Darien City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
06 Residential Land Uses
Sections
- § 17.06.010 Conventional residential development.
- § 17.06.020 Institutional residential development.
- § 17.06.030 Mobilehome residential development (subdivision).
- § 17.06.040 Mobilehome park residential development (rental/condo park).
- § 17.06.050 Note regarding percentage of green space and maximum density yield.
CHAPTER 17
10 Institutional Land Uses
Sections
- § 17.10.010 Passive outdoor public recreational.
- § 17.10.020 Active outdoor public recreational.
- § 17.10.030 Indoor nonresidential institutional.
- § 17.10.040 Outdoor institutional.
- § 17.10.050 Public service and utilities.
- § 17.10.060 Institutional residential.
- § 17.10.070 Community living arrangement (one to eight residents).
- § 17.10.080 Community living arrangement (nine to fifteen residents).
- § 17.10.090 Community living arrangement (sixteen or more residents).
CHAPTER 17
12 Commercial Land Uses
Sections
- § 17.12.010 Office.
- § 17.12.020 Personal or professional service.
- § 17.12.030 Indoor sales or service.
- § 17.12.040 Outdoor display.
- § 17.12.050 Indoor maintenance service.
- § 17.12.060 Outdoor maintenance service.
- § 17.12.070 In-vehicle sales or service.
- § 17.12.080 Indoor commercial entertainment.
- § 17.12.090 Outdoor commercial entertainment.
- § 17.12.100 Commercial animal boarding.
- § 17.12.110 Commercial indoor lodging.
- § 17.12.120 Bed and breakfast establishment.
- § 17.12.130 Group day care center (nine or more children).
- § 17.12.140 Campground.
- § 17.12.150 Boarding house.
- § 17.12.160 Sexually-oriented land uses.
CHAPTER 17
20 Accessory Land Uses
Sections
- § 17.20.010 Generally.
- § 17.20.020 Commercial apartment.
- § 17.20.030 Farm residence.
- § 17.20.040 Carports, garages, and accessory structures.
- § 17.20.050 Company cafeteria.
- § 17.20.060 Company provided on-site recreation.
- § 17.20.070 Outdoor display incidental to indoor sales and service (more than twelve days).
- § 17.20.080 In-vehicle sales and services incidental to on-site principal land use.
- § 17.20.090 Indoor sales incidental to storage or light industrial land use.
- § 17.20.100 Light industrial activities incidental to indoor sales or service land use.
- § 17.20.110 Home occupation.
- § 17.20.120 Family day care home (four to eight children).
- § 17.20.130 Intermediate day care home (nine to fifteen children).
- § 17.20.140 Migrant labor camp.
CHAPTER 17
23 Post-Construction Storm Water Management
Sections
- § 17.23.010 Authority.
- § 17.23.020 Findings of fact.
- § 17.23.030 Purpose and intent.
- § 17.23.040 Applicability and jurisdiction.
- § 17.23.050 Definitions.
- § 17.23.060 Technical standards.
- § 17.23.070 Performance standards.
- § 17.23.080 Permitting requirements, procedures and fees.
- § 17.23.090 Storm water management plan.
- § 17.23.100 Maintenance agreement.
- § 17.23.110 Financial guarantee.
- § 17.23.120 Fee schedule.
- § 17.23.130 Enforcement.
- § 17.23.140 Appeals.
- § 17.23.150 Severability.
- § 17.23.160 Effective date.
CHAPTER 17
24 Natural Resource Disruption and Required Mitigation Standards
Sections
- § 17.24.010 Compliance required.
- § 17.24.020 Cultivation.
- § 17.24.030 Passive outdoor public recreational area.
- § 17.24.040 Active outdoor public recreational area.
- § 17.24.050 Outdoor institutional.
- § 17.24.060 Lawn care.
- § 17.24.070 Golf course.
- § 17.24.080 Any permitted temporary use.
- § 17.24.090 Drainage structure.
- § 17.24.100 Filling.
- § 17.24.110 Individual septic disposal system.
- § 17.24.120 Road and/or bridge.
- § 17.24.130 Utility lines and related facilities.
CHAPTER 17
25 Construction Site Erosion Control Resulting From Land Disturbing Construction Activities
Sections
- § 17.25.010 Authority.
- § 17.25.020 Findings of fact.
- § 17.25.030 Purpose.
- § 17.25.040 Applicability and jurisdiction.
- § 17.25.050 Definitions.
- § 17.25.060 Technical standards.
- § 17.25.070 Performance standards.
- § 17.25.080 Permitting requirements, procedures and fees.
- § 17.25.090 Erosion and sediment control plan, statement and amendments.
- § 17.25.100 Fee schedule.
- § 17.25.110 Inspection.
- § 17.25.120 Enforcement.
- § 17.25.130 Appeals.
- § 17.25.140 Severability.
- § 17.25.150 Effective date.
CHAPTER 17
27 Design Review Standards
Sections
- § 17.27.010 Relationship of building to site design standards.
- § 17.27.020 Application process.
- § 17.27.030 Site standards.
- § 17.27.040 Building design standards.
- § 17.27.050 Landscaping design standards.
- § 17.27.060 Exterior lighting design standards.
- § 17.27.070 Signage design standards.
- § 17.27.080 Relationship to adjacent site design standards.
- § 17.27.090 Highway commercial and cluster development design standards.
- § 17.27.100 Submission, completion, performance assurance and appeals process submission requirements.
- § 17.27.110 Discretionary information.
- § 17.27.120 Relationship to other ordinances.
- § 17.27.130 Maintaining approved design conditions.
- § 17.27.140 Enforcement.
- § 17.27.150 Severability.
- § 17.27.160 Definitions.
CHAPTER 17
62 Signs
Sections
- § 17.62.010 Purpose.
- § 17.62.020 Sign permits.
- § 17.62.030 Definitions and regulations specific to certain signs.
- § 17.62.040 General signage regulations.
- § 17.62.050 Sign regulations applicable to residential zoning districts.
- § 17.62.060 Sign regulations applicable to nonresidential zoning districts.
- § 17.62.070 Temporary signs.
- § 17.62.080 Construction and maintenance of signage.
- § 17.62.090 Nonconforming signs.
CHAPTER 17
66 Performance Standards
Sections
- § 17.66.010 Purpose.
- § 17.66.020 Access standards.
- § 17.66.030 Visibility standards.
- § 17.66.040 Off-street parking and traffic circulation standards.
- § 17.66.050 Off-street loading standards.
- § 17.66.060 Exterior storage standards for residential and commercial districts.
- § 17.66.070 Exterior lighting standards.
- § 17.66.080 Vibration standards.
- § 17.66.090 Noise standards.
- § 17.66.100 Air pollution standards.
- § 17.66.110 Odor standards.
- § 17.66.120 Electromagnetic interference standards.
- § 17.66.130 Glare and heat standards.
- § 17.66.140 Fire and explosion standards.
- § 17.66.150 Toxic or noxious material standards.
- § 17.66.160 Waste material standards.
- § 17.66.170 Drainage standards.
- § 17.66.180 Exterior construction material standards.
- § 17.66.190 Hazardous materials standards.
- § 17.66.200 Fencing standards.
- § 17.66.210 Administration and enforcement of performance standards.
- Attachment 1 - Parking Layout Dimensions Table and Diagram
- Attachment 2 - Minimum Permitted Throat Length
- Attachment 3 - Loading Standards Table and Diagram
CHAPTER 17
68 Landscaping and Bufferyard Regulations
Sections
- § 17.68.010 Purpose.
- § 17.68.020 How to use this chapter.
- § 17.68.030 Landscaping points, sample landscaping schemes and measurement for landscaping requirements.
- § 17.68.040 Landscaping requirements for building foundations.
- § 17.68.050 Landscaping requirements for developed lots.
- § 17.68.060 Landscaping requirements for street frontages.
- § 17.68.070 Landscaping requirements for paved areas.
- § 17.68.080 Landscaping for other permanently protected green spaces.
- § 17.68.090 Landscaping requirements for required reforestation.
- § 17.68.100 Landscaping requirements for bufferyards.
- § 17.68.110 Classification of plant species.
- § 17.68.120 Requirements for installation, maintenance, and use of landscaped and bufferyard areas.
- § 17.68.130 Calculating landscaping and bufferyard requirements.
- § 17.68.140 Depiction on required site plan.
- Attachment 1 - Sample Landscaping Schemes
- Attachment 2 - Table A - Required Bufferyard Opacity Values
- Attachment 3 - Table B - Detailed Bufferyard Requirements
- Attachment 4 - Classification of Plants
CHAPTER 17
70 Planned Unit Developments
Sections
- § 17.70.010 Purpose.
- § 17.70.020 Provision of flexible development standards for planned unit developments.
- § 17.70.030 Initiation of request for approval of a planned unit development.
- § 17.70.040 Application requirements.
- § 17.70.050 PUD Process Step 1 - Preapplication Conference.
- § 17.70.060 PUD Process Step 2 - Concept Plan.
- § 17.70.070 PUD Process Step 3 - General Development Plan (GDP).
- § 17.70.080 PUD Process Step 4 - Precise Implementation Plan (PIP).
CHAPTER 17
72 Procedures
Sections
- § 17.72.010 Purpose of procedural regulations.
- § 17.72.020 Amendment of zoning regulations.
- § 17.72.030 Amendment of the official zoning map.
- § 17.72.040 Conditional use review and approval procedures.
- § 17.72.050 Sign permit.
- § 17.72.060 Site plan review and approval procedures.
- § 17.72.070 Certificate of occupancy.
- § 17.72.080 Variance review and approval procedures.
- § 17.72.090 Interpretations.
- § 17.72.100 Appeals of zoning interpretations.
- § 17.72.110 Temporary use review and approval procedures.
- § 17.72.120 Special use review and approval procedures.