Meriden City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Districts Established; Use, Lot and Bulk Regulations
§ 213-8 Establishment of districts.
For purposes of this chapter, the City of Meriden is divided into the following zoning districts:
R-R | Rural Residential District |
S-R | Suburban Residential District |
R-1 | Single-Family Residential District |
R-2 | Two- or Three-Family Residential District |
R-3 | Multiple-Family District |
R-H | Residential Historic District |
R-4 | Multiple-Family/Professional Office District |
C-1 | Central Commercial District |
C-1-A | Central Commercial Annex |
C-2 | General Commercial District |
C-3 | Highway Commercial District |
C-4 | Convenience or Neighborhood Commercial District |
NCDD | Neighborhood Commercial Design District |
M-1 | Research, Development and Manufacturing District |
M-2 | Industrial District |
M-3 | Industrial District |
M-4 | Planned Industrial District |
UID | Unified Industrial District |
PRD | Planned Residential Development |
PEOD | Planned Executive Office Development |
RDD | Regional Development District |
AACD | Active Adult Cluster Developments |
PEHC | Planned Elderly Housing Community |
PDD | Planned Development District |
TOD-HC | Transit Oriented Development Historic Commercial Sub-District |
TOD-P | Transit Oriented Development Park Sub-District |
TOD-H | Transit Oriented Development Hanover Sub-District |
TOD-C | Transit Oriented Development Civic Sub-District |
TOD-G | Transit Oriented Development Gateway Sub-District |
§ 213-9 Interpretation of district boundaries.
Where any uncertainty exists as to the correct location of any zoning district boundary shown on the Zoning Map referred to under § 213-4 herein, it shall be the duty of the Zoning Commission to establish the correct location thereof according to the intent of this chapter.
§ 213-10 Applicability of regulations to existing parcels.
A.
Lots of record. Any lot or parcel of land of record or any lot for which final subdivision approval has been granted in accordance with the ordinance in effect prior to the effective date (7-7-1983) of this chapter may be used as a building site even when of less area or width or depth than that required by the regulations for the district in which it is located, subject also to the requirements of all other sections of this chapter, and provided that it is in separate ownership from any adjoining lot on the effective date of this chapter or, if such adjoining lot is in the same ownership, one is developed as of the effective date of this chapter.
B.
On any parcel of land having an average width of less than that required by the district in which the lot is located, which parcel was under one ownership of record prior to the adoption of this chapter or is shown as a lot in any subdivision on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Meriden on said date, and the owner thereof owns no adjoining land, then except for residential lots of at least 75 feet in width, the width of each side yard may be reduced to 10% of the width of such parcel but in no case to less than six feet.
[Amended 12-21-2009]
§ 213-11 Interpretation of use regulations.
[Amended 5-7-2007; 1-21-2020]
Any uses not specifically permitted shall be deemed to be prohibited, including, but not limited to, check-cashing establishments licensed pursuant to § 36a-580 et seq. of the Connecticut General Statutes and pawnshops or pawnbrokers licensed pursuant to § 21-39 et seq. of the Connecticut General Statutes.
§ 213-12 Schedule of land use, lot and bulk regulations.
To facilitate understanding of this chapter and for the better administration thereof, the regulations establishing the permitted uses of land and buildings, the limitations on the size of lots, percent of coverage of land by buildings and the location, arrangement, height and size of buildings, required open spaces and other lot and bulk requirements for each of the districts established by Article III of this chapter, are summarized in the schedule designated as § 213-12A, Summary of permitted uses by zoning district, and § 213-12B, Lot and bulk requirements, which is annexed here as part of this section.[1] Such schedule is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter, is hereinafter referred to as "the schedule" and may be amended in the same manner as any other part of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Land Use, Lot and Bulk Regulations, comprised of § 213-12A and B, is included at the end of this chapter.
§ 213-13 Number of principal buildings per lot.
[Added 10-21-1985; amended 4-6-1987; 11-26-2019]
Only one main principal building shall be permitted on one lot within the City of Meriden, except for the following districts as established by § 213-8 of this chapter: R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District, R-4 Multiple-Family/Professional Office District, C-1 Central Commercial District, C-2 General Commercial District, C-3 Highway Commercial District, M-1 Research, Development, and Manufacturing, M-2 Industrial District, M-3 Industrial District and the Adaptive Reuse Overlay Zone, subject to the following conditions:
A.
The building and use shall comply with or conform to all requirements of the district in which it is located.
B.
The distance between buildings shall be at least two times the required side yard of the district in which it is located. Said distance shall be able to be waived by the Planning Commission, but in no case less than 20 feet.
C.
All buildings shall be compatible with the site as well as each other.
D.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the provision of this section of the chapter may not be used to allow more than eight units to be erected in an R-3 Zone on any lot less than 35,000 square feet.
§ 213-14 Number of principal uses per lot.
[Added 10-21-1985]
Unless otherwise provided, only one principal use shall be permitted on any lot within any zoning district in the City of Meriden.
§ 213-15 Temporary sales use.
[Amended 4-7-2008]
No temporary sales are permitted