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Newtown City Zoning Code

§ B70-4.04

Provisions of general application.

[Amended 4-12-2006; 2-12-2014, effective 3-3-2014; 4-10-2019, effective 4-22-2019]
A. 
No business, commercial restaurant or professional use shall contain less than 800 square feet.
B. 
No discrete business, commercial, restaurant or professional building shall contain more than 6,500 square feet of gross floor area.
C. 
A building greater than 6,500 square feet of gross floor area existing prior to the adoption of these regulations shall be allowed to increase its gross floor area by no greater than 10%, provided that:
(1) 
The existing building footprint is not increased and, if the existing part of the building to be increased in gross floor area is within the required or preexisting setback, the setback nonconformance shall not be increased; and
(2) 
The increased gross floor area is required for an existing use in said building; and
(3) 
There has been no previous gross floor area increase.