1. grow the vitality of downtown Westport by including a residential population;
2. mitigate traffic impacts to improve public safety on local streets and intersections;
3. mitigate traffic generation & parking demand during peak periods on local streets;
4. encourage residential and office uses;
5. encourage visual and physical access to and along the waterfront;
6. improve streetscape and landscape attractiveness.

The General Business District/Residential (GBD/R) shall be limited to areas that are served by a public water supply, suitable power supply and public sanitary sewers; where areas have frontage on a State Highway and on the Saugatuck River, are zoned General Business District as of the effective date of this regulation, and are within “Westport Center” as set forth in the Current Plan of Conservation and Development.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to roof-top mechanical equipment and elevator rooms provided:

1. All roof-top mechanical equipment shall be screened; and
2. All roof-top mechanical equipment and associated screening shall be set back ten (10) feet from the nearest parapet wall or, if no parapet wall, the nearest edge of roof; and
3. The structure shall not extend more than five (5) feet above the ridge of the roof or top of flat roof on which it is located.

1. Buildings designed to achieve appropriate scale and appearance shall be encouraged.
2. Public pedestrian access to the water and a Riverwalk along the water, shall be provided on all sites adjacent to the water.
3. Buildings shall be designed and located on the site so as to retain the existing topography and natural features of the land to the greatest extent possible, while balancing the needs of FEMA and Flood Compliance.
4. Roof top mechanical equipment, other than solar energy panels, shall be concealed from all sides.(813, 03/27/2023)

20% of all proposed units shall be required to be affordable in accordance with CT General Statutes §8-30g. Fractional units at 0.5 and above shall be, rounded up. An affordability plan must be submitted at the time of application in accordance with same. These units must be affordable to households whose income does not exceed 80% of the state or area median income, whichever is lower. The state and area median income figures are from the United States Census and are periodically updated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Any C.G.S. §8-30g application in the General Business District/Residential must provide all affordable units on-site, and may not utilize the method of compliance set forth below.

Said requirement may be satisfied by the dedication of off-site deed restricted affordable units, said units to be located within the Town of Westport.

1. The location and design of such units shall be subject to approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
2. The Affordability Plan required to be submitted, under this section shall provide for enforceable deed covenants by which the off-site affordable units are guaranteed to have ongoing repairs and maintenance and replacement of capital improvements comparable to the on-site market rate units for the term of the deed restricted affordability requirement. Approval of the form and content of such deeded covenants shall at be at the sole discretion of the Commission.

   The Affordability Plan shall also include provisions for administration of and compliance with this section; notice procedures to the general public of the availability of affordable units; procedures for verification and periodic confirmation of unit occupancy income; and compliance with affordability requirements.

3. The Commission shall condition the issuance of a Zoning Certificate of Compliance for the residential project upon the dedication of the off-site deed restricted affordable units.

1. Residential Units (apartments, condos and/or co-ops) not to exceed 3 bedrooms and averaging more than 2,100 square feet of interior floor area.
2. Surface parking lots, parking below building, and above ground parking garages.
3. Business, professional, insurance, real estate and other offices, (excluding healthcare professional and medical).