Bridgeport City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
OS Open Space District
§ 560-501 Intent; applicable regulations.
The purpose of the OS Open Space District is to provide for very-low-intensity development in areas with significant important natural features, such as wetlands, flood-prone lands and very steeply sloped areas. It also serves to assist in protecting the water quality and habitats along creeks, and to recognize the larger parks open to the public.
§ 560-502 Permitted uses.
In the OS Open Space District, a building may be erected or used or occupied and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other when in compliance with applicable use regulations set forth in Article III, Use Regulations:
A.
Uses permitted by right. The following uses are permitted by right:
(1)
Conservation/recreation.
(2)
Library, museum, or community center.
(3)
Swimming pool, non-household.
B.
Accessory uses permitted by right. The following accessory uses are permitted when subordinate and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses and upon the issuance of a zoning permit:
(1)
Garage sale.
(2)
Mobile food vending.
(3)
Renewable energy systems.
(4)
Such other accessory use or structure that the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer is clearly customary and incidental to a permitted by right, special exception or conditional principal use.
C.
Uses permitted by conditional use:
(1)
Cemetery.
(2)
Government facility.
(3)
Plant nursery.
(4)
Accessory uses permitted by conditional use:
(a)
Daycare home, family or group.
§ 560-503 Dimensional requirements.
A.
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
B.
Minimum lot width: 70 feet.
C.
Setbacks.
(1)
Minimum front setback: 25 feet.
(2)
Minimum side setback: 10 feet.
(3)
Minimum rear setback: 30 feet.
D.
Maximum building coverage: 10%.
E.
Maximum impervious coverage: 15%.
F.
Maximum principal building height: three stories or 35 feet, whichever is more restrictive.
G.
Maximum accessory structure/building height: 1.5 stories or 15 feet, whichever is more restrictive.
