21.1. Districts: For the purpose of these regulations, the City of Shelton is hereby divided into the following classes of districts:

21.2. Special Development Area: The special development area is a class of district in addition to and overlapping one (1) or more of the other districts.

21.3. Planned Development District: A planned development district is a class of district established in accordance with section 34 and located within a special development area.

21.4. Planned Residence District: A planned residence district is a class of district established in accordance with section 35 and located within a residence R-1 district.

22.1. Map: The boundaries of the districts specified in section 21 are hereby established as shown on a map entitled "Building Zone Map of the City of Shelton, Connecticut," dated October 25, 1976, including any special maps and boundary descriptions supplementary thereto and any amendments thereof, which map is hereby declared to be a part of these regulations.

22.2. Interpretation of Map: Where a question arises as to exact boundaries of a district, the boundary shall be determined by the planning and zoning commission upon due notice and public hearing, as required for adoption of these regulations.

22.3. Extension of Use: Where the boundary of a district divides a lot, the existence of which lot is evidenced by deed or deeds recorded in the land records of the City of Shelton on the effective date of these regulations or on the effective date of any amendment of these regulations establishing such boundary, the planning and zoning commission, in accordance with the procedures of section 33, may grant a special exception to authorize a use of land, buildings and other structures permitted in one (1) district to be extended a distance of not more than thirty (30) feet into another district where such use would otherwise be prohibited under these regulations.

23.1. Schedule A: "Schedule A, Permitted Uses" is hereby declared to be a part of these regulations. Land, buildings and other structures in any district shall be used for one (1) or more of the uses specified in Schedule A as permitted in the district. Uses listed in Schedule A are permitted or prohibited in accordance with the following designation and procedure:

"P" means a use permitted in the district as a matter of right;

"S" means a use permitted in the district, subject to submission and approval of a site plan in accordance with the provisions of section 31;

"E" means a use permitted in the district, subject to the securing of a special exception from the zoning commission in accordance with section 33;

"G" means a use permitted in the district, subject to the securing of a temporary special exception from the zoning commission in accordance with section 32;

"X" means a use prohibited in the district; and

"r" means that reference should also be made to a similar use elsewhere in Schedule A.

23.2. Prohibited Uses: Land, buildings and other structures shall be used for one (1) or more of the uses specified as permitted in Schedule A, and no other. Any use not specified in Schedule A as permitted is prohibited. To further assist in the interpretation of Schedule A, the following uses, the listing of which is not intended to be exhaustive, are specifically prohibited:

23.2.1. Trailer parks and the use or occupancy of a trailer as a dwelling, except in accordance with the limitations of paragraph 41.10 of these regulations.

23.2.2. Junk yards; bulk storage of cement; concrete mixing plants; and bulk storage of petroleum products in tanks having a capacity in excess of ten thousand (10,000) gallons.

23.2.3. The manufacture, use, storage and/or disposal of hazardous materials and hazardous waste products.

23.3. Off-Street Parking and Loading: Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided for any use of land, buildings and other structures in accordance with section 42.

23.4. Performance Standards: The use of land, buildings and other structures shall conform to the performance standards specified in section 43.

SCHEDULE A—PERMITTED USES

NOTE: For information concerning permitted uses in special development areas and planned development districts, see section 34.

24.1. Schedule B: "Schedule B, Standards" is hereby declared to be a part of these regulations.

24.2. Lot Area, Shape and Frontage: Each lot, except permitted interior lots, shall have the minimum area as specified in Schedule B. Each lot to be used for a dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units shall have the minimum area per family specified in Schedule B. Each lot shall be of such shape that a square with a minimum dimension specified in Schedule B will fit on the lot, and in residence districts, except on permitted interior lots, some portion of such square shall lie within the area required for setback from a street line. Each lot except permitted interior lots, shall have the frontage on a street specified in Schedule B. Interior lots shall be permitted only residence R-1, R-2 and R-3 districts.

24.3. Height: No building or other structure shall exceed the number of stories and/or the maximum height, whichever is less, as specified in Schedule B.

24.4. Setbacks: No building or other structure shall be located less than the minimum setback distances from any street line, rear property line, other property line or residence district boundary line as specified in Schedule B, except as follows:

24.4.1. Signs: Permitted signs, as specified in section 44, may extend within lesser distances of a property or street line.

24.4.2. Projections: Pilasters, belt courses, sills, cornices, marquees, canopies, eaves and similar architectural features may project two (2) feet into the area required for setback from a property or street line.

24.4.3. Additional setbacks: In any residence district, any portion of a building or other structure exceeding thirty (30) feet in height shall be set back from a property or street line by two (2) additional feet for each foot or fraction thereof by which such portion exceeds thirty (30) feet in height.

24.4.4. Narrow streets: The required setback from a street line of a street having a width of less than fifty (50) feet shall be increased by one-half of the difference between fifty (50) feet and the actual width of the street.

24.4.5. Railroads and pierheads: In commercial, industrial, and light industrial park districts, no setback is required from a railroad right-of-way or an established pierhead line along the Housatonic River.

24.4.6. Guard houses: In commercial, industrial and light industrial park districts, a building not exceeding three hundred (300) square feet in floor area and a height of fifteen (15) feet and used solely as a guard house, gatehouse or security building may extend to within ten (10) feet of any street line.

24.4.7. Commercial CA-3 district: On any lot in the commercial CA-3 district no setback is required from a property line, provided that access to a public street by means of an alley or other right-of-way not less than twelve (12) feet in width is provided to any portion of the lot not used for buildings and other structures. Any building or other structure, however, set back from a property line other than a street line shall not extend within less than twelve (12) feet of such property line, except that adjoining property owners may, by mutual agreement, recorded in the land records of the Town of Shelton, agree to reduce such setback by up to six (6) feet on each side of such line.

24.4.8. Other commercial districts: Adjoining property owners in any commercial CA-2, CB-1 or CB-2 district may by mutual agreement, recorded in the land records of the Town of Shelton, agree to eliminate the required setback from a common property line or to reduce the required setback from the common property line by up to six (6) feet on each side of such line. Such reduction or elimination of the required setback is permitted, provided that access to a public street by means of an alley or other right-of-way not less than twelve (12) feet in width is provided to any portion of the lot not used for buildings and other structures.

24.4.9. Accessory buildings in residence districts: In residence districts an unattached accessory building or structure, not exceeding twelve (12) feet in height and two hundred fifty (250) square feet in floor area may extend to within five (5) feet of any property line, but shall not extend within less than sixty (60) feet of any street line.

24.4.10. Fences, walls and terraces: The required setback distances shall not apply to fences or walls six (6) feet or less in height or to necessary retaining walls or to unroofed terraces, but no fence, wall or terrace shall be located within the right-of-way easement or taking line of any street.

24.4.11. Corner lots: On corner lots in residence R-4 and R-5 districts, the minimum required structure setback distance from the longer street line may be reduced by up to ten (10) feet.

24.4.12. Setbacks for nonconforming lot frontage: On any lawfully existing, nonconforming lot having less than the required minimum lot frontage set forth in Schedule B, each required minimum setback from a side line shall be not less than twenty (20) percent of the lot frontage, but in no case less than ten (10) feet.

24.5. Coverage and Bulk: The aggregate lot coverage of all buildings and other structures on any lot shall not exceed the percentage of the lot area as specified in Schedule B. The total floor area of all buildings and other structures on any lot, excluding basements, shall not exceed the percentage of the lot area as specified in Schedule B.

24.6. Minimum Floor Area for Dwelling: Each one-story dwelling shall have a minimum floor area on the ground floor as specified in Schedule B. Each split-level dwelling shall have a minimum floor area on all floors as specified in Schedule B. Each dwelling with two (2) or more stories shall have a minimum floor area on the ground floor and a total minimum floor area as specified in Schedule B. Each dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units shall also have a minimum floor area for each dwelling unit as specified in Schedule B.

24.7. Outside Storage: Outside storage (including storage and display of merchandise, supplies, machinery and other materials and the outside manufacture, processing or assembling of goods, but excluding areas for parking of registered motor vehicles in daily use), shall be limited as follows:

24.7.1. In commercial districts, outside storage areas shall not extend into the area required for setback from a street line or residence district boundary line.

24.7.2. In industrial IA-1 districts and light industrial park districts, outside storage areas shall not extend into the area required for setback from a property line, street line or residence district boundary line, shall not exceed fifteen (15) percent of the lot area and shall be enclosed (except for necessary access drives) by buildings and/or by fences, walls, embankments or evergreen shrubs or trees so as to screen the storage area from view from any other lot or from any street. The enclosing buildings, fences, walls, embankments or evergreen shrubs or trees shall either be of a height sufficient to screen completely the storage area or shall have a height of eight (8) feet, whichever is less, and shall be of a density as to be not less than seventy-five (75) percent effective in screening such view, except that when evergreen shrubs or trees are used, such height and density shall be achieved within five (5) years after establishment of the outside storage area.

24.7.3. In industrial IA-2, IA-3 and IB-1 districts, outside storage areas shall not extend into the area required for setback from a property line, street line or residence district boundary line. The aggregate lot coverage of all buildings, other structures and outside storage area shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the area of the lot.

24.7.4. In industrial IB-2 districts, outside storage areas shall not extend into the area required for setback from a residence district boundary line.

24.8. Site Development and Landscaping: Site development and landscaping shall be established in commercial districts, industrial districts and light industrial park districts as follows:

24.8.1. Off-street parking and loading: All off-street parking and loading spaces shall conform to the standards of section 42.

24.8.2. Driveways: There shall be no more than two (2) driveways entering any lot from any one (1) street, except that there may be one (1) additional driveway for each additional three hundred (300) feet of lot frontage in excess of three hundred (300) feet. Driveways shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in width at the street line, unless a greater width is required by city ordinance or by the State of Connecticut.

24.8.3. Commercial districts: In commercial districts no part of the area required for setback from a residence district boundary line shall be used for off-street parking or loading. A strip of land, not less than twelve (12) feet in width, along and adjacent to any residence district boundary line shall be suitably landscaped with trees and/or shrubs and with lawns.

24.8.4. Industrial and LIP districts: In industrial districts and light industrial park districts, no part of the area required for setback from a residence district boundary line shall be used for driveways or off-street parking or loading. In other than industrial IB-2 districts, no part of the area required for setback from a street line shall be used for off-street loading and no more than fifty (50) percent of such area shall be used for driveways and/or off-street parking. In other than industrial IB-2 districts, the area required for setback from a street line shall be suitably landscaped with trees and/or shrubs, lawns, washed gravel or ornamental brick or stone pavement except for sidewalks and permitted driveways and off-street parking spaces. Along and adjacent to any residence district boundary line a strip of land not less than fifty (50) feet in width in any light industrial park district of industrial IA-1 district and not less than thirty (30) feet in width in any other industrial district shall be left in its natural state if already wooded or shall be landscaped with evergreen trees planted to grow into a dense overgreen buffer strip within five (5) years.

24.9. Courts and Windows: In addition to the setback requirements specified in Schedule B, the windows of rooms used for human occupancy in a dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units shall open onto yards, setback areas, courts or other open spaces. The least horizontal dimension of any court between opposing walls shall be not less than twice the average height of such opposing walls. In the case of a court formed by walls on three (3) sides and open on the fourth side, the distance between the open end and the opposite wall shall not exceed the distance between the other two (2) walls, unless such latter distance is greater than fifty (50) feet. On any lot, no window in one (1) dwelling unit shall face the window of another dwelling unit at a distance of less than twenty-five (25) feet. On any lot, no dwelling shall be nearer to another dwelling than the average height of such dwellings.

24.10. Length of Dwelling: No building containing two (2) or more dwelling units shall have a length in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet measured in a straight line through the building, but such length may be exceeded up to a maximum length of three hundred (300) feet, provided that for within each one hundred (100) feet of length, or fraction thereof, the facades extending the length of the building are offset by a distance equal to not less than one-half of the width of the building.

24.11. Interior Lots: Interior lots, not having the minimum frontage on a street normally required, shall be permitted in the residence R-1, R-2 and R-3 districts, provided that the planning and zoning commission determines that the development of interior lots is in the best interests of the City of Shelton that it will allow proper and orderly utilization of land for residential purposes and that such interior lots comply with the provisions of this paragraph and other applicable, municipal ordinances and regulations. Interior lots shall be subject to the following additional requirements:

24.11.1. Access and frontage: Each interior lot shall have frontage on and access to a city street by means of an unobstructed, legal, exclusive accessway held in the same ownership as the interior lot. Said accessway shall have a minimum width and frontage of at least thirty (30) feet and, if the area of the interior lot is equal to or greater than two (2) times the minimum lot area specified in paragraph 24.11.2 for the district in which it is located, said accessway minimum width and street frontage shall be not less than fifty (50) feet. No more than two (2) abutting accessways shall be separated from another accessway or pair of contiguous accessways by not less than one (1) minimum required lot frontage for a standard lot in said district.

24.11.2. Lot area: The area of each interior lot, exclusive of its accessway, shall be not less than one and one-half (1.5) times the minimum lot area specified in Schedule B for the district in which it is located. The limits of the accessway shall be shown on any record map by a dashed line. The property lines of an interior lot which commence at the termination of its accessway shall diverge from each other at an angle of not less than sixty (60) degrees. The calculated lot area, excluding the area contained in the accessway, shall be designated on any record map.

24.11.3. Driveway: Within the lines of the accessway there shall be constructed a private driveway with a minimum eighteen-foot wide, gravelled or paved travelway, adequate in thickness to accommodate fire and other similar emergency apparatus. That portion of the driveway from the edge of the street pavement to a distance of twenty (20) feet inside the street line, and any portion of the driveway having a grade in excess of six (6) percent shall be paved. The private driveway serving a single interior lot may be reduced in width to not less than twelve (12) feet, provided the driveway is widened to not less than twenty (20) feet for a distance of forty (40) feet at such intervals as are necessary so that no portion of the twelve-foot wide driveway shall exceed a length of one hundred fifty (150) feet. Where two (2) accessways are contiguous, one (1) driveway not less than eighteen (18) feet wide and adequate in thickness to accommodate fire and other similar emergency apparatus may be provided within the combined width of two (2) contiguous accessways to serve both such interior lots. Said driveway serving two (2) interior lots shall be paved for the entire length of the accessway at the time of the establishment of said interior lots. Where a gravel surface driveway is provided, it shall have a minimum depth of eight (8) inches after compaction. Paved driveways shall consist of dense graded bituminous concrete not less than two (2) inches in depth after rolling, placed on a gravel base having a minimum depth of six (6) inches after compaction.

24.11.4. Setbacks: On any interior lot, no building or other structures, except permitted accessory buildings, shall extend within less than forty (40) feet from any property line.

24.11.5. Number of interior lots: In any subdivision, the maximum number of interior lots shall not exceed fifteen (15) percent of the total lots in the subdivision or two (2) lots, which number is greater. In situations where a subdivision is to be developed in sections, the maximum number of interior lots shall be calculated on the basis of the overall subdivision and the commission may, at its discretion, limit the proportion of interior lots in any one (1) section in such a manner as to not exceed the total number specified above.

24.11.6. Other: The commission may limit the width of any driveway to a maximum of twenty (20) feet at the street line and may require planted screening, fences or such improvements as may be necessary for safety purposes and/or the protection of neighborhood appearance.

SCHEDULE B—STANDARDS

N.A. means Not Applicable

SCHEDULE B—STANDARDS

N.A. means Not Applicable