Bridgeport City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
INS Institutional District
§ 560-901 Intent; applicable regulations.
The purpose of the INS Institutional District is to provide for places of worship and selected similar institutional uses that are compatible with nearby neighborhoods.
§ 560-902 Permitted uses.
In the INS Institutional 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)
Day care facility.
(3)
Educational institution.
(4)
Government facility.
(5)
Library, museum, or community center.
(6)
Place of worship.
(7)
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)
Daycare home, family or group.
(2)
Garage sale.
(3)
Mobile food vending.
(4)
Renewable energy systems.
(5)
Short-term rental.
(6)
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)
Bed-and-breakfast home.
(2)
Cemetery.
(3)
Emergency services.
(4)
Unit for care of relative.
§ 560-903 Dimensional requirements.
A.
Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet.
B.
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
C.
Setbacks.
(1)
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
(2)
Minimum side setback: 10 feet, except that 20 feet shall be provided when abutting a lot occupied by an existing residential use.
(3)
Minimum rear setback: 20 feet, except that 40 feet shall be provided when abutting a lot occupied by an existing residential use.
D.
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
E.
Maximum impervious coverage: 75%.
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.
