buildings and uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing principal uses shall be approved by the Board in the same manner as a permitted use, unless the Board requires a public hearing.

3.1.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.1.3.1 A home occupation shall be a use customarily conducted for compensation, only by the occupant(s) of a single family residence.

3.1.3.2 A home occupation shall adhere to the following standards:

(1) The home occupation shall be conducted by the owner/occupant(s) of a single family dwelling entirely within the confines of the single family residential structure.

(2) There shall be not more than one non-resident employed.

(3) All work shall be confined to 50% of the cellar or 25% of the first floor of the dwelling.

(4) A home occupation shall utilize hand tools or appliances customarily found in a residential household.

(5) Raw materials shall be brought to the dwelling only by the owner/occupant.

(6) Product(s) that may result from the operation of a home occupation shall not be sold on the premises.

(7) No raw materials or finished goods shall be stored outside or within any detached accessory building.

(8) No site or external structural modification/change shall be permitted in order to accommodate a home occupation.

(9) Home occupation proprietors purporting to adhere to the above standards shall be required to provide written documentation satisfactory to the Zoning Enforcement Officer, whereupon the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall decide whether to issue a Certificate of Zoning Compliance.

3.1.3.3 Any home occupation which does not meet the standards of Section 3.1.3.2(1) - (9) may be permitted or permitted on a trial basis by the Board by Special Permit, the length of which shall be determined by the Board, provided that it is determined that:

(1) Excessive traffic shall not be generated, and

(2) The tranquility of the immediate area shall not be unduly disturbed, and

(3) The residential character of the site and principal single family structure is not altered.

3.1.3.4 Poultry coops and area subject to Site Plan approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, and the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Poultry kept on any lot shall not exceed twenty birds, except when on a regularly operated farm, as defined herein.

(2) All poultry shall be fenced in so that the birds cannot pass or fly to another property.

(3) An annual review shall be conducted by the Planning and Zoning Board.

3.1.3.5 Pigeon or dove cotes subject to Site Plan review in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, and the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Pigeons or doves kept on any residential lot shall not exceed 60 birds.

(2) Pigeons or doves shall be housed in a structure meeting the yard requirements of principal uses of Section 3.1.4.1.

(3) All pigeons shall be registered with a national pigeon organization by use of a seamless numbered leg band.

(4) All grain and food stored for the keeping of pigeons and doves shall be kept in vermin-proof containers.

(5) Up to 25 pigeons/doves shall be allowed to exercise for up to 3 hours after sunrise and/or 2 hours before sunset.

(6) An annual review shall be conducted by the Planning and Zoning Board.

3.1.3.6 Horses or ponies up to five in number may be kept on lots of one acre or more at the rate of one horse or pony per 2/3 acre, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein. In addition, the keeping of such animals shall be in accordance with the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) No building for the housing of such animals shall be located closer than 50 feet from any lot line and 100 feet from a street.

(2) Adequate fencing to confine such animals as follows:

Figure 1: Fence Setback Requirements from Property Lines

for Horses and Ponies

Lot Size Front Yards Side Yards Rear Yards

Under 2 Acres 40' 25' 15'

Over 2 Acres 15' 25’ 15’

(3) Stable manure shall be kept in a covered watertight pit or chamber and shall be removed at least once a week during the period from May 1 to October 1 and during other months at intervals sufficiently frequent to maintain a sanitary condition satisfactory to the Director of Public Health.

3.1.3.7 Private garage with space for not more than one vehicle for each 2,000 square feet of lot area and not exceeding three spaces.

3.1.3.8 Except on a regularly operated farm as is defined herein, there shall not be more than one commercial type vehicle garaged and it shall not exceed 3/4 ton capacity. (Performing maintenance on vehicles regulated by this section shall be prohibited. Maintenance shall include, but will not be limited to vehicle washing, changing oil, changing tires, tuning engines, etc.).

3.1.3.9 One camp trailer or camper, as defined herein, except that occupancy of such vehicle is prohibited while located on any lot. No such vehicle shall be located in any front yard or within six feet of any lot line.

3.1.3.10 During regular school hours only, one school bus in current use for the transportation of Milford school children.

3.1.3.11 Off-street parking and loading in accordance with Section 5.1 herein.

3.1.3.12 Signs in accordance with Section 5.3 herein.

3.1.3.13 Other accessory uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.1.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings and uses shall comply with all requirements of the applicable Zoning District in the Schedule of Lot and Building Requirements for One Family District in Section 3.1.4.1 herein.

3.1.4.1 Schedule of Lot and Building Requirements for One Family Residential Districts

Figure 2: Lot and Building Requirements for One Family Residential Districts

	Categories
	R-A	R-30	R-18	R-12.5	R-10	R-7.5	R-5
Minimum Requirements
Lot Area (Square Feet)	43,560	30,000	18,000	12,500	10,000	7,500	5,000
Lot Width (Feet)	150	125	100	80	70	60	50
Lot Depth (Feet)	150	135	125	100	100	85	70
Principal Uses
Front Yard (Feet)	50	50	40	30	25	20	*
Each Side Yard (Feet)	25	20	15	10	10	**	**
Rear Yard (Feet)	50	40	30	25	25	25	20
Ten feet or the actual front yard setback, whichever is greater; except that the minimum required front yard shall not be required to exceed 20 feet. *One side ten (10) feet; other side five (5) feet
Accessory Structures:
Side Yard (Feet)	15	15	10	4	4	4	4
Rear Yard (Feet)	10	10	10	5	5	5	5
Distance from dwelling unit = 8 ft. – all residential zones (Sec.4.1.1.4 – No accessory building shall be less than 8 feet from dwelling unit) Maximum Height = 15 ft. – all residential districts (Sec. 4.1.1.3. – No accessory building shall exceed 15 feet in height)
Maximum Permitted
Bldg. Height Stories	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feet (in height)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Bldg. Area as % of Lot	15%	20%	25%	30%	35%	40%	45%
Lot Coverage	25%	30%	40%	45%	50%	60%	65%

3.1.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited.

3.1.5.1 No addition shall exceed 15' in height which connects to an existing principal use by a one-story open breezeway or lesser structure; nor shall the aforementioned breezeway or lesser structure exceed 12' in length; nor shall the sum total of each floor’s square footage (of the addition) exceed 50% of the first floor of the existing principal residence.

3.1.5.2 The use of an accessory building for residence purposes, except by persons employed by the occupant of the premises for the purpose of household and domestic management of the premises.

3.1.5.3 The parking or storing of commercial-type vehicles on residential property except as permitted in Section 3.1.3.8, above.

3.1.5.4 A driveway or similar vehicular easement, not including public streets, in or through a Residential District for access to an office, business or industrial use or zoning district.

3.1.5.5 No part of any required parking area shall be used for the storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire, or for the storage of unregistered vehicles.

3.1.5.6 Home occupational uses such as a clinic, hospital, barber shop, beauty shop, tea room, tourist home, or animal hospital or any other similar use shall not be deemed to be a home occupation.

3.1.6 Planned Elderly Community for Persons Fifty-Five Years of Age or Older

3.1.6.1 In recognition of the unique and special needs of the elderly, this Section is intended to both promote housing choice and to encourage the development of housing alternatives and opportunities for the elderly residents of the City of Milford consistent with current developments in private elderly housing. It is further intended to provide a flexible and workable concept of community living, including the provision, within a single development, of a range of optional nutritional, recreational, housekeeping and health related services, as well as assistance with daily living activities designed to maintain a maximum level of independent living. This Section provides both standards and procedures for the development of a "Planned Elderly Community For Persons Fifty-Five Years of Age or Older" (also referred to in these Regulations as a "Planned Elderly Community"). It is recommended that the developer of a proposed Planned Elderly Community meet with the staff of the Planning and Zoning Office and with the Planning Subcommittee of the Planning and Zoning Board prior to the submission of an application to give the developer the opportunity to discuss these regulations informally and to ask any questions he or she may have in the interest of avoiding delays and excessive revisions after submission of a formal application.

3.1.6.2 A Planned Elderly Community shall be designed for and shall be occupied exclusively by persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older, but may include persons less than fifty-five years of age provided that person's spouse meets the minimum age requirement at the time of entry. In order to provide for the safety, health and general welfare of the residents, and a choice of independent, semi-independent and assisted living arrangements, a Planned Elderly Community may consist of a combination of residential housing types, including multifamily units and detached, cluster or attached single family units.

A Planned Elderly Community may offer the following services to its residents who may choose to use any or all of the services:

(1) Meal service for up to three (3) meals per day;

(2) Laundry service for personal laundry and linens;

(3) Transportation service for personal shopping, social and recreational events, health care appointments and similar needs or services;

(4) Housekeeping services;

(5) Maintenance service for residents, living units, including chore services for routine domestic tasks; and

(6) Community areas suitably equipped and laid out to address the social and recreational needs of the residents;

(7) Assisted living services as defined by the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

In addition to the foregoing services, a Planned Elderly Community may contain additional facilities or accessory uses to provide other services for the safety, health and general welfare and convenience of the residents.

3.1.6.3 Qualifying Standards: No tract of land shall be considered for a Planned Elderly Community unless it meets the following minimum standards:

(1) The tract shall be located in an R-A, R-30, R-18, CDD-2 or CDD-4 zoning district.

(2) The tract shall consist of a single lot or a number of contiguous lots to be merged under one ownership or control having a total area of not less than ten (10) acres in the R-A and R-30 and five (5) acres in the R-18, CDD-2 and CDD-4 districts.

(3) The tract shall have frontage on an arterial or major collector street as shown in the Plan of Conservation and Development, dated September 20, 2002.

3.1.6.4 Site Development Plan: In addition to the Site Plan elements set forth in Section 7.1.2 of these Regulations, the applications for Special Permit and Site Plan Approval for the establishment of a Planned Elderly Community, shall include a site development plan for the development of the entire tract. The purposes of the site development plan shall be: (i) to show the intent and arrangement of the proposed residential housing types and of the uses to be included in the Planned Elderly Community; (ii) the number, order and timing of development phases if the applicant proposes to develop the tract in phases; and, (iii) the applicant's qualifications to assure the successful completion of such development.

The following shall be required as part of the site development plan:

(1) A tabulation of proposed buildings and housing units by type, size (number of bedrooms, floor area), ground coverage, and a summary showing the percentages of the tract to be occupied by buildings, parking and other paved vehicular areas, and walkways, and open space, as well as an overall map showing same at a scale of no smaller than 1"=100' with an accompanying A-2 survey map of the entire tract.

(2) Descriptive material providing information in narrative form about the developer, the developer's experience in building elderly or multi-family housing, the name of the architect, engineer, and landscape architect, if any, and any other pertinent information the Board may request.

(3) Descriptive material providing information in narrative form about the types of services and facilities to be provided as part of the Planned Elderly Community. The site development plan should also include a description in narrative form of the developer's program to interrelate the facilities, services and uses, as well as a proposed marketing plan, i.e. will the dwelling units be sold, rented, etc.

(4) A general description of the tract in question and surrounding areas, describing the degree of compatibility of the proposed use with the existing neighborhood and roadway network.

(5) An evaluation of the probable impact of the proposed development on the services, facilities and environment of the City of Milford.

(6) A description of the transportation plan and a traffic impact study.

(7) A landscaping plan showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, exterior lighting, signage, shrub and tree plantings, and other landscaping features.

3.1.6.5 Design Standards: The following standards shall apply to the design and development of a Planned Elderly Community.

(1) The maximum number and designation of all units by type shall be determined by allocating the total area of the tract of land in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) 1,000 square feet per one bedroom or efficiency unit; and

(b) 2,000 square feet per two-bedroom unit.

(2) The maximum building coverage shall be twenty five percent (25%); maximum lot coverage shall be sixty percent (60%).

(3) The minimum size of the living area of each type of unit shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) Two-bedroom Units - 900 sq. ft. minimum;

(b) One-bedroom Units - 800 sq. ft. minimum;

(4) No building shall extend within less than fifty (50) feet of any street line, fifty (50) feet of any sideline and fifty (50) feet of any rear line. No free standing garage shall extend within less than fifty (50) feet of any street line.

(a) No building shall exceed three (3) stories or forty (40) feet in height.

(5) Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with Section 5.1, Parking & Loading Regulations.

All parking spaces shall meet the requirements of Section 5.1 of these Regulations and shall not extend within fifteen (15) feet of any street line. Driveways for the exclusive use of a particular unit shall be deemed to be a parking space provided said private driveway shall be at least twenty five (25) feet in length.

(6) Signs shall be in accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

(7) All utilities shall be underground.

(8) Buildings shall be designed in such a manner that their physical dimensions, configuration, articulation and style shall be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding area and of the managed residential community. No residential building shall exceed a length of one hundred sixty (160) feet, and no exterior wall of such building shall exceed fifty (50) feet in length in an unbroken plane, without an offset of at least five (5) feet, unless design considerations, as determined by the Board, make this requirement impractical. Separate residential buildings may be connected by fully or partially enclosed links, containing community and ancillary services only. Such links shall not be considered when computing the maximum length of a residential building.

(9) Public sanitary sewers shall be required.

(10) A Planned Elderly Community shall include one or more community area or areas suitably designed and equipped to meet the social, interactional and leisure time needs of the residents of the Planned Elderly Community. The community area or areas shall total a minimum of twenty five (25) square feet per bedroom, and shall be conducive to activities such as conversational seating, quiet areas for reading, television viewing, table games and puzzles, and provide space for other recreational programs and social activities; but shall exclude areas such as kitchen facilities, administrative offices, storage and other areas typically not used by residents for social or recreational events.

(11) The Planned Elderly Community shall provide safe and adequate walkways for residents within the development. The applicant shall provide for adequate transportation services for the residents to provide access to necessary community services.

(12) The Planning and Zoning Board may approve the construction of a Planned Elderly Community in phases as proposed by the applicant.

(13) When adjacent to a residential zone district RA and R-30, there shall be a landscaped buffer of a minimum of 100 feet. When adjacent to all other residential zone districts, there shall be a landscaped buffer of a minimum of 20 feet or 10% of the lot width for side yards and lot depth for rear yards, whichever is greater.

SECTION 3.2 SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT: SFA-10

3.2.1 Permitted Uses Subject to Site Plan review and all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings and uses in Single Family Attached Residential Districts.

3.2.1.1 Any building or use permitted and regulated in One Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1 herein, with the exception of 3.1.6 Planned Elderly Community.

3.2.1.2 Single Family Attached Dwellings provided that:

(1) The structure shall contain a minimum of 800 square feet on the ground floor and each dwelling shall contain within it a minimum floor area as follows:

(2) Floor Areas:

a) Efficiency Bedroom Unit 425 square feet

b) One Bedroom Unit 575 square feet

c) Two Bedroom Unit 750 square feet

(3) Bedrooms: The Board shall determine which rooms shall be construed to be bedrooms.

(4) Utilities: No two family dwelling shall be approved by the Board unless each dwelling unit in such buildings is served by an approved public sanitary sewerage system or subsurface sewage disposal system.

(5) Driveways: Every driveway shall be located at least 2.5 feet from a side property line.

(6) Facades: A uniform texture and color shall be used for both units.

3.2.1.3 This regulation shall apply to subdivisions approved on or after January 1, 1975.

3.2.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may permit the following buildings and uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.2.2.1 Any building or use as provided and regulated in One Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2 herein.

3.2.2.2 Other related or equivalent principal buildings and uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.2.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed.

3.2.3.1 A home business shall be defined as the principal or part-time activity pursuit conducted by the occupants of a residence for remuneration.

3.2.3.2 A home business shall adhere to the following standards:

(1) The home business shall be conducted by the owner occupants of a single family attached dwelling.

(2) All work shall be confined to 25% of the cellar or 25% of the first floor of the dwelling. Operations may, however, be conducted in any detached or attached garage which meets or exceeds the setback requirements for a principal structure in the applicable district.

(3) A home business shall utilize non-powered hand tools or appliances customarily found in a residential household.

(4) Raw materials shall be brought to the dwelling only by the owner occupant and/or the nonresident assistant.

(5) The product produced shall not be sold on the premises.

(6) No raw materials or finished goods shall be stored outside.

(7) Home business proprietors purporting to adhere to the above standards shall be required to provide written documentation satisfactory to the Zoning Enforcement Officer, where upon the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall decide whether to issue a Certificate of Zoning Compliance.

3.2.3.3 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3 herein.

3.2.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements of the applicable zoning district as set forth in this section

Figure 3: Lot and Building Requirements

for Single Family Attached Dwelling Districts

		SFA-10
3.2.4.1	Minimum Lot Requirements
		DOUBLE LOT		SINGLE LOT
	(1) Minimum Lot Area	10,000 sq ft		5,000 sq. ft
	(2) Lot Width (feet)	100 feet		50 feet
	(3) Lot Depth (feet)	100 feet		100 feet

3.2.4.2	Minimum Yard Requirements
	(1) Principal Uses:
	(a) Front Yard Setback	20 Feet		20 feet
	(b) Side Yard Setback	10 feet		10 feet
	(c) Common Side	0	Other side	5 feet
	(d) Rear Yard Setback	25 feet		25 feet
	(2) Accessory Buildings:
	(a) Side yards	4 feet
	(b) Rear Yard	5 feet

3.2.4.3	Building Requirements
	(1) Maximum Building Height:
	(a) Stories	3 stories
	(b) Feet	35 feet
	(2) Building area as % of lot	35 %
	(3) Lot Coverage	50 %

3.2.5 Prohibited Uses: Any building or use prohibited in Section 3.1.5 herein.

SECTION 3.3 MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS RMF-9 AND RMF-16

3.3.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to Site Plan review and all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings and uses in Multiple-Family Residential Districts.

3.3.1.1 Any building or use permitted in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1 herein.

3.3.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings and uses, subject to Special Permit approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.3.2.1 Any building or use as provided and regulated in One- Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2 herein.

3.3.2.2 Multiple-Family dwellings under one sponsorship or ownership, whether owned and operated under rental apartment, cooperative, or condominium arrangement subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Site Plan Requirement: A detailed landscaping plan in accordance with Article V Section 5.14 shall be required showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings, and other landscaping features.

(2) Exterior Lighting: Exterior lighting shall be provided by the applicant at all access points to street, parking areas, building entrances and elsewhere, where required for the safety of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

(3) Street Access: No Multiple-Family dwelling shall be approved by the Board unless the lot has suitable access to an adequate collector or arterial street. No zoning permit shall be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer for any Multiple-Family dwelling until any required street improvements have been suitably guaranteed.

(4) Utilities: No Multiple-Family dwelling shall be approved by the Board unless each dwelling unit in such building is:

(a) Served by an approved public sanitary sewerage system; and

(b) Supplied with water from an adequate public water supply. No Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer for any dwelling unit until such unit has been connected to said utilities.

(5) Improvement Standards: Plans and specifications for the construction and/or improvement of all streets, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewerage facilities, water supply facilities, electric and telephone facilities, and other improvements shall comply with all applicable City and State laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations, and shall be submitted to the Board for approval.

(6) Ownership and Maintenance: All private streets, parking areas, sidewalks, utilities, recreation facilities, open space areas, and other private improvements, facilities and areas shall be owned, maintained and operated by the applicant, owner, association or corporation without expense to the City. Legal documentation, satisfactory to the City Attorney, shall be submitted assuring the ownership, maintenance, and operation of such private improvements, facilities, and areas. Suitable restrictive covenants, particularly with regard to the minimum open space requirements, shall be included in all legal conveyances. The entire lot area of a multiple-family development shall, at all times, be maintained in a safe, sanitary and presentable condition.

3.3.2.3 Other related or equivalent principal buildings and uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.3.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.3.3.1 Buildings and uses accessory to the principal building and/or use, such as golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, recreation facilities and buildings, meeting halls, maintenance, storage and utility buildings, parking garage, but not necessarily limited to these uses, shall be permitted for multiple-family dwellings when provided as an integral part of the overall development.

3.3.3.2 Accessory buildings or uses incidental to allowable uses other than multiple-family dwellings as provided in Section 3.1.3, herein.

3.3.3.3 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with Section 5.1, herein. Parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with Article V Section 5.14.

3.3.3.4 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.3.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings and uses, exclusive of multiple-family dwellings, shall comply with the requirements of R-10 Residential Districts as set forth in the Schedule of Lot and Building Requirements, Section 3.1.4, herein. All multiple-family dwellings shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.3.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

RMF-9 RMF-16

(1) Lot Area: 2 acres 43,560 sq.ft.

(2) Lot Area per dwelling unit:

(a) Efficiency bedroom units 3,600 sq.ft. 2,000 sq.ft.

(b) One-Bedroom unit 4,800 sq.ft. 2,700 sq.ft.

(d) Three-Bedroom unit 14,400 sq.ft. 8,100 sq.ft.

(e) The Board shall determine which rooms may be constructed to be bedrooms.

(3) Lot Width: 150 feet 150 feet

(4) Lot Depth: 150 feet 150 feet

3.3.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses: Minimum Front Yard shall be equal to the height of the wall of the building adjacent to said yard, but not less than 25 feet; side & rear yards, 25 feet.

(2) Accessory Uses: 25 feet, except community buildings, swimming pools, or similar recreation facilities, 50 feet.

(3) Usable Open Space Per Dwelling Unit:

RMF-9 RMF-16

(a) Efficiency bedroom unit 500 sq. ft. 300 sq. ft.

(b) One bedroom unit 700 sq. ft. 400 sq. ft.

(d) Three bedroom unit 2,100 sq. ft. 1,200 sq. ft.

(e) The open space shall be in one contiguous piece or in sections of not less than 3,000 square feet and 50 feet in its least dimension.

(f) Open space shall be properly laid out, graded, landscaped and suitably maintained and equipped for recreational purposes, as determined by the Board and in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14 herein.

3.3.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: There shall be no less than eight dwelling units per site complex. In addition, there shall be no less than three (3) units in any building. A completely enclosed storage area shall be provided for each dwelling unit, but it shall not be computed as part of the minimum required floor area for such dwelling unit.

(2) Length: No building shall exceed 160 feet in its greatest dimension, unless physical design considerations related to site conditions make this requirement impractical, as determined by the Board.

(3) Height: Not to exceed 3 stories excluding basement, nor 35 feet.

(4) Spacing: The space between any buildings, principal or accessory, located on the same lot shall be not less than one-half the sum of the heights of the affected buildings; accessory parking structures designed in conjunction with a principal building shall be excluded from this requirement.

(5) Lot Coverage: RMF-9: 30% maximum

RMF-16: 50% maximum

(6) Minimum Floor Area Contained Within Each Dwelling Unit

(a) Efficiency bedroom unit 425 sq. ft.

(b) One bedroom unit 575 sq. ft.

(d) Three bedroom unit 925 sq. ft.

(e) Not more than 50% of the total floor area of any dwelling unit shall be located in a basement.

(7) Mixed Building Types: Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, all standards of the RMF-16 zone, including lot area per dwelling unit, shall apply to the units within all buildings.

(8) In RMF-9 Districts, all parking except that provided for visitors shall be under cover.

3.3.5 Prohibited Uses:

Any building or use prohibited in Section 3.1.5, herein

SECTION 3.4 RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT: RO

3.4.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitation of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings and uses in Residential Office Districts.

3.4.1.1 Any building or use permitted in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1 herein, with the exception of 3.1.6 Planned Elderly Community.

3.4.1.2 Subject to Site Plan review in accordance with Section 3.4.1.3 and Section 7.1 herein, offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices, but excluding funeral homes and music and dance studios.

3.4.1.3 Mixed use buildings containing allowable offices and dwelling units, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Such buildings and uses shall be subject to Site Plan review in accordance with 3.4.1.4 and Section 7.1, herein.

(2) No mixed use building shall have more than 50% of the total gross floor area devoted to residential use nor shall the maximum number of efficiency units be greater than two (2).

(3) Each dwelling unit shall comply with the following minimum floor area requirements:

(a) Efficiency bedroom unit: 425 square feet

(b) One bedroom unit: 575 square feet

(d) Three or more bedroom unit: 925 square feet

plus 175 square feet for each additional bedroom over three (3).

3.4.1.4 Use Conditions: All office and mixed use buildings shall be subject to the following additional conditions and safeguards.

(1) Site Plan Requirement: Any application for new buildings or structural alterations shall be accompanied by building plans, floor plans and elevations prepared by a Registered Architect and/or Professional Engineer and by a detailed landscaping plan showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings, and other landscaping features. Landscaping shall be in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

(2) Exterior Lighting: Only exterior lighting of a type, nature and intensity approved by the Board shall be permitted on the premises. Permitted exterior lighting shall be provided by the applicant only at locations deemed necessary for public safety as determined by the Board.

(3) Street Access: No office use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot has suitable access to an adequate collector or arterial street.

3.4.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may permit the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan review in accordance with Section 3.4.1.4 and Section 7.1, herein.

3.4.2.1 Any building or use as provided and regulated in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2, herein with the exception of 3.1.6 Planned Elderly Community.

3.4.2.2 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.4.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.4.3.1 Any accessory building or use in conjunction with principal uses as provided in One-Family Residential District, Section 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 herein, except those listed in Section 3.1.2.2, boarding houses.

3.4.3.2 Accessory storage in conjunction with an allowable office use, of merchandise, materials and supplies within completely enclosed buildings.

3.4.3.3 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the lot with the principal use.

3.4.3.4 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any office use, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein. Parking areas shall be planted in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.4.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.4.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Building and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.4.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 10,000 square feet

(2) Lot Width: 70 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 100 feet

3.4.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 20 feet

(b) Side Yard: 10 feet

(2) Accessory Buildings:

(a) Side Yard: 4 feet

(b) Rear Yard: 5 feet

(3) Accessory Uses: Front yards for parking and loading areas shall not be less than 20 feet.

(4) Usable Open Space per Dwelling Unit:

(a) Efficiency bedroom unit: 300 square feet

(b) One bedroom unit: 500 square feet

(d) Three bedroom unit: 1,500 square feet plus 500 square feet for each additional bedroom over three (3).

(d) Three bedroom unit: 1,500 square feet

(e) The open space so set aside for any mixed use building shall be properly laid out, graded, and suitably landscaped according to Article V Section 5.14 herein

(5) Buffer Strip: At least 10 feet adjacent to any other Residential District. Such buffer strips shall be planted in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14. The Board may substitute appropriate fencing of suitable type and height which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to effectively screen the use from adjoining Residential Districts.

3.4.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Office and mixed use buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Office and mixed use buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed three (3) stories or 35 feet in height.

(4) Building Area: A maximum of 35 percent.

(5) Lot Coverage: A maximum of 70 percent.

3.4.5 Prohibited Uses: Any building or use prohibited in Single Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.5, herein.

3.4.5.1 No merchandise, material, supplies, or other products shall be manufactured, fabricated, processed or assembled on the premises of any office or mixed use.

SECTION 3.5 OFFICE DISTRICT: OD

3.5.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings and uses in Office Districts.

3.5.1.1 Any building or use permitted in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1 herein, with the exception of 3.1.6 Planned Elderly Community.

3.5.1.2 Subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 3.5.1.5 and ARTICLE VII herein, offices for executive, professional or administrative purposes.

3.5.1.3 Subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 3.5.1.5 and ARTICLE VII, herein, computer centers housing data processing, accounting or similar types of equipment or business machines and related facilities, equipment and machines.

3.5.1.4 Subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 3.5.1.5 and ARTICLE VII, herein, motels, hotels or extended stay hotels.

3.5.1.5 Use Conditions: All of the above Permitted Uses shall be subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Site Plan Requirements: A detailed landscaping plan shall be required showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings and other landscaping features. Landscaping shall be in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

(2) Exterior Lighting: Exterior lighting shall be provided by the applicant at all access points to streets, parking areas, building entrances and elsewhere, where required for safety of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

(3) Street Access: No office use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot has suitable access to an adequate collector or arterial street.

(4) Utilities: No office use shall be approved by the Board unless the building is:

(a) Served by an adequate public sanitary sewerage system, community subsurface sewage disposal system, or private, individual sewage disposal facilities approved by the Director of Public Health; and

(b) Supplied with water from an adequate public water supply, community water supply, or private individual wells and approved by the Director of Public Health.

3.5.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 3.5.1.5 and ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.5.2.1 Any building or use as provided and regulated in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2, herein with the exception of 3.1.6 Planned Elderly Community.

3.5.2.2 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.5.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.5.3.1 Any accessory building or use in conjunction with principal uses as provided in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.3, herein.

3.5.3.2 Accessory storage of merchandise, materials or supplies within completely enclosed buildings, in conjunction with the allowable uses, of merchandise, materials or supplies.

3.5.3.3 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use.

3.5.3.4 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any office use, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein. Landscaping shall be in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.5.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.5.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements set forth hereinafter.

3.5.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 2 acres

(2) Lot Width: 180 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 180 feet

3.5.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 50 feet

(b) Side Yard: 25 feet or 50 feet contiguous to any Residential District

(2) Accessory Uses: Front, side and rear yards for all accessory uses, exclusive of signs, shall not be less than the principal use yard requirements.

(3) Open Space: At least 50 percent of the actual lot area shall be suitably landscaped and/or left in its natural state in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.5.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: No building shall exceed 160 feet in its greatest dimension, unless physical site conditions make this requirement impractical or unreasonable, as determined by the Board.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height.

(5) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 0.3 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages and structures.

3.5.5 Prohibited Uses: Any building or use prohibited in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.5, herein.

3.5.5.1 No merchandise, material, or supplies or other products shall be manufactured, fabricated, processed or assembled on the premises of any office or computer center.

3.5.5.2 No land shall be subdivided for residential purposes.

SECTION 3.6 DESIGN OFFICE DISTRICTS: DO-10 AND DO-25

3.6.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to Site Plan review and to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in Design Office Districts.

3.6.1.1 Subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII herein, offices for executive, professional or administrative purposes.

3.6.1.2 Subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, computer centers housing data processing, accounting or similar types of equipment or business machines and related facilities, equipment and machines.

3.6.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein. Such Special Permit may be for a group of uses within a Design Office Park or may be individual uses, both of which must comply with all regulations herein.

3.6.2.1 Scientific or research laboratories devoted to research, design, and/or experimentation.

3.6.2.2 Farms, as defined herein.

3.6.2.3 Truck Gardens, Nurseries or Garden Centers, subject to Site Plan Review in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, and subject to the following:

(1) Provided that only produce raised or grown on the premises is sold there from;

(2) The sale by a nursery or garden center of plants, flowers and shrubs started elsewhere, but sold from an enclosed greenhouse, shall be allowed;

(3) The lot size shall be not less than three (3) acres:

(4) The buffer strip of not less than thirty (30) feet in width shall be provided adjacent to a residential district.

3.6.2.4 Hotels or motels containing a minimum of one hundred (100) rooming units subject to the following conditions:

(1) The hotel or motel shall be part of a mixed use development within the parcel and shall not be permitted prior to the construction of at least 100,000 square feet of office development on the parcel.

(2) Rooming Units: Each rooming unit shall have a minimum floor area of 250 square feet and shall contain private bathing, lavatory and flush toilet facilities.

(3) Common Floor Area: There shall be provided lobby and common floor area, excluding hallways, equal to at least 5% of the total floor area of all rooming units, but not less than 300 square feet.

(4) Site Plan Requirements: Any application for new buildings or structural alterations shall be accompanied by building plans, floor plans and elevations and by a detailed landscaping plan showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings, and other landscaping features.

(5) Utilities: No hotel or motel shall be approved by the Board unless the building is served by an approved public sanitary sewerage system.

(6) Minimum Lot Requirements: Lot Area per rooming unit: 1,100 square feet.

(7) Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements: The minimum yard and open space requirements shall be those for the DO-10 and DO-25 districts.

3.6.2.5 Extended stay hotels.

3.6.2.6 Use Conditions: All of the above Special Uses shall be subject to the following additional conditions and safeguards:

(1) Site Plan Requirements: Any application for new buildings or structural alterations shall be accompanied by building plans, floor plans and elevations prepared by a Registered Architect and/or Professional Engineer and by a detailed landscaping plan showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings, and other landscaping features.

(3) Street Access: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot and/or subdivision has suitable access to an adequate major collector or arterial street.

(4) Utilities: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the building is:

(b) Supplied with water from an adequate public water supply, community water supply or private, individual wells approved by the Director of Public Health.

3.6.2.7 Other related or equivalent principal buildings and uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.6.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.6.3.1 Accessory buildings or uses for principal office uses may include the following:

(1) Medical clinics, gift shops, restaurants, concession stands, daycare, recreation facilities or other similar uses for the exclusive use of employees and offices.

(2) Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so produced or processes are used or sold exclusively on the premises; provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building, and it will not be detrimental to nearby residential uses.

3.6.3.2 Accessory storage of merchandise, materials or supplies within completely enclosed buildings.

3.6.3.3 Other accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use.

3.6.3.4 Off-Street Parking and Loading

In accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any office use, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein.

Parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.6.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.6.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings and uses, shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.6.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

DO-10 DO-25

(1) Lot Area: 10 contiguous acres 25 contiguous acres

(2) Lot Width: 300 feet 400 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 300 feet 400 feet

3.6.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses: DO-10 DO-25

(a) Front Yard 100 feet 200 feet

(b) Side Yard 100 feet 200 feet

(d) The Board may reduce any yard which abuts a limited access highway to not less than 50 feet.

(2) Accessory Uses:

(a) Front, side and rear yards for parking, loading, and vehicular access areas shall not be less than one-half the applicable principal use yard requirements except that with respect to abutting lots in a Design Office District, the PZB may, subject to Site Plan review, reduce such setback requirements for off-street parking adjacent to a common property line.

(b) Front, side and rear yards for all other accessory uses, exclusive of signs, shall not be less than the applicable principal use yard requirements.

(3) Open Space: At least 50 percent of the actual lot area shall be suitably landscaped and/or left in its natural state in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.6.4.3 Division of Land: A Special Permit for a Design Office Park in this district may include or may be amended to permit a division or divisions of the land comprising the Design Office Park. Each separate parcel need not comply with frontage, setbacks, lot coverage, minimum building area and floor area, off-street parking and off-street loading requirements of the Zoning Regulations, provided that:

(1) All of the parcels continue to function as integrated parts of the approved Design Office Park; and

(2) Adequate provision is made for ingress and egress to and from a public highway; and

(3) Adequate provision is made for parking; and

(4) Adequate provision is made for the care and maintenance of the entire Design Office Park, which care and maintenance provision shall be recorded on the land records of the City of Milford.

3.6.4.4 Building Requirements:

(1) Design:..All buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height:

(a) DO-10: No building or structure shall exceed 60 feet in height.

(b) DO-25: No building or structure shall exceed 60 feet in height.

(4) Spacing: Multiple buildings on a single lot shall be so arranged that the minimum distance between principal and/or accessory buildings shall be equal to or greater than one-half of the sum of the heights of the affected buildings; exclusive of accessory parking structures which are designed to function in conjunction with the principal building.

(5) Floor Area Ratio: DO-10 and DO-25: A maximum of 0.35 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages and structures.

3.6.5 Prohibited Uses

Unless otherwise permitted in section 3.6, the following uses are prohibited:

(1) Residential Dwellings of any type.

(2) A driveway or similar vehicular easement, not including public streets, in or through a Residential District for access to an office, business or industrial use or zoning district.

(3) Storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire, or for the storage of unregistered vehicles.

SECTION 3.7 BOATING BUSINESS DISTRICT: BB

3.7.1 Permitted Uses: All uses permitted in the Boating Business District shall be deemed to be Special Uses.

3.7.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval, in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.7.2.1 Boat clubs, marinas or yards subject to the following conditions and safeguards.

(1) Health and Sanitation: The use shall comply with all applicable provisions of the State and City Building, Housing, Health, and Sanitation Codes and Ordinances, as approved by the proper Official. Adequate toilet facilities shall be provided on the lot and shall be located so as to be easily accessible to boat owners and guests.

(2) Filling and Dredging: The use shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Earth Fill and Removal Regulations, Section 5.7, herein, the Milford Coastal Management Plan and the Connecticut Coastal Management Act, where applicable.

(3) Flood Hazards: The use shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Flood Hazard Regulations, Section 5.8, herein.

(4) Site Plan Requirements: A detailed landscaping plan shall be required showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings, and other landscaping features. Landscaping shall be in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

(5) Exterior Lighting: Exterior lighting shall be provided by the applicant at all access points to streets, parking areas, building entrances and elsewhere, where required for safety of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, except that no lighting shall be directed on to navigable water bodies or watercourses.

(6) Utilities: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot is served by an approved public sanitary sewage system.

3.7.2.2 Dwelling units, limited to one per property, for caretakers of marinas or boat yards.

3.7.2.3 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.7.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed.

3.7.3.1 Any accessory building or use in conjunction with principal uses as provided in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.3, herein.

3.7.3.2 Accessory buildings or uses for principal boat clubs, marina, or yards may include the following:

(1) A boat way, ramp or dock.

(2) Fuel filling facilities for boats.

(3) Commercial garage for boats.

(4) A vehicle dealership for boats.

(5) A vehicle repair and/or service garage for boats.

(6) Any special facility for the overhaul, repair and/or service of boats, shall be stored in a completely enclosed building when required by the Board.

(7) A boat storage yard subject to the limitations of Section 3.7.5.3, herein.

(8) Buildings to house storage lockers.

(9) A building for retail sales of boating equipment, material and supplies.

(10) A restaurant, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5, herein.

(11) A refreshment stand or snack bar attached to or inside the principal building with a seating capacity not to exceed eight (8) seats per acre of the lot.

3.7.3.3 Other accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use.

3.7.3.4 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any boating use, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein. Landscaping within parking areas shall be in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.7.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.7.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings or uses, exclusive of boat clubs, marinas, or yards, shall comply with the requirements of R-12.5 Residential Districts as set forth in the Schedule of Lot and Building Regulations, Section 3.1.4, herein. Boat clubs, marinas or yards shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter, the Milford Coastal Management Plan and the Connecticut Coastal Management Act, where applicable.

3.7.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot area: 2 acres

(2) Lot width: 150 feet at the established building setback line for the actual front yard

(3) Lot depth: 200 feet

(4) Street frontage: 50 feet

(5) Water frontage: 150 feet, if desirable

3.7.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 30 feet

(b) Side Yard: Optional only for the portion abutting navigable water; otherwise, 30 feet.

(2) Accessory Uses: Front, side and rear yards for all accessory uses, exclusive of signs, shall not be less than the established principal use yard requirements.

(3) Buffer Strip: An adequate buffer strip shall be provided adjacent to any Residential District. Said buffer strip shall be equal to or greater than 10 percent of the actual lot width for side yards or actual lot depth for rear yards, whichever is applicable, but not less than 30 feet. The planting in such buffers shall be in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.7.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed two (2) stories nor fifty (50) feet in height, provided that such building or structure shall be setback from all abutting streets and properties a distance equal to or greater than the actual height of such building or structure.

(5) Lot Coverage: A maximum of 75 percent.

(6) Floor Area: The minimum aggregate floor area for buildings shall not be less than one (1) percent of the actual lot area.

3.7.5 Prohibited Uses: Any building or use prohibited in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.5, herein.

3.7.5.1 No part of any parking or loading area shall be used for the storage of any boats or boat trailers.

3.7.5.2 No sale of alcoholic liquor shall be permitted; except for accessory restaurants.

3.7.5.3 The Board may restrict or prohibit outdoor storage during the winter in areas where such outdoor boat storage would, in its judgment, be objectionable or hazardous to adjoining residential or public areas.

3.7.5.4 All residential uses, with the exception of caretaker facilities under Section 3.7.2.2

SECTION 3.8 BUSINESS DISTRICT: BD

3.8.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in Business Districts, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.8.1.1 Any building or use permitted in One-Family Residential districts, provided the lot area per dwelling or use is 20,000 square feet or greater, Section 3.1 herein.

3.8.1.2 Stores for sale of goods or establishments for performance of allowable personal services.

3.8.1.3 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices.

3.8.1.4 Self-service laundry not using steam, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per establishment.

3.8.1.5 Dry cleaning establishment, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per establishment and subject to approval of the cleaning solvents by the Fire Department and approval of the method of waste disposal by the Departments of Public Works and Public Health.

3.8.1.6 Mixed use buildings containing permitted business and/or offices.

3.8.1.7 Sale of alcoholic liquor in package, drug or grocery stores subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5, herein.

3.8.1.8 Eating Places, without facilities for banquets, group meetings, conventions or entertainment, subject to the provisions of Section 5.5, where applicable.

3.8.1.9 Martial arts studios or instructional facilities for weaponless self-defense techniques.

3.8.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, and subject to the following:

(1) Site Plan Requirements: A detailed landscaping plan shall be required showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings, and other landscaping features. Landscaping shall be in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

(3) Street Access: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot has suitable access to an adequate collector or arterial street.

3.8.2.1 Clubs or fraternal organizations may be allowed subject to the following conditions and safeguards and provisions of Section 5.5, where applicable:

(1) All principal buildings shall be set back at least 50 feet from any Residential District boundary.

(2) All off-street parking areas shall be set back at least 25 feet from any Residential District boundary.

(3) No such use shall create any traffic hazard or nuisance to residential areas.

(4) Appropriate landscaping and screening shall be installed and suitably maintained in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.8.2.2 Printing or publishing establishments.

3.8.2.3 Funeral home or mortuary.

3.8.2.4 Public utility buildings or facilities with completely enclosed service or storage areas.

3.8.2.5 Mixed use buildings containing one or more allowable Special Uses.

3.8.2.6 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing special uses may be approved by the Board in the same manner as Permitted Uses, unless the Board requires a public hearing.

3.8.2.7 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.8.2.8 Boarding houses, as provided and regulated in One Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2.2 herein.

3.8.2.9 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.8.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.8.3.1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so produced or processed are used or sold exclusively on the premises; provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building and shall not exceed 25% of the floor area of the principal use.

3.8.3.2 Accessory storage of merchandise, materials or supplies within completely enclosed buildings, or within completely fenced and screened areas.

3.8.3.3 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use.

3.8.3.4 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with Section 5.1, herein.

3.8.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.8.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings or uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements for the applicable Zoning District as set forth hereinafter.

3.8.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements

(1) Lot Area 10,000 sq. ft

(2) Lot area permitted residential uses per Section 3.8.1.1: 20,000 sq. per bldg. use

(3) Lot Width 50 feet ....

(4) Lot Depth 100 feet

3.8.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses

(a) Front Yard 25 feet

(b) Side and Rear Yards 10 feet

(2) Accessory Buildings

(a) Front Yard Same as for Principal Uses

(b) Side Yard 4 feet

(3) Accessory Uses

Front, side and rear yards for parking, loading and vehicular access areas shall not be less than 10 feet.

(4) Buffer Strip:

(a) At least ten (10) feet adjacent to any Residential District in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14, except that the Board may substitute appropriate fencing of suitable type and height which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to effectively screen the use from adjoining Residential Districts.

(b) Lots that are developed/used as permitted in Section 3.8.1.1 herein shall not be required to be buffered from adjacent lots either zoned or used as single family lots.

3.8.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed 30 feet in height.

(4) Spacing: Group buildings on a single lot shall be so arranged that the minimum distance between principal and/or accessory building shall be equal to or greater than one-half the sum of the heights of the affected buildings.

(5) Floor Area: A maximum of 7,500 square feet per establishment, except for a supermarket which shall not exceed 20,000 square feet.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 0.5 F.A.R.

3.8.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited.

3.8.5.1 Unless permitted in single family residential districts, no residential uses shall be permitted.

3.8.5.2 No health center or club, including reducing salons, steam baths or similar uses shall be permitted.

3.8.5.3 No display of goods or sales outdoors or from open counters or with curb service shall be permitted; except during seasonal sidewalk sales.

3.8.5.4 No drive-in establishment shall be permitted; except for drive-in banks.

3.8.5.5 No commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishments, or other similar use shall be permitted.

3.8.5.6 No parking or loading area shall be used for the storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire or for the storage of unregistered vehicles.

3.8.5.7 No principal warehouse or storage, junk yard, or outside storage yards shall be permitted.

3.8.5.8 No trucking distribution centers or other principal terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.8.5.9 No principal manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of goods or products shall be permitted.

3.8.5.10 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11, shall be prohibited.

3.8.5.11 No other building or use which may be inconvenient or detrimental to the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood or impair the value thereof or which shall be inconsistent with the Current Plan of Conservation and Development and policy for future development of the area shall be allowed.

SECTION 3.8-1 BUSINESS DISTRICT: BD-1

3.8.1-1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in Business Districts, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.8.1.1-1 One or two family dwellings.

3.8.1.2-1 Stores for sale of goods or establishments for performance of allowable personal services.

3.8.1.3-1 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices.

3.8.1.4-1 Self-service Laundromat.

3.8.1.5-1 Dry cleaning establishment subject to approval of the cleaning solvents by the Fire Department and approval of the method of waste disposal by the Departments of Public Works and Public Health.

3.8.1.6-1 Mixed use buildings containing permitted business and dwellings.

3.8.1.7-1 Sale of alcoholic liquor in package, drug or grocery stores subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5, herein.

3.8.1.8-1 Eating Places, without facilities for banquets, group meetings, conventions or entertainment, subject to the provisions of Section 5.5, where applicable.

3.8.2-1 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, and subject to the following:

(3) Street Access: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot has suitable access to an adequate collector or arterial street.

3.8.2.1-1 Public utility buildings or facilities with completely enclosed service or storage areas.

3.8.2.2-1 Mixed use buildings containing one or more allowable Special Uses.

3.8.2.3-1 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing special uses may be approved by the Board in the same manner as Permitted Uses, unless the Board requires a public hearing.

3.8.2.4-1 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.8.2.5-1 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.8.3-1 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.8.3.1-1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so produced or processed are used or sold exclusively on the premises; provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building and shall not exceed 25% of the floor area of the principal use.

3.8.3.2-1 Accessory storage of merchandise, materials or supplies within completely enclosed buildings, or within completely fenced and screened areas.

3.8.3.3-1 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use.

3.8.3.4-1 Off-Street Parking and Loading: Optional. See also Section 6.3.3 Replacement.

3.8.3.5-1 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

Requirements specified for zone BD shall apply.

3.8.4-1 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings or uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements for the applicable Zoning District as set forth hereinafter.

3.8.4.1-1 Minimum Lot Requirements

BD -1

(1) Lot Area 2,000 sq. ft

(2) Lot Width 25 feet

(3) Lot Depth 80 feet

3.8.4.2-1 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses BD-1

(a) Front Yard optional

(b) Side and Rear Yards 0 or 4 feet if provided

(2) Accessory Buildings and Accessory Uses BD-1

(a) Front Yard - All accessory buildings and uses must be in the rear of the principal building except outside dining

(b) Side Yard 4 feet

(3) Buffer Strip:

(b) Lots that are developed/used as permitted in Section 3.8.1.1-1 herein shall not be required to be buffered from adjacent lots either zoned or used as single family lots.

3.8.4.3-1 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed 30 feet in height.

(4) Spacing: Group buildings on a single lot shall be so arranged that the minimum distance between principal and/or accessory building shall be equal to or greater than 10 feet between the affected buildings.

(5) Floor Area: A maximum of 7,500 square feet per establishment.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 1.0 F.A.R.

3.8.5-1 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited.

3.8.5.1-1 No health center or club, including reducing salons, steam baths or similar uses shall be permitted.

3.8.5.2-1 No display of goods or sales outdoors or from open counters or with curb service shall be permitted; except during seasonal sidewalk sales.

3.8.5.3-1 No drive-in establishment shall be permitted.

3.8.5.4-1 No commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishments, or other similar use shall be permitted.

3.8.5.5-1 No parking or loading area shall be used for the storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire or for the storage of unregistered vehicles.

3.8.5.6-1 No principal warehouse or storage, junk yard, or outside storage yards shall be permitted.

3.8.5.7-1 No trucking distribution centers or other principal terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.8.5.8-1 No principal manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or

processing of goods or products shall be permitted.

3.8.5.9-1 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11, shall be prohibited.

3.8.5.10-1 No other building or use which may be inconvenient or detrimental to the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood or impair the value thereof or which shall be inconsistent with the current Plan of Conservation and Development and policy for future development of the area shall be allowed.

SECTION 3.9 SHOPPING CENTER DESIGN DISTRICT: SCD

3.9.1 Permitted Uses: All uses permitted in Shopping Center Design Districts shall be deemed to be Special Uses.

3.9.2 Special Uses Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may permit the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.9.2.1 Mixed uses containing allowable businesses, offices, and multi-family dwelling units; subject to the limitations of Section 3.3 medium density multi-family residential districts (RMF-16): subject to the limitations of Section 3.9.4.3 herein, and provided that the minimum lot area utilized for multi-family dwelling units shall not be less than 20 acres.

3.9.2.2 Multi-Family Dwelling Units as provided and regulated in Section 3.3 medium density multi-family residential districts, subject to the limitations of Section 3.9.4.3, herein, and provided that the minimum lot area shall not be less than 20 acres.

3.9.2.3 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices.

3.9.2.4 Hotels or motels as provided and regulated in the Design Office District, Section 3.6.2.3.

3.9.2.5 A retail store containing at least 40,000 square feet of floor area.

3.9.2.6 A shopping center containing at least 60,000 square feet of floor area and containing stores for sale of goods at retail or for performance of personal services clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to retail sales.

3.9.2.7 Eating places subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 where applicable.

3.9.2.8 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.9.2.9 Sale of alcoholic liquor, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5 herein.

3.9.2.10 Stores for sale of goods at wholesale.

3.9.2.11 Indoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly such as theaters, billiard rooms, bowling alleys or other similar indoor uses. A public hearing shall be required for all uses designated in this subsection.

3.9.2.12 Dry cleaning or dyeing establishments using non-inflammable solvents; provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per establishment, and subject to approval of the cleaning solvents by the Fire Department and approval of the method of waste disposal by the Departments of Public Works and Public Health.

3.9.2.13 Off-street parking garages or lots.

3.9.2.14 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing special uses shall be approved by the Board in the same manner as a Special Use.

3.9.2.15 A change in the use of interior space of an existing building in a Shopping Center Design District shall not require either an amendment to a Special Permit and/or Site Plan Approval, provided that such use is listed in Section 3.9.2 or Section 3.9.3, and further provided that no exterior structural changes to the existing building shall be made in connection with such changed use.

3.9.2.16 Extended stay hotels.

3.9.2.17 Health centers or clubs provided that the maximum gross building area devoted to such health center or club use shall not exceed 41,000 square feet.

3.9.2.18 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

Requests for change of use to be considered under the provisions of this Section shall be in accordance with Section 8.8.2 Change of Use.

3.9.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.9.3.1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to a principal use and where goods so produced or processed are used or sold exclusively on the premises provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building.

3.9.3.2 Accessory vehicle repair and/or service garages, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein.

3.9.3.3 Accessory storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies within completely enclosed buildings.

3.9.3.4 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use, and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.9.3.5 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein. Landscaping in parking areas shall conform with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.9.3.6 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3 herein.

3.9.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth herein.

3.9.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area:

(a) with dwelling units 20 acres

(b) without dwelling units 10 acres

(2) Lot Width: 300 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 300 feet

3.9.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:..Front, side and rear yards for all principal uses shall not be less than 50 feet.

(2) Accessory Uses: Front, side and rear yards for all accessory uses, exclusive of signs, shall not be less than 25 feet.

(3) Buffer Strip: At least 10 feet adjacent to any Residential District for the first 50 required off-street parking spaces or any portion thereof, plus an additional 10 feet of buffer strip adjacent to any Residential District for each additional 50 required off-street parking spaces, or major fraction thereof, up to a maximum of 100 feet of buffer strip. The planting shall conform with Article V Section 5.14.

3.9.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed 10 stories or 120 feet in height; except that multiple-family dwellings shall comply with the applicable height provisions for RMF-16 Residential Districts.

(4) Spacing: Group buildings on a single lot shall be so arranged that the minimum distance between principal and/or accessory buildings shall be equal to or greater than one-third the sum of the heights of the affected buildings; exclusive of parking structures which are designed to function in conjunction with a principal building.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 50 percent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 1.5 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages and structures.

(7) Dwelling Units/Business Floor Area: Where multi-family dwelling units are proposed, a maximum of 40 percent of the aggregate floor area, exclusive of accessory parking and loading garages and structures, shall be used for dwelling purposes and a minimum of 50% shall be used for business and/or office uses.

(8) Dwelling Units: Where dwelling units are proposed not to be part of a mixed use development, density shall be allowed within the following limitations: a medium density of 16 to 24 bedrooms per acre; multi-family residential shall be allowed within buildings or structures of 3 or less stories or a height of 35 feet. Increased densities are subject to Planning and Zoning Board review of building and site design to include roof style screening of mechanical equipment, facade treatments, minimum re-grading and/or changes to topography, sign designs and location, underground utilities, on site lighting and design and landscape and grading design of the site.

The provisions shall not be construed to allow a greater density than is otherwise allowable within the limitations of Section 3.9.2.2, herein.

3.9.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited:

3.9.5.1 No display of goods outdoors, exclusive of nursery stock, shall be permitted except in courts or malls.

3.9.5.2 No retail sales outdoors, from open counters, or with curb service shall be permitted; except for seasonal sidewalk sales.

3.9.5.3 No drive-in establishment shall be permitted; except for drive-in banks.

3.9.5.4 No commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishment, or other similar use shall be permitted; except for one accessory gasoline station per lot, and for one accessory vehicle repair and/or service garage per lot.

3.9.5.5 No parking or loading area shall be used for the storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire or for the storage of unregistered vehicles.

3.9.5.6 No warehouse or storage; junk yard; or outside storage yards shall be permitted.

3.9.5.7 No trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.9.5.8 No principal manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of goods or products shall be permitted.

3.9.5.9 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11 shall be prohibited.

3.9.6 Modification of Requirements:

3.9.6.1 A lot or lots on which a lawful non-conforming use exists at the time of adoption of these Regulations, shall be subject to the foregoing requirements, except that the Board may allow continuation of such use on the portion of the lot which it occupies, and pro-rate the requirements of these Regulations on the remaining lot area if it deems such modification is within the purpose of intent of these Regulations.

3.9.6.2 A development site may be subdivided for separate sale of the components of a plan approved under this Section, provided the overall development complies with these Regulations. Any such subdivision shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Milford. That, in the event of the foregoing, any subdivision for separate sale of a development site shall be deemed to meet the requirements of these Regulations if the overall development complies with these Regulations.

SECTION 3.10.. LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT: LI

3.10.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in Limited Industrial Districts, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, and Section 3.10.1.11.

3.10.1.1 The manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of goods or products; provided that the principal use is within a completely enclosed building.

3.10.1.2 Warehousing and/or wholesaling business, provided the principal use is within a completely enclosed building.

3.10.1.3 Building equipment, merchandise, material or supply businesses; provided that the principal use is within a completely enclosed building.

3.10.1.4 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices.

3.10.1.5 Computer centers.

3.10.1.6 Scientific or research laboratories devoted to research, design and/or experimentation.

3.10.1.7 Printing or publishing establishments.

3.10.1.8 Public buildings, uses, or facilities.

3.10.1.9 Off-street parking garages or lots.

3.10.1.10 Mixed use buildings containing Permitted Uses.

3.10.1.11 Use Conditions: All of the above Permitted Uses shall be subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Site Plan Requirements: A landscaping plan shall be required showing all proposed re-grading, drainage, fences, walls, and other landscaping features. The landscaping plan shall be in conformance with Article V, Section 5.14.

(3) Street Access: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot and/or subdivision has suitable access to a street which is adequate to accommodate the potential traffic generation from such use.

(4) Utilities: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the use is:

(a) Served by an adequate public sanitary sewerage system, community subsurface sewage disposal system, or private, individual sewage disposal facility approved by the Director of Public Health; and

(b) Supplied with water from an adequate public water supply; community water supply or private, individual wells approved by the Director of Public Health.

(c) The Board may require the use to be served by an approved public sanitary sewage disposal system in order to protect the public health.

3.10.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Boards may allow the following buildings or uses; subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein and Section 3.10.1.11.

3.10.2.1 Public utility buildings or facilities.

3.10.2.2 Railroad rights-of-way or stations including customary accessory services thereto.

3.10.2.3 Vehicle repair garages or services within completely enclosed buildings, subject to all applicable provisions of Section 5.4, herein and provided that the minimum required lot area shall not be less than one (1) acre.

3.10.2.4 Mixed use buildings containing one (1) or more Special Use.

3.10.2.5 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing special uses may be approved by the Board in the same manner as a Permitted Use, unless the Board requires a public hearing. Those not complying with Section 3.10.3.2 shall require a Special Permit.

3.10.2.6 Vocational or training schools.

3.10.2.7 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.10.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.10.3.1 Accessory warehousing and/or sales which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use.

3.10.3.2 Accessory outside storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to a permitted use and where goods so stored are used or sold on the premises; provided that the area used for outside storage shall be effectively screened on all sides by appropriate structures, fencing, walls, or landscaping of suitable type and height, and the area shall be limited to 15% of the lot area.

3.10.3.3 Accessory gas liquefaction or petroleum distillation and only as an accessory use.

3.10.3.4 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use; provided that such accessory building or use will not be dangerous, injurious, detrimental or objectionable to the public health, safety or welfare of the neighborhood or community.

3.10.3.5 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein. Parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.10.3.6 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.10.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.10.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

.. LI

(1) Lot Area: 10,000 square feet

(2) Lot Width: 50 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 100 feet

3.10.4.2 Minimum Yard & Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses: LI

(a) Front Yard: 20 feet

(b) Side Yard: None required but at least 10

feet, if provided.

provided.

(2) Accessory Buildings: LI

(a) Side Yard: None required, but at least 10 feet, if

provided.

(b) Rear Yard: None required, but at least 10 feet, if

provided.

(3) Accessory Uses: No parking or loading areas shall be permitted in the minimum required front yard.

(4) Buffer Strip: An adequate buffer strip shall be provided adjacent to any Residential District. Said buffer strip shall be equal to or greater than 10 percent of the average lot width for side yards or average lot depth for rear yards, whichever is applicable, but not less than 20 feet; except that the Board may substitute, for 10 feet of any required buffer, appropriate fencing of suitable type and height which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to effectively screen the use from adjoining Residential Districts. The buffer shall be planted in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

(5) Landscaping: The front yard shall be appropriately landscaped except for required access ways. This landscaping shall be in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.10.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height.

(4) Spacing: Group buildings on a single lot shall be so arranged that the minimum distance between principal and/or accessory buildings shall be equal to or greater than one-half the sum of the heights of the affected buildings; exclusive of parking structures which are designed to function in conjunction with the principal building.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 50 percent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 1.0 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages or structures.

3.10.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited.

3.10.5.1 No dwellings or dwelling units shall be permitted; except for accommodations for watchmen, caretakers or custodians in conjunction with a principal use on the same premises.

3.10.5.2 No customer or employee parking spaces or loading areas shall be used for the display storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire, for the storage of unregistered vehicles, or any other outside storage.

3.10.5.3 No commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishment, or other similar use shall be permitted.

3.10.5.4 No trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.10.5.5 No principal outside storage yards shall be permitted.

3.10.5.6 No storage of petroleum shall be permitted; except for petroleum in locations and tanks of a size approved by the Fire Department to be used exclusively by an allowable use in connection with its own operation on the premises.

3.10.5.7 No allowable use shall be construed to include the following uses; and no land, building or structure shall be used for any of the following purposes:

(1) Manufacturing of mineral acids, such as sulphurous, sulfuric, nitric and hydrochloric acid.

(2) Asphalt manufacture or refining or manufacture of products with asphalt including the preparation or mixing of tar or asphalt with sand or aggregates.

(3) Ammunition, explosives or fireworks manufacture.

(4) Asbestos manufacture.

(5) Animal black, lamp black, or bone black manufacture.

(6) Blast furnaces, coke ovens, forge plants or foundries.

(7) Blooming or hot rolling mill.

(8) Cement manufacture or manufacture of shingles made with cement

(9) Crematory or cemetery

(10) Creosote treatment or manufacture.

(11) Excelsior manufacture.

(12) Fat rendering.

(13) Fertilizer manufacture.

(14) Hydrogenation processes.

(15) Industrial smoke house.

(16) Junk yards, as defined herein, and any place in or on which any old metal, glass, paper, cordage, or other waste or discarded or secondhand material is stored or deposited.

(17) Match manufacture.

(18) Petroleum refinery.

(19) Raw hide or skin curing or tanning.

(20) Reduction of wood, bones, dead animals or offal.

(21) Rock or stone crusher or other processing of sand, gravel, or other earth products, except in accordance with the Earth Fill and Removal Regulations, Section 5.7, herein.

(22) Slaughtering of animals.

(23) Soap manufacture.

(24) Stock yards.

(25) Tallow, grease or lard manufacture or refining.

(26) Vinegar or sauerkraut manufacture or treatment.

(27) Yeast plant.

(28) Mining, quarrying or processing of earth products, except that site preparation of specifically proposed building sites may be allowed in accordance with the Earth Fill & Removal Regulations, Section 5.7, herein.

3.10.5.8 No building or use which will be dangerous, injurious, detrimental or objectionable to the public health, safety or welfare of the neighborhood or community shall be allowed.

3.10.5.9 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11, shall be prohibited.

SECTION 3.11 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.. ID

3.11.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings and uses in Industrial Districts, subject to Site Plan approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII and Section 3.10.1.11, herein.

3.11.1.1 The manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of goods, or repair services, but not including any of those uses set forth in the Limited Industrial District, Section 3.10.5.7, herein.

3.11.1.2 Building equipment, merchandise, material or supply businesses.

3.11.1.3 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices.

3.11.1.4 Computer centers.

3.11.1.5 Scientific or research laboratories devoted to research, design and/or experimentation, including pilot plants.

3.11.1.6 Printing or publishing establishments.

3.11.1.7 Metal, woodworking or other similar shops or repair services.

3.11.1.8 Vocational training schools.

3.11.1.9 Principal warehousing and/or wholesaling business uses.

3.11.1.10 Public utility buildings or facilities.

3.11.1.11 Off-street parking garages or lots.

3.11.1.12 Eating Places: Those eating places containing a minimum floor area of 2,000 square feet subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 herein, notwithstanding 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.4.1.

3.11.1.13 Mixed use buildings containing Permitted Uses.

3.11.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings and uses; subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII and Section 3.10.1.11 herein.

3.11.2.1 Places of entertainment, amusement, recreation and/or assembly such as an archery range, golf driving range, theater, stadium, racetrack, field house, auditorium or other similar uses.

3.11.2.2 Vehicle dealerships, subject to all applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein; but not including new or used passenger vehicle dealerships.

3.11.2.3 Vehicle repair garage or services; subject to all applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein.

3.11.2.4 Public buildings, uses or facilities.

3.11.2.5 Trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities including accessory trucking facilities; provided that such facilities, including any truck entrance, exit, driveways, maneuvering, parking or loading area, shall not be located or operated within a distance of 300 feet of any Residential District, measured in a straight line between such facility and said boundary. Trucking terminal facilities shall not be construed to include clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.11.2.6 Principal outside storage yards or uses including, but not limited to, building or contractors' equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies, but not including junk yards; provided that the area used for outside storage shall be effectively screened on all sides by appropriate structures, fencing, walls, or landscaping of suitable type and height, and that such storage uses do not exceed a height equal to the height of any principal use structures or 60 feet, whichever is lowest.

3.11.2.7 Manufacturing uses as set forth in Limited Industrial Districts, Section 3.10.5.7 except those listed in Section 3.11.5.7, herein; subject to the following specific conditions and safeguards and provided that the Board finds, to its satisfaction, that the proposed use will, in all respects, comply with the purpose and intent of these Regulations.

(1) The Board may require any reasonable means necessary to adequately protect the public health, safety or welfare of the neighborhood or community from dangerous, injurious, detrimental or objectionable elements and to prevent any unnecessary environmental pollution.

(2) The Board may require the applicant to submit all appropriate plans, specifications and other documents certified by a registered professional engineer, qualified scientist or recognized authority in his field or area of concern to the effect that all necessary environmental protection measures are consistent with recognized standards and will protect the public health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood and community.

3.11.2.8 Railroad rights-of-way or stations including customary accessory services thereto.

3.11.2.9 Recycling plants, including accessory junk yard; provided that any such junk yard shall be effectively screened on all sides by appropriate structures, fencing, walls, or landscaping of suitable type and height.

3.11.2.10 Mixed use buildings containing one or more Special Uses.

3.11.2.11 Motels or hotels containing a minimum of 10 rooming units; subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Rooming Units: Each rooming unit shall have a minimum floor area of 250 square feet and shall contain private bathing, lavatory and flush toilet facilities. No rooming unit shall contain kitchen or cooking facilities.

(2) Common Floor Area: There shall be provided lobby and common floor areas, excluding hallways, equal to at least 5% of the total floor area of all rooming units, but not less than 300 square feet.

(3) Site Plan Requirements: Any application for new buildings or structural alterations shall be accompanied by building plans, floor plans and elevations prepared by a Registered Architect and/or Professional Engineer and by a detailed landscaping plan showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings and other landscaping features.

(4) Utilities: No motel or hotel shall be approved by the Board unless the building is served by an approved public sanitary sewage system, or private on-site septic system approved by the Director of Public Health.

(5) Minimum Lot Requirements:

Lot Area: 1 acre

Lot Area per Rooming Unit: 1,100 square feet

Lot Width: 150 feet

3.11.2.12 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing special uses may be approved by the Board in the same manner as a Permitted Use, unless the Board requires a public hearing.

3.11.2.13 Extended stay hotels.

3.11.2.14 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.11.2.15 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.11.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.11.3.1 Accessory outside storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to a principal use; provided that the area used for outside storage shall be effectively screened on all sides by appropriate structures, fencing, walls, or landscaping of suitable type and height, as determined by the Board and in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14, and that such storage uses do not exceed a height equal to the height of any principal use structures.

3.11.3.2 Accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use; provided that such accessory building or use will not be dangerous, injurious, detrimental or objectionable to the public health, safety or welfare of the neighborhood or community.

3.11.3.3 Accessory warehousing and/or sales uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use.

3.11.3.4 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with Section 5.1 herein; except that off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4 herein.

3.11.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3 herein.

3.11.4 Lot and Building Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 1 acre

(2) Lot Width: 100 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 200 feet

3.11.4.1 Minimum Yard & Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 30 feet

(b) Side Yard: None required but at least 4 feet if provided.

(2) Accessory Buildings:

(a) Side Yard: None required but at least 4 feet if provided.

(b) Rear Yard: None required but at least 10 feet if provided.

(3) Accessory Uses: Front yards for parking areas shall not be less than 20 feet. Front yards for all other accessory uses, exclusive of signs, shall not be less than 30 feet.

(4) Buffer Strip: An adequate buffer strip shall be provided adjacent to any Residential District. Said buffer shall be equal to or greater than 10 percent of the average lot width for side yards or average lot depth for rear yards, whichever is applicable, but not less than 20 feet. Landscaping within buffer strips shall comply with Article V, Section 5.14.

(5) Landscaping: The front yard of buildings and/or parking lots shall be appropriately landscaped except for required access ways. Landscaping shall comply with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.11.4.2 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height:..No building or structure shall exceed 120 feet in height.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 50 per cent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 2.0 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages or structures.

3.11.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited:

3.11.5.1 No dwellings or dwelling units shall be permitted; except for accommodations for watchmen, caretakers or custodians in conjunction with a principal use on the same premises.

3.11.5.2 No parking or loading area shall be used for the storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire or for the storage of unregistered vehicles.

3.11.5.3 No gasoline station, new or used automobile dealerships, vehicle washing and/or detailing establishment or other similar uses shall be permitted.

3.11.5.4 No storage of petroleum shall be permitted; except for petroleum in locations and tanks of a size approved by the Fire Department.

3.11.5.5 No building or use which will be dangerous, injurious, detrimental or objectionable to the public health, safety or welfare of the neighborhood or community.

3.11.5.6 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11, shall be prohibited.

3.11.5.7 Any building or use prohibited in Section 3.10.5.7.

SECTION 3.12 HOUSATONIC DESIGN DISTRICT HDD

3.12.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in the Housatonic Design District, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII and Section 3.10.1.11, herein.

3.12.1.1 Any building or use as permitted and regulated in Industrial District, Section 3.11.1 herein.

3.12.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses subject to Special Permit in accordance with ARTICLE VII and Section 3.10.1.11, herein.

3.12.2.1 Any building or uses as provided and regulated in Industrial Districts, Section 3.11.2, herein; but not including principal trucking terminal facilities in Section 3.11.2.5, thereof.

3.12.2.2 Boat clubs, marinas or boat yards per Section 3.7 herein.

3.12.2.3 Hotels or motels as provided and regulated in CDD District -1, Section 3.16, herein.

3.12.2.4 Extended stay hotels.

3.12.2.5 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.12.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed.

3.12.3.1 Any accessory building or use as provided for principal use in Industrial Districts, Section 3.11.3, herein.

3.12.3.2 Any accessory building or use, as provided for principal boat clubs, marinas or boat yards in the Boating Business District, Section 3.7.2.2, herein when in conjunction with Section 3.7.1.1.

3.12.3.3 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with Section 5.1 herein; except that off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein. Landscaping in parking areas shall comply with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.12.3.4 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.12.4 Lot and Building Requirements:..Hotels or motels shall comply with all lot and building requirements for such uses located in CDD-1, Section 3.16, herein. Other buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.12.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: ..1 acre

(2) Lot Width: 100 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 200 feet

3.12.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 30 feet

(b) Side and Rear Yards: 20 feet except side and rear yards option when abutting navigable water.

(2) Accessory Uses: Front, side and rear yards for parking not less than 20 feet. Front, side and rear yards for all other accessory uses, exclusive of signs, shall not be less than the established principal use yard requirements.

(3) Buffer Strip: An adequate buffer strip shall be provided adjacent to any Residential District. Said buffer strip shall be equal to or greater than 10 percent of the average lot width for side yards or average lot depth for rear yards, whichever is applicable, but not less than 30 feet. The landscaping in buffer strips shall comply with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.12.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design:..Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height:..No building or structure shall exceed 120 feet in height.

(5) Building Areas: A maximum of 50 percent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum 0.75 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages or structures.

3.12.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited.

3.12.5.1 Any building or use prohibited in Industrial Districts, Section 3.11.5, herein except as provided for in 3.11.5.1.

3.12.5.2 No trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.12.5.3 Trash hauling, solid waste processing, construction and demolition debris storage and processing, recycling plants, and volume reduction facilities. To the extent that these uses are accessory to the permitted principal uses, they shall be allowed.

SECTION 3.13 WATERFRONT DESIGN DISTRICT: WDD

There exists in the City of Milford, community assets of such character that it is not in the public interest to establish specific development characteristic for each parcel of land. The Plan of Conservation and Development recognizes the asset of shorefront property and its great value to the community. Therefore, in harmony with the principles of the Plan of Conservation and Development, a special district known as "Waterfront Design District" is hereby established in areas which are found to comply with the conditions and safeguards as set forth hereinafter.

3.13.1 Permitted Uses: All uses in Waterfront Design Districts shall be deemed to be Special Uses.

3.13.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses in Waterfront Design Districts, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.13.2.1 One-Family dwellings as provided and regulated in One-Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1 herein; subject to the limitations of Section 3.13.4, herein.

3.13.2.2 Boarding houses, as provided and regulated in One Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2.2 herein.

3.13.2.3 Multiple-family dwellings as provided and regulated in RMF-16 Residential Districts, Section 3.3.2.2(5) and (6), 3.3.3.1, 3.3.4.2(1) and 3.3.4.3(1), (3) & (6), thereof, subject to the limitations of Section 3.13.4, herein.

3.13.2.4 Marinas as provided and regulated in the Boating Business District, Section 3.7 herein; but not including outdoor boat storage.

3.13.2.5 Retail businesses as provided and regulated in Milford Center Design Development District, Section 3.21.1.1, herein.

3.13.2.6 A private beach with accessory uses including bath houses, swimming pool or off-street parking areas.

3.13.2.7 Public buildings, uses or facilities.

3.13.2.8 Public utility buildings or facilities.

3.13.2.9 Mixed use buildings containing one or more Special Uses, but not including any dwelling units.

3.13.2.10 A change in the use of interior space of an existing building in a Waterfront Design District shall not require either an amendment to a Special Permit and/or Site Plan Approval provided that such use is listed in Section 3.13.2 or 3.13.3 and further provided that no exterior structural changes to the existing building shall be made in connection with such changed use; and further provided that a public hearing shall be required for all uses regulated by this section (indoor places of entertainment and other similar indoor uses). Requests for change of use to be considered under the provisions of this section shall be in accordance with Section 8.8.2 Change of Use.

3.13.2.11 Use Conditions: Notwithstanding any other applicable provisions of these Regulations, the above Special Uses shall be subject to the following additional conditions and safeguards:

(1) Site Plan Requirement: Any application for new buildings or structural alterations shall be accompanied by building plans, floor plans and elevations prepared by a Registered Architect and/or Professional Engineer, and by a detailed landscaping plan showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings, and other landscaping features.

(3) Street Access: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot and/or subdivision has suitable frontage on a street which is adequate to accommodate the potential traffic generation from such use.

(4) Utilities: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the use is served by an approved public sanitary sewerage system and supplied with water from an approved public water supply.

3.13.2.12 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.13.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.13.3.1 Any accessory building or use as otherwise provided for principal uses in Section 3.13.2 above.

3.13.3.2 Accessory storage of equipment, material or supplies within completely enclosed buildings.

3.13.3.3 Other accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use.

3.13.3.4 Off-Street Parking and Loading: In accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 5.1, herein, subject to the following additional conditions and safeguards:

(1) Off-street parking shall be so located that it is within reasonable walking distance of any relationship to the use served. Off- street parking areas shall be set back at least 10 feet from any street or lot line and the space between said street or lot line and such parking area shall be suitably landscaped.

(2) Under no condition shall a parking lot be designed to contain more than 50 spaces, and if more spaces are required in the general area, a suitably landscaped area, at least 10 feet wide, shall separate the parking areas. Landscaping in parking areas shall conform with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.13.3.5 Signs: In accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 5.3, herein.

3.13.4 Lot and Building Requirements: The allowable uses shall comply with all applicable lot and building requirements governing such use as specified in Section 3.13.2, herein; except where the lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter, are more restrictive. The Board shall determine which provisions may be construed to be more or less restrictive.

3.13.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 2 acres

(2) Lot Width: Optional

(3) Lot Depth: 300 feet

(4) Water Frontage: At least 1/5 of the perimeter of the site must abut navigable tidal water body and/or public lands which abut said water body.

3.13.4.2 Minimum Yard & Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal & Accessory Uses: Front, side and rear yards for:

(a) All residential and accessory residential buildings shall be not less than 30 feet and not less than the height of the building.

(b) All non-residential buildings shall be not less than 20 feet.

(2) Usable Open Space: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall require recreation areas suitable for all facilities.

3.13.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design:..Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height:..No building or structure shall exceed the applicable height limitations governing such use as specified by reference to Section 3.3.4.3(3) in Section 3.13.2, herein.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 30 percent; provided that no more than 20 percent of the lot shall be occupied by mid-rise residential buildings.

(6) Dwelling Units: The maximum permitted number of dwelling units to be contained in any combination of residential buildings shall not exceed a net density of 10 dwelling units per acre, nor 22 bedrooms per acre, where net density refers to the parcel of land exclusive of street rights-of-way. The Board shall determine which rooms may be construed to be bedrooms.

3.13.5 Prohibited Uses: Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11, shall be prohibited.

SECTION 3.14 OPEN SPACE DISTRICT: OS

Definition:

Land that is dedicated to remain largely in an undeveloped state for purposes of providing passive or active recreation, wildlife or nature preserves, farmland, forests, and other open space purposes, shall be classified as Open Space.

The following classes of land dedicated to remain in an undeveloped state shall be classified as Open Space:

3.14.1 Municipally owned beaches, forests, wetlands, parks or outdoor recreation areas, excluding recreation areas of public schools.

3.14.2 State or Federal parks, forests, wetlands, beaches, wildlife or nature preserves, and other areas permanently dedicated to open space.

3.14.3 Private forests, wildlife or nature preserves or other areas held in open space or conservation use in perpetuity by the Milford Land & Conservation Trust or similar organizations.

3.14.4 Farmland dedicated to farming through the transfer of development rights pursuant to Section 22-26CC of the Connecticut General Statutes.

3.14.5 Land reserved for open space in accordance with Section 3.10 of the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Milford.

Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

SECTION 3.15 BEACH EROSION ZONE: BEZ

The Beach Erosion Zone shall include all land area created by fill operations or other engineering works after January 1, 1955, as part of any beach improvement, beach maintenance, erosion control, or flood control program instituted by a public agency and located to the water side of the mean high watermark of Long Island Sound as it existed or exists on the date such project is begun, and as shall be more specifically determined by the Director of Public Works. Such map of the existing mean high watermark will be part of these Regulations.

3.15.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following uses, but not including buildings, in Beach Erosion Zones, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.15.1.1 Public parks or playgrounds or public beach facilities, and accessory uses to such public facilities.

3.15.1.2 Private beach or recreation facility accessory to a residential use located on the same lot or an adjoining lot, provided such facility shall not be operated as a club.

3.15.1.3 Private beach or recreation facility accessory to a club, association, or similar organization not operated for compensation.

3.15.1.4 Parking area accessory to a use allowed on the lot or an adjoining lot.

3.15.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may permit the following structures or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.15.2.1 Structures, piers, seawalls, bulkheads, docks or fences constructed as part of a public program for beach maintenance or protection.

3.15.2.2 Groins or jetties constructed by non-public persons, clubs or associations, for the purpose of preventing erosion, may not be erected higher than two feet above mean high watermark. Groins and jetties shall comply with the Milford Coastal Management Plan and the Connecticut Coastal Management Act, where applicable.

3.15.2.3 Such other structures intended and designed to protect the beach and/or uplands from erosion, may be constructed after Special Exception and consent of the Planning and Zoning Board.

3.15.2.4 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.15.3 Accessory Uses: Only accessory structures or uses as provided in Section 3.15.1 and 3.15.2 above, shall be permitted in Beach Erosion Zones.

3.15.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Structures and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements, as determined by the Board; except for approved flood and erosion control works and structures.

3.15.5 Prohibited Uses: Any building, structure, or use which will not comply with the Flood Hazard Regulations of Section 5.8, shall be prohibited.

SECTION 3.16.. CORRIDOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1 – COMMUNITY DESIGN: CDD-1

Purpose: The purpose of the Corridor Design Development District 1 – Community Design is to enhance a section of U.S. Route 1 which serves as a gateway to Milford as well as a location of uses which support the tax base, provide goods and services, and housing development which transitions to adjacent neighborhoods. As is the case with all Corridor Design Development Districts, a high level of design is established for the review of development proposals within the Site Plan review procedure.

3.16.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in the Corridor Design Development District 1 – Community Design, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.16.1.1 Stores for sale of goods or for performance of personal services, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 10,000 square feet nor have a drive-up window service.

3.16.1.2 Food or beverage service establishments, without the sale of alcoholic liquor, except as otherwise provided herein. This shall not include fast food restaurants as defined in Article XI, 11-2.

3.16.1.3 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 10,000 square feet.

3.16.1.4 Building equipment, merchandise, materials or supply businesses, provided that the principal use is within a completely enclosed building.

3.16.1.5 Printing or publishing establishments, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per establishment.

3.16.1.6 Metal, woodworking or other similar shops or repair services, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per shop.

3.16.1.7 Self-service laundry not using steam, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 1,500 square feet per establishment.

3.16.1.8 Dry cleaning or dyeing establishments using non-flammable solvents, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per establishment and subject to approval of the cleaning solvents by the Fire Department and approval of the method of waste disposal by the Departments of Public Works and Public Health.

3.16.1.9 Off-street parking garages or lots.

3.16.1.10 Mixed Use buildings containing two or more Permitted Uses.

3.16.1.11 Sale of alcoholic liquor subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5 herein.

3.16.1.12 Commercial schools as defined herein.

3.16.1.13 Health centers or clubs, including reducing salons, steam baths or other similar uses.

3.16.1.14 Outdoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly such as miniature golf, golf driving range or other similar open space uses.

3.16.1.15 Drive-in establishments, as defined herein and including retail sales with curb service and carry out food service.

3.16.1.16 Eating places containing a minimum floor area of 2,000 square feet, subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 herein, notwithstanding Sections 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.4.1.

3.16.1.17 Veterinary hospitals.

3.16.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII herein.

3.16.2.1 Mixed use buildings containing dwelling units, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) No mixed use building shall have more than 67% of the total gross floor area devoted to residential use.

(2) Each dwelling unit shall comply with the following minimum floor area requirements:

(a) Efficiency bedroom unit: 425 square feet

(b) One bedroom unit: 575 square feet

(d) Three bedroom units: 925 square feet

(e) Plus 175 square feet for each additional bedroom over three.

3.16.2.2 Multi-family residential buildings when at least 30% of the units are defined as affordable housing in accordance with Section 8-30g of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(1) Such developments shall be limited to efficiency, one bedroom and two bedroom units.

(2) The maximum number and designation of all units by type shall be determined by allocating the total area of the tract of land in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) 1,000 square feet per one bedroom or efficiency unit; and

(b) 2,000 square feet per two-bedroom unit.

(3) The maximum building coverage shall be twenty five percent (25%); maximum lot coverage shall be sixty percent (60%).

(4) The minimum size of the living area of each type of unit shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) Two-bedroom Units - 900 sq. ft. minimum;

(b) One-bedroom Units - 800 sq. ft. minimum;

(5) The minimum lot size shall be 40,000 square feet.

(6) No building shall exceed three (3) stories nor forty (40) feet in height.

3.16.2.3 Commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishment, or other similar uses; subject to all applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein.

3.16.2.4 Hotels or motels containing a minimum of fifty (50) rooming units, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Rooming Units: Each rooming unit shall have a minimum floor area of 250 square feet and shall contain private bathing, lavatory and flush toilet facilities.

(2) Common Floor Area: There shall be provided lobby and common floor area, excluding hallways, equal to at least 5% of the total floor area of all rooming units, but not less than 300 square feet.

(4) Utilities: No hotel or motel shall be approved by the Board unless the building is served by an approved public sanitary sewerage system.

(5) Minimum Lot Requirements: Lot Area per rooming unit: 1,100 square feet.

(6) Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(a) Principal Uses: Front Yards: 50 feet; Side and Rear yards: 10 feet, or 25 feet if contiguous to any Residential District.

(b) Accessory Uses: Front, side and rear yards for parking, loading and vehicular access areas shall not be less than 10 feet. Front, side and rear yards for other accessory uses, exclusive of signs, shall not be less than the principal use yard requirements.

(7) Building Requirements: Building requirements shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.16.4.3 herein, except that the building area shall not exceed 25 percent.

3.16.2.5 Clubs, lodges or fraternal organizations in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8.2.1 herein.

3.16.2.6 Churches or religious institutions.

3.16.2.7 Public charitable institutions.

3.16.2.8 Library, community center or other public buildings.

3.16.2.9 Parks, playgrounds or other public facilities.

3.16.2.10 Public utility buildings or facilities.

3.16.2.11 Mixed use buildings containing one or more Special Uses.

3.16.2.12 Indoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly, such as theaters, billiard rooms, bowling or other similar indoor uses.

3.16.2.13 The manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of goods and products; provided that the use, as well as storage and accessory uses, are completely within an enclosed building.

3.16.2.14 Stores for sale of goods or for the performance of personal services when the floor area exceeds 10,000 square feet or has drive-up window service.

3.16.2.15 Fast food restaurants as defined in Article XI, 11-2.

3.16.2.16 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.16.2.17 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices when the floor area exceeds 10,000 square feet.

3.16.2.18 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing Special Uses may be approved by the Board in the same manner as a Permitted Use, unless the Board requires a public hearing. Those not complying with 3.16.3.3 shall require a Special Permit.

3.16.2.19 Extended stay hotels.

3.16.2.20 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.16.2.21 Any building may be converted to 100% residential use exceeding the 50% limitation imposed by Section 3.16.2.1(1). Such building shall be subject to the provisions of 3.16.2.2.

3.16.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.16.3.1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so produced or processed are used or sold exclusively on the premises; provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building.

3.16.3.2 Accessory outside storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so stored are used or sold exclusively on the premises; provided that the area used for outside storage shall be limited to 15% of the lot area and shall be effectively screened on all sides by appropriate structures, fencing, walls or landscaping of suitable type, density and height, as determined by the Board.

3.16.3.3 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use, and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.16.3.4 Off-street parking and loading in accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein.

3.16.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.16.4 Lot and Building Requirements:..Buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.16.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 10,000 square feet

(2) Lot Width: 50 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 100 feet

3.16.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 20 feet

(b) Side & Rear Yards: None required, but at least 4 feet if provided. Lots adjacent to any Residential District shall comply with 3.16.4.2(4).

(2) Accessory Buildings: Front yard same as for principal uses. Side and rear yards are not required, but shall be at least four (4) feet, if provided.

(3) Usable Open Space Per Dwelling Unit:

(a) Efficiency Unit: 300 sq. ft.

(b) One Bedroom Unit: 400 sq. ft.

(d) Three or More Bedroom Unit: 1,200 sq. ft.

(4) Buffer Strip: An adequate buffer strip, in accordance with Article V Section 5.14 shall be provided adjacent to any Residential District. Said buffer strip shall be equal to or greater than 10% of the average lot width for side yards or average lot depth for rear yards, whichever is applicable but not less than 20 feet; except that the Board may substitute, for a required 10 foot buffer, appropriate fencing or landscaped berm of suitable type and height which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to effectively screen the use from adjoining Residential Districts.

3.16.4.3 Building Requirements

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood. Specific attention shall be given to the physical relationship to adjacent residential areas as well as the view from such areas.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed 40 feet in height.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 50 percent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 1.0 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages and structures.

(7) Access Management: The points of vehicular access to Route 1 shall be limited to one (1) for each fifty (50) feet of street frontage.

(8) Landscaping: All site landscaping must comply with the provisions of Article V, Section 5.14

3.16.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited.

3.16.5.1 No required parking or loading area shall be used for the storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire, or for the storage of unregistered vehicles.

3.16.5.2 No principal warehouse or storage, junk yard, or principal outside storage yards shall be permitted.

3.16.5.3 No trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own uses.

3.16.5.4 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11 shall be prohibited.

SECTION 3.17 CORRIDOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 2 – DEVON CENTER – NAUGATUCK AVENUE : CDD-2

Purpose: The purpose of the Corridor Design Development District 2 – Devon – Naugatuck Avenue Center is to establish the area as a neighborhood center to provide goods and services for the surrounding area as well as specialty retailing with a broader market area. Development in this area must balance this neighborhood center use with the corridor functions of Route 1 as well as Naugatuck Avenue. Development in Devon Center should be based around sound design principles as well as integration with adjacent residential areas. It must be recognized that successful development of Devon as a neighborhood center may require some expansion of the Corridor Design Development District boundaries into some residential districts.

3.17.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in the Corridor Design Development District 2 – Devon – Naugatuck Avenue Center, subject to Site Plan approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.17.1.1 Single family or two-family dwellings.

3.17.1.2 Stores for sale of goods or for performance of personal services, but not including health centers or clubs, including reducing salons, steam baths or similar uses provided that the floor area shall not exceed 5,000 square feet nor have a drive up window service.

3.17.1.3 Food or beverage service establishments without the sale of alcoholic liquor, except as otherwise provided herein.

3.17.1.4 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices provided that the floor area shall not exceed 5,000 square feet.

3.17.1.5 Dry cleaning or dyeing establishments using non-flammable solvents; provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per establishment, and subject to approval of the cleaning solvents by the Fire Department and approval of the method of waste disposal by the Departments of Public Works and Public Health.

3.17.1.6 Printing or publishing establishments; provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per establishment.

3.17.1.7 Off-street parking garages or lots.

3.17.1.8 Mixed use buildings containing two or more permitted uses.

3.17.1.9 Mixed use building containing dwelling units as well as one other permitted use, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Each dwelling unit shall comply with the following minimum floor area requirements:

(a) Efficiency bedroom unit 425 square feet

(b) One bedroom unit 575 square feet

(2) No residential use shall be permitted on the ground floor level.

(3) The number of bedrooms per building shall not exceed a total of six (6).

3.17.1.10 Sale of alcoholic liquor subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5 herein.

3.17.1.11 Eating places containing a minimum floor area of 2,000 sq. ft. subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 where applicable, not withstanding Sections 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.4.1.

3.17.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval, in accordance with ARTICLE VII.

3.17.2.1 Clubs or fraternal organizations in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8.2.1, herein.

3.17.2.2 Boarding houses, as provided and regulated in One Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2.2 herein.

3.17.2.3 Indoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly such as theaters, clubs, museums, art galleries, billiard rooms, bowling alleys or other similar indoor uses.

3.17.2.4 Multi-family residential buildings when at least 30% of the units are defined as affordable housing in accordance with Section 8-30g of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(1) Such developments shall be limited to efficiency, one bedroom and two bedroom units.

(2) The maximum number and designation of all units by type shall be determined by allocating the total area of the tract of land in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) 2,000 square feet per unit.

(3) The maximum building coverage shall be twenty five percent (25%); maximum lot coverage shall be sixty percent (60%).

(4) The minimum size of the living area of each type of unit shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) Two-bedroom Units - 900 sq. ft. minimum;

(b) One-bedroom Units - 800 sq. ft. minimum;

(5) The minimum lot size shall be 40,000 square feet.

(6) No building shall exceed three (3) stories nor forty (40) feet in height.

(7) Such development shall only be permitted at locations where 50% or greater of the block street frontage is in non-residential use.

3.17.2.5 Health center or clubs, including reducing salons, steam baths or similar uses.

3.17.2.6 Public charitable institutions, churches or religious institutions.

3.17.2.7 Parks, playgrounds or other public facilities; library, community center or other public buildings.

3.17.2.8 Public utility buildings or facilities with completely enclosed service or storage areas.

3.17.2.9 Mixed use buildings containing one or more Special Uses.

3.17.2.10 Commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishment or other similar uses; subject to all applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein.

3.17.2.11 Stores for sale of goods or for performance of personal services, but not including health centers or clubs, including reducing salons, steam baths or similar uses when the floor area exceeds 5,000 square feet or have a drive up window service.

3.17.2.12 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices when the floor area exceeds 5,000 square feet.

3.17.2.13 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing Special Uses may be approved by the Board in the same manner as a Permitted Use, unless the Board requires a public hearing.

3.17.2.14 Bed and breakfast establishments.

3.17.2.15 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.17.2.16 Mixed-residential use lots containing low-rise multiple family dwellings and one or more of the additional uses described in Section 3.17.2.16 (4), subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) A mixed-residential use shall only be allowed on lots of two or more acres meeting the following minimum lot requirements:

a) Lot width: 200 feet

b) Lot depth: 200 feet

(2) Not more than 80% of the total gross floor area of the lot in a mixed-residential use shall be devoted to residential use.

(3) Each dwelling unit shall comply with the following minimum floor area requirements:

a) Efficiency bedroom unit: 425 square feet

b) One bedroom unit: 575 square feet

c) Two bedroom unit: 750 square feet

d) Three bedroom unit: 925 square feet

(4) At least 20% of the total gross floor area of the buildings in a mixed-residential use shall contain one or more of the following uses:

a) Stores for sale of goods or for the performance of personal services, but not including health centers or clubs, reducing salons, steambaths and similar uses, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 4,800 square feet;

b) Eating places, with or without outside dining, containing a minimum floor area of 600 sq.ft. subject to the provisions or Section 5.5 where applicable, notwithstanding Sections 5.5.1.2, 5.5.4.1 and 5.5.4.2;

c) Sale of alcoholic liquor subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5. herein, not withstanding Sections 5.5.1.2, 5.5.4.1 and 5.5.4.2; however, there shall be only one tavern per lot;

d) Offices for business, financial, professional and personal services and other similar offices provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,200 sq.ft.; and

e) Art galleries provided that the floor area shall not exceed 4,800 square feet.

(5) Accessory uses to a mixed-residential use shall be permitted to the same extent as provided in Section 3.17.3.

(6) Off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed-residential use, except that where public, on-street parking is available there shall be no off-street parking or loading requirement for commercial storefront uses, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein. In addition, parking may be provided on a lot other than the building lot either in a public lot or as private lot within 500 feet of the building lot with evidence of a signed lease.

(7) The following minimum setback and open space requirements shall apply to a mixed-residential use:

a) Principal Uses

(i) Front yard: 10 feet or the same as the lowest average front yard of existing structures on the same block or any adjacent block, including blocks separated by a public right-of-way, whichever is less.

(ii) Side and Rear Yards: None required, but must comply with Section 3.17.4.2 (4).

b) Accessory Buildings: Front yard; same as for principal uses. Side and rear yards are not required, but must comply with Section 3.17.4.2 (4).

c) Buffer Strip: Must comply with Section 3.17.4.2 (4).

d) Open Space: A mixed-residential use shall provide not less than 1,000 square feet of open space per residential dwelling unit.

(8) The building and site requirements for a mixed-residential use shall be the same as provided in Section 3.17.4.3 for the CDD-2 generally, except that the maximum permitted number of dwelling units to be contained in any combination of residential buildings shall not exceed a density of 12 dwelling units per acre, or 28 bedrooms per acre. The Board shall determine which rooms may be construed to be bedrooms.

3.17.2.17 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.17.2.18 Public or parochial school, private non-profit school, licensed child-care center.

3.17.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.17.3.1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so produced or processes are used or sold exclusively on the premises; provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building.

3.17.3.2 Accessory outside storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so stored are used or

sold exclusively on the premises; provided that the area used for outside storage shall be effectively screened on all sides by appropriate structures, fencing, walls, or landscaping of suitable type, density and height, as determined by the Board.

3.17.3.3 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use, and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.17.3.4 Off-Street Parking and Loading in accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein. In addition, parking may be provided on a lot other than the building lot either in a public lot or a private lot with evidence of a signed lease.

3.17.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.17.4 Lot and Building Requirements:..Buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

Section 3.17.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 2,000 square feet;

4,000 square feet for two-family dwellings.

(2) Lot Width: 20 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 70 feet

3.17.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 10 feet or the same as the average front yard of existing structures on the block.

(b) Side and Rear Yards: None required, but at least 4’ if provided. If the subject use abuts a residential zone, the required yard shall not encroach on any required buffer strip.

(2) Accessory Buildings and Accessory Uses: Front yard: same as principal uses. Side and rear yards are not required, but shall comply with Section 3.17.4.2(1)(b) above.

(3) Buffer Strip: At least 10 feet adjacent to any Residential District; except that the Board may substitute appropriate fencing or landscaped berm of suitable type and height which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to effectively screen the use from adjoining Residential Districts. The buffer strip shall be planted in accordance with Article V Section 5.14.

3.17.4.3 Building and Site Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood. All buildings and other improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the Corridor Design Development District 2 – Devon Center-Naugatuck Avenue Design Guidelines attached hereto as Appendix A.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed three (3) stories or 40 feet in height.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 50 percent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 1.5 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages and structures

(7) All site development shall be consistent with and enhance the Master Plan For Devon Center dated September 22, 2000.

(8) Access driveways to Route 1 shall be limited to 1 per lot. One additional driveway shall be permitted for each additional 50 feet of lot width.

3.17.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited:

3.17.5.1 No drive-in establishment shall be permitted; except for drive-in banks.

3.17.5.2 No parking or loading area shall be used for the storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire; or for the storage of unregistered vehicles.

3.17.5.3 No principal warehouse or storage; junkyard; or principal outside storage yards shall be permitted.

3.17.5.4 No trucking distribution centers or other principal terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.17.5.5 No principal manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of goods or products shall be permitted.

3.17.5.6 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11 shall be prohibited.

SECTION 3.18 CORRIDOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 3 – BRIDGEPORT AVENUE DESIGN CORRIDOR DISTRICT : CDD-3

Purpose: The purpose of the Corridor Design Development District 3 – Bridgeport Avenue Design District is to enhance a section of U.S. Route 1 which serves as a critical transportation link between Milford Center and the southwestern area of the City, as well as a location of uses which support the tax base, provide goods and services, and transition to adjacent neighborhoods. As is the case with all Corridor Design Development Districts, a high level of design is established for the review of development proposals within the Site Plan review procedure.

3.18.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in the Corridor Design Development District 3 – Bridgeport Avenue Design District, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.18.1.1 Commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishment, or other similar uses, subject to the following:

(a) No display or parking of vehicles shall be permitted within buffer or pedestrian areas within the parcel or within any public right-of-way.

(b) All applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein.

3.18.1.2 Stores for sale of goods or for performance of personal services.

3.18.1.3 Food or beverage service establishments, without the sale of alcoholic liquor, except as otherwise provided herein. This shall not include fast food restaurants as defined in Article XI, 11-2.

3.18.1.4 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices.

3.18.1.5 Building equipment, merchandise, materials or supply businesses, provided that the principal use is within a completely enclosed building.

3.18.1.6 Printing or publishing establishments.

3.18.1.7 Metal, woodworking or other similar shops or repair services

3.18.1.8 Self-service laundry.

3.18.1.9 Dry cleaning or dyeing establishments using non-flammable solvents, subject to approval of the cleaning solvents by the Fire Department and approval of the method of waste disposal by the Departments of Public Works and Public Health.

3.18.1.10 Off-street parking garages or lots, provided that no display or parking of vehicles shall be permitted within buffer or pedestrian areas or within any public right-of-way.

3.18.1.11 Mixed use buildings containing two or more Permitted Uses.

3.18.1.12 Sale of alcoholic liquor subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5 herein.

3.18.1.13 Commercial schools as defined herein.

3.18.1.14 Health centers or clubs, including reducing salons, steam baths or other similar uses.

3.18.1.15 Outdoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly such as miniature golf, golf driving range or other similar open space uses.

3.18.1.16 Drive-in establishments, as defined herein and including retail sales with curb service and carry-out food service.

3.18.1.17 Eating places containing a minimum floor area of 2,000 square feet subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 herein, notwithstanding Sections 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.4.1.

3.18.1.18 Veterinary hospitals.

3.18.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII herein.

3.18.2.1 Clubs, lodges or fraternal organizations in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8.2.1 herein.

3.18.2.2 Churches or religious institutions.

3.18.2.3 Public charitable institutions.

3.18.2.4 Library, community center or other public buildings.

3.18.2.5 Parks, playgrounds or other public facilities.

3.18.2.6 Public utility buildings or facilities.

3.18.2.7 Mixed use buildings containing one or more Special Uses.

3.18.2.8 Indoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly, such as theaters, billiard rooms, bowling or other similar indoor uses.

3.18.2.9 The manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of goods or products, provided that the use as well as storage or accessory uses are completely within an enclosed building.

3.18.2.10 Fast food restaurants as defined in Article XI, 11-2.

3.18.2.11 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing Special Uses may be approved by the Board in the same manner as a Permitted Use, unless the Board requires a public hearing. Those not complying with 3.16.3.3 shall require a Special Permit.

3.18.2.12 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.18.2.13 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.18.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.18.3.1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so produced or processed are used or sold exclusively on the premises, provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building.

3.18.3.2 Accessory outside storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so stored are used or sold exclusively on the premises, provided that the area used for outside storage shall be limited to 15% of the lot area and shall be effectively screened on all sides by appropriate structures, fencing, walls or landscaping of suitable type, density and height, as determined by the Board and in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.18.3.3 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use, and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.18.3.4 Off-street parking and loading in accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein.

3.18.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.18.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.18.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 10,000 square feet

(2) Lot Width: 50 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 100 feet

3.18.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 20 feet.

(b) Side & Rear Yards: None required, but at least 4 feet if provided. Lots adjacent to any Residential District shall comply with 3.18.4.2(3).

(2) Accessory Buildings: Front yard: 20 feet. Side and rear yards are not required, but shall be at least four (4) feet, if provided.

(3) Buffer Strip: An adequate buffer strip shall be provided adjacent to any Residential District. Said buffer strip shall be equal to or greater than 10% of the average lot width for side yards or average lot depth for rear yards, whichever is applicable, but not less than 20 feet; except that the Board may substitute, for a required 10 foot buffer, appropriate fencing or landscaped berm of suitable type and height which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to effectively screen the use from adjoining Residential Districts.

(4) Landscaping: All site landscaping must comply with the provisions of Section 5.14 and Section 3.19.4.2(5) below.

(5) Landscaping of Surface Parking Lots: In addition to the site landscaping requirements provided in Section 5.14, the following provisions shall apply to vehicle dealership establishments in regard to the landscaping of surface parking lots.

(a) Portions of a land parcel used for the outdoor display of vehicles for sale or lease shall not be required to provide internal landscaping for such display areas.

(b) In lieu of internal landscaping in outdoor vehicle display areas, a ten (10) foot-wide buffer strip, landscaped in accordance with Section 5.14, shall be provided along the length of those sides of the display area that face a street or other public right-of-way, and along the length of those sides of the display area that face any lot line shared with an adjacent non-residential use.

(c) In lieu of internal landscaping in outdoor vehicle display areas, a twenty (20) foot-wide buffer strip, landscaped in accordance with Section 5.14, shall be provided along the length of those sides of the display area that face any residential zone boundary line or lot line shared with an adjacent residential use.

(d) Portions of a land parcel used for parking purposes for customers and employees shall be landscaped in accordance with Section 5.14.

3.18.4.3 Building Requirements:

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height:..No building or structure shall exceed 40 feet in height.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 50 percent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 1.0 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages and structures.

(7) Access Management: The points of vehicular access to Route 1 shall be limited to one vehicular access point per property, plus one additional vehicular access point for every 100 feet of frontage beyond the minimum lot width.

3.18.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited.

3.18.5.1 No trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own uses.

3.18.5.2 Residential uses of any type shall be prohibited.

3.18.5.3 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11 shall be prohibited.

SECTION 3.19 CORRIDOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 4 – NEW HAVEN AVENUE DESIGN CORRIDOR DISTRICT: CDD-4

Purpose: The purpose of the Corridor Design Development District 4 – New Haven Avenue Design District is to facilitate good urban design and sensible land use patterns which will provide an aesthetically and functionally smooth transition from the high density uses of Milford Center to the lower density residential neighborhoods in the southeastern section of the City, while supporting New Haven Avenue’s role as a vibrant commercial area that provides goods and services to residents and supports the City’s tax base. As is the case with all Corridor Design Development Districts, a high level of design is established for the review of development proposals within the Site Plan review procedure.

3.19.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in the Corridor Design Development District 4 – New Haven Avenue Design District, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.19.1.1 Mixed use building containing dwelling units, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) No mixed use building shall have more than 67% of the total gross floor area devoted to residential use.

(2) Each dwelling unit shall comply with the following minimum floor area requirements:

(a) Efficiency bedroom unit 425 square feet

(b) One bedroom unit 575 square feet

3.19.1.2 Single-family or two-family housing.

3.19.1.3 Stores for sale of goods or for performance of personal services provided that the floor area shall not exceed 10,000 square feet nor have a drive up window service.

3.19.1.4 Food or beverage service establishments, without the sale of alcoholic liquor, except as otherwise provided herein. This shall not include fast food restaurants as defined in Article XI, 11-2.

3.19.1.5 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 10,000 square feet.

3.19.1.6 Building equipment, merchandise, materials or supply businesses, provided that the principal use is within a completely enclosed building.

3.19.1.7 Printing or publishing establishments, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 5,000 square feet per establishment.

3.19.1.8 Metal, woodworking or other similar shops or repair services.

3.19.1.9 Self-service laundry.

3.19.1.10 Dry cleaning or dyeing establishments using non-flammable solvents, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 5,000 square feet per establishment and subject to approval of the cleaning solvents by the Fire Department and approval of the method of waste disposal by the Departments of Public Works and Public Health.

3.19.1.11 Off-street parking garages or lots.

3.19.1.12 Mixed use buildings containing two or more Permitted Uses.

3.19.1.13 Sale of alcoholic liquor subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5 herein.

3.19.1.14 Commercial schools as defined herein.

3.19.1.15 Health centers or clubs, including reducing salons, steam baths or other similar uses.

3.19.1.16 Outdoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly such as miniature golf, golf driving range or other similar open space uses.

3.19.1.17 Eating places containing a minimum floor area of 2,000 square feet subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 herein, notwithstanding Sections 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.4.1.

3.19.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII herein.

3.19.2.1 Multi-family residential buildings when at least 30% of the units are defined as affordable housing in accordance with Section 8-30g of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(1) Such developments shall be limited to efficiency, one bedroom and two bedroom units.

(2) The maximum number and designation of all units by type shall be determined by allocating the total area of the tract of land in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) 1,000 square feet per one bedroom or efficiency unit; and

(b) 2,000 square feet per two-bedroom unit.

(3) The maximum building coverage shall be twenty-five percent (25%); maximum lot coverage shall be sixty percent (60%).

(4) The minimum size of the living area of each type of unit shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) Two-bedroom Units - 900 sq. ft. minimum;

(b) One-bedroom Units - 800 sq. ft. minimum;

(5) The minimum lot size shall be 40,000 square feet.

(6) No building shall exceed three (3) stories or forty (40) feet in height.

3.19.2.2 Multi-family housing of seven (7) or more dwelling units.

(1) Such developments shall be limited to efficiency, one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom units.

(2) The maximum number and designation of all units by type shall be determined by allocating the total area of the tract of land in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) 2,000 square feet per one bedroom or efficiency unit; and

(b) 3,000 square feet per two-bedroom and three-bedroom unit.

(3) The maximum building coverage shall be twenty-five percent (25%); maximum lot coverage shall be sixty percent (60%).

(4) The minimum size of the living area of each type of unit shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) Three-bedroom Units - 1,000 sq. ft. minimum

(b) Two-bedroom Units - 900 sq. ft. minimum;

(d) Efficiency Units - 450 square feet per unit minimum.

(5) No building shall extend within less than fifty (50) feet of any street line, fifty (50) feet of any sideline and fifty (50) feet of any rear line. No free-standing garage shall extend within less than fifty (50) feet of any street line.

(a) No building shall exceed three (3) stories or forty (40) feet in height.

3.19.2.3 Boarding houses, as provided and regulated in One Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2.2 herein.

3.19.2.4 Clubs, lodges or fraternal organizations in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8.2.1 herein.

3.19.2.5 Churches or religious institutions.

3.19.2.6 Public charitable institutions.

3.19.2.7 Library, community center or other public buildings.

3.19.2.8 Parks, playgrounds or other public facilities.

3.19.2.9 Public utility buildings or facilities.

3.19.2.10 Mixed use buildings containing one or more Special Uses.

3.19.2.11 Indoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly, such as theaters, billiard rooms, bowling or other similar indoor uses.

3.19.2.12 The manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of goods or products; provided that the use as well as storage or accessory uses are completely within an enclosed building.

3.19.2.13 Fast food restaurants as defined in Article XI, 11-2.

3.19.2.14 Stores for sale of goods or performance of personal services where the floor area exceeds 10,000 square feet or has a drive-up window service.

3.19.2.15 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or similar offices where the floor area exceeds 10,000 square feet.

3.19.2.16 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing Special Uses may be approved by the Board in the same manner as a Permitted Use, unless the Board requires a public hearing. Those not complying with 3.16.3.3 shall require a Special Permit.

3.19.2.17 Veterinary hospitals.

3.19.2.18 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.19.2.19 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.19.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.19.3.1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so produced or processed are used or sold exclusively on the premises, provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building.

3.19.3.2 Accessory outside storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so stored are used or sold exclusively on the premises, provided that the area used for outside storage shall be limited to 15% of the lot area and shall be effectively screened on all sides by appropriate structures, fencing, walls or landscaping of suitable type, density and height, as determined by the Board and in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

3.19.3.3 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use, and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.19.3.4 Off-street parking and loading in accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein.

3.19.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.19.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings or uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.19.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 7,500 square feet

(2) Lot Width: 50 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 75 feet

3.19.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 20 feet.

(b) Side & Rear Yards: None required, but at least 4 feet if provided. Lots adjacent to any Residential District shall comply with 3.20.4.2(4).

(2) Accessory Uses: Front yard: 20 feet. Side and rear yards are not required, but shall be at least four (4) feet, if provided.

(3) Usable Open Space Per Dwelling Unit: Section 3.16.4.2 (3) herein shall apply.

(4) Buffer Strip: An adequate buffer strip shall be provided adjacent to any Residential District. Said buffer strip shall be equal to or greater than 10% of the average lot width for side yards or average lot depth for rear yards, whichever is applicable, but not less than 20 feet; except that the Board may substitute, for a required 10 foot buffer, appropriate fencing or landscaped berm of suitable type and height which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to effectively screen the use from adjoining Residential Districts.

(5) Landscaping: All site landscaping must comply with the provisions of Section 5.14.

3.19.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design:..Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood. Specific attention shall be given to the physical relationship to adjacent residential areas as well as the view from such areas.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height:..No building or structure shall exceed 30 feet in height.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 50 percent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 1.0 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages and structures.

(7) Access Management: The points of vehicular access to New Haven Avenue shall be limited to one (1) for each fifty (50) feet of street frontage.

3.19.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited.

3.19.5.1 No trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own uses.

3.19.5.2 No commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishment, or other similar uses shall be permitted.

3.19.5.3 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11 shall be prohibited.

3.19.5.4 No junkyard; or outside storage yards shall be permitted.

SECTION 3.20 CORRIDOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 5 – REGIONAL BUSINESS DESIGN CORRIDOR DISTRICT : CDD-5

Purpose: The purpose of this district is to provide sites for the development of uses which are high-traffic generating and value the direct access to Route I-95 and regional markets. These uses also may require large parking areas due to the size of buildings. The specific use is less important than the provision of well designed development with access to I-95 and limited impact on adjacent residential areas.

3.20.1 Permitted Uses: All uses permitted in the Corridor Design Development District 5 – Regional Business Design Corridor District shall be deemed to be Special Uses.

3.20.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may permit the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.20.2.1 Hotels, motels or extended stay hotels.

3.20.2.2 A retail store containing at least 20,000 square feet of floor area.

3.20.2.3 A shopping center containing at least 40,000 square feet of floor area and containing stores for sale of goods at retail or for performance of personal services clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to retail sales.

3.20.2.4 Eating places subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 where applicable.

3.20.2.5 Sale of alcoholic liquor, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5 herein.

3.20.2.6 Stores for sale of goods at wholesale containing at least 20,000 square feet of floor area.

3.20.2.7 Indoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly such as theaters, billiard rooms, bowling alleys or other similar indoor uses.

3.20.2.8 Commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishment, or other similar uses; subject to all applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein.

3.20.2.9 Warehousing and/or wholesaling business, provided the principal use is within a completely enclosed building.

3.20.2.10 Multi-family residential buildings when at least 30% of the units are defined as affordable housing in accordance with Section 8-30g of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(1) Such developments shall be limited to efficiency, one bedroom and two bedroom units.

(2) The maximum number and designation of all units by type shall be determined by allocating the total area of the tract of land in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) 1,000 square feet per one bedroom or efficiency unit; and

(b) 2,000 square feet per two-bedroom unit.

(3) The maximum building coverage shall be twenty-five percent (25%); maximum lot coverage shall be sixty percent (60%).

(4) The minimum size of the living area of each type of unit shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) Two-bedroom Units - 900 sq. ft. minimum;

(b) One-bedroom Units - 800 sq. ft. minimum;

(5) No building shall extend within less than fifty (50) feet of any street line, fifty (50) feet of any sideline and fifty (50) feet of any rear line. No free standing garage shall extend within less than fifty (50) feet of any street line.

(a) No building shall exceed three (3) stories or forty (40) feet in height.

3.20.2.11 Off-street parking garages or lots.

3.20.2.12 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.20.2.13 Eating places containing a minimum floor area of 2,000 square feet subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 herein, notwithstanding Sections 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.4.1...

3.20.2.14 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.20.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.20.3.1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to a principal use and where goods so produced or processed are used or sold exclusively on the premises provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building.

3.20.3.2 Accessory vehicle repair and/or service garages, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein.

3.20.3.3 Accessory storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies within completely enclosed buildings.

3.20.3.4 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use, and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.20.3.5 Off-street parking and loading in accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein.

3.20.3.6 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3 herein.

3.20.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth herein.

3.20.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 40,000 sq. ft.

(2) Lot Width: 150 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 150 feet

3.20.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses: Front, side and rear yards for all principal uses shall not be less than 50 feet.

(2) Accessory Uses: Front, side and rear yards for all accessory uses, exclusive of signs, shall not be less than 25 feet.

3.20.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design:..Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height:..No building or structure shall exceed 5 stories or 60 feet in height.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 50 percent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 2.5 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages or structures.

3.20.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited:

3.20.5.1 No principal manufacturing, fabricating, assembly or processing of goods or products shall be permitted.

3.20.5.2 No junk yard; or outside storage yards shall be permitted.

3.20.5.3 No trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.20.5.4 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11 shall be prohibited.

3.20.6 Other Requirements

3.20.6.1 Traffic Study: All uses generating over one hundred (100) vehicle trips during a peak hour shall submit a traffic study prepared by a licensed traffic engineer.

3.20.6.2 Landscaping: All Site Plans shall conform with the requirements of Section 5.14 Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Area Standards.

SECTION 3.21 MILFORD CENTER DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: MCDD

Purpose: The purpose of the Milford Center Design Development District is to preserve the unique character of Milford Center including the natural and built environment. The vision for Milford Center is one of economic and social vitality with a mixture of uses which brings people together as a community within the heart of Milford.

3.21.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in the Milford Center Design Development District, subject to Site Plan approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.21.1.1 Stores for sale of goods or for performance of personal services, but not including health centers or clubs, including reducing salons, steam baths or similar uses.

3.21.1.2 Food or beverage service establishments without the sale of alcoholic liquor, except as otherwise provided herein.

3.21.1.3 Offices for business, financial, professional or personal services or other similar offices.

3.21.1.4 Dry cleaning or dyeing establishments using non-flammable solvents, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per establishment, and subject to approval of the cleaning solvents by the Fire Department and approval of the method of waste disposal by the Departments of Public Works and Public Health.

3.21.1.5 Printing or publishing establishments, provided that the floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet per establishment.

3.21.1.6 Off-street parking garages or lots.

3.21.1.7 Mixed use buildings containing two or more permitted uses.

3.21.1.8 Mixed use buildings containing dwelling units, subject to the following conditions and safeguards:

(1) Each dwelling unit shall comply with the following minimum floor area requirements:

(a) Efficiency bedroom unit 425 square feet

(b) One bedroom unit 575 square feet

(2) There shall be no first floor residential use in mixed use buildings.

(3) The number of bedrooms per building shall not exceed a total of six (6) without an approved Site Plan in accordance with Article VII.

3.21.1.9 Sale of alcoholic liquor subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5 herein.

3.21.1.10 Eating places containing a minimum floor area of 2,000 sq. ft. subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 where applicable, not withstanding Sections 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.4.1.

3.21.1.11 Funeral home or mortuary.

3.21.1.12 Public or parochial schools.

3.21.1.13 Private non-profit schools.

3.21.1.14 Cemeteries.

3.21.1.15 Single family or two-family dwellings.

3.21.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval, in accordance with ARTICLE VII.

3.21.2.1 Clubs, lodges or fraternal organizations in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8.2.1, herein.

3.21.2.2 Indoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly such as theaters, clubs, museums, art galleries, billiard rooms, bowling alleys or other similar indoor uses.

3.21.2.3 Business schools including teaching of shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, office skills, accounting, computer services, language skills or similar activities as determined by the Board as well as commercial schools.

3.21.2.4 Health center or clubs, including reducing salons, steam baths or similar uses.

3.21.2.5 Public charitable institutions, churches or religious institutions.

3.21.2.6 Parks, playgrounds or other public facilities; library, community center or other public buildings.

3.21.2.7 Railroad, bus, taxi, or other similar passenger terminals or stations.

3.21.2.8 Public utility buildings or facilities with completely enclosed service or storage areas.

3.21.2.9 Mixed use buildings containing one or more Special Uses.

3.21.2.10 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing Special Uses may be approved by the Board in the same manner as a Permitted Use, unless the Board requires a public hearing.

3.21.2.11 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited, may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.21.2.12 Multi-family residential buildings:

(1) The maximum number and designation of all units by type shall be determined by allocating the total area of the tract of land in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) 1,000 square feet per one bedroom or efficiency unit; and

(b) 2,000 square feet per two-bedroom unit.

(2) The maximum building coverage shall be thirty percent (30%); maximum lot coverage shall be seventy-five percent (75%).

(3) The minimum size of the living area of each type of unit shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) Three-bedroom units – 1,000 sq. ft. plus 100 square feet for each additional bedroom over three (3).

(b) Two-bedroom Units - 900 sq. ft. minimum;

(d) Efficiency Units - 450 square feet per unit

minimum.

(4) The minimum lot area shall be 5,000 square feet.

(5) No building shall exceed three (3) stories or forty (40) feet in height.

3.21.2.13 Restaurants with an outdoor customer dining area as defined in Section 11-2.

3.21.2.14 Bed and breakfast establishments.

3.21.2.15 Boarding houses, as provided and regulated in One Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2.2 herein.

3.21.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.21.3.1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so produced or processes are used or sold exclusively on the premises, provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building.

3.21.3.2 Accessory outside storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the principal use and where goods so stored are used or sold exclusively on the premises, provided that the area used for outside storage shall be effectively screened on all sides by appropriate structures, fencing, walls, or landscaping of suitable type, density and height, as determined by the Board.

3.21.3.3 Accessory buildings or uses for principal hotels or motels may include the following:

(1) Facilities for conventions and/or group meetings.

(2) A restaurant, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5, herein.

(3) An inside concession stand for the sale of refreshments, tobacco products, souvenirs or similar items.

(4) A swimming pool or other recreation facilities.

3.21.3.4 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use, and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.21.3.5 Off-Street Parking and Loading in accordance with Section 5.1, herein; except that off-street parking, loading, and vehicular access areas shall be provided in the manner and to the extent determined by the Board to be adequate for any mixed use building, notwithstanding the applicable provisions of Section 5.1.4, herein. Furthermore, the Board may determine that parking located in a publicly owned or managed facility may meet the parking requirements of a particular use.

3.21.3.6 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3 herein.

3.21.4 Lot and Building Requirements Buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.21.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 2,000 square feet

(2) Lot Width: 20 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 70 feet

3.21.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: None required, but shall be no greater than the average front yard as measured at 100 feet in either direction.

(b) Side and Rear Yards: None required, but at least 4 feet, if provided.

(2) Accessory Buildings: Front yard: same as for principal uses. Side and rear yards are not required, but shall be at least 4 feet if provided.

(3) Accessory Uses: Front yard: none required. Side and rear yards are not required, but shall be at least 4 feet if provided.

(4) Buffer Strip: At least 10 feet adjacent to any Residential District; except that the Board may substitute appropriate fencing of suitable type and height which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to effectively screen the use from adjoining Residential Districts. Said buffer strips shall be planted in accordance with the requirements of Article V Section 5.14 Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Area Standards.

3.21.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Height: No building or structure shall exceed 40 feet in height.

(2) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 3.0 FAR, including accessory parking garages and structures based on the gross floor area of all structures. The gross floor area shall not include an underground parking area.

3.21.4.4 Design Guidelines

All buildings and other improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the Milford Center Design Development District Guidelines attached hereto as Appendix B.

3.21.5 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited:

3.21.5.1 No drive-in establishment shall be permitted; except for drive-in banks.

3.21.5.2 No commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing and/or detailing establishment or other similar use shall be permitted, including accessory gasoline stations.

3.21.5.3 No parking or loading area shall be used for the storage of new or used vehicles for sale or hire; or for the storage of unregistered vehicles.

3.21.5.4 No principal warehouse or storage; junkyard; or principal outside storage yards shall be permitted.

3.21.5.5 No trucking distribution centers or other principal terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.21.5.6 No principal manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of goods or products shall be permitted.

3.21.5.7 No hotels or motels shall be permitted.

3.21.5.8 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11 shall be prohibited.

SECTION 3.22 INTERCHANGE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT: ICD

Purpose: The purpose of the Interchange Commercial District is to provide sites for the development of uses which are high traffic-generating and value the direct access to Route I-95. These uses also may require large parking areas to serve both trucks and automobiles. The specific use is less important than the provision of well designed development with access to I-95 and limited impact on the local street network.

3.22.1 Permitted Uses: All uses permitted in the Interchange Commercial District shall be deemed to be Special Uses.

3.22.2 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may permit the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

3.22.2.1 Hotels, motels or extended stay hotels.

3.22.2.2 A retail store containing at least 10,000 square feet of floor area.

3.22.2.3 A shopping center containing at least 40,000 square feet of floor area and containing stores for sale of goods at retail or for performance of personal services clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to retail sales.

3.22.2.4 Eating places subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 where applicable.

3.22.2.5 Sale of alcoholic liquor, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.5 herein.

3.22.2.6 Stores for sale of goods at wholesale containing at least 20,000 square feet of floor area.

3.22.2.7 Indoor places of entertainment, amusement, recreation or assembly such as theaters, billiard rooms, bowling alleys or other similar indoor uses.

3.22.2.8 Commercial garage, gasoline station, vehicle repair and/or service garage, vehicle dealership, vehicle washing establishment, or other similar uses; subject to all applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein.

3.22.2.9 Off-street parking garages or lots.

3.22.2.10 Accessory buildings or uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with any of the foregoing special uses shall be approved by the Board in the same manner as a Special Use.

3.22.2.11 Other related or equivalent principal buildings or uses, which are not specifically listed and are not prohibited may be permitted by the Board by Special Exception in accordance with Section 7.3.

3.22.3 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.22.3.1 Converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, assembly or other processing of products which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to a principal use and where goods so produced or processed are used or sold exclusively on the premises, provided that the area used for such purposes shall be within a completely enclosed building.

3.22.3.2 Accessory vehicle repair and/or service garages, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5.4 herein.

3.22.3.3 Accessory storage of equipment, merchandise, materials or supplies within completely enclosed buildings.

3.22.3.4 Other accessory buildings or uses which are clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use, and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.22.3.5 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3 herein.

3.22.4 Lot and Building Requirements: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth herein.

3.22.4.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 40,000 sq. ft.

(2) Lot Width: 150 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 150 feet

3.22.4.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses: Front, side and rear yards for all principal uses shall not be less than 50 feet.

(2) Accessory Uses: Front, side and rear yards for all accessory uses, exclusive of signs, shall not be less than 25 feet.

3.22.4.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) Length: Buildings shall not be of such unreasonable length as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood.

(3) Height: No building or structure shall exceed 10 stories or 120 feet in height.

(5) Building Area: A maximum of 50 percent or less as required by off-street parking and loading regulations.

(6) Floor Area Ratio: A maximum of 1.5 FAR, exclusive of accessory parking garages and structures.

3.22.5 Prohibited Uses The following uses shall be expressly prohibited:

3.22.5.1 No residential uses other than hotels or motels shall be permitted.

3.22.5.2 No principal manufacturing, fabricating, assembly or processing of goods or products shall be permitted.

3.22.5.3 No junk yards or outside storage yards shall be permitted.

3.22.5.4 No trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own use.

3.22.5.5 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11 shall be prohibited.

3.22.6 Other Requirements

3.22.6.1 Traffic Study: All uses generating over one hundred (100) vehicle trips during a peak hour shall submit a traffic study prepared by a licensed traffic engineer.

3.22.6.2 Landscaping: All Site Plans shall conform with the requirements of Section 5.14 Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Area Standards.

SECTION 3.23 CASCADE BOULEVARD DESIGN DISTRICT: CBDD

Purpose: The purpose of the Cascade Boulevard Design District is to enable the creation of a residential area in an area of the City where there are features appropriate for environmental protection. Because of these natural features, including extensive wetland areas and topographic variations, sites with more densely clustered single family housing developments in exchange for the retention of large areas of open space are encouraged to protect these important natural features. As is the case with the Corridor Design Development Districts, a high level of design is established for the review of development proposals within the Site Plan review procedure.

3.23.1 Special Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations, the Board may allow the following buildings or uses, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII herein.

3.23.1.1 One family detached dwellings.

3.23.1.2 Single family cluster housing developments, subject to the provisions and regulations of Section 5.9 herein and the following conditions:

(1) Minimum Gross Site Area: 10 acres.

(2) Maximum Number of Lots: The maximum number of lots allowed in a cluster housing development shall be based upon a minimum lot area of 3,000 square feet. The number of lots allowed shall be calculated using the method stated in Section 5.9.4.2 herein. This method deducts wetlands from the computation of its gross site acreage.

(3) Minimum Ground Floor Area: 550 square feet.

(4) Landscaping: All site landscaping must comply with the provisions of Section 5.14 herein.

3.23.1.3 Boarding houses, as provided and regulated in One Family Residential Districts, Section 3.1.2.2 herein.

3.23.2 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.23.2.1 Private garage with space for not more than one vehicle for each 2,000 square feet of lot area and not exceeding three spaces.

3.23.2.2 Off-street parking and loading in accordance with Section 5.1, herein.

3.23.2.3 Other accessory uses clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the principal use and that will not be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare.

3.23.2.4 Signs: In accordance with Section 5.3, herein.

3.23.3 Lot and Building Requirements: Buildings and uses shall comply with all lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

3.23.3.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 10,000 square feet

(2) Lot Width: 50 feet

(3) Lot Depth: 100 feet

3.23.3.2 Minimum Yard and Open Space Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) Front Yard: 25 feet.

(b) Rear Yard: 25 feet. Lots adjacent to any Residential District

shall comply with 3.23.3.2(4).

(2) Accessory Buildings: Front yard: 25 feet. Side and rear yards are not required, but shall be at least four (4) feet, if provided.

(3) Buffer Strip: An adequate buffer strip shall be provided adjacent to any commercial or industrial district. Said buffer strip shall be equal to or greater than 10% of the average lot width for side yards or average lot depth for rear yards, whichever is applicable, but not less than 20 feet; except that the Board may substitute, for a required 10 foot buffer, appropriate fencing or landscaped berm of suitable type and height which shall be installed and maintained by the applicant to effectively screen the use from adjoining commercial or industrial districts.

(4) Landscaping: All site landscaping must comply with the provisions of Section 5.14 herein.

3.23.3.3 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: Buildings shall be designed in such a manner as to be compatible with the lot and in harmony with the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood. Specific attention shall be given to the relationship between the buildings and the natural environment, particularly topography and wetlands.

(2) Bulk: Individual buildings shall not be of such unreasonable size along any dimensions as to adversely affect the general character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood. Visual or physical variations should be provided along any dimension (length, height or width) of a building’s façade that is greater than 150% of the average of such dimension for all adjacent properties.

(3) Height:..No building or structure shall exceed 25 feet in height.

(4) Building Area: A maximum of 40 percent or less as required by off-street parking.

3.23.4 Prohibited Uses: The following uses shall be expressly prohibited.

3.23.4.1 No trucking terminal facilities for handling freight or material with or without maintenance facilities shall be permitted; except for clearly subordinate and customarily incidental delivery departments or off-street loading facilities operated by business concerns for their own uses.

3.23.4.2 Any building or use which will not comply with the Performance Standards of Section 5.11 shall be prohibited

SECTION 3.24 OPEN SPACE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT: OSAHD-MF

3.24.1 Purpose: This Section provides a District which encourages flexibility in housing construction; provides a variety of housing opportunities to meet the needs of the community; encourages the construction of housing that is “affordable” as defined by state statutes, consistent with design and construction standards present in the community; and assists in meeting the City’s need for affordable residential alternatives. A further purpose and intent of this Section is to encourage the preservation of natural resources of the City through the maximum protection of woodlands, waterbodies, watercourses, steep slopes, scenic vistas, conservation areas, recreation areas, and similar natural features, characteristics and open spaces.

3.24.2 Definitions

3.24.2.1 “Affordable Housing Development” means a proposed housing development, as defined by Section 8-30g(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, (A) which is “assisted housing” as defined in Section 8-30g(a)(3) of the Connecticut General Statutes; or (B) in which not less than twenty-five percent of the dwelling units will be conveyed by deeds containing covenants or restrictions which shall require that such dwelling units be sold or rented at, or below, prices which will preserve the units as affordable housing, as defined in Section 8-39a of the Connecticut General Statutes, for persons and families whose income is less than or equal to eighty percent of the area median income or eighty percent of the state median income, whichever is less, for at least thirty years after the initial occupation of the proposed development.

3.24.2.2 “Open Space Affordable Housing Development,” as used in this Section, means a multi-family residential site development that provides, at minimum, the requisite number of Affordable Housing Units necessary to qualify as an Affordable Housing Development as provided by Section 8-30g of the Connecticut General Statutes, as may be amended, and further satisfies all requirements of this Section.

3.24.2.3 “Open Space Affordable Housing Development - Multi-Family District” (“OSAHD-MF”) is a zoning district within which multi-family open space affordable housing developments are permitted in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Section.

3.24.2.4 “Affordable Housing Unit.” As used in this Section, “Affordable Housing Unit” means housing for which persons and families pay thirty percent (30%) or less of their annual income, where such income is less than or equal to the area median income for the City of Milford, as determined by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

3.24.2.5 “Monthly Payment,” as used in connection with an Affordable Housing Unit for sale, shall mean the amount paid monthly for mortgage principal and interest, property taxes and insurance, and common charges in the case of ownership in a common interest community; and utility costs, including hot water and electricity, but excluding telephone and cable television. The maximum allowable monthly payment for an Affordable Housing Unit that is rented shall include the cost of rent; common charges if the tenant is directly responsible; heat and utility costs, including hot water and electricity, but excluding telephone and cable television.

3.24.3 Permitted Uses: The Board may allow open space affordable housing developments, with Affordable Housing Units, subject to Special Permit approval, in accordance with Article VII, herein, and the standards provided in this Section. If there is a conflict between a standard of another Section of these zoning regulations and this Section, the standards of this Section shall control and apply to the proposed site development.

3.24.4 General Standards: In order to increase the supply of affordable housing in the City of Milford, and promote the preservation of open space, the lot, prior to a request for approval of a change of zone to an Open Space Affordable Housing Development - Multi-Family District (“OSAHD-MF”) as provided by this Section, must be located in a residential zoning district, and/or in an industrial zoning district that permits a residential use, and any specific affordable housing site development proposal, shall be subject to the following standards:

3.24.4.1 Site Plan Requirement: A detailed landscaping plan shall be required showing all grading, drainage, fences, walls, shrub and tree plantings, and other landscaping features.

3.24.4.2 Exterior Lighting: Exterior lighting shall be provided by the applicant at all access points to street, parking areas, building entrances and elsewhere, where required for the safety of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

3.24.4.3 Street Access: No open space affordable housing development shall be approved by the Board for a lot unless the lot is located within one mile of a designated interstate highway, which distance shall be measured from the closest point of the lot to an interstate highway, and the lot has access to an adequate collector or arterial street. No zoning permit shall be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer for any open space affordable housing site development until any required street improvements have been suitably guaranteed.

3.24.4.4 Utilities: No open space affordable housing site development shall be approved by the Board unless each dwelling unit in such building is: (a) served by an approved public sanitary sewerage system; and (b) supplied with water from an adequate public water supply. No Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer for any dwelling unit until such unit has been connected to said utilities.

3.24.4.5 Improvement Standards: Plans and specifications for the construction and/or improvement of all streets, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewerage facilities, water supply facilities, electric and telephone facilities, and other improvements shall comply with all applicable City and State laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations, and shall be submitted to the Board for approval.

3.24.4.6 Ownership and Maintenance: All private streets, parking areas, sidewalks, utilities, recreation facilities, and other private improvements, facilities and areas shall be owned, maintained and operated by the applicant, owner, association or corporation without expense to the City. Open space areas are subject to Section 3.24.7.3. If required by the Board during the public hearing process, legal documentation shall be submitted assuring the ownership, maintenance and operation of such private improvements, facilities, and areas. Suitable restrictive covenants, particularly with regard to the minimum open space area requirements, may be required by the Board during the public hearing process, and such covenant(s) shall be included in all post-approval legal conveyances as a condition of a site development approval. The entire lot of an open space affordable housing development shall, at all times, be maintained in a safe, sanitary and presentable condition.

3.24.4.7 Compliance with Chapter 126a of the Connecticut General Statutes:

(1) Affordable Housing Units shall be of a construction quality and size that is comparable to market-rate units within the development, and shall be dispersed throughout the development.

(2) If the development is to be built in phases, the Affordable Housing Units will be built on a pro rata basis as construction proceeds.

(3) An Affordable Housing Unit shall be occupied only as the purchaser’s or tenant’s primary residence. To the extent that subletting is permitted by the lease, subletting at a rental greater than the “maximum monthly payment” as defined in this Section shall be strictly and specifically prohibited in the lease for each Affordable Housing Unit.

(4) The developer or its successor may change the designation of which units within the development shall be set aside as affordable, provided that the minimum twenty-five percent (25 %) set aside shall be maintained, for a thirty (30) year period as provided by Section 8-30g(a)(1)(B) of the Connecticut General Statutes, as may be amended, and the development as a whole shall continue to comply with all paragraphs of this Section.

(5) At the same time that the market-rate units in an Open Space Affordable Housing Development are first advertised to the general public, notice of availability of such units shall be provided by advertising such availability in the real estate section of a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Milford, and by providing notice to the City of Milford Municipal/City Clerk, Mayor of the City of Milford, and the Milford Planning and Zoning Board.

(6) Each deed or lease for an Affordable Housing Unit shall contain substantially the following provision:

This unit is sold or rented as an “affordable housing unit” as defined in Sections 8-30g and 8-39a of the Connecticut General Statutes, and is available only to persons or families whose income is at or below eighty percent (80%) of the area median income for Milford, or of the state median income, whichever is less, as determined by the Connecticut Department of Housing and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This development has been approved by agencies of the City of Milford based in part on the condition that a defined percentage of units will be preserved as affordable housing units. The restrictions related to affordability are required by law to be strictly enforced.

Any deed for the lot shall contain restrictive language substantially the same as the aforementioned.

As part of the public hearing process, the Board may require the applicant to provide a draft deed, restrictive covenant, and/or lease associated with the open space affordable housing development, incorporating the aforementioned language, or substantially the same language, of this Section 3.24.4.7(6). Such deed, restrictive covenant, and/or lease may be incorporated by the Board as a condition of an approval of an open space affordable housing development.

(7) The monthly rent for an Affordable Housing Unit includes a monthly allowance for utilities, which includes heat, hot water and electricity, but excludes telephone and cable television. Heat and utility costs may be calculated by reasonable estimate.

(8) The thirty (30) year affordability period shall be calculated separately for each Affordable Housing Unit in the open space affordable housing site development, and the period shall begin on the date of occupancy of the Affordable Housing Unit.

(9) The Board may, as a condition of approval, require an annual report from the owner of the open space affordable housing development verifying unit occupant income and compliance with the requirements of this Section 3.24.4.7. As part of this report, the Board may further require, as a condition of approval, that the owner provide a written statement including, but not limited to, the procedure utilized by the owner to verify unit occupant income, and further information to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Section 3.24.4.7.

3.24.5 Accessory Uses: The following accessory uses shall be allowed:

3.24.5.1 Accessory buildings and uses, such as tennis courts, swimming pools, recreation facilities and buildings, meeting halls, model unit and office, maintenance, storage and utility buildings, parking garages, or garage bay structures, but not necessarily limited to these uses, shall be permitted for open space affordable housing developments when provided as an integral part of the overall development.

3.24.6 Signs: The following requirements apply to signage within the open space affordable housing development:

3.24.6.1 Signs shall be permitted whereby any individual sign panel shall not exceed 35 sq. ft., and the aboveground support structure of any individual sign panel shall not exceed 350 sq. ft., whereby such support structure may include fencing and wall structure material.

3.24.6.2 Accessory signs, including, but not limited to, directional and informational signs, necessary for the public safety or convenience of the open space affordable housing development, shall be permitted whereby any individual sign panel shall not exceed 20 sq. ft.

3.24.7 Lot and Building Requirements: A open space affordable housing development must comply with the following lot and building requirements:

3.24.7.1 Minimum Lot Requirements:

(1) Lot Area: 20 acres

[the lot must have existed as a single lot, comprising at least 20 acres, for at least two years prior to an application being filed pursuant to this Section 3.24]

Lot area per dwelling unit:

(a) efficiency bedroom 2,000 sq.ft.

(b) one bedroom 2,500 sq. ft.

(3) Lot Width: 150 feet

(4) Lot Depth: 150 feet

3.24.7.2 Minimum Yard Requirements:

(1) Principal Uses:

(a) front yard 50 feet
(b) side yard 25 feet

(2) Accessory Uses:

      (a)        front yard        25 feet
(b)        side yard         25 feet
(c)        rear yard         25 feet
(d)        for community buildings, swimming pools and similar recreational buildings, the minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks shall be 50 feet.

3.24.7.3 Open Space Requirements:

(1) Minimum Open Space Requirements: For an open space affordable housing development, under this Section, there shall be a minimum of 40% of the total lot area dedicated to open space.

(2) Open Space Reservations: Any land area allocated as open space shall be permanently reserved as open space for purposes approved by the Board. The areas to be reserved for open space shall be land with suitable access, shape, dimensions, character, location, topography and/or improvements for an open space affordable housing development as deemed necessary by and acceptable to the Board. All open space areas shall be shown on the applicable approved final site development plan and shall be appropriately identified to indicate that they are not intended for use as building sites.

(3) Means of Open Space Reservations: Such open space reservations shall be permanently reserved as open space by one or more of the following means; provided that the proposed means are acceptable to and approved by the Board:

(a) Deeded to the City of Milford or deeded to the Milford Land Conservation Trust, Inc., or similar non-profit organization acceptable to the Planning and Zoning Board. Where open space areas are intended to be conveyed to the City or said non-profit organization, the applicant shall convey them at the stage and in the condition agreed upon in connection wit processing and approval of the development. Title to the land shall be unencumbered. The City, or said non-profit organization, shall take title to such land at a time approved by the Board as a condition of the site development approval. Acceptance of an open space area, when conveyed by the applicant, shall be endorsed upon the deed by the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board, or the president of said non-profit organization, and shall be duly recorded with the deed stating that such land is reserved for use as open space in perpetuity.

(b) Held in corporate ownership by owner(s) of the lot, and/or dwelling units, within the development. Where open space areas are intended to be held in corporate ownership, the Board may require, during the public hearing process, the applicant to file with the Board a statement verifying the intended means by which title to such open space area will be transferred. Each deed or lease conveyance to unit or lot owners in said development shall include this stipulation, the beneficial right to use of the open land, and all other restrictions pertaining thereto. The applicant shall record such deeds with all necessary legal documents in the City land records as a condition of approval of any site development.

3.24.7.4 Building Requirements:

(1) Design: There shall be no less than ten dwelling units per site complex. In addition, there shall be no less than three (3) units in any building. A completely enclosed storage area shall be provided for each dwelling unit, but it shall not be computed as part of the minimum required floor area for such dwelling unit.

(2) Length: No building shall exceed 225 feet in its greatest dimension, unless physical design considerations related to site conditions make this requirement impractical, as determined by the Board.

(3) Height: Building shall not exceed four stories, excluding basement, nor 55 feet.

(5) Lot Coverage: Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 40%.

(6) Minimum Floor Area Contained Within Each Dwelling Unit:

      (a)        Efficiency bedroom unit         450 sq. ft.
(b)        One bedroom unit                  575 sq. ft.
(c)        Two bedroom unit                  750 sq. ft.

3.24.8 Parking Requirements: To accommodate the purpose of this Section, specifically, to maximize open space area consistent with the needs associated with the proposed open space affordable housing site development, all provisions of Section 5.1 area hereby incorporated, subject to the following exception for minimum off-street parking requirements for multi-family dwellings:

(1) one bedroom unit 1.5 space per unit
(2) two bedroom unit 2 spaces per unit

3.24.9 Enforcement: The Board retains all enforcement powers granted by the Connecticut General Statutes, including, but not limited to, Section 8-12 of the Connecticut General Statutes, to ensure that the ownership, maintenance and operation of the open space affordable housing site development provided by this Section, is, at all times, in compliance with this Section, and Chapter 126a of the Connecticut General Statutes entitled “Affordable Housing Land Use Appeals”.

3.24.10 Application of OSAHD - Multi-Family District to Lot Area Previously Zoned LI-30

If a lot, with any area zoned LI-30, is approved for a change of zone to OSAHD-MF as provided by this Section, then that area of the lot previously zoned LI-30 will retain all permitted uses as provided by these regulations for LI-30 zoned lot area, in addition to those uses permitted by this Section, within the discretion of the Board. The open space affordable housing development use permitted by this Section 3.24, shall not be prohibited, nor limited, by any provision that applies to LI-30 zoned lot area. However, any LI-30 use in a OSAHD-MF zone shall be limited to all standards that apply to a LI-30 zoning district under these regulations, and shall not be limited by the standards of this Section 3.24.

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ARTICLE V SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

SECTION 5.1 PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS

5.1.1 General Procedure: It is the intention of these Regulations that all buildings and uses be provided with a sufficient amount of off-street parking and loading space to meet the needs of persons employed at or making use of such buildings or uses. No permit for the erection or substantial alteration of a building, or for the development of a use, shall be issued unless off-street parking and loading facilities shall have been laid out in a plot plan in accordance with the appropriate requirements for buildings and uses set forth in this Section and until the drainage plan for such parking and/or loading area, except in conjunction with single family dwellings not located in flood hazard areas, shall have been approved by the City Engineer.

5.1.2 Zoning Permits: The plot plans for any new building or any replacement or reconstruction of any existing buildings, when submitted to the Zoning Enforcement Officer for a Zoning Permit in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, shall show specifically the location and size of the off-street parking and/or loading areas required to comply with this Section, and the means of access to such space from the public streets or highways. The drainage plan of such parking and/or loading area shall be approved by the City Engineer with regard to safety to the area and adjoining properties. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall not issue a Zoning Permit until the drainage plan of such parking and/or loading area has been endorsed with such approval.

5.1.3 Completion of Required Parking and Loading Areas: The use of any property for a principal or accessory off-street parking and/or loading area shall not commence until all work required in connection therewith is either completed or until the Zoning Enforcement Officer approves postponement of the improvements, or portion thereof, and accepts satisfactory surety in order to guarantee the completion of such postponed work.

5.1.4 Off-Street Parking Requirements: Adequate off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be provided for any building or use in accordance with the minimum requirements of this Section. Any land which is developed as a unit under single ownership and control shall be considered a single lot for the purpose of these parking regulations. Reasonable and appropriate off-street parking requirements for buildings and uses which do not fall within the categories listed shall be determined in each case by the Board upon consideration of all factors entering into the parking needs of such use.

Figure 4: Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements
Type of Building or Use	Minimum Required Parking Spaces
(1) One Family Dwellings	2 spaces
(2) Two Family Dwellings	4 spaces
(3) Multiple Family Dwellings
(a) Efficiency bedroom units	2 space minimum per dwelling unit
(b) One bedroom unit	2 space minimum per dwelling unit
(c) Two bedroom units	3 space minimum per dwelling unit
(d) Three bedroom units	3 space minimum per dwelling unit
(4) Housing for elderly	1 space per dwelling unit
(5) Home occupation or accessory professional or home office	2 spaces in addition to dwelling requirements.
(6) Places of assembly, including but not limited to churches, auditoriums, theaters, and stadiums	1 space for each 4 fixed to seats or equivalent gross floor area. (50 sf/space)
(7) Food and beverage establishments including, but not limited to restaurants, outdoor luncheonettes, soda fountains, clubs (public and private), coffee houses, and fraternal organizations	1 space for each 75 sq. ft. of gross floor area, including service areas if any.
(8) Take Out Restaurants	1 space for each 250 sq. ft.
(9) Taverns, Cafes	1 space for each 50 sq. ft. of gross floor area including outdoor service areas, if any
(10) Health Clubs	1 space for each 50 sq. ft.
(11) Hotels, motels and boarding houses	1 space for each rooming unit, plus required parking for facilities used for eating, drinking, assembly, and other such uses.
(12) Automotive services, including but not limited to gas stations, auto accessories, auto repair, auto body and paint shop, muffler installation, tire and engine and transmission overhaul shops	1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area; or 3 spaces per bay, lift or equivalent for customer and employee parking only, whichever is greater.
(13) Vehicular dealerships including, but not limited to, those which sell new and used: motor vehicles, trailers, watercraft and mobile homes of open sales display lot	1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area, or 1 space for each 1,500 sq. ft. area, whichever is greater.
(14) Open or outdoor businesses, including but not limited to those businesses , which sell new and used: motor vehicles, trailers, mobile homes; building supplies, machinery, equipment, swimming pools, nurseries and garden supplies.	1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of enclosed sales floor area plus 1 space for each 1,000 sq. ft. of open sales display lot area.
(15) Boat docks, marinas and boat yards	1 space for each boat dock or mooring facility.
(16) Appliance, carpet, furniture, electrical, heating, plumbing and glass retail sales	1 space for each 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area.
(17) Other retail sales and service establishments	1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area. An establishment may reduce its parking requirement down to a minimum of 1 space for each 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area, in exchange for an increase in buildable floor area equal to one-half of the difference between the reduced parking requirement and the general minimum of 1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area. The remaining one-half of this difference must be maintained as additional landscaped open space on the site, in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14 of these Regulations. The Board, if it determines upon review of a Site Plan for such establishment that a reduction in the number of parking spaces is suitable and proper for the site, may grant this reduction by way of a Special Exception.
(18) General business and professional offices	1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area or two spaces for each office or tenant, whichever is greater, or 3 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area in a DO-10 or DO-25 zone district with the reserve parking area of 1 space for each 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area retained in suitably located open space areas so as to be utilized for required parking at such time as the Planning and Zoning Board shall require. An establishment may reduce its parking requirement down to a minimum of 1 space for each 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area, in exchange for an increase in buildable floor area equal to one-half of the difference between the reduced parking requirement and the general minimum of 1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area. The remaining one-half of this difference must be maintained as additional landscaped open space on the site, in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14 of these Regulations. The Board, if it determines upon review of a Site Plan for such establishment that a reduction in the number of parking spaces is suitable and proper for the site, may grant this reduction by way of a Special Exception.
(19) General Hospital	1 space per patient bed plus 1 space per employee during the maximum work shift, plus 1.5 spaces per operating and/or treatment room that is part of an outpatient surgical facility or wing of a hospital.
(20) Convalescent, nursing or rest home	1 space per four patient beds plus 1 space per employee during the maximum work shift
(21) Wholesale and distribution, warehousing and storage, truck terminals, and other enclosed storage uses, and manufacturing and industrial establishments	1 space for each 750 sq. ft. of gross floor area or 1 space for each employee on the maximum work shift, whichever is greater.
(22) Schools - Public, Parochial, Private Non-Profit commercial (Elementary, Middle or Junior High School)	1 space for each 6 seats or equivalent.
(23) Schools – Public, Parochial, Private Non- Profit commercial (High School)	1 space for each 2 seats or equivalent.
(24) Regional Shopping Malls	1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of gross buildable area. Storage areas of more than 10,000 sq. ft. per store unit shall not be included in the parking calculations and shall be a deduction from gross buildable area.

5.1.4.1 Drive-In Establishments:

(1) A drive-in bank window shall have at least ten waiting positions between the street line and said window for cars approaching and at least two waiting positions for cars leaving said window. Such approach(es) shall be so arranged so as not to conflict with required off-street parking facilities and access thereto.

(2) An attendant-operated or self-service car wash shall have at least ten waiting positions for each bay between the street line and such bay for cars approaching and at least two waiting positions for cars leaving said bays.

(3) A fast-food drive-through window shall have at least ten waiting positions between the street line and said window for cars approaching and at least two waiting positions for cars leaving said window. Such approach(es) shall be so arranged so as not to conflict with required off-street parking facilities and access thereto.

(4) A pharmacy drive-through window shall have at least five waiting positions between the street line and said window for cars approaching and at least two waiting positions for cars leaving said window. Such approach(es) shall be so arranged so as not to conflict with required off-street parking facilities and access thereto.

5.1.5 Off-Street Loading Requirements: Adequate off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, shall be provided for any building or use in accordance with the minimum requirements of this Section. Any land which is developed as a unit under single ownership and control shall be considered a single lot for the purpose of these minimum loading requirements. Reasonable and appropriate off-street loading requirements for buildings and uses which do not fall within the categories listed shall be determined in each case by the Board upon consideration of all factors entering into the loading needs of such use.

5.1.5.1 Every hospital, institution, hotel, retail store, office building, wholesale house, warehouse, or industrial building, or additions thereto, totaling 8,000 square feet or more in floor area hereafter erected or established, shall have on the lot one permanently maintained loading space, and one additional loading space for each additional 16,000 square feet of floor area, or major portion thereof, excluding basements. Except that the Planning and Zoning Board may determine that optional proposals for providing service entrance areas or space may be allowed.

5.1.6 Space Computations: When units of measurements determining the number of required parking and/or loading spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half shall require one additional space.

5.1.7 Size of Spaces: Any off-street parking spaces as used herein shall be a space of not less than 9 feet in width and 18 feet in length. A waiting position shall be a 9 ft. by 18 ft. space in a line of approach. An off street loading space as used herein shall be a space of not less than 12 feet in width, 40 feet in length, and 14 feet in height.

5.1.7.1 Parking Structures: The Board may permit smaller parking spaces for any area located within or under a principal building or located within a multi-level parking structure; provided that such parking area shall contain at least three parking spaces. In general, such smaller parking spaces shall not be less than 8 feet in width and 18 feet in length.

5.1.7.2 Attendant Parking: The Board may, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval, in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, permit smaller aisle and spaces for any use which will be served by attendant parking; provided that: (a) such attendant parking is customarily incidental to the principal use; and (b) adequate waiting positions are provided for vehicles approaching and leaving the principal use. In general, such smaller parking spaces shall not be less than 8 feet in width and 18 feet in length.

5.1.8 Multiple Uses and Facilities: When two or more different uses are located on a single lot, the total amount of parking and/or loading spaces to be provided shall be the sum of the requirements for each individual use on the lot. The Board may, subject to Site Plan review in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, approve the joint use of space by two or more establishments on the same or on contiguous lots where the total capacity of such space is less than the sum of the spaces required for each use; provided that the Board finds that the capacity to be provided will substantially meet the intent of the requirements by reason of variation in the probable time of maximum use by patrons or employees among such establishments, and further provided that such approval of such joint use shall be automatically terminated upon the termination of any such establishments.

5.1.9 Location and Ownership:..Required parking and/or loading spaces shall be provided upon the same lot as the principal building or use which they serve. If the Board determines that it is impractical to provide all or part of the parking spaces on the same lot with the principal building or use, it may permit all or part of the parking spaces to be located on any lot which is within 250 feet of the principal building or use, measured along access ways to the lot. In all such cases, such parking spaces shall be in the same ownership as the use to which they are accessory and shall conform to all the regulations of the Zoning District in which they are located; but in no event shall such parking spaces be located in any Residential District unless the use which the spaces serve are allowed in such Residential Districts. Any such approval by the Board shall be subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, and shall be recorded in the Land Records of the City as an encumbrance on the land designated for off-street parking, and such land shall not be released from parking use unless and until alternative space is provided and approved elsewhere.

5.1.10 General Layout and Design: The general layout and traffic circulation of parking and loading areas shall be designed so as to avoid unsafe conditions and traffic congestion in the streets upon which the area has access and to provide for the safety and adequacy of access for vehicles and pedestrians using the area.

5.1.10.1 Parking spaces and aisles shall be laid out in accordance with the "Design Standards for Off Street Parking", as set forth hereinafter. All proposed curb cuts, access drives, and parking areas shall comply with all applicable requirements of the State Department of Transportation.

5.1.10.2 All parking lots for new buildings or existing buildings to be substantially renovated, except as noted below, shall provide parking spaces for handicapped individuals according to the following schedule:

Figure 5: Required Number of Accessible Parking Spaces
Total Parking Spaces In Lot	Required Number of Accessible Spaces
up to 25	1
26 to 50	2
51 to 75	3
76 to 100	4
101 to 150	5
151 to 200	6
201 to 300	7
301 to 400	8
401 to 500	9
501 to 1,000	2 % of total
over 1,000	20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000

5.1.10.2.1..If a curb exists between a parking lot surface and sidewalk surface, an inclined curb approach or a curb cut flush with the parking lot surface having textured or rippled surface shall be provided for wheelchair access.

5.1.10.2.2 Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be located as close as possible to elevators, ramps, walkways and entrances. These spaces should also be located so that physically handicapped persons are not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars to reach entrances, ramps, walkways and elevators.

5.1.10.2.3 These provisions shall not be mandatory for high hazard buildings, low or moderate storage buildings, residential hotels or multi-family dwellings having less than 25 units; or one or two family structures.

5.1.10.2.4 If a question should arise as to which use group, as described above, a building belongs, the decision of the Building Inspector shall prevail.

5.1.10.3. Any enclosed loading space shall be located at least 30 feet from any street line and any open loading space shall be so designed that trucks when loading or unloading will not project over any street line.

5.1.10.4 Individual parking and loading spaces, maneuvering areas, entrances and exits shall be suitably identified with lines and arrows, as deemed necessary by the Zoning Enforcement Officer.

5.1.10.5 No access drive, aisle or maneuvering area shall have a turning radius of less than 20 feet.

5.1.10.6 Where vehicles will be located against sidewalks, fences, walls, required buffer strips, trees, landscaping or similar constructions, a suitable bumper strip shall be provided in such a location that the vehicle cannot overhang or otherwise damage said obstruction.

5.1.10.7 In any parking area containing 20 or more parking spaces, suitable speed bumps at reasonable intervals may be required in order to protect the public safety.

5.1.10.8 In any parking area containing 20 or more parking spaces and two or more parallel aisles, suitable guard rails or esplanades may be required in order to protect the public safety and/or to promote a more aesthetic parking area.

Diagram 1: Accessible Parking Design Requirements

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Diagram 2: Parking Space Striping Requirements

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Diagram 3: Design Standards for Off-Street Parking

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5.1.11 Access Drives: No driveway or access road, to or from any property shall be so located at its juncture with a street as to create a danger or menace to the community or to the convenience or proper use of the adjoining property. No driveway shall provide access through a residential district to a lot located in another Zoning District.

5.1.11.1 No driveway approach shall be less than 10 feet in width nor greater than 30 feet in width at the street line.

5.1.11.2 No driveway shall be located closer than 25 feet to any street intersection measured along the street lines. In any nonresidential district, no two driveways on the same lot shall be located closer than 25 feet to each other at their closest limits.

5.1.11.3 No lot having less than 200 feet of street frontage shall have more than two driveway entrances and/or exits on each street abutting the lot. Lots with more than 200 feet of street frontages may have up to one driveway entrance and/or exits for each 100 feet of additional street frontage.

5.1.12 Drainage and Surfacing: All off-street parking and loading areas, whether open or enclosed, shall be suitably graded, surfaced, curbed, drained and maintained as deemed necessary by the Zoning Enforcement Officer and approved by the City Engineer to avoid hazards or nuisances of dust, erosion, damage to any buffer strip planting or storm water flow onto public streets.

5.1.13 Buffer Strips and Screening: All parking areas with more than 5 spaces and/or loading areas shall he bordered on all sides that are contiguous to or across the street from a Residential District, with a suitable buffer strip on which shall be located and maintained appropriate fencing and landscaping of suitable type density and height to effectively screen the parking area and the lights of motor vehicles adjoining residential areas, as deemed necessary by the Zoning Enforcement Officer. All landscaping shall be in accordance with Article V Section 5.14.

5.1.14 Landscaping: Where 10 or more surface parking spaces are provided on any lot, the lot containing those spaces shall be suitably landscaped in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

5.1.15 Lighting: Necessary lighting of parking areas shall be permitted subject to Section 5.2 Exterior Lighting Regulations. The Board may limit the hours of lighting and the number and location of lights for any parking and/or loading area that is subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein.

5.1.16 Operation and Maintenance: Required off-street parking and/or loading facilities shall be maintained with any required markings thereon so long as the building or use which the facilities are designed to serve exists. Required parking areas shall be available to those who make use of buildings and uses for which they are required. Required off-street parking and/or loading areas which after development are later offered to and accepted by the City, shall be deemed to continue to serve the buildings or uses to meet the requirements for which they were originally approved.

5.1.16.1 No motor vehicle sales or service and no motor vehicle storage or display shall be permitted on any required parking and/or loading areas in any Zoning District.

5.1.16.2 No display or parking of vehicles shall be permitted within buffer or pedestrian areas within the parcel or within any public right-of-way.

5.1.16.3 In approving any off-street parking and/or loading areas that are subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, herein, the Board may also require satisfactory evidence that the parking and loading areas including buffer and landscape areas will be maintained in full compliance with these requirements. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall inspect the parking and loading areas on an annual basis. If the areas are not being maintained in accordance with the Site Plan, the owner of record shall be required to improve the property to the level in the Site Plan.

5.1.17 Tandem Parking: Any application that proposes a parking plan where one car is parked in front of the other, whether open or enclosed, shall be subject to Section 7.2. This section shall not apply to single family residences in single family residential zones.

SECTION 5.2 EXTERIOR LIGHTING REGULATIONS

5.2.1 General Purpose: This regulation of outdoor lighting applies to both permanently installed outdoor light fixtures and temporary installation of lighting for special events (i.e. carnivals, grand openings), and is necessary to prevent misdirected or excessive artificial light, caused by inappropriate or misarranged light fixtures that produce direct glare, light trespass, and also that such regulation is necessary to improve or maintain nighttime public safety, utility and security.

5.2.1 Design Standard

5.2.2.1 Where used for security purposes or to illuminate walkways, and parking lots, only shielded light fixtures shall be used and mounted no higher than 20 feet.

5.2.2.2 Where used for commercial and industrial purposes such as in merchandise display area, work areas, platforms, signs, architectural, landscape, or sports or recreational facilities, all light fixtures shall be equipped with automatic timing devices and comply with the following:

(1) Indirect uplighting of signs shall be limited to two (2) seventy-five (75) watt incandescent bulbs per sign. If the sign is double-faced, the same type and amount of lighting may be used on each side. The seventy-five (75) watt incandescent bulbs shall be limited to seven hundred fifty (750) lumens per bulb, and shall be completely shielded from view at the nearest property line or street line. All lighting must be shielded to prevent direct glare and/or light trespass. The lighting must also be, as much as physically possible, contained to the target area. Internally lighted signs are acceptable. Indirect uplighting may be included as part of landscaping, walls or other architectural features.

(2) Recreational and sports facility lighting shall comply with IES recommendations and shall be shielded.

(3) All other outdoor light fixtures shall be shielded to prevent misdirected or excessive artificial light.

(4) Merchandise display area lighting shall be turned off within 30 minutes after closing of the business. Under no circumstances shall the full illumination of the display area be permitted after 11:00 p.m. Any lighting used after 11:00 p.m. shall be used for security purposes only.

(5) All outdoor lighting fixtures necessary for security purposes shall be activated by motion sensor devices, or turned off during non-operating hours. Illuminated signs are excluded from this requirement.

5.2.2.3 Foundations supporting lighting poles shall not be less than 24 inches above grade.

5.2.2.4 Light fixtures shall not be mounted on the lighting pole higher than 20 feet from grade

5.2.3 Light Trespass: All light fixtures shall be designed, installed, and maintained to prevent light trespass, as specified in Section 5.2.3.1 and 5.2.3.2 below.

5.2.3.1 At the property line of the originating property (light source), illumination from light fixtures shall not exceed 0.1 foot-candle on residentially zoned property or 0.5 foot-candle on business zoned property, measured in a vertical plane.

5.2.3.2 Exterior light fixtures properly installed and thereafter maintained shall be directed so that there will be no direct glare light emissions.

Exterior light fixtures in close proximity to adjacent property may require special shielding devices to prevent light trespass.

5.2.4 Submission of Lighting Plans: All applications for subdivisions and Site Plan reviews shall include a lighting plan. The lighting plan shall include the following items:

5.2.4.1 Location, size, height, orientation, design, and plans for all illuminated signs and outdoor lighting. A detail drawing showing type of fixture and level of wattage shall be provided. For Site Plans showing a high level of illumination the board shall require an Iso-Lux plan indicating the levels of illumination in foot-candles, at ground level.

5.2.4.2 Show location of all security lighting on the site.

5.2.4.3 Show foundation details and location of poles when applicable.

5.2.4.4 The hours of operation for the business at the site location shall be indicated.

SECTION 5.3 SIGN REGULATIONS

5.3.1 General Procedure:

It is the intention of these sign regulations to promote the public safety, protect property values, create an attractive business climate and enhance the physical appearance of the community. No sign, except as provided in Section 5.3.3 hereof, shall be erected or structurally altered unless an application for a Zoning Permit has been approved by the Zoning Enforcement Officer, in accordance with ARTICLE VIII, herein. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall act on all sign permit applications within 30 days after receipt exclusive of weekends and holidays. Failure of the Zoning Enforcement Officer to approve or deny the application within said period shall constitute approval of the application.

5.3.2 General Requirements:

5.3.2.1 Maintenance: All signs together with their supports, braces, guys, and anchors shall be kept in good repair and in safe condition. The owner of the premises on which a sign is erected shall be directly responsible for keeping such sign and premises around it in a safe, sanitary, neat and clean condition.

5.3.2.2 Any commercial sign now or hereafter existing which no longer identifies or advertises a bonafide business conducted, product sold, or activity or campaign being conducted shall be taken down and removed by the owner, agent or person having beneficial use of the building, structure, or lot upon which sign is located within 65 days of such cessation.

5.3.2.3 Illumination: Any illuminated sign or lighting device shall employ only lights emitting a light of constant intensity and shall be designed, located, erected and maintained only for the purposes of illuminating the subject sign and/or premises.

5.3.2.4 Any non-residential building or use that requires Site Plan review subject to Section 7.1 herein shall include a freestanding sign displaying the street address number or numbers of the building or use placed perpendicular to the roadway on which the building or use has its primary frontage. Such freestanding sign shall have a minimum size of 0.5 square feet and a maximum size of 2 square feet, shall be clearly visible from the roadway and shall have street address numbers that are a minimum of 5 inches in height. The area of such freestanding sign shall not count toward the total allowed signage area for the property.

5.3.3 Signs Exempted from these Regulations:

Subject to the conditions applicable in each instance and provided they are maintained in a safe, sanitary, neat and clean condition, the following signs shall not be subject to Section 5.3.1 and 5.3.2.1 hereof.

5.3.3.1 Purpose and Findings:

The City of Milford Planning & Zoning Board is enacting this Regulation to establish reasonable regulations for the posting of temporary signs on public and private property. The Board finds that temporary signs provide an important medium through which individuals may convey a variety of noncommercial and commercial messages. However, left completely unregulated, temporary signs can become a threat to public safety as a traffic hazard and detriment to property values and the City's overall public welfare as an aesthetic nuisance. By enacting this Regulation the Board intends to:

(1) balance the rights of individuals to convey their messages through temporary signs and the right of the public to be protected against the unrestricted proliferation of signs;

(2) further the objectives of the City's Plan of Conservation and Development;

(3) protect the public health, safety, and welfare;

(4) reduce traffic and pedestrian hazards;

(5) protect property values by minimizing the possible adverse effects and visual blight caused by temporary signs;

(6) promote economic development; and

(7) ensure the fair and consistent enforcement of the temporary sign regulations specified below.

5.3.3.2 Definitions. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following words have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section only, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) BUILDING LOT means any piece or parcel of land or a portion of a subdivision, the boundaries of which have been established by some legal instrument of record, that is recognized and intended as a unit for the purposes of transfer of ownership.

(2) COMMERCIAL SIGN means a sign which identifies, advertises, or directs attention to a business, or is intended to induce the purchase of goods, property, or service, including, without limitation, any sign naming a brand of goods or service and real estate signs, as further defined below.

(3) POST means to erect, attach, or affix in any manner, including without limitation nailing, tacking, tying, gluing, pasting, painting, staking, marking or writing.

(4) PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY means the entire area between property boundaries; which is owned by a government, dedicated to public use, or impressed with an easement for public use; which is primarily used for pedestrian or vehicular travel; and which is publicly maintained, in whole or in part, for such use; and includes without limitation the street, gutter, curb, shoulder, sidewalk, sidewalk area, parking or parking strip, planting strip, and any public way.

(5) REAL ESTATE SIGN means a sign indicating the availability for sale, rent, or lease of the specific lot, building, or portion of a building upon which the sign is posted.

(6) CONSTRUCTION SIGN means a sign identifying the development of land or construction or alteration of buildings. Such signs must be set back at least 10 feet from any street line and may not exceed 32 square feet in area.

(7) SIGN means any writing, pictorial representation, illustration, decoration (including any material used to differentiate sign copy from its background), landscaping form, emblem, symbol, design, trademark, banner, flag, pennant, captive balloon, streamer, spinner, ribbon, sculpture, statue, or any other figure or character that:

(a) Is a structure or any part thereof (including the roof or wall of a building); or

(b) Is written, printed, projected, painted, constructed, or otherwise placed or displayed upon or designed into landscaping or a structure or a board, plate, canopy, awning, marquee, or vehicle, or upon any material object or device whatsoever; and

(c) By reason of its form, color, wording, symbol, design, illumination, or motion attracts or is designed to attract attention to the subject thereof or is used as a means of identification, advertisement, or announcement or political or artistic expression or decoration; but

(d) Landscaping constitutes a sign only to the extent that it is planted, trimmed, graded, arranged or installed in such a manner as to convey an explicit commercial message.

(8) TEMPORARY SIGN means a sign that is:

(a) Intended for a temporary period of posting on public or private property;

(b) Typically constructed from nondurable materials, including paper, cardboard, cloth, plastic, and/or wallboard.

5.3.3.3 Temporary Signs Permitted in All Zones. Temporary signs may be posted on property in all zones, subject to the following requirements and those applicable provisions stated elsewhere in the Regulations.

(1) A permit shall be required for all temporary signs posted in the City of Milford, with the exception of temporary political and real estate signs. Each individual temporary sign proposed for posting shall require its own temporary sign permit. Permitted temporary signs may be posted for a period of 14 days from the date of the temporary sign permit. No owner or leaseholder of a commercial establishment shall be granted more than one temporary sign per allowed time period and no more than six (6) temporary sign permits in a single calendar year.

(2) The total square footage for temporary signs posted on a building lot in a residential zone, in the aggregate, shall not exceed 16 square feet, with no individual sign exceeding 8 square feet. The total square footage for temporary signs posted on a building lot in all other zones, in the aggregate, shall not exceed 32 square feet, with no individual sign exceeding 8 square feet. The total square footage of a sign is measured to include all of the visible display area of one side of the sign.

(3) No temporary sign shall obstruct or impair access to a public sidewalk, public or private street or driveway, traffic control sign, bus stop, fire hydrant or any other type of street furniture, or otherwise create a hazard, including a tripping hazard.

(4) A temporary sign shall be designed to be stable under all weather conditions, including high winds.

(5) No temporary sign shall be illuminated or painted with light reflecting paint.

(6) A temporary sign shall only be posted with the consent of the property owner or occupant.

(7) Temporary signs shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 5.3.2.1.

5.3.3.4 Temporary Signs. Time period for posting.

(1) Temporary political signs shall be posted no earlier than 90 days prior to the voting day to which the political party, election issue or candidate for public office identified on said sign pertains. Such signs shall be removed within five (5) days following said voting day.

(2) Temporary signs advertising a cultural, civic, charitable, educational or entertainment event, or any event operated by a non-profit, social service, educational or religious organization, shall be posted no earlier than 30 days prior to the day of any such event, or the first day of a multiple day event. Such signs shall be removed within three (3) days following the day of the event, or the last day of a multiple day event.

(3) Temporary signs advertising a commercial sales event or promotion, or any function or event conducted and operated by a commercial enterprise, shall be posted no earlier than fourteen (14) days prior to the day of any such event, promotion or function, or the first day of a multiple day event, promotion or function. Such signs shall be removed within two (2) days following the day of the event, promotion or function, or the last day of a multiple day event, promotion or function.

(4) Temporary signs advertising the grand opening of a commercial enterprise shall be posted for a maximum of 45 days. Such signs shall be posted no earlier than 30 days prior to the date of the grand opening, and shall be removed within 21 days following the day of the grand opening, with the aggregate of the two time periods not to exceed 45 days.

(5) Temporary signs advertising a temporary commercial activity or event on a residential property, including, but not limited to, yard sales and tag sales, shall be posted no earlier than five (5) days prior to the day of the activity or event, or the first day of a multiple day event. Such signs shall be removed within two (2) days following the day of the activity or event, or the last day of a multiple day activity or event.

5.3.3.5 Temporary signs, real estate.

In addition to the requirements of this Section, real estate signs shall also conform to the following standards:

(1) Individual lots. On lots that are for sale or for rent, not more than two temporary signs may be erected. These signs may advertise the land or premises and the sale or rental agent. Such signs shall be removed within fourteen (14) days following the sale or rental of such property. The foregoing signs shall not exceed the following sizes:

a) A single residential lot: six square feet; an approved subdivision of three or more lots: 10 square feet; and an approved subdivision of six or more lots: 20 square feet.

b) Commercial or industrial lots: six square feet in area per acre (or fractional acre), not exceeding 20 square feet in area in any commercial district or 30 square feet each in any industrial district.

c) Directional signs indicating the location of private real properties or facilities for sale or rent may be erected for open houses, provided that each sign shall not exceed four square feet in area. The sign locations shall not obstruct traffic or traffic visibility and shall be maintained by the applicant for the duration of the activity. Not more than four such temporary signs shall be allowed for a single lot or facility for sale or rent or for subdivision lots or homes for sale.

5.3.3.6 Removal of Signs.

(1) The person who has posted or directed the posting of a temporary sign is responsible for the removal of that sign in accordance with this Regulation.

(2) If that person does not remove the temporary sign in accordance with this Regulation then the property owner or occupant of the building lot where the sign is posted is responsible for the sign's removal.

(3) The Zoning Enforcement Officer is authorized to physically remove any temporary signs posted in violation of this Regulation that are not removed in accordance with the provisions above. Temporary signs posted on private property in violation of this Regulation shall be deemed a public nuisance.

5.3.3.7 Severability.

This Regulation or any portion shall be severable from all or any portion of the City of Milford Zoning Regulations if any portion of these regulations shall be adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction.

5.3.4 Signs Allowable in Residential, Residential-Multiple Family, Residential-Office.

In addition and subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations contained in these regulations, the following signs shall be allowable in One and Two Family Residential, Medium Density Multiple-Family Residential, and Residential-Office.

5.3.4.1 One non-illuminated or indirectly illuminated identification sign for each separate street line not to exceed 9 square feet in area nor 8 feet in height; and further limited as follows: said sign shall be located not less than 10 feet from the front property line; the height of such sign shall not be greater than the distance it is located from any lot line. Noncommercial speech may be placed on any sign permitted by this portion of the Regulations.

5.3.4.2 Other signs shall be limited to directional signs necessary for public safety or convenience and shall be designed and approved only as an integral part of the Site Plan.

5.3.5 Signs Allowable in Office, Business and Industrial Districts:

In addition and subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations contained in these Regulations, the following on-premise signs shall be allowable in Office, Limited Industrial, Industrial, Business, Corridor Design Districts, Interchange Commercial, Design Office, Milford Center Design District and Housatonic Design District in accordance with Section 8.3 herein, and shall be allowable in Shopping Center Design and Waterfront Design Districts. On-premise signs shall be allowable along each separate street frontage, but no such sign shall be allowed within required side or rear yards adjoining a residential district, nor within the part of any front yard within 35 feet of a residential district.

5.3.5.1 Ground Signs: There shall be only one sign along any front property line.

(1) Minimum setback shall be 10 feet except as follows: DO, BD, LI, ID, HDD, ICD, SCD, WDD, 15 feet.

(2) Maximum Sign Area shall be 40 square feet except as follows: MCDD, 20 square feet; CDD-1, CDD-3, CDD-5, ID, HDD, ICD, 100 square feet; SCD and WDD, identification of shopping center, 75 square feet, tenant identification, 16 square feet.

(3) Maximum height shall be 18 feet except as follows: MCDD, 12 feet; ID, LI, CDD-1, CDD-3, CDD-5 and HDD, 25 feet; SCD and WDD, 20 feet.

5.3.5.2 Wall Signs: The total sign area on each building façade viewable from a public street or way, or from a parking area, shall not exceed 10 percent of the gross area of said wall, except as follows: ID, CDD-1, CDD-3, CDD-5 and HDD, 15 percent. The Board may, as deemed appropriate in its judgment, allow additional wall signs in the same manner as above on a building wall which faces and adjoins an accessory off-street parking structure or lot.

5.3.5.3 Canopy Signs: One sign along any building façade viewable from a public street or way, or from a parking area, shall be allowable for each separate use of the building provided that the sign area is included as part of the total allowable sign area for wall signs and provided it is located under a roof over a walkway. No such sign shall exceed 16 square feet.

5.3.5.4 Other signs shall be limited to those necessary for directional or safety purposes and shall be approved only as an integral part of a Site Plan.

5.3.5.5 Window Signs: Window signs shall not exceed 35% of the total window display area for each building façade viewable from a public street or way, or from a parking area; with the exception of the Milford Center Design Development District, where window signs shall not exceed 25% of the total window display area for each building façade viewable from a public street or way, or from a parking area. Any internal wall sign that is clearly visible from the public right-of-way through any window shall count towards the 35% of the total window display area, or the 25% of the total window display area in the Milford Center Design Development District.

5.3.5.6 Directional Signs: No more than two traffic, directional or warning signs with no advertising thereon and not exceeding 4 square feet in area, may be located at each driveway entrance or exit, or anticipated hazard area, providing access to any parking, loading or building area.

5.3.5.7 Directory Signs: Directory signs shall be located internal to the site so as to require users to drive in off the main street to view the sign copy. Directory signs shall not exceed 32 square feet. However, more than one directory sign may be allowed if the number of tenants or number of company departments/divisions exceed 10. In general, such signs shall be located on internal site road or pedestrian intersections as necessary.

5.3.5.8 Clocks and Thermometers: The square footage of clocks and/or thermometers shall count as part of the total allowed sign square footage per establishment.

5.3.6 Commercial Advertising Signs in CDD-1, CDD-3, CDD-5, ICD & ID Zoning Districts:

Subject to all other provisions and limitations of these regulations, indirectly illuminated commercial advertising signs shall be allowed in CDD-1, CDD-3, CDD-5, Interchange Commercial and Industrial Districts, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan Approval and the following additional conditions and safeguards.

5.3.6.1 SIGN, COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING - Any sign owned or operated by any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of outdoor advertising for compensation for the use of such signs.

5.3.6.2 Not more than one commercial advertising signs shall be permitted on any lot and the sign area of such sign shall not exceed an area of 672 square feet. All such commercial advertising signs shall be ground signs.

5.3.6.3 Such signs shall be located only where the applicable zoning districts extend at least 150 feet in all directions from the proposed sign and shall not be placed closer than 300 feet apart measured along the center line of the street or streets to any other such sign.

5.3.6.4 Such signs shall comply with all yard requirements for principal buildings in the applicable zoning district, but in no case shall such yard setback be less than 20 feet from any lot line and 50 feet from any intersection abutting the lot.

5.3.6.5 The maximum height of the structure shall not exceed the maximum height for principal buildings in the applicable zoning district nor shall it exceed a height of 40 feet above the ground level nor 24 feet above the pavement level of the street to which it is oriented.

5.3.6.6 When such signs are visible from the main traveled way of a limited access highway and are located within 150 feet of such highway, they shall not be placed closer than 50 feet from the right-of-way and shall be a minimum of 1,500 feet apart as measured on the same side of the road (along the center line of the road).

5.3.6.7 Where a non-conforming commercial advertising sign exists, the owner may apply to the Planning and Zoning Board to remove such sign and replace it with a new relocated commercial advertising sign which conforms to this section in all respects; except that such relocated sign may be 50% closer to other commercial signs than is otherwise required.

5.3.7 General Prohibitions:

The prohibitions contained in this Section shall apply to all signs in all zoning districts, regardless of designation, within the City of Milford.

5.3.7.1 No allowable sign, including canopy signs, shall be located in or project over, any street right-of-way.

5.3.7.2 No sign or advertising device shall be erected, used or maintained which in any way simulates official directional or warning signs erected or maintained by the Federal, State and City Governments for the protection of the public health and safety.

5.3.7.3 No sign or advertising device shall be erected or maintained in such a manner as to obstruct or interfere with the free and clear vision on any street, sidewalk, driveway or navigable channel.

5.3.7.4 No sign or advertising device shall be erected or maintained with any lighting or control mechanism which may cause radio or television interference.

5.3.7.5 No illuminated sign or lighting device shall be placed or directed on any property in a manner that would permit the light beams and illumination therefrom to be directed or beamed onto a public street or walkway, or onto adjoining properties so as to cause glare or reflection that might constitute a traffic hazard or public nuisance.

5.3.7.6 No animated sign or advertising device shall be allowed.

5.3.7.7 No advertising banner shall be attached to any on-premise light pole, utility pole, tree, or other free-standing vertical site element. Advertising banners shall only be permitted to be attached to building façades, at a minimum height of twelve (12) feet above grade.

5.3.7.8 No advertising balloon, inflatable sign or advertising streamer shall be allowed.

5.3.7.9 No flashing sign or advertising device which creates intermittent or varying light intensity shall be allowed.

5.3.7.10 No projecting sign shall extend more than 15 inches beyond the building walls or parts thereof, except as otherwise provided in these sign regulations.

5.3.7.11 No roof sign shall be erected, except that signs on architecturally detailed facades such as mansard roofs shall not be construed to be roof signs. Such signs shall not extend above the parapet of the structural roof.

5.3.7.12 No sign shall be painted or erected on any fence or retaining wall.

5.3.7.13 No building or part thereof, such as a gable, roof or wall shall be outlined by direct illumination for the purpose of commercial advertising.

5.3.7.14 No sign shall be attached to or be erected or maintained in such a manner as to obstruct any fire escape, windows, door or other building opening used for egress and ingress, ventilation or other fire fighting purposes.

5.3.7.15 No temporary pennants or A-frame signs shall be allowed as permanent signs.

5.3.7.16 Electronic message signs are prohibited. An electronic message sign shall not be defined to include clocks and/or thermometer displays.

SECTION 5.8 FLOOD HAZARD AND FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION REGULATIONS

5.8.1 Purpose: It is the purpose of these flood hazard and flood damage regulations to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to:

(1) Require that land, buildings, structures and uses thereof which are vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such uses, be provided with a safe building site and access and be adequately protected against flood and erosion damage at the time of initial construction.

(2) Require that land areas which are unsuited for intended purposes because of flood or erosion hazard be delineated on any site or subdivision plan and that such areas which are not suitable for development be subject to easements or other legal restrictions necessary for the protection thereof.

(3) Control grading, filling, dredging, excavating and removal of any material which may increase erosion or damage.

(4) Control the alteration of dunes and other natural protective barriers.

(5) Regulate the construction of seawalls, bulkheads, groins, jetties and other work which may increase flood and erosion damage to other lands.

(6) Protect human life and health.

(7) Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects.

(8) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public.

(9) Minimize prolonged business interruptions.

(10) Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard.

(11) Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the second use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight areas.

(12) Ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard.

(13) Ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions.

5.8.2 Zoning Applicability: Flood Hazard and Flood Damage Prevention Regulations shall apply to all lands, buildings, structures, structural alterations and uses in any Zoning District where lands, buildings, structures, structural alterations and uses are, or are proposed to be located, below the regulatory flood protection elevations as defined herein. The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for New Haven County, Connecticut, dated December 17, 2010, and accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), dated December 17, 2010, and other supporting data applicable to the City of Milford, and any subsequent revisions thereto, are adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this regulation. Since mapping is legally adopted by reference into this regulation it must take precedence when more restrictive until such time as a map amendment or map revision is obtained from FEMA. The area of special flood hazard includes any area shown on the FIRM as Zones A, AE, and VE, including areas designated as a floodway on a FIRM. Zone VE is also identified as a Coastal High Hazard Area. Areas of special flood hazard are determined utilizing the base flood elevations (BFE) provided on the flood profiles in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for a community. BFEs provided on a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are only approximate (rounded up or down) and should be verified with the BFEs published in the FIS for a specific location.

5.8.3 Procedure: No land, building, structure or use shall be developed or constructed below the regulatory flood protection elevation in any Zoning District unless and until the Planning and Zoning Board has previously approved a Site Plan and authorized the issuance of a special permit in accordance with ARTICLE VII herein, and the procedures, requirements, conditions and standards set forth hereinafter. Single family homes and buildings, or structures accessory to a residential use, shall be subject to Site Plan Review only and may be exempted from full compliance with Section 5.8.5.1 by the Planning & Zoning Board.

5.8.4 Compliance: No land, buildings, structure or use shall hereafter be developed or constructed without full compliance with the provisions of this Section; the Earth Fill & Removal Regulations, Section 5.7 where applicable; and all other applicable provisions of these Regulations, the City Subdivision Regulations, State and City Health and/or Sanitary Codes, and other laws and regulations which apply to land buildings, structures and uses within the jurisdiction of these regulations.

5.8.4.1 Establishment of Development Permit: A Development Permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within an area of special flood hazard established in Section 5.8.2. Application for a Development Permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Zoning Enforcement Officer for the Planning and Zoning Board and may include, but not be limited to, plans, drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevation of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities, and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:

(1) Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures based on U.S.G.S Datum.

(2) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any structure has been flood-proofed.

(3) Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the flood-proofing criteria in Section 5.8.13.2 has been complied with.

(4) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.

(5) Plans for any walls to be used to enclose space below the base flood level (nonresidential only).

5.8.4.2 Designation of the Zoning Enforcement Officer for the City of Milford: The Zoning Enforcement Officer for the City of Milford is hereby appointed to administer and implement this Section 5.8 by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions.

5.8.4.3 Duties and Responsibilities of the Zoning Enforcement Officer for the City of Milford: Duties of the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this Section 5.8 have been satisfied as approved by the Planning & Zoning Board and to determine if proposed building site will be reasonably safe from flooding.

(2) Review all development permits to assure all necessary State or Federal permits have been received that are specifically required as a condition of approval as imposed by the Planning & Zoning Board.

(3) Review all development permits in the area of special flood hazard except in the coastal high hazard area to determine if the proposed development adversely affects the flood carrying capacity of the area of special flood hazard. For the purpose of this Section 5.8, "adversely affects" means the cumulative effect of the proposed development when, combined with all other existing and anticipated development, increases the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point.

(4) Review all development permits in the coastal high hazard area of the area of special flood hazard to determine if the proposed development alters sand dunes so as to increase potential flood damage.

(5) Review plans for walls to be used to enclose space below the base flood level in accordance with Section 5.8.14.2(4).

5.8.4.4 Use of Other Base Flood Data: When base flood elevation & floodway data has not been provided in accordance with Section 5.8 BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD, the Zoning Enforcement Officer for the City of Milford shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a Federal/State or other source, in order to administer Section 5.8.13.1 SPECIFIC STANDARDS, Residential Construction and 5.8.13.2 SPECIFIC STANDARDS Nonresidential Construction.

When BFEs have been determined within Zones A and AE on the community’s FIRM but a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the Zoning Enforcement Officer must require that no new construction, substantial improvements, repair to structures which have sustained substantial damage or other development, including fill, shall be permitted which will increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one (1.0) foot at any point within the community when all existing and anticipated development is considered cumulatively with the proposed development.

The Zoning Enforcement Officer may request floodway data of an applicant for watercourses without FEMA-published floodways. When such data is provided by an applicant or whenever such data is available from any other source (in response to the municipality’s request or not), the community shall adopt a regulatory floodway based on the principle that the floodway must be able to convey the waters of the base flood without increasing the water surface elevation more than one (1.0) foot at any point within the community.

5.8.4.5 Information to be Obtained and Maintained:

(1) Obtain and record the actual elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest floor including basement, of all new or substantially improved structures.

(2) For all new substantially improved flood-proofed structures.

(a) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level).

(b) Maintain the flood-proofing certifications required in Section 5.8.4.1 (3).

(3) In coastal high hazard areas, certification shall be obtained from a licensed professional engineer or land surveyor that the structure is securely anchored to adequately anchored pilings or columns in order to withstand velocity waters and hurricane wave wash.

(4) Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this Section 5.8.

5.8.4.6 Alteration of Watercourses:

(1) Notify adjacent communities, the South Central Regional Council of Governments and the Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(2) Require that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished.

5.8.4.7 Interpretation of Firm Boundaries: Make interpretations where needed, as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Section 5.8.4.8.

(1) Portion of a Structure in Flood Zone – If any portion of a structure lies within the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), the entire structure is considered to be in the SFHA. The entire structure must meet the construction requirements of the flood zone. The structure includes any attached additions, garages, decks, sunrooms, or any other structure attached to the main structure.

(2) Structures in Two Flood Zones – If a structure lies within two or more flood zones, the construction standards of the most restrictive zone apply to the entire structure (i.e., V zone is more restrictive than A zone; structure must be built to the highest BFE). The structure includes any attached additions, garages, decks, sunrooms, or any other structure attached to the main structure. Decks or porches that extend into a more restrictive flood zone will require the entire structure to meet the standards of the more restrictive zone.

5.8.4.8 Variance Procedure:

5.8.4.8.1 Appeal Board:

(1) The Zoning Board of Appeals as established by the City of Milford shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this Section 5.8.

(2) The Zoning Board of Appeals shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision or determination made by the Zoning Enforcement Officer in enforcement or administration of this Section 5.8.

(3) Those aggrieved by the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision to the Superior Court, as provided in the Connecticut General Statutes.

(4) In passing upon such applications, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this Section 5.8 and:

(a) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others.

(b) The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage.

(c) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner.

(d) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community.

(e) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location where applicable.

(f) The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use, which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage.

(g) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development.

(h) The relationship of the proposed use to the current Plan of Conservation and Development and flood plain management program of that area.

(i) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles.

(j) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters and the effects of wave action, if applicable expected at the site; and,

(k) The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems, and streets and bridges.

(5) Generally, a variance may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one half acre or less in size, contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing items (a-k) in Section 5.8.4.8.1 (4) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the one-half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.

(6) Upon consideration of the factors in Section 5.8.4.8.2(4) and the purposes of this Section 5.8, the Zoning Board of Appeals may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this Section 5.8.

5.8.4.8.2 Conditions for Variances:

(1) Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the State Inventory of Historic Places without regard to the procedures set forth in the remainder of this section.

(2) Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.

(3) Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard to afford relief.

(4) Variances shall only be issued upon:

(a) A showing of good and sufficient cause;

(b) A determination that the granting of a variance would not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.

(5) Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice that the structure will be permitted to be built with a lowest floor elevation below the base flood elevation, and that the cost of flood insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the reduced lowest floor elevation.

5.8.5 New Building Applications Any application for new buildings shall be accompanied by building plans, floor plans and elevations prepared by a professional engineer and/or architect licensed in the State of Connecticut.

5.8.5.1 Statutory Authorization: The Legislature of the State of Connecticut has in the Connecticut General Statutes delegated the responsibility to locate governmental units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Planning and Zoning Board of Milford, Connecticut does ordain as follows:

5.8.5.2 Findings of Fact:

(1) The flood hazard areas of Milford are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.

(2) These flood losses are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in areas of special flood hazards, which increase flood heights and velocities, and when inadequately anchored, damage uses in other areas. Uses that are inadequately flood-proofed, elevated or otherwise protected from flood damage also contribute to the flood loss.

5.8.5.3 Abrogation and Greater Restrictions: This regulation is not intended to repeal, abrogate or impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this regulation and another ordinance, regulation easement, covenant or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.

5.8.6 Use Requirements: No building, structure or use shall be allowed which, alone or in combination with existing or proposed uses, will adversely affect the capacity of channels, watercourses, drainage ditches, or other drainage facilities and/or will increase flood damages to other lands or accelerate erosion. When the Planning and Zoning Board determines that only a portion of a lot can be safely developed or used, it shall limit such development or use to that portion and shall require that the method of development or usage be consistent with its determination.

5.8.6.1 All Buildings and Structures in any AE & VE Flood Zone:

(1) Buildings and structures shall be designed with low flood damage potential.

(2) Buildings and structures shall be constructed and placed on the lot so as to offer the minimum resistance to the flow of flood waters.

(3) Structures shall be firmly anchored to prevent flotation which may result in damage to other structures.

(4) Service facilities such as electrical and heating equipment shall either be constructed at or above the regulatory flood protection elevation or be otherwise structurally flood-proofed.

5.8.6.2 Residential Buildings: Dwellings and other similar buildings designed for human habitation shall be constructed on fill, pilings, interrupted walls, or elevated by other acceptable means so that the lowest floor level is at the regulatory flood protection elevation or higher. Elevating members of the structure should be properly footed to withstand saturated conditions and located so as to reduce scour effects.

5.8.6.3 Non-Residential Buildings and Structures: Buildings and structures, other than dwellings and similar buildings designed for human habitation, shall ordinarily be elevated as provided in Section 5.8.2 above. However, the Board may permit non-residential buildings and structures, with the lowest floor level below the regulatory flood protection elevation, where adjacent streets or utilities already exist below said elevation or other special circumstances make strict compliance with Section 5.8.6.2 above, impractical. Such non-residential buildings and structure may, in special circumstances be otherwise structurally flood-proofed as provided in Section 5.8.8 herein.

(1) Structurally, flood-proofed buildings shall be designed to withstand:

(a) Crushing from weight of water on outside walls.

(b) Uplift pressures on the basement or slab foundations.

5.8.6.4 Open Space Uses: Other structures and uses which have a predominantly open space character, which will not be subject to substantial flood damage, and which will not cause flood damage to other lands, as determined by the Board, may be allowed at an elevation below the regulatory flood protection elevation.

5.8.6.5 Storage of Material and Equipment: The storage or processing of materials that are (in time of flooding) flammable, explosive or injurious to human, animal or plant life is prohibited. Open or outdoor storage of any material or equipment is prohibited.

5.8.6.6 Grading, Filling, Dredging, Excavating and Removing: The Board may permit grading, filling, dredging, excavating or removing of any earth products subject to the Earth Fill and Removal Regulations, Section 5.7, herein. The Board may permit the proposed activity only if it will not increase flood hazards, cause or accelerate erosion or otherwise interfere with natural drainage.

5.8.6.7 Alteration of Natural Protective Barriers: Sand dunes, barrier beaches and other natural protective barriers shall remain intact to provide protection against wind, waves and erosion damage. The Board may, subject to the Earth Fill and Removal Regulations, Section 5.7, herein, permit the removal of sand blown or washed upon improved properties by action of high winds and tides, provided that the sand removal will not create a hazardous condition upon the improved property or other properties.

5.8.6.8 Flood and Erosion Control Works: Necessary and appropriate flood and erosion control works may be permitted by the Board provided that:

(1) Detailed plans, specifications and costs for the proposed work shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer licensed in the State of Connecticut.

(2) No such works shall damage the subject or adjoining properties.

(3) All such works shall be designed to provide a degree of protection consistent with the intended use of the subject property.

(4) Any fill and other materials for protective works shall be adequately protected against erosion by bulkheads, rip-rap, planting suitable vegetation or other protective measures.

(5) The applicant shall first obtain all necessary State and Federal approvals for the proposed works.

5.8.7 Improvement Requirements: No land, building structure, or use shall be allowed without necessary and appropriate improvements to minimize any flood and erosion related hazards and to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

5.8.7.1 Street and Driveways: All proposed streets and at least one proposed access driveway shall be adequate to allow emergency evacuation from the lot and from such principal building or use thereon. Any proposed roads or modification of existing road elevations in a VE Zone shall, in accordance with accepted engineering practice, follow the contour of the land without creating a ditch effect or a dike effect. Necessary drainage openings, such as culverts or bridges, shall be sufficient to discharge flood flows without unduly increasing flood heights. All proposed street and driveway intersections with existing public streets shall be subject to approval by the City Engineer and shall be designed with adequate control distances, grades, vertical curves, and similar design criteria, as deemed necessary by the City Engineer.

5.8.7.2 Drainage Facilities: Storm drainage facilities shall be designed to convey the flow of surface waters without damage to persons or property and to prevent the discharge of excess runoff onto adjacent properties, and shall be subject to approval by the City Engineer. The system shall insure adequate drainage at all points along street and lot lines, and shall provide positive drainage away from buildings. The Board may require a primary underground system to accommodate frequent floods and a secondary surface system to accommodate larger, less frequent floods.

5.8.7.3 Sewer Facilities: No land, building, structure or use thereof shall be approved by the Board unless said use is served by an approved public sanitary sewage disposal system. The Board shall require the applicant to provide adequate sewage facilities to connect to said system, and shall prescribe the procedures to be followed by the applicant in connecting thereto. All proposed sewage facilities shall be structurally flood-proofed or otherwise protected to a height above the regulatory flood protection elevation, and shall be subject to approval by the City Engineer and the Director of Public Health.

5.8.7.4 Water Supply Facilities: If there is an existing public water supply system on or near the lot, the Board may require the applicant to connect to such system, and shall prescribe the procedures to be followed by the applicant in connecting thereto. All proposed water supply facilities shall be structurally flood-proofed or otherwise protected to a height above the regulatory flood protection elevation, and shall be subject to approval by the City Engineer and the Director of Public Health.

5.8.8 Conditions and Safeguards: The Planning and Zoning Board may attach necessary conditions and appropriate safeguards to a special permit approval for areas subject to flood, erosion and similar development hazards. Such conditions and safeguards may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

5.8.8.1 Construction and modification of drainage, waste disposal and water supply facilities to meet the provisions of these regulations.

5.8.8.2 Construction and modification of channel improvements, groins, jetties, bulkheads, levees and other flood protective or erosion control measures.

5.8.8.3 Imposition of operation controls, sureties, and legal restrictions.

5.8.8.4 Flood-Proofing Measures: Flood-proofing measures such as the following, shall be designed consistent with the flood protection elevation, flood velocities, durations, rate of rise, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces, and other factors associated with the regulatory flood. The Board shall require that the applicant submit all necessary plans, specifications and other documents certified by a registered professional engineer, that the flood-proofing measures are consistent with the regulatory flood protection elevation and associated flood factors for the particular area. The following flood-proofing measures may be required:

(1) Anchorage to resist flotation and lateral movement.

(2) Installation of water-tight doors, bulkheads, and shutters or similar methods of construction.

(3) Reinforcement of walls to resist water pressures.

(4) Use of paints, membranes, or mortars to reduce seepage of water through walls.

(5) Addition of mass or weight to structures to resist flotation.

(6) Installation of pumps to lower water levels in structures.

(7) Construction of water supply and waste treatment systems so as to prevent the entrance of flood waters.

(8) Pumping facilities or comparable practices for subsurface drainage systems for buildings to relieve external foundation wall and basement flood pressures.

(9) Construction to resist rupture or collapse caused by floating debris.

(10) Installation of valves or controls on sanitary and storm drains which will permit the drains to be closed to prevent backup of sewage and storm waters into the buildings or structures. Gravity draining of basements may be replaced by mechanical devices.

(11) Location of all electrical equipment, circuits and installed electrical appliances in a manner which will assure they are not subject to flooding and to provide protection from inundation by the regulatory flood.

(12) Location of any structural storage facilities for chemicals, explosives, buoyant materials, flammable liquids or other toxic materials, which could be hazardous to public health, safety and welfare in a manner which will assure that the facilities are situated at elevations above the height associated with the regulatory protection elevation or are adequately flood-proofed to prevent flotation of storage containers, or damage to storage containers which could result in the escape of toxic materials into flood waters.

5.8.9 Methods of Reducing Flood Losses: In order to accomplish its purposes, this Section 5.8 includes methods and provisions for:

(1) Restricting or prohibiting uses which are dangerous to health, safety and property due to water or erosion hazards which result in damaging increases in erosion or in flood heights or velocities.

(2) Requiring that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction.

(3) Controlling the alteration of natural flood plains, stream channels and natural protective barriers, which help accommodate or channel flood waters.

(4) Controlling filling, grading, dredging and other development which may increase flood damage.

(5) Preventing or regulating the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards in other areas.

5.8.10 Warning and Disclaimer of Liability: The degree of flood protection required by this Section 5.8 is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes. This Section 5.8 shall not create liability on the part of the City of Milford or any officer or employee thereof, or the Federal Insurance Administration for any flood damages that result from reliance on this Section 5.8 or any responsibility or liability arise from the design or operation of any street, utility or similar improvements dedicated to the City, if the City has not officially accepted in writing the dedication and agreed to maintain and operate such improvements.

The degree of flood protection required by this Section 5.8 is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural courses. This ordinance does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages.

5.8.11 Interpretation: In the interpretation and application of this Section 5.8, all provisions shall be:

(1) Considered as minimum requirements.

(2) Liberally construed in favor of the governing body and applies to this Section 5.8 only, not to these regulations in general.

(3) Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under State Statutes.

5.8.12 General Standards & Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction: In all areas of special flood hazards, the following standards are required:

5.8.12.1 Anchoring:

(1) All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure.

(2) Manufactured Homes (A and AE Zones):

(a) All manufactured homes placed or substantially improved in A and AE Zones, including "mobile" homes and recreational vehicles placed on a site for 180 consecutive days or longer, shall be elevated so that the lowest floor is above the base flood elevation. This includes manufactured homes located outside a manufactured home park or subdivision, in a new manufactured home park or subdivision, in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision, in an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision, or on a site in an existing manufactured home park in which a manufactured home has incurred substantial damage as a result of a flood;

(b) Stands or lots are elevated on compacted fill or on pilings so that the lowest floor of the manufactured (mobile) home will be at or above the base flood elevation. For elevation on pilings, piling foundation must be placed in stable soil no more than 10 feet apart and reinforcement must be provided for pilings more than six feet above the ground level. Lots must be large enough to permit steps.

(c) All manufactured homes shall be placed on a permanent foundation which itself is securely anchored and to which the structure is securely anchored so that it will resist flotation, lateral movement, and hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressures. Anchoring may include, but not be limited to, the use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors.

(d) Adequate surface drainage and access for a hauler must be provided.

(e) Recreational vehicles placed on sites within A and AE Zones shall either be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, and be fully licensed and ready for highway use, or meet all the standards of Section 5.8 and the elevation and anchoring requirement of Section 5.8.12.1(2)(a), (b), (c), and (d). A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and security devises, and has no permanently attached additions.

5.8.12.2 Construction Materials and Methods:

(1) All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.

(2) Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment, and other service facilities shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.

(3) All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed using methods and practices that minimize flood damage.

5.8.12.3 Utilities:

(1) All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system. (See Section 5.8.7.4)

(2) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharge from the systems into flood waters. (See Section 5.8.7.3)

(3) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them or contaminator from them during flooding.

(4) Above ground storage tanks (oil, propane, etc.) which are located outside or inside of the structure must either be elevated above the base flood elevation (BFE) on a concrete pad, or be securely anchored with tie-down straps to prevent flotation or lateral movement, have the top of the fill pipe extended above the BFE, and have a screw fill cap that does not allow for the infiltration of flood water.

5.8.12.4 Waterfront Sites: New construction, substantial improvements and repair to structures that have sustained substantial damage cannot be constructed or located entirely or partially over water unless it is a functionally dependent use or facility.

5.8.12.5 Parking: Enclosed areas below the Finished First Floor may be utilized for parking in excess of the requirements of Section 3.1.3.7 by waiver of the Planning & Zoning Board provided that no more than two (2) garage doors are provided.

5.8.13 Specific Standards: In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data has been provided as set forth in Section 5.8.2. BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD, or in Section 5.8.4, USE OF OTHER BASE FLOOD DATA, the following standards are required:

5.8.13.1 Residential Construction: New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above base flood elevation. Such plans shall be certified by a licensed professional engineer or land surveyor that the provisions of this subsection are satisfied.

5.8.13.2 Non Residential Construction: New construction and substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure shall either have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to the level of the base flood elevation; or, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, shall:

(1) Be flood-proofed so that below the base flood level the structure is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water.

(2) Have structural components capable of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy.

(3) Be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect that the standards of this subsection are satisfied. Such certification shall be provided to the official as set forth in Section 5.8.4.1 (3).

5.8.13.3 Manufactured Mobile Homes (VE Zones):

(1) All manufactured (mobile) homes placed or substantially improved in a coastal high hazard area (VE zone) shall be anchored in accordance with Section 5.8.12.1. Adequate surface drainage and access for a hauler must be provided.

(2) No manufactured (mobile) homes shall be placed in a coastal high hazard area (VE Zone) except in an existing manufactured (mobile) home park or subdivision.

(3) Manufactured (mobile) homes placed or substantially improved in VE Zones in an existing manufactured (mobile) home park or subdivision shall be elevated so that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member is at or above the base flood elevation (BFE). The manufactured home must also meet all the construction standards for VE Zones as per Section 5.8.14.

(4) Recreational vehicles placed on sites within VE Zones shall either be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, and be fully licensed and ready for highway use, or meet all the general standards of Section 5.1, the V Zone construction requirements of Section 5.3.2, and the elevation and anchoring requirements of Sections 5.3.3.1, 5.3.3.3, and 5.3.3.4. A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and security devices, and has no permanently attached additions.

5.8.13.4 The following section shall apply to residential or non-residential buildings in an A or AE zone only, not VE zones.

Elevated Buildings: New construction or substantial improvements of elevated buildings that include fully enclosed areas formed by foundation and other exterior walls below the base flood elevation shall be designed to preclude finished living space, and designed to allow for the entry and exit of flood waters to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls.

(1) Designs for complying with this requirement must either be certified by a professional engineer or architect or meet the following minimum criteria:

(a) Provide a minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding;

(b) The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one foot above grade; and,

(c) Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other coverings or devices provided they permit the automatic flow of flood waters in both directions.

5.8.14 Coastal High Hazard Area: Coastal high hazard areas (V Zones) are located within the areas of special flood hazard established in Section 5.8.2. These areas have special flood hazards associated with high velocity waters from tidal surges and hurricane wave wash; therefore, the following provisions shall apply:

5.8.14.1 Location of Structures: All buildings or structures shall be located landward of reach of the mean high tide.

5.8.14.2 Construction Methods:

(1) Elevation: All buildings or structures shall be elevated so that the bottom of the lowest supporting member is located no lower than the base flood elevation level, with all space below the lowest supporting member open so as not to impede the flow of water, except for breakaway walls as provided for in Section 5.8.14.2 (4).

(2) Structural Support:

(a) All buildings or structures shall be securely anchored on pilings or columns.

(b) Pilings or columns used as structural support shall be designed and anchored so as to withstand all applied loads of the base flood flow.

(3) Certification: Compliance with the provisions of Section 5.8.14.2(l) and 5.8.14.2(2) (a) and (b) shall be certified to by a registered professional engineer or architect.

(4) Space Below the Lowest Floor:

(a) Any alteration, repair, reconstruction or improvement to a structure started after the enactment of this ordinance shall not enclose the space below the lowest floor unless breakaway walls are used as is provided for in this Section.

(b) Breakaway walls shall be allowed below the base flood elevation provided they are not a part of the structural support of the building and are designed so as to breakaway under abnormally high tides or wave action, without damage to the structural integrity of the building on which they are to be used.

(d) Prior to construction, plans for any structure that will have breakaway walls must be submitted to the Zoning Enforcement Officer for approval.

(e) Design safe loading resistance of each breakaway wall shall not be less than 10 nor more than 20 pounds per square foot; or:

(f) If more than 20 pounds per square foot, a registered professional engineer or architect shall certify that the design wall collapse would result from a water load less than that which would occur during the base flood event and the elevated portion of the building and supporting foundation system shall not be subject to collapse, displacement, or other structural damage due to the effects of wind and water loads acting simultaneously on all building components during the base flood event. Maximum wind and water loading values to be used in this determination shall each have one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year, 100 year mean recurrence interval.

(g) If breakaway walls, lattice work or screening are utilized the resulting enclosed space shall not be designed to be used for human habitation, but shall be designed to be used only for parking of vehicles, building access, or limited storage of maintenance equipment used in connection with the premises.

(h) Prior to construction, plans for any structures that will have breakaway walls, lattice work or screening must be submitted to the Zoning Permit Official for approval.

(i) Any alteration, repair, reconstruction, or improvement to a structure shall not enclose the space below the lowest floor except with breakaway walls, lattice work or screening as provided for in Section (e, f, and g) above.

5.8.14.3 Sand Dunes: There shall be no alteration of sand dunes which would increase potential flood damage.

5.8.15 Floodways: Located within areas of special flood hazard established in Section 5.8.2 are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of flood waters which carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosion potential, the following provisions apply:

(1) Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development unless certification, with supporting technical data, by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating, through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice, that encroachments shall not result in any (0.00 feet) increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. Fences are prohibited in the floodway unless required by the Inland Wetlands Officer for wetlands protection. Required fences must be aligned with the flow and be of an open design.

(2) If Section 5.8.15(1) is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of Section 5.8.12 GENERAL STANDARDS AND PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION.

5.8.16 Compensatory Storage: The water holding capacity of the floodplain, except those areas which are tidally influenced, shall not be reduced. Any reduction caused by filling, new construction or substantial improvements involving an increase in footprint to the structure, shall be compensated for by deepening and/or widening of the floodplain. Storage shall be provided on-site, unless easements have been gained from adjacent property owners; it shall be provided within the same hydraulic reach and a volume not previously used for flood storage; it shall be hydraulically comparable and incrementally equal to the theoretical volume of flood water at each elevation, up to and including the 100-year flood elevation, which would be displaced by the proposed project. Such compensatory volume shall have an unrestricted hydraulic connection to the same waterway or water body. Compensatory storage can be provided off-site if approved by the municipality.

5.8.17 Equal Conveyance:.. Within in the floodplain, except those areas which are tidally influenced, as designated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the community, encroachments resulting from filling, new construction or substantial improvements involving an increase in footprint of the structure, are prohibited unless the applicant provides certification by a registered professional engineer demonstrating, with supporting hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice, that such encroachments shall not result in any (0.00 feet) increase in flood levels (base flood elevation). Work within the floodplain and the land adjacent to the floodplain, including work to provide compensatory storage shall not be constructed in such a way so as to cause an increase in flood stage or flood velocity.

SECTION 5.9 CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS

5.9.1 Purpose: The purpose of this Section is: (1) to promote the most appropriate use of the land at the population density permitted in the applicable Zoning District; (2) to provide flexibility in the design of the development by permitting a variation in lot requirements; (3) to facilitate the adequate design and economical provision of streets, utilities and other site improvements; and (4) to preserve the natural resources of the City through the maximum protection of woodlands, waterbodies, watercourses, steep slopes, scenic vistas, conservation areas, recreation areas, and similar natural features, characteristics and open spaces.

5.9.2 Definition: A Cluster Development shall constitute a development site under one ownership or control containing one or more building lots for residential dwellings each containing one or two (SFA-10 District, only) dwelling units, which shall be owned and operated under a cooperative or condominium arrangement or developed as a legal subdivision or a combination of the above arrangements.

5.9.2.1 Where an applicant proposes a subdivision, or any portion thereof, which is subject to Final Subdivision Plan Approval under the Subdivision Regulations, the Board may approve and permit said subdivision, or portion thereof, subject to all applicable procedures and requirements of both these Regulations and the Subdivision Regulations.

5.9.3 General Procedures: Cluster developments, comprising one-family dwellings, may be permitted by the Planning & Zoning Board in R-A, R-30, R-18 and R-12.5 Districts, and one and/or two family dwellings in SFA-10 Districts, subject to the procedures, requirements, and limitations set forth hereinafter.

5.9.3.1 Application: The applicant shall submit an application accompanied by the following additional information:

(1) A written statement of the intended ownership arrangement for the proposed Cluster Development, including means of open space reservation, whether streets are to be public or private, and ownership of common facilities.

(2) Legal documentation, satisfactory to the City Attorney, assuring ownership, maintenance and operation of all private streets, parking areas, sidewalks, utilities, recreation facilities, open space areas and other private improvements, facilities and areas proposed for the Cluster Development.

(3) Worksheets showing calculation of GROSS ACREAGE as defined in Section 5.9.4.1 herein.

(4) Map showing all protected areas (inland wetlands other legal restrictions) easements and topographical conditions to be considered by the Board when determining reasonably permitted lots as stipulated in Section 5.9.3.2 and the reasonably permitted dwelling units as stipulated in Section 5.9.3.3 herein.

(5) Include an overlay depicting the location of lots/streets if the parcel were developed in accordance with lot and area requirements dictated in Sections 3.1.4 and Section 3.2.4 of the District in which said development is proposed. This overlay shall be compatible with the maps/sheets presented depicting the proposed Cluster Development for use by the Board in reviewing the subject proposal.

5.9.3.2 Review: The Board may approve a Cluster Development, provided it finds that:

(1) The development site shall contain not less than the minimum gross site area required under this Section for the Residential District in which said development is located.

(2) The maximum number of lots to be created under the provisions of this Section shall not exceed the number which could be reasonably created in accordance with the provisions of the Residential District in which said development is located;

(3) The maximum number of dwelling units to be erected under the provisions of this Section shall not exceed the number which could be reasonably created in accordance with the provisions of the Residential District in which said development is located;

(4) The land and buildings shall be used only for one and two-family dwellings and accessory uses permitted in the applicable Residential District;

(5) The open space and natural features of the site will be advantageously used and beneficially preserved; and,

(6) The proposed development shall be in harmony with the purpose and intent of these Regulations.

5.9.3.3 Surety: Final approval of the proposed Cluster Development shall be contingent upon the applicant posting surety with the Board in order to assure satisfactory completion of all proposed improvements, not including dwellings shown on the approved Site Plan and other approved documents.

5.9.4 General Requirements: A Cluster Development shall comply with all requirements of the District in which it is located, except as said requirements may be modified in this Section.

5.9.4.1 Minimum Gross Site Area: The gross acreage of a Cluster Development site shall not be less than three times the minimum lot area requirement from Sections 3.1.4 or 3.2.4 of the District in which said development is located. All protected areas (wetlands and other legally restricted areas) are to be omitted when computing GROSS ACREAGE available for development. (NOTE: the 50% factor will no longer be applied).

5.9.4.2 Maximum Number of Lots: The maximum number of lots that may be approved by the Board shall be computed by subtracting from the total gross site area available for use under this Section, a fixed percentage of said total for street right-of-way purposes and dividing the remaining site area by the minimum lot area requirement from Section 3.1.4 or 3.2.4 of the District in which said development is located. This method shall apply regardless of the amount of land actually required for street rights of way. The fixed percentages for street rights-of-way purposes to be subtracted from the total gross area to be developed shall be as follows:

Figure 6: Lot Calculations for Cluster Developments

Residential Districts	Fixed Street ROW Reduction Factor (%)	Dwelling Units per Gross Acre
R-A	10	0.9000
R-30	11	1.2923
R-18	14	2.0812
R-12.5	17	2.8924

In order to maintain compatibility with surrounding residential neighborhoods, all portions of a cluster development with street frontage or adjacent to existing residential development must be either a landscaped buffer of 150 feet or residential lots in accordance with the requirements of the adjacent residential district.

5.9.4.3 Minimum Floor Area: As required in applicable District, Section 3.1.1.1 for one family dwellings; Section 3.2.1.2 (1) through (4) for two-family dwellings.

5.9.4.4 Minimum Lot & Building Requirements:..Under this Section, no lot or development site in a permitted Residential District shall be reduced below the applicable minimum lot and building requirements as set forth hereinafter.

Figure 7: Modified Lot and Building Requirements for Cluster Developments

Allowable Residential District

Sections 3.1.4 & 3.2.4 Required Minimum Lot Area of Residential District (Sq. Ft.)

Modified Lot Area Requirements for Cluster Subdivision

Modified Lot Area Required for Co-Op or Condominium Cluster Developments (per 1-family dwelling)

R-A

R-30

R-18

R-12.5

43,560

30,000

18,000

12,500

18,000

12,500

10,000

7,500

18,000

12,500

10,000

7,500

5.9.4.5 Additional Cooperative or Condominium Requirements:

(1) Buildings shall be so arranged that adequate light and air are provided to each dwelling and shall be so grouped that the minimum distance between buildings shall not be less than one half the sum of their heights.

(2) Each dwelling shall have suitable access to an adequate street with a minimum pavement width of not less than 14 feet.

(3) Off-street parking areas shall be located so as not to encroach in any required yard as measured from the development site boundary and shall have a suitable location in relation to dwelling units or facilities served.

5.9.4.6 Open Space Reservations: The land area not allocated to building lots, buildings and/or streets shall be permanently reserved as open space for purposes approved by the Board. The areas to be reserved for open space shall be land with suitable access, shape, dimensions, character, location, topography and/or improvements for said development as deemed necessary by and acceptable to the Board. All open space areas shall be shown on the Site Plan and/or Final Subdivision Plan and shall be appropriately identified to indicate that they are not intended for use as building sites.

All Open Space Requirements will adhere to Section 3.10 of the SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF MILFORD.

5.9.4.7 Means of Open Space Reservations: Such open space reservations shall be permanently reserved as open space by one or more of the following means, provided that the proposed means are acceptable to and approved by the Board:

(1) Deeded to the City of Milford or deeded to the Milford Land Conservation Trust, Inc. or similar non-profit organization acceptable to the Planning and Zoning Board. Where open space areas are intended to be conveyed to the City or said non-profit organization, the applicant shall convey them at the stage and in the condition agreed upon in connection with processing and approval of the development. Title to the land shall be unencumbered. The City or said non-profit organization shall take title to such land at a time approved by the Board. Acceptance of an open space area, when conveyed by the applicant, shall be endorsed upon the deed by the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board or the President of said non-profit organization and shall be duly recorded with the deed stating that such land is reserved for use as open space in perpetuity.

(2) Held in corporate ownership by owners of the lots, dwelling units or lots within the development. Where open space areas are intended to be held in corporate ownership, the applicant shall file with the Board the intended means by which title will be transferred. Membership in said corporation shall be mandatory for all lot owners in said development. Each deed conveyance to unit or lot owners in said development shall include the membership stipulation, the beneficial right in use of the open land, and all other restrictions pertaining thereto. The applicant shall record such deeds with all necessary legal documents in the City land records.

(3) Held in private ownership provided such open space consists of a minimum of seventy five (75) acres of contiguous land and said open space is to be used for recreational purposes such as a country club or golf course. In such case, membership to the country club or golf course shall be open to the public. A deed restriction shall be placed on the Milford Land Records restricting said facility in accordance with the Open Space Reservations as set forth in Section 5.9.4.6 of the regulations.

(4) A combination of the above means.

5.9.4.8 Landscaping: The Board shall require adequate landscaping of the development site or lot with suitable vegetation in order to provide auxiliary screening for the proposed uses, aid in air purification and sound absorption and to generally promote an aesthetic development in accordance with Article V, Section 5.14.

5.9.4.9 Screening: The Board may require appropriate fencing and/or landscaping of suitable type, density and height in order to effectively screen the proposed uses from adjacent properties and streets.

5.9.4.10 Street Access: No Cluster Development shall be approved by the Board unless the subdivision or development site has suitable access to a street which is adequate to accommodate the potential traffic generation from such development.

5.9.4.11 Utilities: No Cluster Development shall be approved by the Board unless each dwelling unit or lot in said development is: (a) served by an adequate public sanitary sewerage system, a community subsurface sewage disposal system or private, individual sewage disposal facilities and approved by the Director of Public Health; and (b) supplied with water from an adequate public water supply, community subsurface water supply or private, individual wells and approved by the Director of Public Health.

(1) Where a utility is lacking, the Board may increase the required lot size. However, public water and sanitary sewer systems shall be required for any cluster development with building lot sizes of less than 12,500 square feet or equivalent area per dwelling in the case of co-op or condominium developments.

5.9.4.12 Improvement Standards: Plans and specifications for the construction and/or improvements of all streets, parking areas, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewage facilities, water supply facilities, electric and telephone facilities, and other improvements shall comply with all applicable City and State laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations and shall be submitted to the Board for approval.

(1) Utility lines within the development site shall be placed underground in order to promote an aesthetic development.

(2) Notwithstanding any other City ordinances or regulations, the Board may permit private streets with a pavement width of not less than 24 feet for two-way traffic and 14 feet for one-way traffic.

5.9.4.13 Ownership and Maintenance: All private streets, parking areas, sidewalks, utilities, recreation facilities, open space areas and other private improvements, facilities and areas shall be owned, maintained and operated by the applicant, owner, association or corporation without expense to the City. The development site shall, at all times, be maintained in a safe, sanitary and presentable condition.

5.9.5 Effect of Approval: An approved Cluster Development shall be deemed to conform to the provisions of the Zoning District in which it is located so long as all applicable regulations and conditions of approval are met.

SECTION 5.10 PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

5.10.1 Planned Residential Development, of the Zoning Regulations of the City of Milford is hereby amended by substituting the following language:

(1) Elimination of PRD as Permitted Use in New Projects and Purpose: Effective upon passage in accordance with law, the PRD is eliminated as a permitted use in new projects under these regulations. The purpose of the discontinuation of the PRD as a permitted use in future projects is to protect the public health, safety, convenience and property values by addressing issues arising from intensive development, density, traffic, and burdens on City services and resources and by encouraging the enhanced benefits and development objectives which may be achieved via the use of cluster and multi-family residential development as a better alternative to the PRD.

(2) Approved PRDs Governed by Existing Regulations: Planned Residential Developments approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on or before the effective date of this amendment (including current or future amendments and modifications to approved plans) shall continue to be administered and governed in accordance with Sections 5.10.2 through 5.10.5 below and with the conditions of approval of said PRD.

(3) Section 5.10.1 Supersedes Wording in Sections 5.10.2- 5.10.5: With respect to any application for a planned residential development not approved by the Board on or before the effective date of this amendment, the provisions of this Section 5.10.1 shall be deemed to supersede and control over any inconsistent provision which may be contained in Sections 5.10.2 through 5.10.5, inclusive.

ARTICLE XI DEFINITIONS

SECTION 11.1 GENERAL TERMS

In the interpretation and use of these Regulations, words and phrases shall be construed according to the commonly approved usage of the language; and technical words and phrases, and such as have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, shall be construed and understood accordingly. All words used in the present tense include the future tense; all words in the plural number include the singular number; and all words in the singular number include the plural number, unless the natural construction of the wording indicates otherwise. The words "shall" and "will" are mandatory and not directory. The word "used" shall be deemed also to include "designed, intended or arranged to be used". Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be measured horizontally.

SECTION 11.2 OTHER TERMS

For the purpose of these Regulations, certain words and terms shall have the meanings as listed below. Doubts as to the precise meaning of other words and terms shall be determined by the Planning and Zoning Board with reference to the Connecticut General Statutes and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, respectively. Words in the present tense include the future, the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

Except as otherwise stated, or as the context may otherwise require, the following words, for the purpose of these Regulations, shall be defined as follows:

THESE REGULATIONS - The words "These Regulations" and "these regulations" shall be deemed to refer to the "Zoning Regulations of the City of Milford" as amended.

A-2 SURVEY - A property or boundary survey meeting the horizontal accuracy tolerances for class A-2, Section 20-300b-11(b) of the “Standards for Surveys and Maps in the State of Connecticut” as published by the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.

ABUTTING - Having a common border with, or being separated from such a common border by a right-of-way, alley or easement.

ADJACENT - Touching or contiguous.

ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR - The term "alcoholic liquor" as used in these regulations shall have the same meaning as that defined in the General Statutes, as amended.

APARTMENT - A room or suite of rooms, with toilet and culinary accommodations, used or designed for use as a residence by an individual or a family, located in a building containing two or more such rooms or suites or located in a building devoted primarily to nonresidential use.

APPARENT HIGH WATER MARK - The average height of the tide measured and recorded during any given day or cycle period.

APPLICATION - An application shall consist of a completed form and fee as prescribed by the Board including all necessary and required documents/Department approvals.

APPROVED - Means a signed, written approval by the Planning & Zoning Board (its designated agent or the New Haven County Soil Water Conservation District) that a soil erosion and sediment control plan complies with the applicable requirements of these regulations.

ARBORIST - An individual trained in arboriculture, forestry, landscape architecture, horticulture, or related fields and experienced in the conservation and preservation of native and ornamental trees. This definition shall also incorporate the term urban forester.

AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD - The land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent or greater change of flooding in any given year.

AS BUILT CERTIFIED PLOT PLAN - Shall be an existing conditions survey prepared/signed/sealed by a Connecticut Licensed Surveyor. The level of detail to be shown will match the level of detail shown on the original application. Other details, such as underground utilities, are required on a separate map or maps which will be provided as an adjunct.

ATTIC - An unfinished space between the roof framing of a building and the ceilings of the rooms below. Any attic that has access by means of a stairway, and where a height of six (6) feet or more is achieved in an area that is ten (10) feet or more in width and has a length equal to 50% or more of the total building length may be determined to be habitable space by the Board.

AUTOMATIC TIMING DEVICES - A switching device, part of which is a clock, set to the prevailing time (EST) Eastern Standard Time, that will control the period of illuminating outdoor light fixture and outdoor signs.

AWNING - A roof-like cover, often of fabric, metal or glass, designed and intended for protection from the weather or as a decorative embellishment, and which projects from a wall or roof of a structure over a window, walk, door, or the like.

BALLOON, ADVERTISING - A nonporous bag of light material filled with air, heated air or a gas lighter than air so as to rise and float in the atmosphere and intended to be either flown in the air at the end of a cable, wire, or rope, or attached directly to the ground or a structure, pole or other on-site object for the purposes of advertising a commercial enterprise or event.

BASE FLOOD - The flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.

BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE) – The elevation of the crest of the base flood or 100-year flood. The height in relation to mean sea level expected to be reached by the waters of the base flood at pertinent points in the floodplains of coastal and riverine areas.

BASEMENT – A story in a building located partly underground, but having less than one-half of its clear floor to ceiling height below the average level of finished grade adjoining the exterior walls of the building. For floodplain management purposes, a basement is any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.

BED AND BREAKFAST - An owner-occupied building designed for and used as a single-family or two family dwelling that provides four or fewer lodging rooms or accommodating no more than eight adults, in which overnight accommodations and a morning meal are provided to transients for compensation, and that is open to the traveling public for a stay not to exceed 20 days.

BERM - An earthen mound designed to provide visual interest on a site, screen undesirable views, reduce noise, or fulfill other such purposes.

BOARD - The Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Milford.

BOARDING HOUSE - A dwelling in which no more than one (1) rooming unit is rented for compensation, with or without provisions for meals. No in-room kitchen or cooking facilities are to be provided. No provision permitted to operate a bed and breakfast, guest house, or tourist home for transient use.

BREAKAWAY WALLS - Any type of walls, whether solid or lattice, and whether constructed of concrete, masonry, wood, metal, plastic, or any other suitable building material which are not part of the structural support of the building and which are so designed as to breakaway, under abnormally high tides or wave action, without damage to the structural integrity of the building on which they are used or any buildings to which they might be carried by flood waters.

BUFFER STRIP - A strip of land along a property line or zone line abutting properties zoned residential, which shall be free of any building or use other than existing natural woody growth and appropriate landscaping and screening of suitable type, density and height and which may be a part of the minimum yard requirements, and at the discretion of the Board may be within a Residential District.

BUILDING - A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls along whose outside face can be traced an unbroken line for the complete circumference of the building, which is permanently affixed to a lot or lots for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals or chattels, and shall include each of the independent units into which it is divided by party walls. The connection of two buildings by means of an open porch, breezeway, carport or other such open structure, with or without a roof, shall not be deemed to make them one building, except in the case of a private garage so attached to a dwelling.

BUILDING, ACCESSORY - A building which is clearly incidental or subordinate customarily in connection and located on the same lot with the principal building or use; and the square footage (footprint) and floor area of such accessory building does not exceed 50% of same of the principal building (footprint). Decks, open porches or stairs shall not be included in determining the 50%.

BUILDING AREA - The aggregate of the maximum horizontal cross section area enclosed by the walls of all buildings on a lot, together with the area enclosed by the columns of all covered porches and similar roofed structures.

BUILDING FACING WALL - The exterior wall surface of a building which is visible from and generally parallel to a street line.

BUILDING FRONTAGE - Those building elevations that face upon a road or a parking area between the building and the road.

BUILDING GROUP - Two or more principal buildings located on a single lot.

BUILDING HEIGHT - The vertical distance measured in feet from the average existing level of the ground surrounding the building or addition thereto and within ten (10) feet thereof up to the midpoint height of a pitched roof or up to the level of the highest main ridge or peak of any other type of structure, or the total number of stories in a building including basements and/or half-stories. The number of points necessary for an “average” computation shall be based on appropriate contour intervals or spot elevations as required by the Planning and Zoning Board. The existing level shall mean the actual or approved elevations of the property at the time of application. The provisions with respect to height shall apply to solar panels and roof-top mechanical equipment but shall not apply to the following:

· Roof parapets and turrets of less than 3 feet;

· Cupolas and domes not used for human habitation, clock towers, bell towers and roof ventilators; provided however that the total area covered by such features shall not exceed 15 percent of the roof area, and that such features shall extend not more than 5 feet above the highest main ridge or flat roof lines of a structure; and

· Church spires and belfries, pole-type television antennas and chimneys

The interpretation of this definition shall be at the sole discretion of the Planning and Zoning Board.

BUILDING HEIGHT WITHIN A FLOOD HAZARD AREA - The building height as defined above, but including all portions of a building situated below the regulatory flood protection elevation and all portions of basements or cellars that extend above the finished grade adjacent to the building.

BUILDING, PRINCIPAL - A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which said building is located.

BUILDING SETBACK LINE - The line within a lot defining the minimum required horizontal distance between the principal building or use to be erected and an adjacent street or lot line.

CAFÉ - An establishment where the retail sale of alcoholic liquor to be consumed on the premises occurs in conjunction with the sale of food to be consumed on the premises.

CAMP TRAILER - A trailer designed, manufactured and used solely for camping or pleasure purposes or for the purpose of transporting personal property of the owner and bearing a current "Camp Trailer" registration.

CAMPER - Any motor vehicle bearing a “camper” registration which is designed for, or permanently altered in such a way as to provide temporary living quarters for travel, camping or recreational purposes, or which is used for the purpose of transporting personal property of the owner.

CAR WASH - The use of a site for washing and cleaning of passenger vehicles, recreational vehicles, or other light duty equipment.

CARETAKER - One who is employed to maintain, repair and protect a facility or property.

CELLAR - A portion of a building located partly or wholly underground and having half or more of its clear floor to ceiling height below the average level of finished grade adjoining the exterior walls of the building.

CHURCH - A building wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a recognized and legally established religious body organized to sustain public worship.

CIVIC CENTER - An area developed with a substantial concentration of public and governmental buildings or uses.

CLUB - An association of persons which is the owner, lessee or occupant of an establishment operated solely for a recreational, social, fraternal, religious, political or athletic purpose whose activities are confined to the members and guests, are not extended to the general public, and include the establishment so operated; but does not include such clubs, the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on primarily for business or gain.

CLUB, BEACH - A membership establishment, not available for use by the general public, providing for recreational and social activities related to and in close proximity to the beach.

CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT - A development site under one ownership or control containing one or more building lots for residential dwellings each containing one or two (SFA-10 District, only) dwelling units, which is owned and operated under a cooperative or condominium arrangement or developed as a legal subdivision, or a combination of the above arrangements.

COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA – The area of special flood hazard extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms, hurricane wave wash or tsunamis. The area is designated on a FIRM as Zone VE or V.

COFFEE HOUSE - An informal restaurant primarily offering coffee, tea, and other beverages, and where light refreshments and limited menu meals may also be sold.

COMMUNITY CENTER - A building used as and providing a place of meeting for religious, fraternal, social and/or recreational programs generally open to the public and designed to accommodate and serve significant segments of the community.

CONDOMINIUM - As defined by State Statute, (Refer to the Housing Laws of the State of Connecticut, Chapter 825, entitled, "Unit Ownership Act", as amended).

CONSTRUCTION, NEW – Structures for which the “start of construction” commenced on or after September 29, 1978, the effective date of Section 5.8, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.

CONSTRUCTION, START OF – Includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means the first placement of permanent construction of a structure (including a manufactured home) on a site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings, installation of piles, construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation or placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include the excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.

CONVALESCENT HOME, NURSING HOME OR REST HOME - An institution licensed by the State Department of Health having facilities and all necessary personnel to provide services of a personal nature, nursing care under medical supervision and direction to carry out nonsurgical treatment and dietary procedures for chronic diseases or convalescent stages of acute diseases or injuries.

COOPERATIVE - A form of ownership in which more than one stockholder of a corporation has control over a certain property jointly with one or more other stockholders.

CORNICE - Any horizontal member, structural or nonstructural, of any building, projecting outward from the exterior walls at the roof line, including eaves and other roof overhangs.

COST – As related to substantial improvements, the cost of any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, alteration, repair or other improvement of a structure shall be established by a detailed written contractor’s estimate. The estimate shall include, but not be limited to: the cost of materials (interior finishing elements, structural elements, utility and service equipment); sales tax on materials, building equipment and fixtures, including heating and air conditioning and utility meters; labor; built-in appliances; demolition and site preparation; repairs made to damaged parts of the building worked on at the same time; contractor’s overhead; contractor’s profit; and grand total. Items to be excluded include: cost of plans and specifications, survey costs, permit fees, outside improvements such as septic systems, water supply wells, landscaping, sidewalks, fences, yard lights, irrigation systems, and detached structures such as garages, sheds, and gazebos.

COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT - Means the New Haven County Soil and Water Conservation District established under subsection (a) of Section 22a - 315 of the General Statutes.

COURT - An unoccupied open space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a building and which is bounded on three or more sides by the walls of such building. An OUTER court extends to a street line or opens upon a front, side or rear yard. An INNER court is enclosed on all sides by the walls of the building.

CRAWL SPACE - An area below the lowest floor of a structure used for the purpose of gaining access to the mechanical items with not more than 4 ft. in the clear as measured from the inside grade to the bottom of the floor joists.

CURB CUT - The providing of vehicular ingress and/or egress between a property and an abutting public street.

CURB LEVEL - The permanently established grade of the street at the edge of pavement or at the base of the curb in front of the lot.

DAY CARE CENTER, ADULT - A facility providing care for five or more elderly and/or functionally impaired adults in a protective setting for a portion of a 24-hour day.

DAY CARE HOME, ADULT GROUP - A dwelling in which a permanent occupant of the dwelling, licensed by the State of Connecticut, provides for the care of four or fewer elderly and/or functionally impaired adults, not all of whom are related by blood or marriage, for a portion of a 24-hour day.

DAY CARE CENTER, CHILD - A facility which offers or provides a program of supplementary care to more than twelve related or unrelated children outside their own homes on a regular basis for a part of the 24 hours in one or more days in the week.

DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY - A private family home in which a permanent occupant of the dwelling, licensed by the State of Connecticut, provides for the care of six or fewer children, including the provider’s own children not in school full time, for a portion of a 24-hour day not less than three hours nor more than twelve hours.

DAY CARE HOME, GROUP - A facility which offers or provides a program of supplementary care to not less than seven nor more than twelve related or unrelated children outside their own homes on a regular basis for a part of the 24 hours in one or more days in the week.

DESIGN CORRIDOR - A designated zoning district, usually centered around one or more arterial or main collector roadways, and whose width is generally substantially smaller than its length, in which particular emphasis is placed on building siting and design, parking, landscaping, and other physical design elements for the expressed purpose of promoting and achieving specific physical design goals.

DESIGN STANDARDS - A set of guidelines regarding the architectural appearance of a building, or improvement, that governs the alteration, construction, demolition, or relocation of a building or improvement.

DEVELOPMENT – Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to, the construction of buildings or structures; the construction of additions, alterations or substantial improvements to buildings or structures; the placement of buildings and structures; mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment; the storage, deposition, or extraction of materials; and the installation, repair or removal of public or private sewage disposal systems or water supply facilities.

DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT - The diameter of a tree measured at a point four and one-half feet above grade.

DIRECT GLARE - Direct glare is defined as the visual discomfort resulting from insufficiently shielded light sources in the field. One should “see the effect, not the light source”.

DIRECT LIGHT EMISSIONS - Light emissions visible above a height of 5 feet at the subject property line. A bulb, a reflective device, a refractive lens device, a globe, or diffuse panel shall be considered a direct light emission source.

DISTURBED AREA - Means an area where the ground cover is destroyed or removed leaving the land subject to accelerated erosion.

DORMITORY - A building or group of buildings designed or altered for the purpose of accommodating students or members of religious orders with sleeping quarters with or without communal kitchen facilities and administered by a bona fide educational or religious institution. Dormitory includes fraternity and sorority houses, covenants, priories and monasteries, but does not include clubs.

DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENTS - A business establishment so developed that its principal retail or service character is dependent on providing a driveway approach or parking spaces for motor vehicles so as to either serve patrons while in the motor vehicles or else intended to permit consumption in the motor vehicle of food or beverage obtained by a patron from said business establishment. (e.g. restaurants, service stations, cleaners, banks, theaters, etc.)

DUMPSTER - A container for garbage or recyclable materials that has a hooking mechanism that permits it to be raised and dumped into a sanitation truck.

DWELLING - A building, or portion thereof, used exclusively for residential occupancy, including one family, two family and multiple family dwellings. Any trailer coach, or manufactured mobile home, not located in a trailer park, as defined herein, which remains on any lots within the limits of this City for more than 48 hours within a six month period shall be construed to be a dwelling except for those that are only displayed for sale in a zoning district permitting such.

DWELLING, ATTACHED - A dwelling having any portion of one or more walls in common with another dwelling.

DWELLING, MULTIPLE FAMILY - A dwelling containing three or more dwelling units.

DWELLING, ONE FAMILY - A detached dwelling containing one dwelling unit. The presence of a second "full scale kitchen" in such dwelling shall raise a rebuttable presumption that more than a one family dwelling unit is within said dwelling.

DWELLING, TWO FAMILY OR DUPLEX - A dwelling containing 2 dwelling units.

DWELLING UNIT - A dwelling or portion thereof, providing a single housekeeping unit with living, sleeping, cooking, eating and bathroom facilities.

EARTH SHELTERED DWELLINGS - Shall be any residence built entirely below grade or partially below grade with two (2) but not more than two (2) sides constructed as basement walls. (See Basement and Cellar definitions)

EATING PLACES - A business establishment open to the general public for the primary purpose of serving prepared food for consumption on the premises.

EAVE – The projecting lower edges of a roof overhanging the wall of a building.

EROSION - Means the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity.

FAÇADE - The exterior wall of a building exposed to public view or that wall viewed by persons not within the building, extending from grade to the top of the parapet, wall or eaves, and including the entire width of the building elevation.

FAMILY - Persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, or a reasonable number of individuals occupying a dwelling unit who are committed to living together as a single housekeeping unit, in harmony with the surrounding neighborhood, responsible for maintaining a common household. A boarder shall not be considered a member of the family for the purpose of this definition.

FARM - A lot of 3 acres or more, used for the raising of crops or pasture or both. Stock raising, dairying, poultry raising and kindred activities are to be considered as a part of and included within farming.

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) – The federal agency that administers the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

FINISHED LIVING SPACE – As related to fully enclosed areas below the base flood elevation (BFE), a space that is, but is not limited to, heated and/or cooled, contains finished floors (tile, linoleum, hardwood, etc.) has sheetrock walls that may or may not be painted or wallpapered, and other amenities such as furniture, appliances, bathrooms, fireplaces, and other items that are easily damaged by floodwaters and expensive to clean, repair, or replace.

FIRST FLOOR - The lowest floor above grade; or partly below grade and not qualifying as a basement or cellar. (See also definition lowest floor.)

FLAG, BUSINESS - A flag displaying the name, insignia, emblem, or logo of a commercial entity.

FLOOD OR FLOODING - A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from (1) the overflow of inland or tidal waters and/or (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source.

FLOOD FREQUENCY - The average frequency statistically determined for which it is expected that a specific flood level or discharge may be equaled or exceeded.

FLOOD HAZARD AREA - Areas shown on the flood insurance rate map as Zones A, AI, A30 and Zone V, VI and V30.

FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP - The official map on which the Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY – The official report provided in which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood Insurance Rate Map and the water surface elevation of the base flood.

FLOODPLAIN - The land area susceptible to inundation by water as a result of flooding.

FLOODWAY - The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than 1 foot.

FLOOR AREA - The floor area of a building is the sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors of the building, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two buildings. Floor area shall include the area of basements when used for residential, commercial or industrial purposes, but need not include a cellar or portion of a basement used for incidental storage or housing of mechanical or central heating equipment.

FLOOR AREA RATIO (F.A.R.) - The floor area of buildings on a lot divided by the area of such lot.

FOOT-CANDLE - The illuminance on a surface of one square foot in area on which there is uniformly distributed a light flux of one lumen.

FULL CUT-OFF TYPE FIXTURES - A luminaire or light fixture that, be design of the housing, does not allow any light dispersion or direct glare to shine above a 90 degree, horizontal plane from the base of the fixture. Full cut-off fixtures must be installed in a horizontal position as designed, or the purpose of the design is defeated, and disability glare will result.

FUNCTIONALLY DEPEDENT USE OR FACILITY – A use or facility that cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water. The term includes only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship building and ship repair facilities. The term does not include seafood processing facilities, long-term storage, manufacturing, sales or service facilities.

GARAGE, COMMERCIAL - Any lot, building or part thereof, used for the storage, service or repair of motors, or motor vehicles for remuneration, including any rental, lease or sale of motor vehicles.

GARAGE, PRIVATE - An accessory building or portion of a principal building used for the storage of vehicles as an accessory use.

GARAGE, VEHICLE REPAIR AND/OR SERVICE - A commercial garage or gasoline station used for repairing, overhauling, removing, adjusting, replacing, assembling or disassembling any parts of any motor, engine, or vehicle.

GASOLINE STATION - Any lot, building or part thereof, used for the sale of gasoline or motor vehicle fuel which may include facilities for lubrication, washing, or otherwise servicing vehicles, but not including painting of vehicles.

GOLF COURSE - A tract of land laid out with at least nine holes for playing a game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards, within which the playing area is not artificially illuminated.

GRADE - The level of the finished surface of the ground or pavement at a stated location.

GRADING - Means any excavating, grubbing, filling (including hydraulic fill) or stockpiling of earth materials or any combination thereof, including the land in its excavated or filled condition.

GROSS BUILDABLE AREA - The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of all buildings enclosed by walls on the property excluding parking decks and basement areas used for storage, loading and unloading or for housing of mechanicals or central heating and air conditioning equipment.

GROUNDCOVER - Any shrub, plant or grass that does not attain a mature height of more than one foot. Such plants shall be characterized by a growth habit in which the shrub, plant or grass spreads across the ground to connect with similar plants forming a continuous vegetative cover on the ground.

HABITABLE FLOOR - Any floor usable for living purposes, which includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation or a combination thereof. A floor used for commercial and/or industrial storage purposes is not a "habitable floor".

HISTORIC STRUCTURE – Any structure that is: (a) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of the Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirement for individual listing on the National Register; (b) Certified or preliminary determined by the Secretary of Interior as contributing to the historic significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; (c) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or (d) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either: (1) By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or (2) Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.

HOME BUSINESS USE - A use customarily conducted for compensation entirely within a dwelling and carried on only by the residents thereof which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the building for dwelling purposes and does not change the residential character thereof. The conducting of a clinic, hospital, barber shop, beauty shop, tea room, tourist home, bed and breakfast, animal hospital, or any other similar use shall not be deemed to be a home business use.

HOME OCCUPATION - A use customarily conducted for compensation only by occupant(s) of a single family residence that is performed/carried out entirely within a principal single family residential structure, is clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal single family use and requires no modification of the lot or external structural renovation to accommodate said home occupation.

HOSPITAL - A building licensed by the State of Department of Health having facilities, medical staff and all necessary personnel to provide diagnosis, care and treatment of a wide range of acute conditions or chronic diseases, including injuries.

HOTEL - A building or portion thereof which has a common entrance and common heating system and which contains one or more rooming units designed to be occupied by individuals or groups of individuals for compensation and including such business as may be incidental thereto for the sole convenience of the occupants. For the purpose of these Regulations, hotel shall include "tourist home".

HOTEL, EXTENDED STAY - One or more buildings designed and used exclusively for temporary occupancy by travelers who have a permanent residence elsewhere, provided:

such extended stay hotel shall have a lobby and shall contain no fewer than seventy (70) guest rooms;

each guest room shall contain a private bath, lavatory and kitchen facilities;

access to each guest room shall be from one or more interior corridors; and

no guest room, including bath, lavatory and kitchen facilities, shall be less than four hundred twenty-five (425) square feet of gross floor area.

IES – Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, an organization that establishes standards for the lighting industry.

IMPERVIOUS SURFACE - Any hard-surfaced, man-made area that does not readily absorb or retain water including, but not limited to, building roofs, parking and driveway areas, graveled areas, sidewalks and paved recreational areas.

IMPROVEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL – Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, taking place during a ten year period, in which the cumulative cost equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the market value of the structure as determined at the beginning of such ten year period. This term includes structures that have incurred “substantial damage”, regardless of the actual repair work performed. For purposes of this definition, “substantial improvement” is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure. The term does not, however, include either: (1) Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; or (2) Any alteration of a “historic” structure, provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure’s continued designation as a “historic structure.”

INSPECTION - means the periodic review of sediment -- and erosion control measures shown on the certified plan.

JUNK YARD - See Motor Junk Business

LANDSCAPED BUFFER - An area of landscaping separating two distinct land uses, or a land use and a public right-of-way, that acts to soften or mitigate the effects of one land use on the other.

LANDSCAPING PLAN - A plan, drawn to scale, showing dimensions and details for vegetating a property, or a portion of a property, including maintenance and protection measures.

LEGAL NON-CONFORMING LOT - Any lot legally existing in accordance with the then applicable regulations which has been made non-conforming by subsequent adoption of zoning regulations or amendments thereof. Such a lot may not be conforming to the present zoning district regulations for any prescribed lot requirements, such as lot area, width or depth.

LEGAL NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURE - A structure or building legally existing on the effective date of these regulations or any amendment thereto which does not conform to the zoning district regulations for any prescribed structure or building requirements, such as front, side or rear yards; building height; building area or lot coverage; lot area per dwelling unit; dwelling units per building; parking and loading spaces, etc.

LEGAL NON-CONFORMING USE - A use whether of a building, structure or lot, legally existing on the effective date of these regulations or any amendments thereto which does not conform to the use regulations of the zoning district in which it is located.

LIBRARY - A public facility for the use, but not sale, of literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials.

LIGHT TRESPASS - Any form of artificial illumination emanating from a light fixture or illuminated sign that penetrates the adjoining property.

LINE OF SIGHT - A visual path emanating from an average eye level adjudged to be five feet above the ground level.

LOT - A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a building or group of buildings and accessory buildings, together with such open spaces as are required under the provisions of these regulations.

LOT AREA - The gross horizontal area contained within the property lines of the lot.

LOT, CORNER - A lot located at the junction of two or more intersecting streets, having an interior angle of less than 135 degrees, with a boundary line thereof bordering on two of the streets.

LOT COVERAGE - The portion or percentage of a lot occupied or intended to be occupied by all buildings, structures and paved areas other than walkways.

LOT DEPTH - The mean distance from the front line of the lot to the rear lot line measured in the general direction of the side lines of the lot.

LOT FRONTAGE - The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at the point where the side lot lines intersect the street right-of-way. On curvilinear streets, the arc between the side lot lines shall be considered the lot frontage.

LOT, INTERIOR - A lot other than a corner lot.

LOT LINE - Any property line bounding a lot.

LOT LINE, REAR - The lot line generally opposite the street line; if the rear lot line is less than ten feet in length, or if the lot comes to a point in the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a line parallel to the street line, not less than ten feet in length, lying farthest from the street line.

LOT, THROUGH - A lot other than a corner lot which has frontage on two or more streets.

LOT WIDTH - The horizontal distance between side lot lines measured parallel to the street line and along the building setback line for the front yard.

LOWEST FLOOR - Means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basement, an unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles or building access in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor.

LUMEN - A unit of measure of the quantity of light which falls on an area of one square foot every point of which is one foot form the source of one candela. A light source of one candela emits a total of 12.57 lumens.

MANUFACTURED (MOBILE) HOME - A structure transportable in one or more sections, built on a permanent chassis and is designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities. The term also includes park trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles and other similar vehicles or transportable structures placed on a site for one hundred and eighty (180) consecutive days or longer and intended to be improved property.

MANUFACTURED MOBILE HOME PARK OR MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION- EXISTING - A parcel or contiguous parcels of land divided into two or more mobile home lots for rent or sale, for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot on which the mobile home is to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads and the construction of streets) is completed before the effective date of Section 5.6.

MANUFACTURED MOBILE HOME PARK OR MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION - EXPANSION TO EXISTING - The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the mobile homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, either final site grading or pouring of concrete or the construction of streets.)

MANUFACTURED MOBILE HOME PARK OR MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION NEW - A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more mobile home lots for rent or sale for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads and the construction of streets) is completed on or after the effective date of Section 5.6.

MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION A parcel or contiguous parcels of land divided into two (2) or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

MARKET VALUE – The market value of the structure shall be determined by the appraised value of the primary building per the Tax Department’s current property record card prior to the start of the initial repair or improvement, or in the case of damage, the value of the structure prior to the damage occurring.

MEAN HIGH WATER MARK - The average height of all apparent high water marks recorded over a 19 year period or a computed equivalent period.

MEAN SEA LEVEL - The average height of the surface of the sea for all stages of the tide, usually determined from hourly readings during any given period. For the purposes of these regulations, mean sea level shall be deemed to be an elevation of 0.0 feet (USGSS datum, MSL). For floodplain management purposes, the North American Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1988 or other datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a community’s Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are referenced.

MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT - A single building containing more than one type of land use, or a single development of more than one building and land use, where the different types of land uses are in close proximity, planned as a unified complementary whole, and functionally integrated to the use of shared vehicular and pedestrian access and parking areas.

MOTEL - A building or group of buildings which contains ten or more rooming units, each generally having a separate outside entrance; and designed to be occupied by individuals or groups of individuals for compensation and including such business as may be incidental thereto for the sole convenience of the occupants. For the purpose of these regulations, motel shall include buildings designated as motor inns and tourists courts.

MOTOR JUNK BUSINESS OR JUNK YARD - The term "junk yard" shall be construed to include any "junk yard," "motor vehicle junk business" and '”motor vehicle junk yard" as defined in State Statutes. Any place of business or of outside storage or deposit, whether in connection with any business or not, which has stored or deposited two or more unregistered vehicles, which are no longer intended or in condition for legal use on the public highways or used parts of vehicles or old iron, metal, glass, paper, cordage, or other waste material or discarded second hand material which has been a part, or intended to be a part, of any vehicle, the sum of which parts or materials shall be equal in bulk to two or more vehicles. Said term shall also include any place of business or of outside storage or deposit of vehicles for parts or for use of the metal for scrap and where it is intended to burn material which are parts of a vehicle or cut up the parts thereof.

MOTORIZED HOMES - Any building, structure or vehicle designed and/or used for living or sleeping and/or recreational purposes and equipped with wheels to facilitate movement from place to place, and automobiles when used for living or sleeping purposes, and including pick-up coaches, campers, recreational vehicles, travel trailers and camping trailers not meeting the specifications required for a manufactured home, trailer coach or mobile home.

MOTION SENSOR DEVICE - A device that will sense motion electronically and switches lighting on for a brief duration of time, not to exceed 1 hour.

MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING - A detached building designed and used exclusively as a dwelling by three or more families occupying separate suites.

NATURAL FEATURES - Components and processes present or produced by nature, including soil types, geology, slopes, vegetation, surface water, drainage patterns, aquifers, recharge areas, climate, floodplains, aquatic life and wildlife.

NON-CONFORMING LOT - Any lot which does not conform to the current lot requirements such as lot area, width and/or depth. See also legal non-conforming lot definition.

NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURE - Any structure or building which does not conform to the zoning district regulations for any prescribed structure of building requirements, such as front, side or rear yards; building height, building area or lot coverage; lot area per dwelling unit; dwelling units per buildings; parking and loading spaces; etc. See also legal non-conforming structure definition.

NON-CONFORMING USE - A use, whether of a building, structure or lot which does not conform to the use regulations of the zoning district in which it is located. See also legal non-conforming use definition.

NURSERY SCHOOL - A building or portion thereof, licensed by the State Department of Health, having facilities and all necessary personnel for the care guidance and/or supervision of five or more children not of common parentage.

OPEN SPACE - The portion of the ground space on the same lot and contiguous to the principal building which is either landscaped, or developed and maintained for recreation or conservation purposes. Open space shall not include those portions of a lot that are utilized for off-street parking or loading, driveway or building purposes. This area of the lot shall be used in the calculation of open space to meet the percentage of the lot area or square feet per dwelling unit requirement as specified in various use districts.

In general, when the Board identifies the portion of a site that shall remain as open space, such open space should serve one or more of the following functions:

a) Natural Resource Protection, such as habitat protection for plants and animals, streambelt or riparian corridor protection, shorefront protection, or the provision of greenbelt linkages, forest land, agricultural land and fisheries;

b) Outdoor Recreation, including parks, playgrounds, beaches, and trails for active recreation, and nature preserves for passive recreational uses, serenity and sites that contribute to quiet experiences;

c) Protection of Public Health and Safety, such as floodplains, inland and tidal wetlands, unbuildable areas or areas with limitations for development including steep slopes, high water table or shallow depth of bedrock;

d) Promotion and Maintenance of Community Character, such as the development of greenbelts, open space dedication related to development, scenic vistas, and appropriate buffer strips;

e) Protection of Historic or Archeological Sites, such as the North Street Green, the Town Green, historic districts and historic structures and grounds;

f) Environmental Education, including school-based and citizen-based programs to advance the knowledge of the natural environment and Milford’s cultural heritage.

ORGANIZATION, CHARITABLE - A non-profit organization that is supported primarily by charity and whose principal function is the performance of charitable works or religious activities.

ORGANIZATION, FRATERNAL – A group of people formally organized for a common interest, usually cultural, religious, or entertainment, with regular meetings and formal written membership requirements.

ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NON-PROFIT - Any person(s), partnership, association, corporation or other group whose activities are conducted for civic, or humanitarian motives, or for the benefit of others, and not for the gain of any private individual or group and may include, but shall not be limited to, patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic, fraternal, cultural, charitable, scientific, historical, athletic, or medical activities.

OUTDOOR CUSTOMER DINING AREA - An outdoor area of designated size used as a seating area with tables and chairs for the contiguous restaurant. This seating may be in addition to the indoor seating or it may be the only seating available for the restaurant.

OUTDOOR LIGHT FIXTURE - An electronically powered illuminating device containing a total light source of more than 1800 initial lumens per fixture (this is greater than a single 100 watt incandescent lamp, or two 75 watt reflectorized bulbs), which is permanently installed outdoors, including but not limited to devices used to illuminate any site, architectural structure, or sign.

PARCEL - Any legally described piece of land of any size that may or may not be subdivided or improved.

PARKING LOT - A area other than a street used for the parking of registered vehicles.

PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY TECHNIQUES - Site design techniques which maximize solar heat gain, minimize heat loss and provide thermal storage within a building during the heating season and minimize heat gain and provide for natural ventilation during the cooling season. The site design techniques shall include, but not be limited to: (1) house orientation; (2) street and lot layout; (3) vegetation; (4) natural and man-made topographical features; and (5) protection of solar access within the development.

PENNANT - Any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire or string, usually in a series, designed to move in the wind.

PLACE OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY - An outdoor area, building or portion of a building specifically identified and used for gathering together 50 or more persons for such purposes as deliberation, worship, entertainment, eating, drinking, amusement or awaiting transportation.

PREMISES - A lot, plot or parcel of land including the buildings or structures thereon.

PUBLIC CHARITABLE INSTITUTION - Any partnership, association, corporation or other group whose activities are conducted for selfless, civic, or humanitarian motives, or for the benefit of others, and not for the gain of any private individual or group, and for which said institution receives financial support from a governmental entity or other public organization. Such institution may include, but shall not be limited to, patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic, fraternal, cultural, charitable, scientific, historical, athletic, or medical activities.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - See Vehicle, Recreation.

REGIONAL SHOPPING MALL - A planned commercial development consisting of a building or group of buildings for retail purposes and related activity containing at least (a) two department stores of not less than 100,000 sq. ft. each with an enclosed mall and (b) 800,000 sq. ft. of Gross Buildable Area.

REGULATORY FLOOD - A flood which is representative of large floods known to have occurred generally in the area and is reasonably characteristic of what can be expected to occur. The regulatory flood generally has a flood frequency of approximately 100 years as determined from analyses of floods or other waterbodies and watercourses in the same general region.

REGULATORY FLOOD PROTECTION ELEVATION - The level to which buildings, structures and uses controlled by these regulations are required to be flood-proofed. In the absence of specifically established regulatory flood protection elevation, such level shall be deemed to be 10 feet above mean sea level.

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION - A church or place of worship or religious assembly with related facilities such as the following in any combination: rectory or convent; meeting hall, offices for administration of the institution, licensed child or adult daycare, playground, cemetery.

RESTAURANT - A business establishment open to the general public for the principal purpose of preparing and serving food for consumption primarily on the premises. A type of eating place. (See definition of "EATING PLACE")

RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD – Restaurants where most customers order and are served their food at a counter or in a motor vehicle in packages prepared to leave the premises, or able to be taken to a table or counter to be consumed.

RETAIL - The buying or selling of goods or merchandise directly to the consumer for their personal consumption or use.

RIGHT-OF-WAY - An area of land not on a lot that is dedicated for public or private use to accommodate a transportation system for allowing the free passage of people and goods. Right-of-ways include, but are not limited to, highways, streets, roads, private roads, rail lines, and sidewalks.

RIVERINE - Means relating to, formed by, or resembling a river, including tributaries, streams, brooks, etc.

ROOF, GABLE - A double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end.

ROOF, GAMBREL - A gable roof with two slopes on each side, and the lower slope being steeper.

ROOF, HIP - A roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides.

ROOF RIDGE - The line of the junction of two roof surfaces sloping upwards toward each other.

ROOMING UNIT - A building or portion thereof providing a single housekeeping unit with living and sleeping facilities, but excluding cooking and eating facilities.

SAND DUNES - Naturally occurring accumulations of sand in ridges or mounds landward of the beach.

SCHOOL, BUSINESS - Any business or school operated for the compensation or gain of its owner or operator, where students or enrollees are assembled for the purpose of instruction in business-related skills including, but not limited to, the teaching of shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, office skills, accounting, computer services and language skills.

SCHOOL, COMMERCIAL - Any business or school operated for the compensation or gain of its owner or operator, where students or enrollees are assembled for the purpose of instruction and generally confined to one area of interest, such as bartending, beauty culture, dancing, or sewing.

SCHOOL, PAROCHIAL - A private school maintained by a religious body or organization for the purpose of elementary and/or secondary instruction.

SCHOOL, PRIVATE - A school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency or organization.

SCHOOL, PRIVATE NON-PROFIT - Any private educational facility owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

SCHOOL, PUBLIC - Any educational facility owned and operated by a governmental entity.

SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL OR TRAINING - A specialized instructional establishment that provides on-site training of one or more trade skills and/or skills with commercial or business applications, such as computer repair, computer software and hardware applications, welding, carpentry and office administration. Incidental instructional services in conjunction with another principle use shall not be considered a vocational or training school.

SCREENING - A method of visually shielding or obscuring one abutting nearby structure or use from another by fencing, walls, berms, or densely planted vegetation.

SEASONAL HIGH WATER LEVEL - The extreme height of water measured and recorded during any given season of the year, usually occurring during the spring.

SEDIMENT - Means solid material, either mineral or organic, that is in suspension, is transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by erosion.

SETBACK - The horizontal distance from any street or lot line to any building, structure or use, measured in a straight line from and perpendicular to such street or lot line.

SIGN - Any device used for visual communication intended to attract the attention of the public and visible to the public right-of-way or other properties.

SIGN, A-FRAME - A temporary, double-faced sandwich board sign that is not permanently fixed and is used for advertising purposes including any type of graphics, lettering and other content intended to identify the place of business.

SIGN, ANIMATED - Any sign or source of light or part thereof which flashes, rotates, moves or in any way simulates motion.

SIGN, AREA - The number of square feet contained within a single continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of the actual sign surface. Structural members and supports required by Building Codes and not bearing advertising matter and not forming an integral part of the display shall be excluded from the sign area. The allowable area of a double-face sign shall be computed on one side only.

SIGN, BANNER - A sign having characters, letters or illustrations applied to cloth, paper, flexible plastic or fabric of any kind, with only such material for backing.

SIGN, COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING OR OFF-PREMISES - Any sign owned or operated by any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of outdoor advertising for compensation for the use of such signs.

SIGN, DIRECTIONAL - A sign intended to direct the way to a place or activity or to point toward a place of activity.

SIGN, DOUBLE-FACE - A sign containing the same advertisement on both sides of the supporting structure.

SIGN, ELECTRONIC MESSAGE - A sign with a fixed or changing display or message composed of a series of lights that may be changed through electronic means.

SIGN, FLASHING - Any sign, the illumination of which is not kept constant in intensity at all times, and/or which exhibits sudden or marked changes in such light intensity or color effects.

SIGN, GROUND OR FREESTANDING - A sign supported by one or more uprights or braces in or above the ground.

SIGN, HEIGHT OF - The vertical distance between the curb level and the top of a sign.

SIGN, ILLUMINATED - A sign which is illuminated by either internal or external lighting devices or sources.

SIGN, INDIRECTLY ILLUMINATED - A sign which is illuminated by either external lighting devices or sources.

SIGN, ON-PREMISE - A sign advertising a use conducted on the premises where the sign is located.

SIGNS, NUMBER OF - For the purpose of determining the number of signs, a sign shall be considered to be a single display surface or display device containing elements organized, related and composed to form a unit. Where matter is displayed in a random manner without organized relationship elements, or where there is reasonable doubt about the relationship of elements, each element shall be considered to be a single sign.

SIGNS, OFF-PREMISE - A sign advertising a use not conducted on the premises or a product not sold on the premises where the sign is located.

SIGN, POLITICAL - A sign identifying and urging voter support for a particular election issue, political party, or candidate for public office.

SIGN, PROJECTING - A sign which is affixed to an exterior wall of any building and extending more than 15 inches beyond the building walls or parts thereof.

SIGN, ROOF - A sign attached to a building and erected upon the roof or extending above the roof line, eaves, parapet of such building.

SIGN, TEMPORARY - Any sign not intended for permanent display.

SIGN, WALL - A sign which is affixed to the exterior walls of any building and projecting not more than 15 inches from the building wall or parts thereof. Wall signs shall also include illuminated signs erected inside window display area of a building.

SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLING - A one family residence of which one straight side only is common to its immediate adjoining residence. The straight wall common to each residence may be subject to a property line which will become a boundary line which coincides with the exact center of the wall common to both residences. Such common boundary shall be perpendicular to the street line. No single family attached residence shall be attached to more than one other residence.

SOIL - Means any unconsolidated mineral or organic material of any origin.

SOIL EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN - Means a scheme that minimizes soil erosion and sedimentation resulting from development and includes, but is not limited to, a map and narrative, but excluding cellars, between any floor and floor above or in its absence, the ceiling or roof above, notwithstanding the foregoing cellars as defined in the case of earth sheltered dwellings (as defined) shall be counted as stories.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION - A use that would not be appropriate generally or without restrictions throughout a given zoning district but which, if controlled as to number, area, location, or relation to the neighborhood, would promote the public health, safety, welfare, morals, order, comfort, convenience, appearance, prosperity or general welfare. Such uses may be permitted in such zoning district as special exceptions, if specific provisions for such special exceptions are made in this ordinance.

SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA (SFHA) – The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one (1) percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. SFHAs are determined utilizing the base flood elevations (BFE) provided on the flood profiles in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for a community. BFEs provided on Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are only approximate (rounded up or down) and should be verified with the BFEs published in the FIS for a specific location. SFHAs include, but are not necessarily limited to, the land shown as Zones A and AE and the Coastal High Hazard Areas shown as Zone VE on a FIRM. The SFHA is also called the Area of Special Flood Hazard.

SPECIAL PERMIT - Authorization by the Planning and Zoning Commission for a particular land use in a zoning district in which such use is not permitted as of right. Such authorization may include specific conditions that must be satisfied in order for the land use in question to receive a Special Permit.

START OF CONSTRUCTION - see CONSTRUCTION START OF.

STORY - That part of a building, including basements, but excluding cellars, between any floor and floor above or in its absence, the ceiling or roof above, notwithstanding the foregoing cellars as defined in the case of earth sheltered dwellings (as defined) shall be counted as stories.

STREAMER, ADVERTISING - Any long, narrow, wavy strip of cloth, paper, flexible plastic or fabric of any kind attached to a building, vehicle or other property fixture along only one side of its length or width, and having characters, letters or illustrations applied to it for the purposes of attracting public attention to a commercial enterprise or event.

STREET - Any right-of-way used for streets, roads, highways, avenues, boulevards, lanes or other vehicular access ways.

STREET, PRIVATE - Any street other than a public street.

STREET LINE - The dividing property line between the street and lot.

STREETSCAPE - The visual image of a street, including the combination of buildings, parking, signs, street trees and landscaping, and other hardscape and street furniture.

STRUCTURE - Anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having a location on the ground. Except as otherwise indicated, "structure" as used in these regulations shall be deemed to include buildings, swimming pools, open entries, signs, and fences or walls more than three feet in height other than retaining walls. For floodplain management purposes, a walled and roofed building which is principally above ground, including a manufactured home, a gas or liquid storage tank, or other man-made facilities or infrastructures.

STRUCTURAL ALTERATION - Any change in or addition to the structural or supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE- Damage of any origin sustained by a structure, whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its pre-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before damage occurred.

SWIMMING POOL - Any "swimming pool" as defined and regulated in "The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut" and/or Building Code.

TAVERN - An establishment where the retail sale of beer, cider not exceeding six percent of alcohol by volume, and/or wine to be consumed on the premises occurs, either with or without the sale of food.

TERRACE - A structure not more than 18 inches in height above average grade on any side and located on the ground with no structural supports other than subsurface base material.

TRAILER COACHES - A vehicle with or without motive power designed to be self-propelled or to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to be used for human habitation or for the carrying of a person. Includes mobile homes.

TRAILER PARK - A lot on which there is located or intended to be located two or more trailer coaches occupied for living purposes.

TRAILER, TEMPORARY – A temporary portable unit for office or construction-related use that is designed to be transported, after fabrication, on its own wheels or on a flatbed or other trailer, or have detachable wheels.

UPLIGHTING – Any light source that distributes illumination above a 90 degree horizontal plane.

USE - The specific purpose for which a lot or a building is designed, arranged, intended to be used, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. The terms permitted use, special use, or its equivalent shall not be deemed to include a non-conforming use, as defined herewith.

USABLE OPEN SPACE - The portion of the ground space on the same lot and contiguous to the principal building which is either landscaped, or developed and maintained for recreation or conservation purposes. Usable open space shall not include those portions of a lot that are utilized for off-street parking or loading, driveway or building purposes.

USE, ACCESSORY - A use of land, buildings or structures which is clearly incidental to, and customarily in connection with, and located on the same lot with the principal building or use.

USE, PERMITTED - A use permitted in a zoning district without the need for special administrative review and approval, upon satisfaction of the standards and requirements of these Zoning Regulations.

VARIANCE (FLOOD HAZARD REGULATIONS) – A grant of relief by a community from the terms of the floodplain management regulation that allows construction in a manner otherwise prohibited and where specific enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship.

VEHICLE - Any motor vehicle as defined by the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as amended.

VEHICLE DEALERSHIP - A commercial garage or lot primarily used for merchandising vehicles.

VEHICLE, RECREATION - Recreation Vehicle is any towed or self-propelled residence, coach, trailer, truck body converted for residential occupancy primarily designed or utilized for seasonal and/or vacation use. For floodplain management purposes, a recreational vehicle is any vehicle which is: (a) built on a single chassis; (b) four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection; (c) designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; and (d) designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as a temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.

VERNAL POOL - A watercourse consisting of a confined basin depression which contains a small body of standing water usually drying out for part of the year during warm weather. It can be natural or man-made and usually lacks a permanent outlet or any fish population. Further, the occurrence of one or more of the obligate species which include the fairy shrimp, spotted salamander, Jefferson salamander, marbled salamander, wood frog and eastern spade foot toad are necessary to conclusively define a vernal pool.

VIOLATION (FLOOD HAZARD REGULATIONS) – Failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the community’s floodplain management regulations. A structure or other development without required permits, lowest floor elevation documentation, flood-proofing certificates or required floodway encroachment calculations is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided.

WATER SURFACE ELEVATION - The height, in relation to the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 or other datum where specified, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the flood plains of coastal or riverine areas.

WETLANDS - Any wetland as defined by State Statutes.

WHOLESALE - The buying or selling of goods or merchandise in bulk or large quantities to those actively involved in the trades for the purposes of resale of said goods or merchandise directly to the consumer for their use.

YARD, FRONT - An open, unoccupied space extending across the full width of the lot between the front wall of the principal building and the street line. The depth of the required front yard shall be measured horizontally from and perpendicular to the nearest point of the front lot line toward the nearest part of the building on the lot.

YARD, SIDE - An open, unoccupied space between a principal building and the side lot line extending from the front yard, to the rear yard. The width of the required side yard shall be measured horizontally from and perpendicular to the nearest point of the side lot line toward the nearest part of the principal building on the lot.

YARD, REAR - An open, unoccupied space extending across the full width of the lot between the most rear principal building and the rear lot line. The depth of the required rear yard shall be measured horizontally from and perpendicular to the nearest part of the rear lot line toward the nearest part of the principal building on the lot. (See also Lot line, Rear).

ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER - An individual duly appointed by the City with the authority and responsibility to enforce the provisions of the Zoning Regulations of the City of Milford.

1929 3,000 square feet area required		1990 7,500 square feet area required
Built 1930 5,000 sf	Vacant 5,000 sf	Built 1991 5,000 sf	Vacant 5,000 sf
NOT MERGED		MERGED

ARTICLE II ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS

ARTICLE III DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS

SECTION 3.1 ONE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS: R-A, R-30, R-18, R-1 2.5, R-1 0, R-7. 5 AND R-5

SECTION 3.5 OFFICE DISTRICT: OD

ARTICLE VI - NON-CONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES AND LOTS

SECTION 7.2 SPECIAL PERMIT APPROVAL

SECTION 8.4 FEES

ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS

ARTICLE XI DEFINITIONS