Westport City Zoning Code
§27 CORPORATE
PARK DISTRICT CPD
Revised 11-05-17
27-1 Purpose
The purpose of the Corporate Park District (CPD) is to allow corporate office developments on sites of at least 1.5 acres fronting on the Post Road West, limiting the development to office, medical and similar uses, and providing adequate off-street parking.(773, 08/06/2019)
27-2 Permitted Uses
27-3 Lot Area and Shape (See Definition)
Each lot shall have a minimum area of 1.5 acres or 65,340 square feet, a minimum frontage of 100 feet on the Post Road and a minimum shape so that a square with two hundred (200) feet on each side will fit in the lot.
27-4 Setbacks (See §31-4 through §31-8, also.)
No principal or accessory building, structure or use shall extend closer than thirty (30) feet from any front lot line or Residential District Boundary Line or twenty-five (25) feet from any other side or rear lot line. Greater setbacks for principal and accessory buildings, structures or uses may be required, based on the size, shape and physical characteristics of the particular site.
27-5 Height
27-6 Coverage
The building coverage shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the lot which lies within the CPD.
27-7 Building Area
No mandatory requirement.
27-9 Architectural Design
The architectural design, scale and mass of building and other structures, including, among other elements, the exterior building material, color, roof-line, and building elevation shall harmonize and be compatible with the neighborhood, so as to protect property values in the neighborhood and to preserve and improve the appearance and beauty of the community.(813, 03/27/2023)
27-11 Parking and Loading
Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with §34 of the Supplementary Regulations.
27-12 Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas
27-1.1 Establishment of Districts
Corporate Park Districts may be established from time to time in the Town of Westport, provided that each district shall:
- Contain at least 1.5 acres of land in single or common ownership;
- Have at least one hundred (100) feet of frontage on the Boston Post Road;
- Have direct vehicular access from the Boston Post Road; and
- Comply with the following standards and requirements for Corporate Park Districts.
27-2.1 Principal Uses
Any Permitted Principal Use allowed in a Residence AAA District, subject to the same approvals and conditions applied to the uses set forth in §11-2.1, herein.
27-2.2 Special Permit Uses
27-8.1 Maximum
The total gross interior floor area of all buildings on the lot shall not exceed 20,000 square feet.
27-8.2 FAR (see Definitions)
No buildings or structures shall exceed a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.25 on the area of the lot that lies within the Corporate Park District (CPD) zone. Floor area used for parking and loading shall be excluded from the FAR.
27-9.1 Roof-top equipment
Roof-top mechanical equipment, other than solar energy panels, shall be concealed from all sides.
27-2.2.1
Corporate office headquarters for business, professional, financial or other institutional uses including Healthcare Professionals and Medical Use, but exclusive of retail financial institutions.(773, 08/06/2019)
27-2.2.2
27-2.2.3
Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities, in conformance with §32-16.
27-2.2.4
Schools, day care centers, and group day care homes.
27-2.3.1
One dwelling unit per principal office building to be occupied by a resident gatekeeper, caretaker or maintenance person.
27-2.3.2
Uses customarily accessory to a permitted principal use, subject to the provisions of §32-7, herein.
27-2.3.3
All display or storage of goods, merchandise or supplies shall be located within a building.