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Please note that any regulation amendments adopted after June 20, 2018 can be found under Zoning Regulation Amendments (Adopted & Proposed) 

Click Here for Full Regulations - amended February 15, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                                                
Chapter 10: General Provisions 
  
Section 010-010  Statement of Intent and Purpose
Section 010-020
 Establishment of Zoning Districts
Section 010-030
 Official Zoning Map
Section 010-040
 Zone Boundaries
Section 010-050
 Application of Zoning Regulations
Section 010-060
 Rules of Interpretation of Language
Section 010-070
 Performance Standards
   
Chapter 15: Definitions
  
Section 015-010
 Definitions
   
ARTICLE II - BASE DISTRICT REGULATIONS  
Chapter 20: Lot and Building Standards 
  
Section 020-010
 Lot and Area Tables
Section 020-020  Height and Area Regulations Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 020-030
 Exceptions to Height and Area Requirements
   
Chapter 25: Single Family Residence Districts (R-160, R-80, R-60, R-40, R-20, R-8, R-5)
  
Section 025-010
 Purpose
Section 025-020
 Permitted Uses
Section 025-030
 Lot Area
Section 025-040
 Lot Frontage and Access
Section 025-050
 Agricultural Uses
Section 025-060
 Horses and Livestock
Section 025-070
 Home Occupations
Section 025-080
 Conversion of Existing Dwellings
Section 025-090
 Accessory Apartments
Section 025-100
 Special Permit Uses in Residential Districts
Section 025-110
 Accessory Uses and Buildings Permitted in a Single Family Residential District
Section 025-120  
 Farm Brewery/Farm Winery/Farm Distillery  
   
Chapter 30: Two-Family Residence District (R-8-2)
  
Section 030-010
 Purpose
Section 030-020
 Permitted Uses
   
Chapter 35: Multiple Residence District (MR)
  
Section 035-010
 Purpose
Section 035-020
 Use Classifications
Section 035-030
 Application Requirements
Section 035-040
 Site Requirements
Section 035-050
 Building Requirements
Section 035-060
 Accessory Buildings and Uses
Section 035-070
 Parking Areas
Section 035-080
 Refuse Collection Area and Facilities
Section 035-090
 Landscaping and Recreation
Section 035-100
 Affordable Housing Provisions
   
Chapter 36: Mobile Home District (R-MH)
  
Section 036-010
 Purpose
Section 036-020
 Establishment
Section 036-030
 Definitions
Section 036-040
 Placement of Mobile Home
Section 036-050
 Permits
   
Chapter 40: Restricted Business Zone (B-1)
  
Section 040-010
 Purpose
Section 040-020
 Permitted Uses
Section 040-030
 Standards
   
Chapter 45: General Business Zone (B-2)
  
Section 045-010
 Purpose
Section 045-020
 Permitted Uses
Section 045-030
 Standards
   
Chapter 50: Lake Business Zone (B-3)
  
Section 050-010
 Purpose
Section 050-020
 Use Classifications
   
Chapter 55: Business Zone (B-4)
  
Section 055-010
 Purpose
Section 055-020
 Use Classifications
Section 055-030
 Minimum Standards
   
Chapter 60: Industrial/Commercial Zone (I/C)
  
Section 060-010
 Purpose
Section 060-020
 Use Classifications
Section 060-030
 Additional Conditions and Standards
   
Chapter 65: Industrial District (I)
  
Section 065-010 
 Purpose
Section 065-020
 Use Classifications
Section 065-025 - Deleted effective 11/14/14
   
Chapter 66: Restricted Industrial Zone (RI)
  
Section 066-010
 Purpose
Section 066-020
 Use Classifications
Section 066-030
 Conditions and Standards
   
Chapter 70: Motor Vehicle Junkyard District (MV)
  
Section 070-010
 Purpose
Section 070-020
 Use Classifications
Section 070-030
 Application Requirements
   
Chapter 75: Airport District
  
Section 075-010
 Purpose
Section 075-020
 Use Classifications
Section 075-030
 Special Conditions
Section 075-040
 Building and Lot Requirements
   
Chapter 80: Village Center District (VCD)
  
Section 080-010
 Purpose
Section 080-020
 Use Classifications
Section 080-030
 Application Requirements
Section 080-040
 Special Conditions
Section 080-050
 Building Requirements
Section 080-060
 Procedures and Basis for Determination and Approval
   
ARTICLE III - OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATIONS  
Chapter 85: Government Service District (GSD)
  
Section 085-010
 Purpose
Section 085-020
 Use Classifications
   
Chapter 90: Town Landmark District (TLD)
  
Section 090-010
 Purpose
Section 090-020
 Definitions and Standards
Section 090-030
 Permitted Uses
Section 090-040
 Application Requirements
Section 090-050
 Method of Identification
Section 090-060
 Special Enforcement Procedures
   
Chapter 95: Housatonic River District (HRD)
  
Section 095-010
 Purpose
Section 095-020
 Use Classifications
Section 095-030
 Permit Procedures
Section 095-040
 Requirements and Standards
   
Chapter 100: Route 7 and 202 Curb Cut and Access Management Overlay Zone
  
Section 100-010
 Intent and Purpose
Section 100-020
 Location
Section 100-030
 Maps as Standard Provision
Section 100-040
 Requirement for Compliance
   
Chapter 103: Litchfield Road (Route 202) Corridor District
  
Section 103-010
 Purpose
Section 103-020
 Overlay Area
Section 103-030
 Use Classifications
Section 103-040
 Conditions and Standards
   
Chapter 104: Candlewood Lake Watershed District (CLWD)
  
Section 104-010
 Background
Section 104-020
 Purpose
Section 104-030
 Land to Which These Regulations Apply
Section 104-040
 Compliance
Section 104-050
 Permitted Uses
Section 104-060
 Required Stormwater Management Plan and Data
Section 104-070
 Best Management Practices
Section 104-080
 Approval Considerations
   
ARTICLE IV - SPECIAL DISTRICTS  

Chapter 105: Planned Residential Development (PRD)
Section 105-010
 Purpose
Section 105-020
 Procedures for Establishments of PRD
Section 105-030
 Lot and Building Requirements
Section 105-040
 Utility Requirements
Section 105-050
 Sewage Disposal
Section 105-060
 Circulation, Access and Parking
Section 105-070
 Landscaping
Section 105-080
 Open Space and Recreational Amenities
   
Chapter 107: Cluster Conservation Subdivision District (CCSD)

  
Section 107-010
 Purpose
Section 107-020
 Definitions
Section 107-030
 Establishment
Section 107-040
 Standards
Section 107-050
 Open Space Ownership and Preservation
Section 107-060
 Modifications
Section 107-070
 Final Subdivision Approval
   
Chapter 110: Planned Development District (PDD)
  
Section 110-010
 Purpose
Section 110-020
 Use Classifications
Section 110-030
 Application Requirements
Section 110-040
 Standards and Conditions
   
Chapter 116: Active Adult Community Zone (AACZ)
  
Section 116-010
 Purpose
Section 116-020
 Establishment
Section 116-030
 Permitted Use
Section 116-040
 Standards
Section 116-050
 Open Space Requirements
Section 116-060
 Zoning Map
Section 116-070
 Completion of Work
Section 116-080 - Repealed effective 2/27/15
   
Chapter 117: Major Planned Residential Development District Number 1 (MPRDD#1)
  
Section 117-010
 Purpose
Section 117-020
 Procedures for Establishment of a MPRDD
Section 117-030
 Permitted Uses
Section 117-040
 Design and Development Standards
Section 117-050
 Open Space Ownership and Preservation
Section 117-060
 Contribution in Lieu of Affordable Housing
Section 117-070
 Zoning Map
Section 117-080
 Time for Completion and Reversion to Prior Zone
   
Chapter 119: Housatonic Riverfront Zone (HRFZ)
  
Section 119-010
 Purpose and Applicability
Section 119-020
 Permitted Uses
Section 119-030
 Procedure for Establishment of Housatonic Riverfront Zone and Application Requirements
Section 119-040
 Additional Requirements and Exceptions
Section 119-050
 Timeframes for Completion and Reversion to Prior Zone
   
ARTICLE V - REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS  
Chapter 120: Floodplain Management Regulations
  
Section 120-010
 Purpose and Objectives
Section 120-020
 General Provisions
Section 120-030
 Definitions
Section 120-040
 Application Procedures
Section 120-050
 Provisions for Flood Hazard Reductions
Section 120-060
 Enforcement Provisions
Section 120-070
 Miscellaneous Provisions
   
Chapter 125: Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations
  
Section 125-010
 Purpose
Section 125-020
 Definitions
Section 125-030
 Activities Requiring a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
Section 125-040
 Contents of Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
Section 125-050
 Standards for Review of Plan
Section 125-060
 Procedures for Approval of Plan
Section 125-070
 Conditions Imposed on Plan
Section 125-080
 Inspection Procedures
   
Chapter 130: Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Area Standards
  
Section 130-010
 Purpose
Section 130-020
 General Requirements
Section 130-030
 Parking Lot Landscaping Requirements
Section 130-040
 Buffer Areas
Section 130-050
 Bonding
Section 130-060
 Definitions
Section 130-070
 Modification of Standards
   
Chapter 131: Outdoor Lighting Regulations
  
Section 131-010
 Purpose
Section 131-020
 Definitions
Section 131-030
 Lighting Plan
Section 131-040
 General Requirements
Section 131-050
 Modifications of Standards
Section 131-060
 Exceptions
   
Chapter 135: Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
  
Section 135-010
 Purpose
Section 135-020
 Existing Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities
Section 135-030
 Amount of Off-Street Parking Space and Loading Space to be Provided 
Section 135-040
 Amount of Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities to be Provided When Not Listed in Section 135-030
Section 135-050
 Location of Off-Street Parking Facilities and Off-Street Loading Spaces
Section 135-060
 Off-Street Parking and Facilities Specifications
Section 135-070
 Modifications of Standards
   
Chapter 140: Excavation of Earth Products
  
Section 140-010
 Purpose
Section 140-020
 Permitted Excavations
Section 140-030
 Prohibited Excavations
Section 140-040
 Excavation Permit Application Requirements
Section 140-050
 Regulations Concerning Conduct of Operations
Section 140-060
 General and Specific Provisions
Section 140-070
 Grading and Re-Grading of Property
Section 140-080
 Filling of Land
Section 140-090
 Processing of Earth Products in Connection with Building and Construction
   
Chapter 145: Signs

  
Section 145-010  Purpose
Section 145-020
 Definitions
Section 145-030
 Exempt Signs
Section 145-040
 Prohibited Signs
Section 145-050
 Permitted Signs
Section 145-060
 Application Procedures
Section 145-070
 Additional Standards
Section 145-080
 Nonconforming Signs
Section 145-090
 Off-Site Signs
Section 145-100
 Temporary Advertising Signs
   
Chapter 150: Telecommunications Facilities
  
Section 150-010
 Purpose
Section 150-020
 Definitions
Section 150-030
 Permitted Uses
Section 150-040
 General Provisions
Section 150-050
 Application Requirements
   
Chapter 155: Separation Distances
  
Section 155-010
 Purpose
Section 155-020
 Regulated Uses
Section 155-030
 Exceptions
   
Chapter 160: Noncomforming Lots, Uses, Buildings, and/or Structures
  
Section 160-010
 Purpose
Section 160-020
 Nonconforming Uses
Section 160-030
 Nonconforming Buildings and Structures
Section 160-040
 Nonconforming Lots
Section 160-050
 Nonconforming Signs
   
Chapter 165: General Provisions
  
Section 165-010
 Conformance with Open Space Requirements
Section 165-020
 Lot Area
Section 165-030
 Lot Frontage and Access
Section 165-040
 Lots in More than One Zoning District
Section 165-050
 Temporary Uses
Section 165-060
 Improving or Widening of a Town Road
Section 165-070
 Common Driveways in Business and Industrial Zones
   
Chapter 170: Special Provisions
  
Section 170-010
 Alcoholic Beverages 
Section 170-020
 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
Section 170-030
 Adult Oriented Establishments
Section 170-040
 Inclusionary Zoning - Affordable Housing Contribution
Section 170-050
 Cannabis Establishments
   
ARTICLE VI - ADMINISTRATION  
Chapter 175: Site Plan Application
  
Section 175-010
 Purpose
Section 175-020
 Site Plan Application Requirements
Section 175-030
 Criteria for Site Plan Approval
Section 175-040
 Duration of Site Plan Approval
   
Chapter 180: Special Permits
  
Section 180-010
 Purpose
Section 180-020
 Uses Requiring Special Permits
Section 180-030
 Special Permit Application Requirements
Section 180-040
 Standards for Review of Special Permit Application
Section 180-050
 Procedure for Approval of Special Permit
Section 180-060
 Public Hearing Notice Requirements
Section 180-070
 Performance Bond Requirements
   
Chapter 185: Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
  
Section 185-010
 Application for Use Permit
Section 185-020
 Duration of Use Permit
Section 185-030
 Pending Application for Building Permit
Section 185-040
 Certificate of Use Compliance
   
Chapter 190: Fee Schedule
  
See Appendix B
  
   
Chapter 195: Zoning Board of Appeals
  
Section 195-010
 Powers and Duties
   
Chapter 200: Amendments
  
Section 200-010
 General Provisions
Section 200-020
 Application for Zone Change
Section 200-030
 Public Hearing Requirements
   
Chapter 205: Validity
  
   
Chapter 210: Effective Date
  
   
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Trip Multiplier Table
 Appendix A-1
Appendix B: Schedule of Fees
 Appendix B-1
Appendix C: Dates of Amendments
 Appendix C-1
Appendix D: Tree Planting Details
 Appendix D-1
Appendix E: Cluster Conservation Subdivision Districts #1
 Appendix E-1
Appendix E: Cluster Conservation Subdivision Districts #2
 Appendix E-2