Haddam City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Commercial Zones - C-1
§ 270-26 Uses permitted by right.
The following uses are permitted by right in the C-1 Zone:
A.
Bed-and-breakfast limited to two bedrooms and serving no meals except breakfast.
B.
Agriculture, forestry, truck gardening, livestock and poultry raising and dairy farming.
C.
Temporary roadside stands for the seasonal sale of farm produce and products, only when accessory to the premises on which they stand, provided they shall contain not more than 200 square feet in area. Such stand shall be not less than 20 feet from any street line, and not less than 50 feet from any street intersections, and not less than 10 feet from the side boundary.
E.
Existing residential units and their expansion, excluding the conversion of single-family dwellings to two-family dwellings.
§ 270-27 Uses requiring site plan approval.
The following uses are permitted in the C-1 Zone subject to approval of a site plan in accordance with Article XVIII of these regulations:
A.
Retail stores.
B.
Professional and business offices.
C.
Theaters.
D.
Barber and beauty shops.
E.
Watch and shoe repair and similar personal services.
F.
Tailoring and cleaning establishments.
G.
Financial institutions.
H.
Churches and schools.
I.
Bona fide clubs or community houses not operated for profit.
J.
Public recreational uses, nonprofit parks and playgrounds.
K.
Nursery gardening and greenhouses.
L.
Buildings used for the storing, processing and manufacture of agriculture and forestry products accessory to a farm.
§ 270-28 Special permit uses.
The following uses are permitted in the C-1 Zone subject to the issuance of a special permit by the Planning and Zoning Commission:
A.
Filling stations.
B.
Automobile sales and repair shops.
C.
Automobile parking lots.
D.
Marinas, docking facilities for commercial fishing boats and commercial boat cruise line facilities and passenger terminals.
E.
Stores for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
F.
Restaurants; including drive-in-type establishments where customers are serviced in motor vehicles or primarily at food take-out counters.
G.
Post offices.
H.
Police stations, fire houses, volunteer ambulance headquarters or other municipal buildings and uses.
I.
Housing for elderly and/or physically handicapped persons. In addition to customary special permit requirements, the provisions of Article XVI shall be applied.
J.
One or more dwelling units in combination on a lot with other uses permitted in the commercial zone, subject to the provisions of Article XXIX.
K.
Contracting or construction yards, subject to the following:
(1)
The Commission may require a buffer strip between five feet and 100 feet in width and, where necessary, require landscaping as in accordance with § 270-29.
(2)
All fences erected shall be no closer than 15 feet to the lot boundaries and at a height determined appropriate by the Commission.
(3)
All other aspects of the activity must be compatible with other surrounding uses as determined by the Commission.
M.
Self-storage facilities.
§ 270-29 Buffering requirements.
Where any lot or part thereof abuts a lot devoted to residential use without separation by a street, or where the lot is used for a contracting or construction yard and the Commission determines a buffer strip is necessary, there shall be a fifteen-foot-wide landscaped buffer strip properly seeded with grass and planted with trees and shrubs to ensure an adequate screening between commercial or industrial and residential uses. Plans showing the work to be done, with assurance of completion and future maintenance, shall be filed with and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission before such lot or portions thereof may be used for commercial purposes. The buffer strip shall be located on the lot devoted to the commercial use. Failure to maintain such strip in good condition shall constitute a violation of these regulations by the owner of such lot or portion thereof.