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APPENDIX C - Amendment History List
from 3/15/91 to current
| Effective Date | Section / Amend. # | Amendment Description |
|---|---|---|
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 3/15/91 to CURRENT | ||
| 3/15/1991 | §39 / #402 | Adds Historic Overlay District |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 6/10/91 | ||
| 6/21/1991 | §4-5 / #406 | Substitutes "most recent" for date of 1980. |
| 6/21/1991 | §5-2 / #406 | Clarifies wording for "Floor Area" |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.1 / #406 | Clarifies wording |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.2 / #406 | Adds language limiting expansion/extension of buildings with non-conforming coverage |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.3 / #406 | Revises section number |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.4 / #406 | Revises section number |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(b) / #406 | Clarifies wording |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(e) / #406 | Removes family day care home, adds "home occupation as a teacher" |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(g)/#406 | Clarifies sign regulation for customary home occupation |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.12(d) / #406 | Adds section reference |
| 6/21/1991 | §33-6 / #406 | Changes section title to match regulation |
| 6/21/1991 | §34-3 / #406 | Removes beauty salons and hairdressers as a special category |
| 6/21/1991 | §33-7.4.5 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §35-2.2.1 / #406§38-3 / #406 | Adds language on retention of landscape area and use thereof. Adds language regarding specifications and procedures |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-3.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-3.3 / #406 | Specifies Westport P&Z forms and use of letter of authorization |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-4 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-6.3 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-14 / #406 | Reduces cut-off date for required submission to seven days, instead of 14, for Administrative Approval |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-14.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1 / #406 | Clarifies language, allows certain waivers |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.1.1 / #406 | Removes the need for a signature block, clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.4.1 / #406 | Deletes channel encroachment line |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.4.2(a) / #406 | Adds retaining walls |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.6.1 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-4 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §46-3.2(a) / #406 | Adds requirement for obtaining zoning permit within one year of date of variance |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 7/29/91 | ||
| 8/9/1991 | §11-2.4.6 (h) / #409(a) | Ensures conformity with the parking requirement in §34, and identifies requirements for parking for a s.f. residence with a home occupation. |
| 8/9/1991 | §27-2.2.1 / #409(a) | Removes previously allowed special permit uses allowed in a Residence AAA district from the CPD district. |
| 8/9/1991 | §42-1 /#409(a) | Allows the ZBA the right to petition the commission for changes to regulations. |
| 8/9/1991 | §46-3.2 / #409(a) | Adopts additional wording to regulate and limit the expansion or extension of commercial uses within a residential district. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 8/26/91 | ||
| 9/6/1991 | §31-8.5; §31-8.6; §31-8.7; §46-3.2.2 / #409(b) | Gives the P&Z commission the right to review Coastal Area Management applications previously reviewed by the ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 11/4/91 | ||
| 11/15/1991 | §34-3, §34-4 / #411 | Requires the provision of incremental parking for a proposed change of use, expansion or extension on a developed site. Allows parking requirements to be reduced by special permit. |
| §44-1.7 / #411 | Requires comparison maps to determine the extent of non-conforming parking and landscaping. | |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 12/9/91 | ||
| 12/20/1991 | §11-2.4.6 / #412 | Adds "Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine" to the list of Customary Home Occupations. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 3/30/92 | ||
| 4/5/1992 | §33-6 / #414 | Revises language for signs permitted in the Historic Design District. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 5/4/92 | ||
| 6/1/1992 | §5 / #415 | Clarifies existing definitions |
| 6/1/1992 | §6-1.1, §6-1.5 / #415 | Clarifies existing regulations |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.4.6 / #415 | Adds state-licensed to Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. Adds Telemarketing as a home occupation. |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.4.6 (a) / #415 | Clarifies that only one resident can conduct a home occupation on a premises |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.3.6 (d) / #415 | Allows anecdotal evidence as part of application to legalize pre-1959 apartments. |
| 6/1/1992 | §21-4, §22-4.1, §22-4.2, §23-4, §24-4, §25-4, §26-4 / #415 | Increases the setbacks for buildings and structures in commercial zones from residential boundary lines. |
| 6/1/1992 | §31-4 / #415 | Clarifies existing regulation to specifically describe how to measure building projections |
| 6/1/1992 | §31-9.1 / #415 | Brings section in conformance with State Statutes, which requires proof of no intent to abandon liquor license. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-4.2.1 / #415 | Increases restrictions for Real Estate signs within commercial areas. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-5.2.1 / #415 | Simplifies approval procedure for free-standing signs. |
| 6/1/1992 | 33-7.2.6 / #415 | Simplifies procedures for site plan approval for signs over 50 square feet. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-7.4 / #415 | Eliminates site plan approval for certain free-standing signs. |
| 6/1/1992 | §34-5 / #415 | Adds several medical related uses to parking requirements for medical offices. Adds new uses to list of retail/service establishments. |
| 6/1/1992 | §43-14.2 / #415 | Eliminates free-standing signs from requiring ARC approval. |
| 6/1/1992 | §44-2.7 / #415 | Modifies requirements for Archeological Reports depending on site location and project size. |
| 6/1/1992 | §45-4 / #415 | Allows Temporary Zoning Permits for tents that will be in place less than 96 hours, instead of requiring Site Plan Approval. |
| 6/1/1992 | §45-8.1 / #415 | Outlines procedures for obtaining a Zoning Certificate of Compliance. |
| 6/1/1992 | §46-3.2.1 (c) / #415 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for fire stairs, handicapped ramps, elevators and awnings where a variance has been granted. |
| 6/1/1992 | §46-3.2.2 / #415 | Replaces a section inadvertently left out of the regulations. |
| 6/1/1992 | §52-5.6 / #415 | Simplifies wording describing the professional hired for an archeological review. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM NOVEMBER 5, 1992 | ||
| 11/3/1992 | §31-10.5.1.1. / #418 | Exempts single-family homes from CAM site plan review under certain conditions if they are on lots that are part of subdivisions previously approved under the CAM Act. |
| AMENDMENT #419--Adopted 12/3/92; effective 1/1/93. | ||
| 1/1/1993 | §5 / #419 | New language for Change of Use definition; omits formula for lot area and lot coverage; adds forms for lot area and lot coverage calculations in APPENDIX D; Adds retaining wall height to Terrace or Patio definition. |
| 1/1/1993 | §31-9 / #419 | Adds language to clarify that service bars are permitted in restaurants that are within 1500 feet of another restaurant with a service bar. |
| 1/1/1993 | §31-11.5.1 / #419 | Permits the Town Engineer to determine whether an application requires Flood and Erosion Control Board Review. |
| 1/1/1993 | §33-6 / #419 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for free-standing signs within the RPOD and RORD districts. |
| 1/1/1993 | §45-4 / #419 | Permits annual events that have been previously reviewed by the Administrative Review Committee to receive a temporary zoning permit without another hearing. |
| 1/1/1993 | §46-3.2.1 / #419 | Eliminates need for Site Plan Approval for minor structural changes approved by the ZBA. |
| 1/1/1993 | §46-3.2.3 / #419 | Permits the Town Engineer to determine whether an application for a variance requires Flood and Erosion Control Board Review. |
| AMENDMENT #422--Adopted 2/11/93; effective 3/1/93 | ||
| 3/1/1993 | §23-2.1.2 / #422 | Adds Dry Cleaners to the list of principal uses, provided that they meet certain conditions. |
| AMENDMENT #423--Adopted 4/29/93; effective 5/21/93 | ||
| 5/21/1993 | §5 / #423 | Changes definition language for Attic, Cellar, Crawl-space, Story, Story-half. Changes definition of building height to limit the area that may be covered by a cupola or similar structure and relate it to the size of the roof. New definition of Commercial Use, to define when a use is commercial or non-commercial in intent. New definition for headroom. |
| 5/21/1993 | §11-2.2 / #423 | Language addition clarifies uses permitted in a residential area. |
| 5/21/1993 | §11-2.4.13 / #423 | Revises type of evidence that will be acceptable to the commission for proof of pre-1959 apartment. |
| 5/21/1993 | §22, §23, §24, §25 / #423 | Clarifies when parking is required and not required for outdoor eating areas. |
| 5/21/1993 | §23-2.2 / #423 | Adds luncheonette to the Special Permit uses with certain conditions. |
| 5/21/1993 | §31-10 / #423 | Revises requirements for CAM Site Plan approval by narrowing the area for which a CAM site plan approval is required to generally within 200 feet of mean high water. |
| 5/21/1993 | §33-7.4 / #423 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for name change of free-standing signs. |
| 5/21/1993 | §34-4 / #423 | Permits Commission to waive loading bay radius by special permit. |
| 5/21/1993 | §42-3.1.5 / #423 | Changes the 500-foot measurement to conform to the State statute measurement procedure. |
| 5/21/1993 | §44-1.3 / #423 | Clarifies minor inconsistency by adding "except in wooded areas." |
| 5/21/1993 | §46-3.1 / #423 | Clarifies that persons may not appeal decisions of the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Administrative Review Board to the Zoning Board of Appeals, but only to Superior Court. |
| AMENDMENTS #426 and #428, adopted 6/17/93, effective 7/1/93 | ||
| 7/1/1993 | §27-2.3 / #426 | Allows a second and third tenant use as accessory to the primary within the Corporate Park District without requiring a specific ratio of tenant space. |
| 7/1/1993 | §30-2.1.2 / #428 | Permits retail establishments on the second floor of buildings with the Historic Design District (HDD) not to exceed 10% of the sum of the gross floor area of all buildings existing on the effective date of the HDD; reduces permitted second floor office use to 10% from 25%. |
| AMENDMENT #427-A, adopted 7/15/93, effective 7/26/93 | ||
| 7/26/1993 | §34-5 / #427-A | Permits parking for game rooms to be calculated at 1 space for each 180 gross square feet of game room, instead of previous 1 space for each 70 square feet. |
| AMENDMENT #429, adopted 11/18/93, effective 12/15/93 | ||
| 12/15/1993 | §5 / #429 | Removes handicapped ramps from building area definition. |
| 12/15/1993 | §11-2.4.12 / #429 | Allows accessory apartments not being used as a separate dwelling unit to remain with submission of a notarized affidavit. |
| 12/15/1993 | §29-2.2.4 / #429 | Prohibits dwelling units above the first floor to be changed to a non-residential use within the BCD. |
| 12/15/1993 | §29-2.4 / #429 | Prohibits retail use above the first floor. |
| 12/15/1993 | §31-10.5.1 / #429 | Adds interior modifications to buildings to the list of exemptions for CAM site plan review requirements. |
| 12/15/1993 | §34-11.7 / #429 | Requires off-street parking areas within non-residence districts only to be paved. |
| 12/15/1993 | §39-3 (old number) / #429 | Eliminates section that permitted the Commission to waive its own regulations within the Historic Overlay District. |
| 12/15/1993 | §45-4 / #429 | Eliminates ARC approval requirement for tents to be temporarily erected. |
| 12/15/1993 | §46-32.1. (c) / #429 | Strikes handicapped ramps because it is removed from structure definition. |
| AMENDMENT 431, adopted 12/16/93, effective 1/10/94 | ||
| 1/10/1994 | §5-2 / #431 | Adds definition for Mobile Home Replacement Units (MHRU) |
| 1/10/1994 | §16 / #431 | Revises §16, Mobile Home Park District, to include language defining and setting standards for Mobile Home Replacement Units (MHRUs). |
| AMENDMENT #433, adopted 2/17/94, effective 3/1/94 | ||
| 3/1/1994 | Map Amendment / #433 | Rezoned state-owned land at Sherwood Island State Park (Map 5448, Lot 1) from Res A to Res AAA. |
| AMENDMENT #434, adopted 6/2/94, effective 6/24/94 | ||
| 6/24/1994 | §3 / #434 | Clarifies language. |
| 6/24/1994 | §5 / #434 | Requires Special Permit for primary change in the nature of a restaurant or cafe that serves liquor. Revises definitions for Restaurant, Cafe, Drive-In Restaurants and introduces a Fast Food Restaurant definition. |
| 6/24/1994 | §22 / #434 | Adds Fast Food restaurants to Prohibited uses within the RORD. |
| 6/24/1994 | §23 / #434 | Replaces luncheonette with Fast Food Restaurant in §23-3.2.2 and specifies distance requirement. |
| 6/24/1994 | §24 / #434 | Removes food service establishments from Principal uses; adds Fast Food Restaurants to Special Permit Uses. |
| 6/24/1994 | §25 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §28 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §29 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food; adds Fast Food Restaurants to Special Permit Uses. |
| 6/24/1994 | §31-9 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §31-10 / #434 | Eliminates pre-application requirements for CAM Site Plan / Special Permit Review. Amends definition for "minor" in §31-10.5.1.6. Removes Zoning Board of Appeals from hearing CAM applications. |
| 6/24/1994 | §42 / #434 | Removes ZBA's ability to petition the Commission to change its regulations. |
| 6/24/1994 | §44 / #434 | Revises language for Archeological Reports so that the Commission has some discretion. |
| 6/24/1994 | §44 / #434 | Adds language to the Special Permit Standards section stating that the standards also apply to a Change of Use requiring a Special Permit. |
| AMENDMENT #438-A, adopted December 5, 1994, Effective December 22, 1994 | ||
| 12/22/1994 | §5 / #438 | Changes the definition of "substantial improvement so that the period is extended from two years to five years." |
| 12/22/1994 | §31-11 / #438 | Adds "cellar" to clarify that the elevation of the lowest floor must be supplied, whether basement or cellar, as defined in the Westport Zoning Regulations. |
| 12/22/1994 | §45-8.2 / #438 | Adds requirement for an Elevation Certificate for a Zoning Certificate of Compliance for a residential structure to certify height of lowest floor in relation to the base flood elevation. |
| AMENDMENT #438-B, adopted April 20, 1995, Effective May 1, 1995 | ||
| 5/1/1995 | §6-2.2 / #438 | Further specifies coverage requirements that limit ability to expand or extend an existing building. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-3.3 / #438 | Clarifies regulation of maximum height of a building so that lot area is figured on gross lot area before deductions for slopes and wetlands. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-4.1 / #438 | Clarifies that buildings with non-conforming floor area cannot claim this floor area (if it is demolished or filled in) in order to transfer it within the building. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-4.2 / #438 | Permits the Commission to return a site with non-conforming parking to the previously approved use even if it requires more parking, subject to site plan approval. |
| 5/1/1995 | §33-6 / #438 | HDD signs will be subject to review and recommendation by the Historic District Commission, rather than approval. |
| 5/1/1995 | §45-2 / #438 | Clarifies types of actions that may be placed upon the land records by the Zoning Enforcement Officer. |
| AMENDMENT #439-A, Adopted April 20, 1995, Effective April 27, 1995 | ||
| 4/27/1995 | §32-14 / #439 | Modifies the permitted ratio of one-bedroom and efficiency apartments in School Buildings converted to housing so that no less than 40% must be efficiencies or one-bedroom apartments. |
| AMENDMENT #439-B, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995. | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §5-2 / #439 | Amends the definition of Building Area and or Footprint, removes Cafe definition; amends definitions for Change of Use; Coverage, Building; Coverage, Total; Tennis Courts, and Restaurants. |
| 6/1/1995 | §31-9 / #439 | Amends Liquor Establishments regulations so that liquor may be served from service bars to patrons seated at counters. |
| 6/1/1995 | §34-8 / #439 | Amends the Joint Parking regulations so that joint parking cannot exceed 50% of the amount of parking required for the use or by the number of parking spaces that are not provided, whichever is less. |
| 6/1/1995 | §43-11.3 / #439 | Amends language to conform to State Statutes for completion of work on an approved site plan. |
| 6/1/1995 | §43-12 / #439 | Amends language to conform to State Statutes for completion of work on an approved site plan. |
| 6/1/1995 | §46-3.2.1 / #439 | Allows Planning and Zoning Director to not require site plan approval for accessory apartments that have been approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals. |
| 6/1/1995 | §46-3.2.5 / #439 | Relocation of paragraph from §46-3.5 to this section. |
| 6/1/1995 | §52-4.3 / #439 | Technical revision to omit phrase "black line paper." |
| 6/1/1995 | §52-4.4 / #439 | Technical revision to minor wording details regarding driveways, and submission of mylar. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-9 / #439 | Technical revision to language regulating bonds, and to bring into conformance with time permitted by State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-10 / #439 | Technical revision to language regarding delivery and filing, to bring into conformance with State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-11 / #439 | Technical revision to language regarding completion of work to bring into conformance with State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §54-6 / #439 | Amends design standards to increase minimum slope for streets to one percent from one-half percent. |
| 6/1/1995 | §54-18 / #439 | Increases width for utility easements. |
| 6/1/1995 | §55-3.2 / #439 | Amends specifications for drainage pipes and ditches. |
| 6/1/1995 | §55-11 / #439 | Requires an "as-built" mylar prior to final bond release. The mylar will be filed upon the land records. |
| AMENDMENT #441, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995. | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §11-2.4.6 / #441 | Adds Roommate Matching Consultant to list of approved home occupations. |
| AMENDMENT #442, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995 | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §31-10 / #442 | Returns Zoning Board of Appeals to the Coastal Area Management section so that ZBA will conduct CAM Site Plan reviews together with any variance request for a non-exempt Coastal area proposal, as required by State Statute. |
| AMENDMENT #447, Adopted December 7, 1995. Effective January 1, 1996 | ||
| 1/1/1996 | §11-2.4.6 / #447 | Adds Business Administrator for Manufacturing Company to list of approved home occupations. |
| AMENDMENT #450, Adopted June 6, 1996. Effective June 21, 1996. | ||
| 6/21/1996 | §6-4.2 / #450 | Allows premises with non-conforming parking to change a use to one with lesser parking requirements, and then back to the use with previous use, provided certain conditions are met. |
| AMENDMENT #451, Adopted June 13, 1996. Effective July 1, 1996. | ||
| 7/1/1996 | §5 / #451 | Various changes to definitions for awnings, total coverage, medical uses, and structure. |
| 7/1/1996 | §6-2.1 / #451 | Allows entry steps and platforms in setbacks to be replaced provided they are no larger than existing steps and platforms without requiring a variance. |
| 7/1/1996 | §6-4.1 / #451 | Allows alterations of less than 200 square feet of floor area to the entrance or exit of building, provided that total floor area does not increase beyond the existing floor area. |
| 7/1/1996 | §11-2.2.4 / #451 | Changes language of this section so that it refers to "Places of worship," rather than "Churches and other places of Worship." |
| 7/1/1996 | §11-2.4.8 (d) / #451 | Allows roof top disc type antennas if they are less than 2 feet in diameter to be attached to the outside of a building. |
| 7/1/1996 | §22-2.2.1 / #451 | Clarifies the RORD regulations to make it clear that medical uses are not permitted within the RORD. |
| 7/1/1996 | §22-14.6 / #451 | Minor change to clarify wording of section, which was not grammatical. |
| 7/1/1996 | §32-7.4 / #451 | Reiterates that disc type antennas may be attached to the exterior of any building or structure if they are less than 2 feet in diameter. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-2.5 / #451 | Allows changes of name for non-conforming signs, where the lettering is the same, and there are no other changes. Also clarifies that normal maintenance activities are permitted. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-3.11 / #451 | Defines the time period for the stringing of holiday lights. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-5.2 / #451 | This section is eliminated because it was stated in a slightly different way in the section just above it. |
| 7/1/1996 | §34-5 / #451 | There are two changes to this section. The first is to change the parking calculation for Places of worship from the previous 1 space for each 3 seats. The second is to clarify that storage to be calculated at 1 space to 500 s.f. must be located in an attic, 1/2 story, or cellar. |
| 7/1/1996 | §34-6 / #451 | Removes the ability of the Planning and Zoning Commission to allocate surplus parking space within Town owned lots, because there is no surplus parking available. |
| AMENDMENT #455, adopted September 12, 1996; effective October 1, 1996 | ||
| 10/1/1996 | §25-2.2 / #455 | Adds "Fast Food Restaurants" as a Special Permit use within the Highway Service District (HSD). |
| AMENDMENT #456, effective June 1, 1997 | ||
| 6/1/1997 | Map Amendment, §456 | Official Building Zone map change from Res A to GBD (4 Beverly Place) |
| AMENDMENT #459 adopted 9/18/97, effective October 15, 1997 | ||
| 10/15/1997 | §31-9 / #459 | Modified the liquor regulations to permit there to be one store selling liquor for off-premises consumption, in addition to a restaurant with a license for on-premises consumption, on one premises |
| AMENDMENT Listing #465 and #468, effective September 1, 1998 | ||
| 9/1/1998 | §11-2.4.6 / #465 | Added "State Licensed Acupuncturist" to the list of approved home occupations. |
| Added existing site coverage on a MHPD site as a standard that cannot be exceeded, when MHRU's are proposed. | ||
| 9/1/1998 | §16-6.1 / #468 | |
| AMENDMENT #469, adopted December 3, 1998, effective January 15, 1999 | ||
| 1/15/1999 | §5 / #469 | Adds a definition for “Managed Residential Community” and “Private Residential Unit.” |
| 1/15/1999 | §11-2.3 / #469 | Adds “Managed Residential Community” to the listing of “Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions.” |
| 1/15/1999 | §32 / #469 | Adds new subsection (§32-15) providing regulations for Managed Residential Communities. |
| 1/15/1999 | §34-5 / #469 | Adds Minimum required parking spaces for Managed Residential Communities |
| AMENDMENT #477, adopted 12/17/98, effective 12/21/98 | ||
| 12/21/1998 | §16-5 / #477 | Amendment to Mobile Home Replacement Unit height limitation to allow two habitable stories and one non-habitable story, with a maximum height of 25’. |
| 12/21/1998 | §16-8 / #477 | Amendment to exclude non-habitable third floor area from inclusion in calculation of floor area. |
| AMENDMENT #478, adopted 2/25/99, effective 4/1/99 | ||
| 4/1/1999 | §5 / #478 | Clarifies definition section to bring definitions into conformance with the Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA). Adds definitions for “new construction”, “recreational vehicle, and “substantial damage.” |
| 4/1/1999 | §31-11 / #478 | Updates regulatory language of Flood Zone language to be in conformance with FEMA’s requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #482, adopted 4/5/99, effective 9/1/99 | ||
| 9/1/1999 | §32-3 / #482 | Amends Hospital Regulations to allow hospitals in existing buildings, and provides standards for replacement of existing buildings (§35-3.5.2) |
| AMENDMENT #490, adopted 9/9/99, effective 10/1/99 | ||
| 10/1/1999 | §5 / #490 | Change to cupola definition, building definition, school definition. |
| 10/1/1999 | §6-3.1, §6-3.3 / #490 | Added "gross lot area" as defined in APPENDIX D to clarify setback and height requirement. |
| 10/1/1999 | §11 / #490 | Changed definition of schools, found in §11-2.2.2; and eliminated crematories, formerly part of §11-2.2.5 |
| 10/1/1999 | §33 / #490 | Added size standard for the support structure for free-standing signs. |
| 10/1/1999 | APPENDIX D / #490 | Clarified language, removed redundant language |
| AMENDMENT #489, adopted 10/28/99, effective 11/15/99 | ||
| 11/15/1999 | §29 / #489 | Eliminated requirement for off-street parking to be provided within the Business Center District, for most uses. Prohibits stores, delicatessens, restaurants, cafes and taverns, and fast food restaurants from locating above the first floor. Requires off-street parking for additional floor area. Defines "first floor" of buildings within the BCD. |
| AMENDMENT #492, adopted 10/28/99, effective 11/15/99 | ||
| 11/15/1999 | Map Amendment, # 492 | Changed zoning designation of small parcel of land at 1835 Post Road East from Res A to BPD. |
| AMENDMENT #485, adopted 5/4/00, effective 6/1/00 | ||
| 6/1/2000 | §5 / # 485 | Added definitions for Antenna, Antenna Tower of Telecommunication Tower, Co-location, Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Service Facilities, Fall Zone, Provider. |
| 6/1/2000 | §11 / #485 | Removed "communication towers" from §11-2.1.9 |
| 6/1/2000 | §21 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §22 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16 |
| 6/1/2000 | §23 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §24 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §25 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §26 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Accessory use with a Special Permit, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §27 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §28 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §29 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §30 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16, |
| 6/1/2000 | §32 / #485 | Added new subsection §32-16, entitled: Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Service Facilities. This new section describes the application and approval process for the construction wireless telecommunication service facilities within the Town of Westport. |
| AMENDMENT #495, adopted 9/21/00, effective 11/1/00 | ||
| 11/1/2000 | §5 / #495 | Amended definition for Lot Shape and provided new definition for "Regularity Factor." |
| 11/1/2000 | $34 / #495 | Increased required parking for Funeral Homes. |
| 11/1/2000 | APPENDIX D / #495 | Updated APPENDIX D and APPENDIX D Worksheets to incorporate new definition for Regularity Factor. |
| AMENDMENT #497, adopted 2/8/01, effective 3/15/01 | ||
| 3/15/2001 | §6-5 / #497 | Adds language requiring status of claimed non-conforming status of non-residential properties. |
| 3/15/2001 | §44-1.1.4 / #497 | Adds language requiring submission of data described in §6-5 for applications involving non-conforming status. |
| AMENDMENT #498, adopted 7/26/01, effective 8/20/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | §19 / #498 | Added new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Residential Affordable Housing Zone (R-AHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #499, adopted 7/26/01, effective 8/21/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | Map Amendment #499 | Rezoned Map 5301, Lots 74, 73A, 73-9, 73-7, 73-8 from Res A to R-AHZ (new zone). |
| AMENDMENT #505, adopted 8/9/01, effective 8/20/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | §11-2.4.121 / #505 | Added language allowing persons with disabilities who are receiving social security disability payments to qualify for accessory apartments. |
| 8/20/2001 | §33-2.5 / #505 | Clarifies non-conforming sign changes so that tenant names can be changed on a free-standing sign requiring a variance |
| 8/20/2001 | §33-9, §33-10 (new) / #505 | Adds two new sections to the sign regulations providing for "non-commercial content" and for a Severability clause. |
| 8/20/2001 | §44-5 / #505 | Revision/rewording of paragraph describing site plan approval standards. |
| 8/20/2001 | §45-3 / #505 | Requires drainage accommodations when coverage is increasing, under certain conditions. |
| 8/20/2001 | §46-3.2 / #505 | Adds language stating that an additional variance application will be required if a zoning permit is not obtained within one year after a variance is granted. |
| 8/20/2001 | §55-7 / #505 | Adds language expanding the requirements for monuments and pins for subdivisions. |
| AMENDMENT #509, Adopted 4/18/02, effective 5/24/02 | ||
| 5/24/2002 | §27-2.2 / #509 | Add special permit uses to include schools, day care centers, and group day care homes. |
| AMENDMENT #510, Adopted 6/13/02, effective 7/15/02 | ||
| 7/15/2002 | §32-10 / #510 | Adds language expanding qualifications of a home caterer beyond owner only, to include a resident home catering business owner. |
| AMENDMENT #511, Adopted 7/18/02, effective 9/5/02 | ||
| 9/5/2002 | §4-1 / #511 | Adds reference to Affordable Housing Zone Regulations (§19) and corrects section numbers for Business Preservation District, BPD (§28) and Business Center District, BCD, (§29). |
| 9/5/2002 | §5-2 / #511 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including; Awnings, Basement, Building, Building Area and/or Footprint, Building Height, Cellar, Change of Use, Day Care Center or Nursery School, Dwelling, Elevation, Family Day Care Home, Floor Area, Floor Area Ration (F.A.R), Kitchen and Structure. |
| 9/5/2002 | §6-2.1.3 / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| 9/5/2002 | §6-2.1.7 / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| 9/5/2002 | §11-2.4.8(f) / #511 | Adds language clarifying that kitchens cannot be located in accessory buildings. |
| 9/5/2002 | §22-2.3.3(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in RORD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §24-2.3.5(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in GBD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §28-2.3.4(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in BPD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §29-2.3.5(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in BCD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §30-2.4.4(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in HDD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §32-4 / #511 | Clarifies type of commercial vehicles allowed to be stored on residential properties. |
| 9/5/2002 | §45-3 / #511 | Clarifies all conditions of all Planning & Zoning approvals and Zoning Board of Appeals variances must be met or the zoning permit can be revoked. |
| 9/5/2002 | §46-3.2(a) / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #516, Adopted 10/24/02, effective 12/2/02 | ||
| 12/2/2002 | §20 / #516 | Added a new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Municipal Housing Zone (MHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #517, Adopted 11/7/02, effective 7/1/03 | ||
| 7/1/2003 | §17 / #517 | Added setback provisions for accessory buildings or accessory structures for multiple or community use, and expanded provisions for road/recreation buffer to Res AAA and Res AA. |
| AMENDMENT #523, Adopted 9/11/03, effective 10/14/03 | ||
| 10/14/2003 | §5-2 / #523 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Attic, Total Coverage, Market Value, Patio, Story-Half, Structure, Substantial Improvement, Tennis Courts, and Terrace or Patio. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.3 / #523 | Corrects a reference to the paddle/tennis court section requiring screening. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.6 / #523 | Adds a section stating that a multiple family dwelling cannot be used for a home occupation. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.12 / #523 | Changes section to require only the owner to submit an affidavit annually for an accessory apartment. |
| 10/14/2003 | §15-2.1.2 / #523 | Removes “is not allowed” from sentence explaining the types of uses requiring Special Permit. |
| 10/14/2003 | §15-4.5 / #523 | Adds clarification that a recreation room with no bathroom in a cellar or basement is not considered a bedroom in the PRD district. |
| 10/14/2003 | §17-2.1.2 & §17-2.1.3 / #523 | Removes “is not allowed” from sentence explaining the types of uses requiring Special Permit in OSRD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §17-5.2 / #523 | Corrects the work “background” to “backaround” in OSRD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §23-2.3.2 / #523 | Adds sentence stating that outdoor storage is permitted in RBD in accordance with §32-6. |
| 10/14/2003 | §24-2.3.6(d) / #523 | Corrects clerical error by removing reference to one attached dwelling unit listed as a condition for Game Rooms. |
| 10/14/2003 | §24-2.3.7 / #523 | Adds section stating that one attached dwelling unit is a permitted accessory use in GBD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-6 / #523 | Clarifies that outdoor storage and display is not permitted in HDD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-6.1 / #523 | Corrects section by removing the word “and” and adding that outdoor storage and display cannot be located in the front landscape area. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-12.2.3 / #523 | Adds clarification that a recreation room with no bathroom in a cellar or basement is not considered a bedroom for Two-Family and Multi-Family dwellings. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-5 / #523 | Removes the 30-degree drive-in parking standard. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-9.2 / #523 | Reduces the maximum number of allowable spaces which can be allocated for small cars and increases the required size for small car spaces. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.4 / #523 | Clarifies the number of parking spaces which require that an internal loop access or parking aisle be installed. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.13 / #523 | Adds section regarding lighting standards for parking lots. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.14 / #523 | Adds section regarding design and access to dumpster areas. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.15.1 / #523 | Adds section regarding sidewalks. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-12.2 / #523 | Clarifies section by adding the word “percent.” |
| 10/14/2003 | §35-2.3.4 / #523 | Adds sentence regarding curbing and materials required for sidewalks. |
| 10/14/2003 | §43-5.3 / #523 | Changes number of days in which an application shall be completed after the public hearing commences to make it consistent with the Connecticut General Statutes requirements. |
| 10/14/2003 | §43-12 / #523 | Changes the time period the town can hold a bond to a minimum of 5-years for an approved site plan. |
| 10/14/2003 | §44-2.5 / #523 | Clarifies title and requirements for traffic impact analyses. |
| 10/14/2003 | §45-3.5.3 / #523 | Clarifies when drainage is to be reviewed for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 10/14/2003 | §46-3.2 / #523 | Adds sentence stating that when a Zoning Permit is issued, all conditions of the variance must be adhered to. |
| 10/14/2003 | §46-4 / #523 | Adds information which is required to be submitted with a variance application. |
| 10/14/2003 | §52-4.4.2 / #523 | Corrects clerical error by inserting missing word “subdivision” at the end of the sentence. |
| 10/14/2003 | §53-9 / #523 | Changes the time period the town can hold a bond to a minimum of 5-years for an approved subdivision or Resubdivision. |
| 10/14/2003 | APPENDIX D-1 / #523 | Changes to Line 1 to clarify that the area of an accessway is not included in the lot area for a rear lot. |
| AMENDMENT #525, Adopted 4/22/04, effective 6/1/04 | ||
| 6/1/2004 | §29A / #525 | Adds a new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Business Center District/Historic (BCD/H). |
| AMENDMENT #529, Adopted 7/1/04, effective 9/1/04 | ||
| 9/1/2004 | §40 / #529 | Adds a new chapter providing for new zones, called the Dedicated Open Space and Recreation District #1 (DOSRD #1) and the Dedicated Open Space and Recreation District #2 (DOSRD#2). |
| AMENDMENT #528, Adopted 7/26/04, effective 9/15/04 | ||
| 9/15/2004 | §5-2 / #528 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Building Area and/or Footprint, Total Coverage, Floor Area Ratio, Lot Area, Market Value, and Parking Space, Loading Space. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.4 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for detached private garages. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.7 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for barns. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.8(b) / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for accessory buildings. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.8(g) / #528 | Adds requirement that no accessory building may contain more than two water use fixtures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §12-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §13-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §14-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §15-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §16-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §17-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §18-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §19-11 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §20-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §21-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §22-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §23-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §24-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §24-6 / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §25-2.1.2(a) / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §25-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §26-2.6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §27-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §28-1 / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §28-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §29-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-7 / #528 | Adds parking areas to list of improvements that must meet setback requirements. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.3 / #528 | Adds section identifying vegetated buffers may be required as part of a coastal site plan. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.4 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Public Hearings. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.5 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Commission/Board Action. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.6 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Time Periods. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.7 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Bonds. |
| 9/15/2004 | §32-9 / #528 | Adds reference at end of section to §34-11.14. |
| 9/15/2004 | §34-11.14 / #528 | Changes language to remove requirement that dumpsters shall be located in the rear yard, and replaces language to be consistent with §32-9. |
| 9/15/2004 | §34-12.2 / #528 | Adds the word “percent” to clarify existing wording |
| 9/15/2004 | §43-6.4 / #528 | Adds new section, consistent with recent amendments to the Town Code, to inform Planning and Zoning applicants that the Planning and Zoning Director or his/her designee, or the Planning and Zoning Commission, may require an applicant to pay for hiring one or more outside consultants to analyze, review, and report on areas requiring technical review. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2 / #528 | Changes requirement for number of copies of a plot plan, from two to three that must be submitted for issuance of a Zoning permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.5 / #528 | Adds requirement that coverage information must be shown on a plot plan submitted for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.6 / #528 | Adds requirement that minimum required setback lines must be shown on a plot plan submitted for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.13 / #528 | Changes language to require existing and proposed contours at two-foot intervals must be shown on a plot plan for all applications and additionally requires that the contours must be verified in the field by a surveyor. |
| AMENDMENT #535, Adopted 10/28/04, effective 12/1/04 | ||
| 12/1/2004 | §33-4.1.5 / #535 | Changes language to remove reference to political signs and to remove time limits on when public and charitable event signs located on private property may be posted prior to an event. |
| 12/1/2004 | §33-4.1.6 / #535 | Adds new section listing political signs as a permitted use on private property. |
| AMENDMENT #539, Adopted 1/27/05, effective 3/1/05 | ||
| 3/1/2005 | §5-2 / #539 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Building Height or Height, and Medical. |
| 3/1/2005 | §5-2 / #539 | Adds definitions of specific terms including: Fence or Wall, and Healthcare Professional. |
| 3/1/2005 | §13-5 / #539 | Modifies Height requirements in the Res A to substitute the words railroad tracks for reference to Conrail Tracks (old New Haven R.R.) |
| 3/1/2005 | §14-5 / #539 | Modifies Height requirements in the Res B to substitute the words railroad tracks for reference to Conrail Tracks (old New Haven R.R.) |
| 3/1/2005 | §21-2.2.2 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Special Permit Use in the RPOD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §22-2.2.1 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the RORD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §23-2.1.2 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the RBD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §24-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the GBD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §27-2.2.1 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the CPD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §28-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BPD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §29-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BCD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §29A-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BCD/H. |
| 3/1/2005 | §30-2.2(h) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the HDD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §31-3 / #539 | Changes section title and adds reference to §5-2. |
| 3/1/2005 | §31-3 / #539 | Changes section to add “building” to the list of items that cannot obstruct visibility at corners. |
| 3/1/2005 | §33-2.5 / #539 | Modifies section to exempt changes to a single-tenant sign, when the change is only a change in name, and where the style and size of lettering conforms to the previous lettering. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies section to state uses allowed in the Business Center District/Historic are exempt from parking requirements. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Adds parking standard of 1 space per 200 SF for Healthcare Professionals. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies list of uses considered Medical. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies list of uses considered Retail. |
| 3/1/2005 | §43-14.3.1 / #539 | Renumbers existing section. |
| 3/1/2005 | §43-14.3.2 / #539 | Adds section to define standards for review of Temporary Zoning Permits and lists activities that require a Temporary Zoning Permit. |
| 3/1/2005 | §45-4 / #539 | Adds reference at end of section to §43-14.3 and §46-3.3. |
| AMENDMENT #540, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 7/2205 | ||
| 7/22/2005 | §11-2.3.7 / #540 | Adds Residential Facility for School-Based Education Program to the listing of Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions. |
| 7/22/2005 | §32A-13 / #540 | Adds new subsection §32A-13 providing regulations for Residential Facility for School-Based Education Program. |
| AMENDMENT #544, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 8/1/05 | ||
| 8/1/2005 | §54-20.2 / #544 | To modify existing regulations to require in cases of subdivision, conservation easements on environmentally sensitive land such as wetlands, steep slopes in excess of 25% or scenic vistas. |
| 8/1/2005 | §54-21 / #544 | To modify existing regulations to provide for a developer who is subdividing property to pay a fee to the Town in lieu of any requirements to provide a set aside of open space. This amendment also modifies the existing regulations relating to how land set aside as park, recreation and open space areas may be deeded, and what uses are permitted in conservation easement areas. |
| AMENDMENT #548, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 8/1/05 | ||
| 8/1/2005 | §11-2.3.11 / #548 | Adds Affordable and Middle Income Housing on Town-owned Property to the listing of Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions. |
| 8/1/2005 | §32-17 / #548 | Adds new subsection §32-17 providing regulations for Affordable and Middle Income Housing on Town-owned Property. |
| AMENDMENT #545, Adopted 7/28/05, effective 8/30/05 | ||
| 8/30/2005 | §19 / #545 | Add a new subsection §19-3.1, Principle Uses, stating any use permitted in the Res AAA district is a permitted Principle Use subject to the same approvals and conditions specified in §11-2. Add a new subsection §19-3.2, Special Permit Uses, stating development of a property for affordable housing is a permitted Special Permit Use. Add a new subsection §19-3.2.1, Affordable Housing, to clarify that the housing development must comply with the Connecticut affordable housing statute, §8-30g of the General Statutes. Modify §19-18, to clarify that in order to develop land for affordable housing, a site plan and special permit approval is required. |
| AMENDMENT #551, Adopted 11/17/05, effective 1/2/06 | ||
| 1/2/2006 | §24A / #551 | Adds a new chapter providing for a new zone called the General Business District/Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| AMENDMENT #552, Adopted 1/12/06, effective 2/6/06 | ||
| 2/6/2006 | §35 (Diagram) / #552 | Modifies Landscape Design Standards diagram to identify the dimension of a small car space is 8’ x 16’ not 7.5’ x 15’, to be consistent with the definition in §5-2 for a small car parking space. |
| 2/6/2006 | §41-5 / #552 | Adds new subsection identifying the Planning and Zoning Commission as authorized by the Connecticut General Statutes, may hear and decide upon the location of gasoline stations, motor vehicle dealerships, motor vehicle recycler, and motor vehicle repair garages as defined by State Statutes. |
| 2/6/2006 | §46-3.4 / #552 | Deletes subsection to identify the Zoning Board of Appeals is not authorized by the Connecticut General Statutes to hear and decide upon the location of gasoline stations, motor vehicle dealerships, and motor vehicle repair garages as defined by State Statutes. |
| AMENDMENT #556, Adopted 2/16/06, effective 4/3/06 | ||
| 4/3/2006 | §5-2 / #556 | Adds definition for Private Occupational Schools. |
| 4/3/2006 | §22-2.2.9 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the RORD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §23-2.2.4 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the RBD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §24-2.2.6 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the GBD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §25-2.2.5 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the HSD. |
| AMENDMENT #560, Adopted 7/27/06, effective 9/1/06 | ||
| 9/1/2006 | §5-2 / #560 | Adds definitions for Bank and Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §22-2.2.1 / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §23-2.1.2 / #560 | Substitutes the word bank for financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.2.7 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24A-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24A-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §27-2.2.1 / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §28-2.2.4 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §28-2.3.6 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.2.7 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.2.8 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §30-2.2 (h) / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §30-2.2 (i) / #560 | Changes drive-up windows to drive-in. |
| 9/1/2006 | §34-5 / #560 | (Office), Minimum Required Parking Spaces, to substitute the words banks and other financial institutions for Bank Office Area. |
| 9/1/2006 | §34-5 / #560 | (Bank Area), Minimum Required Parking Spaces, to add the word Customer and delete the word windows. |
| AMENDMENT #559, Adopted 10/12/06, effective 12/4/06 | ||
| 12/4/2006 | §5-2 / #559 | Adds definition for Supportive Housing. |
| 12/4/2006 | §11-2 / #559 | Adds Supportive Housing to listing of Special Permit uses subject to special conditions. |
| 12/4/2006 | §32-1 / #559 | Adds new subsections providing regulations for Supportive Housing in residential districts. |
| 12/4/2006 | §34-5 / #559 | Adds parking requirements for Supportive Housing at one space per dwelling unit. |
| AMENDMENT #564, Adopted 10/19/06, effective 12/4/06 | ||
| 12/4/2006 | §30-2.2(a) / #564 | Expands maximum permitted size of residential units from two to three bedrooms; expands maximum permitted average size of residential units from 1,200 SF to 2,000 SF and establishes maximum permitted size of residential units at 3,500 SF. |
| AMENDMENT #565, Adopted 1/25/07, effective 3/1/07 | ||
| 3/1/2007 | §5-2 / #565 | To add language to the definition for Terrace or Patio to identify terraces and patios shall always adhere to all setbacks except as otherwise provided in §24-A, General Business District/Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-1 / #565 | To clarify intent of the district. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-2 / #565 | To identify all rezoning applications shall be in accordance with §42, Amendment of Zoning Regulations. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-2.1.2 / #565 | To provide a cross reference to §24A-2.3 and to identify all rezoning applications shall be in accordance with §42, Amendment of Zoning Regulations. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24-2.3 / #565 | To provide cross reference to §24A-2.1.2. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-4 / #565 | To clarify allowable front setbacks and to identify parameters for patios and terraces to be located within setback areas. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-5 / #565 | To clarify under what circumstances the Planning and Zoning Commission may allow a height of up to 35-feet to the mid-point of a pitched roof. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-6.1 / #565 | To correct a grammatical error. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-6.2 / #565 | To add a provision for Coverage Exemptions. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-8.1 / #565 | To reduce the permitted size of a group of stores or shopping center. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-10 / #565 | To add a provision for Public Waterfront Access (PWA). |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-11 / #565 | To add language identifying developments shall be designed to encourage the preservation of historic features of buildings listed on the Westport Historic Resources Inventory, to add language requiring views of the water from the street on any site adjacent to the water, to add language requiring public pedestrian access to the water and a Riverwalk, to add language requiring any non-residential uses shall have at least one main entrance which is publicly accessible from the street. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-14 / #565 | To identify all landscape requirements must be adhered to unless deemed unnecessary by the Commission. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-17 / #565 | To relocate within the chapter the requirement for submission of a Phasing Plan for construction, to add language identifying the maximum allowable coverage for all sites may be redistributed over all sites provided that the total coverage of any receiving site shall not exceed 40% and provided that no upland site coverage shall be transferred to any site adjacent to the water, to add language identifying no floor area from an upland site shall be added to a site adjacent to the water, to identify cross easements shall be required as necessary. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-19 / #565 | To identify no more than two GBD/S developments shall be permitted within the Town of Westport and an integrated site shall be considered a single such development. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-3.1.1, 42-3.1.2, 42-3.1.3 / #565 | To require an applicant submit twelve instead of two copies of the following: existing land use map, existing conditions map & proposed zoning map. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-3.1.5 / #565 | To require a conceptual site plan for applications for a change in zone to General Business District Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-5 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-6 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-8 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-9 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| AMENDMENT #570, Adopted 6/28/07, effective 8/3/07 | ||
| 8/3/2007 | §4-5 / #570 | To exempt multi-family affordable housing from the cap of 10%. Also exempt any future affordable units from being included in the cap of 10%. |
| AMENDMENT #571, Adopted 6/28/07, effective 8/3/07 | ||
| 8/3/2007 | §5-2 / #571 | To add definitions for Adaptive Reuse, Public Waterfront Access (PWA), Redevelopment, and Workforce Housing; to modify. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-1 / #571 | To identify the district shall allow the redevelopment and/or adaptive reuse of existing non-residential buildings on Riverside Avenue into larger sized dwelling units on lots over two-acres in size in non-residentially zone lots or residentially zoned lots that are currently have a permitted non residential use with a minimum of 200-feet of frontage on Riverside Avenue and served by public water and public sewer and to identify it is in the public interest to preserve the existing historic scale, massing and character of the affected area. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-3 / #571 | Lot Area, Width Depth & Frontage to require lots of 2 acres or more to have 200 feet of frontage. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-6 / #571 | To expand permitted height on lots two acres or more in size when the site is sloping or the site has a floodplain in conjunction with reduced coverage. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-7 / #571 | To reduce permitted building and lot coverage on lots two acres or more in size where existing and/or proposed buildings exceed two and one-half stories and a height of thirty-feet and to add a provision that allows 1% additional building coverage for each workforce or affordable unit up to a maximum of 25%on lots of 2 acres or more. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-8 / #571 | To add language exempting developments from building area requirements in cases of adaptive reuse of an existing non-residential building providing the minimum dwelling unit size shall be one-thousand square feet. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-9 / #571 | To modify the standards to identify the minimum building spacing shall be the lesser of one-third the sum of the heights of adjacent buildings or twenty feet. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.1 / #571 | To expand the standards to allow 0.4 FAR on lots two acres or more in size when at least one on-site workforce or affordable unit is provided |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.2 / #571 | To expand the standards to allow three-bedroom units on lots two acres or more in size. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.3 / #571 | To expand standards to identify average unit size may not exceed 2,500 SF on lots two acres or more in size. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-11 / #571 | To add a standard requiring Public Waterfront Access on all sites adjacent to the Saugatuck River. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.1 / #571 | Architectural Design to say pitched roofs may be required. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.2 / #571 | To modify language to allow rooftop mechanical equipment and to require it be concealed from all sides. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.5 / #571 | To add a section identifying preservation of architectural features of historic buildings or other structures in the district shall be encouraged. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-17.1 / #571 | To add a section identifying there is an Affordability Requirement and to identify there is a requirement of a minimum of 15% and require the submission of an Affordability Plan. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-17.2 / #571 | To add a section to identify standards allowing a fee in lieu of providing a fraction of required on-site workforce or affordable housing of 17½% with a minimum of 5% workforce or affordable units on site. |
| AMENDMENT #573, Adopted 9/27/07, effective 10/15/07 | ||
| 10/15/2007 | §19A / #573 | To create a new zoning district §19A, Residential Affordable Housing Zone/Workforce (R-AHZ/W). |
| AMENDMENT #572, Adopted 11/1/07, effective 12/7/07 | ||
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12 / #572 | Adding language to clarify that a single family dwelling may have one additional dwelling unit and deleted requirement that a single family dwelling shall be on the Assessor’s List for five years before the date of application. |
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12A / #572 | Adding a new title “Accessory Apartment” and clarifying language. |
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12B / #572 | To create a new use Affordable Accessory Apartments which would be allowed provided that the income restrictions and other requirements required by the CGS 8-30g(K) are met. |
| 12/7/2007 | §43-14.2 / #572 | Adding language allowing an Affordable Accessory Apartment application to be eligible for review by the Administrative Review Committee. |
| AMENDMENT #574, Adopted 12/13/07, effective 1/21/078 | ||
| 1/21/2008 | §11-2.3.12 / #574 | Adds language to allow Residential Historic Structures as an allowable Special Permit Use Subject to Special Conditions. |
| 1/21/2008 | §11-2.4.14 / #574 | Adds a section in accessory structures to allow for Residential Accessory Historic Structures. |
| 1/21/2008 | §32-18 / #574 | Adds new section Historic Residential Structures (HRS) |
| AMENDMENT #583, Adopted 7/7/08, effective 8/08/08 | ||
| 8/8/2008 | §5-2 / #583 | To modify the building height requirements for solar panels. |
| AMENDMENT #582, Adopted 7/17/08, effective 8/25/08 | ||
| 8/25/2008 | §4-2 / #582 | To delete reference to the zoning map revision date of 8/17/75. |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.8 (h) / #582 | To modify the requirements for accessory structures pursuant to §32-18 (Historic Residential Structures). |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.10 / #582 | To modify this section for accessory structures pursuant to §32-18 (Historic Residential Structures). |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.12B / #582 | To modify this section to include non-profit corporations and Town of Westport. |
| 8/25/2008 | §31-5 / #582 | To eliminate a section on setbacks from high pressure gas lines. |
| 8/25/2008 | §34-11.7 / #582 | To allow porous paving systems in Non-Residence Districts. |
| 8/25/2008 | §42-3.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing instead of stamped business envelopes. |
| 8/25/2008 | §44-1.2.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing for site plan and special permit applications. |
| 8/25/2008 | §52-4.7.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing for subdivision applications. |
| AMENDMENT #585, Adopted 10/23/08, effective 12/1/08 | ||
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.1 / #585 | To amend the purpose statement by including existing special permit uses and allowing the Commission to grant relief on parking and landscaping requirements. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.3 (c) / #585 | To add the word structural to the requirements of the preservation easement |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.4 (c) / #585 | To allow the Commission to modify parking and/or landscaping requirements provided the number of existing parking spaces shall not be reduced. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.5 (a) / #585 | To allow the Commission to modify parking and/or landscaping requirements provided the number of existing parking spaces shall not be reduced. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.5 (c) / #585 | To add new section that allows limited office use for existing Special Permit uses. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.6 (b) / #585 | To add the word structural to the requirements of the preservation easement. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.7.1 / #585 | To add a requirement to preserve the structural integrity of the historic structure. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.9.3 / #585 | To add Special Permit uses to the annual affidavit requirements. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.9.4 / #585 | To add a new section to the regulations that allows for limited office use in accessory structures, through a site plan & special permit approval, provided that the property 1) have frontage on an arterial street, 2) adjoin a commercial district and 3) be within 500 feet on a municipal parking lot. Medical offices and banks are excluded and such uses can only occupy up to 60% of the floor area within the building or 20% of the floor area of the property, which ever is less. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.10.1 / #585 | To change the word the to any. |
| AMENDMENT #586, Adopted 10/23/08, effective 12/1/08 | ||
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1 / #586 | To add a section that sets minimum requirements for redevelopment in split zones. This section is limited to zones split between GBD and Res. A. zones on lots of at least 3 acres with a minimum of 200 feet of frontage on the Post Road. This section goes onto say such lots shall be redevelopment, provided that the combined site across both zones results in a net reduction of coverage and floor area. This amendment has clear language that precludes further assemblages of property from utilizing the provisions of this amendment beyond the properties already identified. |
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1.1 / #586 | To add a requirement that such redevelopment must comply with the parking landscaping and site plan/special permit requirements. This section also eliminates the setback to residential property zone boundary and allows increases in floor area within the residential zones, provided that overall floor area, building and total coverage are reduced. This section also requires all landscape buffer areas to conform and places a conservation easement upon undeveloped residentially zoned property. |
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1.2 / #586 | To give the Commission discretion to require additional parking for meeting rooms and related eating facilities. This section also allows for alcohol sales, seasonal outdoor seating and retention of non conforming loading spaces. |
| AMENDMENT #588, Adopted 12/18/08, effective 1/12/09 | ||
| 1/12/2009 | §20-3 / #588 | To allow the minimum acreage to be calculated on the entire area within the zone and not on the individual parcels. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-4 / #588 | To change MHZ to the word development. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-4.3 / #588 | |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-6 / #588 | To use the area of the zone and not the lots to accommodate the 3 parcels instead of single parcel nature of the Hales Court site. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-7 / #588 | To allow the location of pre-existing non conforming structures located within the setbacks to be retained for new structures. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-11 / #588 |
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| 1/12/2009 | §20-12 / #588 | To change MHZ to the word development. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-14.3 / #588 | To modify building height requirements for solar panels. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-14.3 / #588 | To allow applicant to only mitigate drainage increases resulting from increases in impervious coverage instead of addressing the total gross coverage on a site. |
| AMENDMENT #584, Adopted 1/22/09, effective 2/20/09 | ||
| 2/20/2009 | §24A-18.1 / #584 | To add new section 24A-18.1 Alternative Method of Compliance. 1) To allow for the construction of new off-site affordable units that are deed restricted pursuant to 8-30g for a minimum of 40 years. 2) To allow existing market rate units to be deed restricted as affordable units for up to 40 years pursuant to 8-30g. |
| AMENDMENT #590, Adopted 3/19/09, effective 4/20/09 | ||
| 4/20/2009 | §43-14 / #590 | Adds language to authorize the Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Zoning Enforcement Officer to designate other staff members to serve in his or her place on the Administrative Review Committee. |
| 4/20/2009 | §45-1 / #590 | Adds language expanding the list of staff persons authorized to enforce the zoning regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #594, Adopted 7/31/09, effective 8/30/09 | ||
| 8/30/2009 | §11-2.3-14 / #594 | Adds a new item under the list of Special Permit Uses, Lighted Athletic Fields on Town Owned Public School Property. |
| 8/30/2009 | §11-2.4.8 / #594 | Allows light poles on town owned athletic fields to be accessory uses to principal uses and allows the height of these accessory structures up to 80 feet in height in accordance with 32-19. |
| 8/30/2009 | §11-5, §12-5, §13-5 / #594 | Allows lighting poles up to 80 feet in height within the Residence AAA, AA, A zone respectively. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.0 / #594 | Purpose statement spells out criteria that lighting on town owned athletic fields use cannot cause unreasonable adverse impacts to surrounding residential neighborhoods and also establishes a requirement that the lighting provided achieve safe conditions for athletes, coaches and spectators. Establishes a minimum of sites with 20 acres and 200 parking spaces. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.1 / #594 | Adds language on application requirements for lighting on town owned athletic fields photometric plans and sound mitigation. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.2 / #594 | To establish additional criteria that the Commission must consider when reviewing lighting on town owned athletic fields. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.3 / #594 | Adds language that specifies the actions that the Commission may undertake when reviewing lighting on town owned athletic fields. (approve or deny) |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.4 / #594 | Adds conditions of approval. Sixteen conditions in total that must be satisfied for approval for lighting on town owned athletic fields. |
| AMENDMENT #593, Adopted 9/3/09, effective 9/26/09 | ||
| 9/26/2009 | §40-1 / #593 | To establish a new designation DOSRD #3 where property shall remain completely natural, undeveloped and hereby excludes all buildings and structures. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-2 / #593 | To add DOSRD #3 in permitted uses section. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-2.2 / #593 | To establish permitted uses in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-4 / #593 | To prohibit special events in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-9 / #593 | To prohibit buildings or structures in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-11 / #593 | To detail parking requirements in DOSRD #3. |
| AMENDMENT #600, Adopted 10/15/09, effective 11/16/09 | ||
| 11/16/2009 | §44-2.2 / #600 | To modify §44-2.2 of the Westport Zoning Regulations in the sections regarding State or Federal Agency reports to allow the Commission to waive this requirement if the agency has a policy that precludes their decision until local P&Z approval is obtained. Also, requires further review by the P&Z Commission if the state or federal agency’s approval has a material impact on the application. |
| AMENDMENT #601, Adopted 12/3/09, effective 1/4/10 | ||
| 1/4/2010 | §30-2.2(h) / #601 | To allow property in HDD zone to become fully utilized and preserve historic structures as per 2007 Town Plan. |
| AMENDMENT #602, Adopted 12/10/09, effective 1/11/10 | ||
| 1/11/2010 | §32-18.9.2 (b) / #602 | To delete principal owner residency requirement. |
| 1/11/2010 | §32-18.3 / #602 | To require that even if the owner does not live on site that the owner provide an annual affidavit attesting they have property inspected and perform necessary preservation main. |
| REMOVAL OF AMENDMENT #601, Adopted 12/3/09, effective 1/4/10, OVERTURNED BY RTM 1-13-10 | ||
| 1/13/2010 | §30-1(f) & §30-2.2(h) / #601 | To remove changes to regulations made to §30-1(f) & §30-2.2(h) as per Amendment #601 effective 1-4-10, as of 1-13-10 have been overturned by the RTM. |
| AMENDMENT #610, Adopted 5/13/10, effective 6/14/10 | ||
| 6/14/2010 | §5-2 / #610 | To add definitions for Outdoor Eating Area and Food Establishment, Retail. |
| 6/14/2010 | §22-2.3.3 / #610 | To modify Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in RBD to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §23-2.3.3 / #610 | To add a new accessory use that allows Outdoor Eating Areas in RBD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §24-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in GBD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §25-2.3.5 / #610 | To add a new accessory use that allows Outdoor Eating Areas in HSD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §28-2.3.4 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BPD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §29-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BCD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §29A-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BCD/H subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §30-2.4.4 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in HDD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-6.1 / #610 | To detail that Outdoor Eating Areas shall not be considered Outdoor Storage & Display. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-20 / #610 | To add Special Requirements for Outdoor Eating Areas |
| 6/14/2010 | §43-14.2 / #610 | To modify the types of applications eligible for ARC review. To add a new application type for Outdoor Storage & Display per §32-6 and Outdoor Eating Areas not exempted under §32-20 (5). |
| AMENDMENT #611, Adopted 5/13/10, effective 6/14/10 | ||
| 6/14/2010 | §5-2 / #611 | To delete Home Occupation definition and to add Home Based Business definition that includes a hierarchy of intensity: Home Office, Home Occupation, Level 1 and Home Occupation, Level 2. |
| 6/14/2010 | §11-2.4.6 / #611 | To replace Customary Home Occupation standards with Home Office standards in AAA. |
| 6/14/2010 | §11-2.4.6A / #611 | To add standards for a Home Occupation, Level 1. |
| 6/14/2010 | §15-2.1.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in PRD. |
| 6/14/2010 | §17-2.1.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in OSRD. |
| 6/14/2010 | §18-2.2.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in Res. C. |
| 6/14/2010 | §22-2.1.1 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in RORD1, 2, & 3. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-17.2 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in Affordable & Middle Income Housing on Town owned Property. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-18.5 (b) / #611 | To replace reference to Customary Home Occupation with Home Occupation, Level 1 & Level 2 and Home Occupation, Level 2 in Historic Residential Structures. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-18.9.1 / #611 | To replace reference to Customary Home Occupations with Home Based Business and add reference to Home Office, Home Occupation, Level 1 and Home Occupation, Level 2 in Historic Accessory Structure. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-21 / #611 | To add a section and standards for a Home Occupation, Level 2, allowed subject to Special Permit approval by the P&Z Commission with Special Conditions. |
| 6/14/2010 | §34-5 / #611 | To replace reference to Home Occupation with Home Occupation, Level 1 and to add parking standard for Home Occupation Level 1 & Level 2. |
| 6/14/2010 | APPENDIX A | To update state fees pursuant to PA09-03. |
| 6/14/2010 | APPENDIX B | To add Affordable Accessory Apartment to Index. |
| AMENDMENT #609, Adopted 4/29/10, effective 6/18/10 | ||
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To add new definitions for “Base Flood Elevation”, “Coastal Dunes”, “Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Expansion to an Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)”, “Flood or Flooding”, “Flood Insurance Study”, “Historic Structure”, “Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “New Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Variance of Flood Plain Regulations”, “Violation of Flood Plain Regulations” and “Water Surface Elevation”, all to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To modify definitions of “Base Flood”, “Coastal High Hazard Area”, “Development”, “Functionally Dependent Facility”, “Market Value”, “Mean Sea. Level” “Start of Construction”, all to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To remove the definition of “Flood Boundary and Floodway Map” since the new Floodway Map will not be a separate map but will be included to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.2 / #609 | To add the new effective dates in Flood Plain Regulations for the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.1 / #609 | To clarify that in a VE Flood Zone, the applicant should provide the elevation of the lowest structural member for a new construction or substantial improvement to be consistent with CT DEP Model Floodplain Management Regulations. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.2 / #609 | To add Flood Zone AE and to change Flood Zone V to VE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.2(f) / #609 | To delete the reference to the Flood Way Map since the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) will include the Floodway to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.4 / #609 | To change the Flood Zone A1-A30 to AE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5 / #609 | To change Flood Zone V1-V30 to VE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(1) / #609 | To clarify that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member shall be above the base flood level to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(2) / #609 | To clarify the standards for anchoring of footings, pilings or columns should be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(3) / #609 | To require that a professional engineer or architect certify that the structure is adequately secured to footings, pilings, or columns to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(5) / #609 | To require engineered design of breakaway walls to be consistent with Flood Protection Requirement federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(d) / #609 | To require manufactured or mobile homes to be raised to the Base Flood Elevation and to be designed to meet VE Flood Protection Requirements and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.6 / #609 | To remove the term “Flood Boundary and Floodway Map”, since the new Floodway Map will not be a separate map but will be included in the Flood Insurance Rate Maps, to clarify that the phrase “any increase in flood levels” means 0.00 feet, to require supporting technical data to be supplied by a registered professional engineer and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.4 / #609 | To require Manufactured or Mobile Homes to be raised to the Base Flood Elevation and to be designed to meet VE requirements when VE flood zones and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.5 / #609 | To require that the applicant demonstrate that in the proposed building site will be reasonably safe from flooding and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6 / #609 | To add new sections requiring Equal Conveyance and Compensatory Storage and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6(a) / #609 | To prohibit, within the floodplain and in areas that are not tidally influenced, encroachments resulting from filling, new construction or Substantial Improvements involving an increase in footprint unless the applicant provide data proving that the encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6(b) / #609 | To require that the water holding capacity of the floodplain, except areas which are tidally influenced, shall not be reduced and to require that any reduction caused by filling, new construction or substantial improvement shall be compensated for by deepening or widening of the floodplain and shall be provided on-site and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.7 / #609 | To require that whichever regulation imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.8 / #609 | To state that the regulation within the section are considered the minimum reasonable for regulatory purposes, that larger floods can and will occur and that town employees are not liable for flood damages and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #613, Adopted 7/08/10, effective 8/09/10 | ||
| 8/9/2010 | §5-2 / #613 | To modify definition of Change of Use, Floor Area, Restaurant & Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 8/9/2010 | §22 & 23 / #613 | To modify uses in the RORD and RBD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §24 / #613 | To modify uses in the GBD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §24A / #613 | To modify uses in the GBD/S Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §25 / #613 | To modify uses in the HSD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §28 / #613 | To modify uses in the BPD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §29 / #613 | To modify uses in the BCD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §29A / #613 | To modify uses in the BCD/H Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §30-2.2 / #613 | To modify uses in the HDD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §30-2.3 / #613 | Deleted Liquor Establishments section. |
| 8/9/2010 | §31-9 / #613 | To modify Liquor Establishments. |
| 8/9/2010 | §32-20 / #613 | To modify Outdoor Eating Areas. |
| 8/9/2010 | §34-5 / #613 | To modify Off-Street Parking & Loading. To change parking for Restaurants from 1 per 35 SF to 1 per 50 SF & Patron Bar areas to be 1 per 20 SF only when Bar Area exceeds 50% SF of the Total Patron Area. |
| AMENDMENT #617, Adopted 7/08/10, effective 8/30/10 | ||
| 8/30/2010 | §11-2.4.6 / #617 | To provide reference to Two Family Dwelling Units in Home Office regulations. |
| 8/30/2010 | §11-2.4.6A(c) / #617 | To add language identifying the floor area of the building shall be interpreted as the floor area of the individual dwelling unit in the case of a Two-Family building in Home Occupation, Level 1 regulations. |
| 8/30/2010 | §32-21.3 / #617 | To add language identifying the floor area of the building shall be interpreted as the floor area of the individual dwelling unit in the case of a Two-Family building in Home Occupation, Level 2 regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #615, Adopted 7/22/10, effective 9/03/10 | ||
| 9/3/2010 | §5-2 / #615 | To add definition for Outdoor Special Events. |
| 9/3/2010 | §11-2.4.1 / #615 | To modify Residence AAA Zone mobile vendors. |
| 9/3/2010 | End of §20 / Summary Chart | To update “Summary schedule of Residence District Provisions Chart” which appears at the end of §20. |
| 9/3/2010 | §30-2.2(h) / Technical correction | Technical correction to §30-2.2(h) after Amend. #601 was overturned by RTM. |
| 9/3/2010 | §32-8.6 / #615 | To change Administrative Excavation & Fill Permits; cross reference from §43-14.3 to §43-14.2 as §43-14.3 is being eliminated. |
| 9/3/2010 | §32-23 / #615 | To add Special Requirements for Outdoor Special Events. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.2 / #615 | To modify Small Changes of Use; Eligible Applications for ARC. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.3 / #615 | To eliminate Other Eligible Applications for ARC section & Temporary Zoning Permits. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.3.3 / #615 | To eliminate Exceptions for ARC Section. |
| 9/3/2010 | §45-4 / #615 | To eliminate Temporary Zoning Permits Section. |
| 9/3/2010 | §46-3.3 / #615 | To eliminate Conditional Permits for Temporary Non-Conforming Uses Section from ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT #618, Adopted 11/1/10, effective 12/03/10 | ||
| 12/3/2010 | §11-2.3.16 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §21-2.2.1 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §21-8.4 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-2.2.7 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-7 / #618 | To modify Building Area. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-8.4 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §23-2.2.1 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §23-8.2 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §24-2.2.7 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §24-8.2 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §26-1.3 / #618 | To remove Sub Section, to permit Inclusionary Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units. |
| 12/3/2010 | §26-2.2.1(d) / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §28-2.2.2 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §28-8.1 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §29-2.2.4 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §29A-2.2.4 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12 / #618 | To modify Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.1 / #618 | To modify Lot Area and Shape. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.2 / #618 | To modify Density. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.3 / #618 | To modify Setbacks. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.4 / #618 | To add Height. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.5 / #618 | To add Coverage. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.6 / #618 | To modify Building Space. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.7 / #618 | To modify Floor Area. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.8 / #618 | To modify Architectural Design. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.9 / #618 | To add Public Waterfront Access. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.10 / #618 | To add Signs. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.11 / #618 | To add Parking. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.12 / #618 | To modify Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.13 / #618 | To modify Utilities. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.15 / #618 | To add Affordability Requirement & Plan. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.16 / #618 | To add Traffic Analysis. |
| 12/3/2010 | §35-2.2.1 / #618 | To modify Landscaping, Screening & Buffers. |
| AMENDMENT #619, Adopted 11/1/10, effective 12/03/10 | ||
| 12/3/2010 | §4-1 / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| 12/3/2010 | End of §30 Summary Chart / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| 12/3/2010 | §39A / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #612, Adopted 11/18/10, effective 12/20/10 | ||
| 12/20/2010 | §24.2.2.8 / #612 | To allow Retail Boat Sales by Special Permit in the GBD zone. |
| 12/20/2010 | §24-2.4 / #612 | To delete Boats from the list of Prohibited Uses in the GBD zone |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22 / #612 | To add new section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22.1 / #612 | To add a Considerations section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22.2 / #612 | To add a Conditions of Approval section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §34-5 Parking Requirement Chart / #612 | To add Boat Repairs and Boat Storage to Parking Chart. |
| AMENDMENT #620, Adopted 12/09/10, effective 01/14/11 | ||
| 1/14/2011 | §5-2 / #620 | To modify the definition of new construction; to specify a maximum limit of 35% increase in the size of the structure or reconstruction. However, for buildings on the Westport Historical Resources Inventory, the percentages may be 50%. |
| 1/14/2011 | §6-2.3(d) / #620 | To detail that restoration projects must comply with Flood Zone Requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #627, Adopted 3/17/11, effective 4/8/11 | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #627 | To modify definition of Coverage, Total to add Swimming Pools to list of structures computed in Total Coverage; |
| To modify definition of Swimming Pool to add language identifying Swimming Pools shall be computed in Total Coverage and to add language identifying the surface area shall be measured from the inside face of the exterior walls of the Swimming Pool. | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §11-2.4.2 / #627 | To modify language regarding permitted accessory buildings standards and uses and to identify Swimming Pools shall be computed in Total Coverage, and add language clarifying the surface area of a Swimming Pool shall be measured from the inside face of the exterior walls for purposes of computing Total Coverage. |
| AMENDMENT #628, Adopted 3/17/11, effective 4/8/11 | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 | To delete from the Change of use definition a change in manner in which patrons are seated or in which alcoholic beverages are sold |
| To modify definition of Retail Food Establishment to indicate alcoholic beverages may be sold only for off premise consumption and retail food establishments may have no more than 10 patron seats. To modify Restaurant definition so that the Fast Food Restaurant can be deleted. This change will also distinguish a Restaurant from a Retail Food Establishment based on more than 10 indoor seats. | ||
| To modify definition of Outdoor Eating Area, to delete references to Fast Food Restaurants and annual renewals will be required each year as of May 1st. Also allows Cafes and Taverns to have Outdoor Eating Areas. | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 Continued | To modify the definition of Restaurant so that the Fast Food Restaurant can be deleted. This change will also distinguish a Restaurant from a Retail Food Establishment based on more than 10 indoor seats. |
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 | To delete the definition of Restaurant, Fast Food. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.2.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.3.3 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.1.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §23-2.3.3 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24A-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §25-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §25-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §28-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §28-2.3.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29A-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29A-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §30-2.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §30-2.4.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §31-9.2 / #628 | To modify the requirement for the Police to sign an application for Connecticut Liquor Control commission as these forms no longer require the Police Chief’s signature. |
| 4/8/2011 | §32-20 / #628 | To clarify language that specifies that outdoor Eating Areas are permitted in non residential zones except RPOD, DDD and CPD, Design/Use of Area deletes the term temporary fabric roof structures and substitutes tents, canopies, awnings, decks or landscaped areas shown on a site plan, only allows umbrellas on landscaped surfaces, deletes the prohibition regarding outdoor music up until 9 PM, after 9 PM a Special Permit is required, and eliminates ARC approval for 2AM closing in favor of P&Z Commission approval; Size/Parking Requirements eliminates Fast Food references and greatly simplifies how parking requirements are calculated. Also gives specific guidance on how to measure the area of an Outdoor Eating Area; Seasonal Use simplifies how seasonal use is determined; Setback & Coverage Requirements simplifies how setbacks are to be regulated and specifies that Outdoor Eating Areas cannot be within 50 feet of a residential zone unless separated by a street or a water body. Requires that any tents, canopies or fixed awnings be counted in building coverage; Landscaping section is merged with Setbacks and Coverage requirements. Also, it specifies that only landscaping that was installed as part of an approved Site Plan cannot be removed. |
| 4/8/2011 | §34-5 / #628 | To add Retail Food Establishments to the list of uses such as retail that require 1 parking space for every 180 square feet of gross floor area. |
| 4/8/2011 | §43-14.2 / #628 | To change the words façade change and to Alterations. Outdoor Eating areas are eliminated from the list of approved ARC applications. |
| AMENDMENT #625, Adopted 5/5/11, effective 5/31/11 | ||
| 5/31/2011 | §5-2, 11-2.3.1, 11-2.3.5, 11-2.4.12D, 19A-16, 20-4.1, 32-2, 32-2.1, 32-2.2, 32-11, 32-11.2, 32-11.5, 34-5 / #625 | To replace the term Elderly with Senior. |
| 5/31/2011 | §5-2 / #625 | To add definitions for Assisted Living Facility, Full Care Living Facility, Independent Living Facility, Senior Center and Senior Residential Community. |
| 5/31/2011 | §11-2.4.17 / #625 | To add Senior Residential Community to the list of Special Permit Uses. |
| 5/31/2011 | §19A-16 / #625 | To modify language regarding establishing a priority system for affordable and workforce housing units. |
| 5/31/2011 | §32-15A / #625 | To add new section for Senior Residential Community, with corresponding location requirements and development standards, to the list of uses allowed in residential and non-residential districts subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval from the P&Z Commission. |
| 5/31/2011 | §34-5 / #625 | To add Parking Requirements Table for a Senior Residential Community. |
| AMENDMENT #631, Adopted 5/19/11, effective 6/20/11 | ||
| 6/20/2011 | §5-2 / #631 | To delete language that includes incidental architectural projections in the building area or footprint on lots of 10,890 sq. ft in area or greater. |
| 6/20/2011 | §31-4 / #631 | To delete language that excludes incidental architectural projections from projecting into the setback area on lots of ¼ acre (10,890 sq. ft) in area or less. |
| AMENDMENT #632, Adopted 6/2/11, effective 7/5/11 | ||
| 7/5/2011 | §11-2.4.13 (d) / #632 | To add language allowing P&Z Commission to approve different apartment configuration than existed in 1959. |
| AMENDMENT #633, Adopted 6/16/11, effective 7/18/11 | ||
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12 / #633 | To delete, “Site Plan approval in accordance with” and add approval of a Zoning Permit. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12A(d) / #633 | To delete, “Pursuant to §43-3 all applications for Site plan review”, to add, “All requests”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12A(i) / #633 | To delete, “The resolution of approval of the apartment must be recorded on the Land records of the Town of Westport in the Town Clerk’s Office”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B / #633 | To delete, “Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission or its designee in accordance with §43, herein”, to add “approval of a Zoning Permit”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(e) / #633 | To delete, “Commission, to add “Office”, to delete “Commission”, to add, “Planning and Zoning Office”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(g) / #633 | To delete, “Pursuant to §43-3 all applications for Site plan review”, to add, “All requests”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(j) / #633 | To delete, “The resolution of approval of affordable accessory apartment &”; to delete “commission”, add, “Office”, to delete, “Commission”, to add, “Director”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12C & D / #633 | To delete, “Commission”, to add, “Director”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §43-14.2 / #633 | To delete Accessory Apartments and Affordable Accessory Apartments from the list of ARC eligible applications. |
| AMENDMENT #630, Adopted 7/14/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §5-2 / #630 | To amend the definition that MHRUs can be developed on MHPD sites if such units existing as of the date of the amendment. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-1 / #630 | To add the word, “enhance”. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.1.2 / #630 | To indicate that density may be increased to 20 units or 40 bedrooms per gross acre on sites where not less than 65% of the total units are affordable to families earning not more than 80% of the State Median Income and not less than an additional 15% of the total units are affordable to families earning not more than 60% of the State Median Income and the units must qualify for moratorium points pursuant to CGS 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.1.3/ #630 | To modify open space requirement for MHRUs of 150 square feet per unit on sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.2.2 / #630 | To amend accessory structures. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-4.1 / #630 | To remove the requirement for setbacks from lot lines that are interior to the Special Permit site on lots of 2 acres or more. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-5 / #630 | To modify building height to allow 3 stories and 35 feet on a sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g for MHRU that are at least 30 feet away from a single family residential zoning district boundary line and allow increased height for only new MHRUs not replacement MHRUs. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-6 / #630 | To modify measurement of total coverage be based on total area of each mobile home lot, to increase building coverage to 30% & total coverage to 60% on sites where 80% of dwelling units are affordable per 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-8.2 / #630 | To increase the maximum size for an individual unit from 1200 to 1350 sq. ft and the average unit size from 1100 to 1200 sq. ft on sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-11.4 / #630 | To add tandem parking may be considered subject to the discretion of the P&Z Commission and that parking in excess of the minimum required parking may be pavers or pervious. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-11.7 / #630 | To add for MHRU developments, the minimum back-up distances for perpendicular spaces, as depicted in §34 of the these Regulations, may be reduced to 24 feet on lots of 2 acres or greater if approved by P&Z Commission. |
| AMENDMENT #635, Adopted 7/14/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §31-9.2 / #635 | To delete the requirement that the P&Z Commission approve liquor establishments by Special Permit. |
| 8/15/2011 | §31-9.3 / #635 | To delete section that allows waivers by P&Z Director. |
| 8/15/2011 | §32-6.2 / #635 | To delete the words a Temporary Zoning Permit and to change reference from §43-15 to §43-14. |
| AMENDMENT #636, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §34-11.12 / #636 | To expand the authority of the P&Z Commission to designate as Reserved Future Spaces up to 50% of the required parking spaces and to allow small car and loading spaces to be placed in reserve. |
| AMENDMENT #626, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 9/6/11 | ||
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8 / #626 | To clarify that items that are not exempt are subject to Site Plan and/or Special Permit approval and that all exempt and non-exempt activities must conform to the standards listed in §32-8.6. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1 / #626 | To add that even exempt activities are subject to the standards in §32-8.3. |
| 09/0611 | §32-8.1.1 / #626 | To limit exemptions to within 25 ft. from any building or structure only for work approved as part of a zoning permit. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.2 / #626 | To include Site Plan & Special Permit applications in the list of exemptions. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.3 / #626 | To delete the word ‘fence’ & to limit exemptions to within 25 ft from such improvements & temporary collecting, stockpiling & reuse of topsoil is exempt. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.4 / #626 | To include changes in groundwater patterns as an activity that is not exempt, also to recognize additional enforcement mechanisms are now available. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2 / #626 | To add Excavation. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(a) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is reduced by 50% in residential zoning districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(b) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is reduced by 50% in non-residential districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(c) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is capped at 500 cubic yards for smaller lots in both residential & non-residential districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.2 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. This formula reduces all allowable excavation or fill by 50%. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.3 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill in height calculations, fill height shall not exceed a ratio of 0.20 relative to the distance from the property line, excavation or fill of driveways in front & side setbacks shall be exempt from this requirement. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.6 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill in the total maximum excavation & fill calculations & requires the use of total excavation not net change. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.7 / #626 | To require an up to date topographic survey, that is verified in the field & based on 1988 NAVD datum. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.2 / #626 | To reduce the allowable man made earth slopes & no grading or slope changes within 5 ft of any property line. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.4 / #626 | To add that processing of earth materials is prohibited except for material that is excavated directly from the site for use on same site. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.5 / #626 | To delete section about no permanent buildings on-site. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.8 / #626 | To add new section prohibiting the use of fill that contains organic material or petroleum based products. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.9 / #626 | To add new section to require erosion controls be installed pursuant to §37. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5 / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’ & to add ‘shall be given to protecting’. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.1 / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’ so the ARC may also be allowed to apply these standards. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.4 (f) / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’, so the ARC may now also be allowed to require a bond. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.4 (g) / #626 | To add new section that allows for the hiring of a site monitor to be paid for at the applicant’s expense. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.6 / #626 | To add the word ‘either’ & to specify that either a disturbance of 5,000 SF or an excavation/fill change of 1,000 cubic yards requires a Special Permit. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.6.4 / #626 | To modify the requirement for mailing of notices to be consistent with §44-1.2. |
| AMENDMENT #640, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 10/5/11 | ||
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.1.7 / #640 | To add Temporary Lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property subject to Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission pursuant to the provisions of §32-19A as applicable. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.3.14 / #640 | To add the word “permanent”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.4.8 / #640 | To add the word “permanent and temporary” and to specify the height of temporary lights to 50 feet also to reference §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §12-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §12-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §13-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §13-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19 / #640 | To add the word “permanent”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(i) / #640 | To add the words “permanent or temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(j) / #640 | To add the words “1 permanent or 2 temporary” also to add the words “but not a combination of permanent and temporary lights”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(k) / #640 | To add “except if specifically approved by the P&Z Commission as temporary athletic field lighting pursuant to §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(k) / #640 | To add “except if specifically approved by the P&Z Commission as temporary athletic field lighting pursuant to §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A / #640 | To add new section for the Purpose of Temporary Athletic Field Lighting for Practice on Town Owned Public School Property. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.1 / #640 | To add new section - Application Requirements. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Considerations. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Requirements. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Considerations. |
| AMENDMENT #638, Adopted 10/13/11, effective 11/14/11 | ||
| 11/14/2011 | §30-1 / #638 | To allow office use, primarily above the first floor. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-2.2 (e) / #638 | To delete the words “on the ground floor; and on the upper floors not to exceed 10%of the sum of the gross floor area of all buildings existing on the effective date of the HDD”. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-2.2 (h) / #638 | To add the words “are permitted as follows”, to delete the 10% maximum of retail uses on upper floors and to delete the limitation of 10% office uses and to allow office uses on the ground floor in the largest building within the zone and up to 500 sq ft in an abutting building. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-5.1 / #638 | To increase building height up to three feet to a building on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in the HDD. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-6.1 / #638 | To allow 100% building coverage on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in the HDD. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-8.1 / #638 | To modify that no FAR limitations shall apply to a lot bordered by HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in HDD, or to the conversion to floor area of an existing area constituting building coverage. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-8.4 / #638 | To modify total FAR to allow the conversion to floor area of an existing area constituting building coverage on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than 4 sides & abutting the largest lot in the HDD zone. |
| AMENDMENT #594, Approved for Settlement 11/10/11, effective 01/16/12 | ||
| 1/16/2012 | §5 / #594 | To add definition for Westport Athletic Special Events. |
| 1/16/2012 | §11, §12 & §13 / #594 | To add the word “permanent” and to exempt light poles for Athletic Fields from coverage. |
| 1/16/2012 | §32-19 / #594 | To modify section pursuant to Stipulated Settlement. |
| 1/16/2012 | Appendix | Delete entire list of old 1930-1992 zone maps. |
| AMENDMENT #643, Adopted 11/17/11, effective 2/17/12 | ||
| 2/17/2012 | §11-2.4.6 & §11-2.4.6 (h) / #643 | To change references from §33-5 to §33-6. |
| 2/17/2012 | §32-10.5 & §32-21.8 / #643 | To change references from §33-5 to §33-6 |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-3.14 / #643 | To add an exception for Temporary Free-Standing Portable signs as per §33-5. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-4, §33-4.1.5, §33-4.1.6 & §33-4.2 / #643 | To modify this section to be for “permanent signs” only and to relocate temporary signs, which are permitted in all districts, to §33-5.1 & §33-5.2. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5 & §33-5.1 / #643 | To relocate temporary signs to §33-5, to apply to all zoning districts. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5 & §33-5.2 / #643 | To relocate requirements for temporary signs in non- residential zoning districts. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5.3 (a)–(i) / #643 | To add requirements for Temporary Free Standing Portable signs in non- residential zoning districts with in Saugatuck Center & Westport Center depicted in the 2007 Town Plan of Conservation & Development. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-6 & §33-7 / #643 | To re-number both sections. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-8 / #643 | To re-number this section. Text previously in this section has been relocated to §33-5.2. and to add the following district abbreviations for: RBD, GBD/S, HSD, DDD, BPD, BCD & BCD/H. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-1 / #643 | To add new section for Coastal/Shoreline Public Access signs. |
| 2/17/2012 | §40-10 / #643 | To add reference to §33-6. |
| AMENDMENT #644, Adopted 2/09/12, effective 3/09/12 | ||
| 3/9/2012 | §5-2 / #644 | To modify “Sign-Free Standing” directing you to the different standards applicable to Free Standing Portable Signs listed in §33-5.3. |
| 3/9/2012 | §5-2 / #644 | To clarify definition for “Structure” that temporary signs are not structures thus allowed in setback and do not count as coverage. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.1 & 33-5.2 / #644 | To clarify temporary signs, except Free Standing Portable signs, are permitted in all districts without Zoning Permits. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 / #644 | To clarify that only one Free Standing Portable sign is allowed per tenant in all non-residence districts. and to delete the requirement to be in Saugatuck Center or Westport Center. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (f), (g) / #644 | To clarify allowable locations for signs. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (h) / #644 | To modify signs can not be internally or externally lit. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (i) / #644 | To modify that a Free Standing Portable sign requires a Zoning Permit annually. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-10 / #644 | To clarify that Directional signs for Coastal and/or shoreline public access do not require a Zoning Permit. |
| AMENDMENT #642, Adopted 3/15/12, effective 4/16/12 | ||
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.7.2 / #642 | To modify section adding “BCD/H”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.7.2.2 / #642 | To change 40% to 30% in GBD, RBD, BCD, BCD/H & DDD#2 zones, to add the words “exclusive of Affordable Units.” To have no minimum commercial requirements in the RPOD, RORD & BPD zones. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.11 / #642 | To replace the word “consider” with “allowed”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.15.1 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.16 / #642 | To modify section to give P&Z Commission discretion to waive Traffic Analysis. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-1 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-10.3.2 / #642 | To change 40% to 30% in GBD, RBD, BCD, BCD/H & DDD#2 zones, to add the words “exclusive of Affordable Units” to have no minimum commercial requirements in the RPOD, RORD & BPD zones. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-14 / #642 | To replace the word “consider” with “allowed”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-19 / #642 | To modify section to give P&Z Commission discretion to waive Traffic Analysis. |
| AMENDMENT #645, Adopted 5/3/12, effective 6/4/12 | ||
| 6/4/2012 | §34-5 / #645 | To modify Parking Requirements Table; deleting parking requirements for places of worship and theaters. Adding a combined parking requirement for places of worship and theaters; the greater of (a) 1 space for each 35 SF of the Sanctuary or Theater or; (b) 1 space for each 40 SF of all rooms, other than the Sanctuary or Theater, used for social functions. |
| AMENDMENT #649, Adopted 6/7/12, effective 7/9/12 | ||
| 7/9/2012 | §32-20 / #649 | To add “Outdoor Eating Areas shall not be counted in building coverage if storm water runoff from said tent, canopy or fixed awning is addressed in a drainage plan, approved by Town Engineer”. |
| AMENDMENT #650, Adopted 7/12/12, effective 8/24/12 | ||
| 8/24/2012 | §5 / #650 | To modify Change of Use, to exempt from Site Plan requirements any change for a building or use that results in an increase of not more than three (3) parking spaces. |
| 8/24/2012 | §11-2.1.4 / #650 | To delete requiring Site Plan approval by the ARC for Mobile Vendors on Private Property and renumber remaining sections. |
| 8/24/2012 | §11-2.4.13 / #650 | To modify Pre-59 Apartments to exempt from Site Plan requirements. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-6.1 / #650 | To modify Outdoor Storage and Display to exempt from Site Plan requirements. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-6.2 / #650 | To clarify P&Z Commission approval will be required for truck trailer storage if proposed for more than seven (7) days. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-8 & / #650 | To delete reference to Excavation and Fill applications eligible for ARC approval. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23.1 / #650 | To eliminate reference to events involving amusement devices. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2a / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission, for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 10 days on commercially zoned property. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2b / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 2 days on residentially zoned property. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2c / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 7 days on residentially zoned property occupied by a Special Permit use. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23.9 / #650 | To authorize P&Z Commission to waive Site Plan requirements for repeat or annual events. |
| 8/24/2012 | §43-5.2 / #650 | To add a consolidated list of activities requiring Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission. To authorize the P&Z Director to waive Site Plan review for certain small-scale projects. |
| 8/24/2012 | §43-14 & 43-12.2 / #650 | To delete reference to Administrative Approvals and ARC. To delete list of applications eligible for ARC. |
| 8/24/2012 | §46-3.1 / #650 | To delete reference to the ARC in the list of boards whose decision may not be appealed to the ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT #656, Adopted 12/20/12, effective 1/4/13 | ||
| 1/4/2013 | §6-2.1.7 & 6-2.1.8 / #656 | To allow flexibility for property owners to elevate their existing structures to at least the BFE with no cellar or basement below BFE. If in AE zone they are to be fully compliant with 31-11.5.2 (Elevated buildings). If in V Zone will be fully compliant with 31-11.3.5. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-2.2 / #656 | To allow properties that exceed allowable coverage to elevate structures in flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a maximum of 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-3.1 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate existing structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line so that they do not encroach on the property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-3.3 / #656 | To allow properties that are or may become non-conforming up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot max total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE to allow these structures to be elevated to at least the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-4 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-5 / #656 | To allow properties that are within the Flood zone and south of the railroad tracks that are or may become non-conforming to allow building height up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot max total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-6 / #656 | To allow properties that are over coverage to elevate structures in the flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt from coverage requirements. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a maximum 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-4 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-5 / #656 | To allow properties within Flood zone & south of railroad tracks that are or may become non-conforming to allow building height up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot maximum total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-6 / #656 | To allow properties that are over coverage to elevate structures in the flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt from coverage requirements. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a max 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §31-11.9 / #656 | To add new section called “Above Ground Storage Tanks”, to insure that above ground fuel tanks in the flood hazard area are required to be securely anchored to avoid floatation during a storm event. |
| AMENDMENT #647, Adopted 1/10/13, effective 2/15/13 | ||
| 2/15/2013 | §4-2 / #647 | To add references to GIS in description of Zoning Map. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.2 / #647 | To delete references to Coastal Boundary Map as the Coastal Boundary is now represented on Zoning Map. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.3, §31-10.5 / #647 | To correct references to CGS section number. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.5 / #647 | To modify requirements to be consistent with the Connecticut General Statues. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.6 / #647 | To reformat exemptions and delete two references to “Environmentally Sensitive Areas Map” |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.7.7 / #647 | To delete section stating P&Z Commission may require a Bond as this authority is already listed in §43-12. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-11.3 / #647 | To clarify the role of Floodplain Coordinator. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.1 / #647 | To eliminate requirement to obtain a Zoning Permit within one year of the Granting of a Special Permit or Site Plan approval. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.2 / #647 | To delete extension request language. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.3 / #647 | To modify timeframes to complete project to be consistent with the Connecticut General Statues. |
| 2/15/2013 | §44-1.4 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Site Plan, applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §44-1.6 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Site Plan applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §45-3.3 / #647 | To modify the number of Building Plans required to obtain a Zoning Permit. |
| 2/15/2013 | §52-4.3 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Subdivision applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §52-4.3 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Subdivision applications. |
| AMENDMENT #658, Adopted 5/30/13, effective 7/8/13 | ||
| 7/8/2013 | §31-11.2 / #658 | To add the new effective dates and map panel numbers of the flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #661, Adopted 7/25/13, effective 8/26/13 | ||
| 8/26/2013 | §22-2.2.1 / #661 | To modify to allow Professional Healthcare Offices but excluding Medical Offices, in RORD#l and #2 only. |
| AMENDMENT #665, Adopted 10/17/13, effective 10/25/13 | ||
| 10/25/2013 | §31-14 / #665 | To add section on Medical marijuana Dispensaries and Producers Moratorium starting on 10-25-13 to enact a one year Moratorium. |
| AMENDMENT #660, Adopted 9/26/13, effective 10/28/13 | ||
| 10/28/2013 | §34-11.2 / #660 | To allow, at the discretion of the P&Z Commission, a third curb cut on corner lots in an IHZ district to serve the Residential portion of the site if none already legally exists on the site. |
| AMENDMENT #663, Adopted 11-7-13, effective 12/9/13 | ||
| 12/9/2013 | §5-2 / #663 | To relocate requirements for Public Waterfront Access from §5 to §31-10.7.4. |
| 2/15/2013 | §18-11/ #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| 2/15/2013 | §24A-10/ #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| 12/9/2013 | §31-10.7.4 / #663 | To relocate requirements for Public Waterfront Access to §31-10.7.4 from §5 and require PWA for all Special Permit & Non residential CAM site Plans. |
| 2/15/2013 | §32-12.9 & 39A-10 / #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| AMENDMENT #664, Adopted 11-7-13, effective 12/9/13 | ||
| 12/9/2013 | §34-11.2 / #664 | To add requirements of sight distances for projects that also require a Traffic Impact Analysis to base their sight distance requirements on actual travel speeds rather than a simple 150 feet linear distance. |
| 12/9/2013 | §44-2.5 / #664 | To modify requirements to now require a Traffic Impact study for any project with 15 or more dwelling units and the square footage requirement is changed to 10,000 s.f. Also to change the criteria whereby the Commission may request mitigation of a proposed project. |
| AMENDMENT #667, Adopted 1-23-14, effective 2/24/14 | ||
| 2/24/2014 | §5-2/ #667 | To modify Building Height definition and to add roof guard and railing exemption language. |
| 2/24/2014 | §31-10.6.6 / #667 | To change reference from “extreme high tide” to “coastal jurisdiction line” in Zoning Regulations. |
| 2/24/2014 | §46-3.2(a) / #667 | To eliminate requirement that a zoning permit be obtained within one year after a variance is granted. |
| 2/24/2014 | §46-3.2.1 / #667 | To eliminate language stating when Site Plan approval is required after a variance is granted. |
| 2/24/2014 | §52-4.3.3 / #667 | To change reference from “extreme high tide” to “coastal jurisdiction line” in Subdivision Regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #669, Adopted 3-6-14, effective 3/20/14 | ||
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-1 / #669 | To modify Purpose statement in BCD/H Zone for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-4 / #669 | To modify Setbacks for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-8.2 / #669 | To modify FAR for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-9.3 / #669 | To modify new additions and infill to historic buildings and additional buildings on the lot for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-11 / #669 | To modify Parking & Loading for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-12 / #669 | To modify Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-15 / #669 | To add a new section 29A-15 for Relocated Historic Structures, which includes subsections regarding setbacks, floor area, additions, parking and landscaping. |
| AMENDMENT #668, Adopted 3-13-14, effective 4/14/14 | ||
| 4/14/2014 | §26-1.3 / #668 | To allow Special Permit Applications in DDD#4 Zones where Total Coverage is not increased by more than 10%. |
| AMENDMENT #673, Adopted 5-1-14, effective 6/2/14 | ||
| 6/2/2014 | §34-5 / #673 | To establish parking standards for Day Care Centers/ Nursery Schools requiring 1 space per 10 children, plus 1 space per employee. |
| AMENDMENT #676, Adopted 6-19-14, effective 6/27/14 | ||
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.1 / #676 | To add a new section 32-8.1 called Activities that require an Excavation & Fill Permit. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.1.2 / #676 | To list of 9 types of Exempt Activities that must still adhere to the standards in §32-8.2 & §32-8.3. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.2.2 / #676 | To add the word “percentage” twice; after Total Coverage and Building Coverage. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.2.7 / #676 | To add a requirement that Excavation & Fill Applications cannot be used to establish a new existing average grade for the purpose of measuring building height unless five years have passed since the date of approval. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.2 / #676 | To reduce manmade earth slopes to no greater than five horizontal to one vertical (20%) slopes unless approved by the town engineer and to add exemptions for grading within five feet of the property line for driveways and subdivision roads. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.3/ #676 | To change the word “excavating” to “excavated”. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.10 / #676 | To relocate a standard to §32-8.3.10 that was deleted from §32-8.1.4 regarding the pumping of ground water to a surface discharge point. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.4/ #676 | To delete the words “as part of a site Plan”. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.5 / #676 | To add the words “and Special Permit Review as found in §44-5 and §44-6”. |
| AMENDMENT #679, Adopted 10-16-14, effective 10/24/14 | ||
| 10/24/2014 | §31-14 / #679 | To extend Moratorium on Medical Marijuana for nine (9) months until July 25, 2015. |
| AMENDMENT #678, Adopted 10-16-14, effective 11/17/14 | ||
| 11/17/2014 | §5-2 / #678 | To add definitions for the words “Cost” & “Unfinished Living Space” and To modify the definitions of Story” & “Structure” . |
| 11/17/2014 | §6-2.2, 6-3.1, 6-3.3 / #678 | To clarify Coverage, Setbacks & Height for structures in Flood Zones |
| 11/17/2014 | §13-4, 13-5, 13-6 / #678 | To modify Setbacks, Height & Coverage for structures in Flood Zones. |
| 11/17/2014 | §14-4 / #678 | To modify Setbacks, Height & Coverage for structures in Flood Zones. |
| 11/17/2014 | §31-11.3.5(a) / #678 | To modify Flood Zone VE, to change mean high tide line to the Connecticut Coastal Jurisdiction Line and to add Substantial Improvements, Ramps & Piers. |
| AMENDMENT #681, Adopted 11-06-14, effective 11/17/14 | ||
| 11/17/2014 | §32-1.1(a) & (b) / #681 | To correct Excavation & Fill Regulations for septic fields. To change exemptions from 5 feet to 25 feet. |
| AMENDMENT #680, Adopted 11-20-14, effective 12/22/14 | ||
| 12/22/2014 | §44-2.5 / #680 | To require applicants, when submitting traffic impact analysis reports to the Commission that they incorporate data from the Town’s baseline traffic study as amended from time to time. Also, the Commission may request additional information to supplement, improve and enhance the accuracy of the traffic data. |
| AMENDMENT #672, Adopted 01-08-15, effective 02/09/15 | ||
| 2/9/2015 | §29-8.1 & 29A-8.1 / #672 | To modify Floor Area Maximum. in BCD & BCD/H Zones to limit buildings, retail establishments, Restaurants, Businesses & other commercial establishments to a maximum of 10,000 SF of gross interior floor space. |
| 2/9/2015 | §29A-11 / #672 | To modify Commercial Parking and Loading in the BCD/H Zone to provide parking as specified in §34-5 for new Floor Area constructed after 02-09-15. |
| FEES UPDATE, Adopted 04-07-15, effective 05/04/15 | ||
| 5/4/2015 | §APPENDIX A & §11B | To modify the Land Use Fees and Affordable Accessory Apartment Rental figures. |
| AMENDMENT #690, Adopted 05-14-15, effective 06/15/15 | ||
| 5/4/2015 | §27-2.2 & 27-2.3 / #690 | Modified to allow more than 3 tenants in properties located in the Corporate Park District (CPD). |
| AMENDMENT #698, Adopted 07-16-15, effective 07/24/15 | ||
| 7/24/2015 | §31-14 / #698 | Modified to further extend The Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries & Producers for a period of six (6) months until January 25, 2016. |
| AMENDMENT #696, Adopted 07-16-15, effective 08/17/15 | ||
| 8/17/2015 | §5-2 / #696 | Modified definition of structure to exempt handicapped platform lifts for ADA compliance. |
| AMENDMENT #699, Adopted 09-03-15, effective 09/11/15 | ||
| 9/11/2015 | §22 / #699 | Modified to permit Health Care Professional offices in the RORD #3 zone. |
| AMENDMENT #694, Adopted 09-03-15, effective 10/05/15 | ||
| 10/5/2015 | §31-15 / #694 | Section added to require that no new or expanded uses requiring more than twenty parking spaces may be located on Local Streets as specified in Plan of Conservation & Development within a Residence Zone. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-5 / #694 | Modified the chart at the end of section, which specifies the minimum required number of parking spaces for a variety of uses. The changes are summarized below: |
| Senior Residential Communities will increase the required parking for Assisted Living Units from 0.5 spaces per unit to 1.0 space per unit, plus additional parking shall be required equal to 1 space per employee for the largest work shift. | ||
| Managed Residential Communities will increase parking from 0.75 spaces per unit to 1.0 space per unit. Also parking shall be required equal to 1 space per employee for the largest work shift. | ||
| Places of Worship and Theaters – Wording has been added to this parking standard to include vestibules and lobbies into the areas to be measured. Also a footnote has been added which specifies that for these uses they are to be measured from the interior of the exterior walls with no deductions for stages, bemas, alters, choirs or similar spaces. | ||
| The category called “Other” allows the Commission to determine the required parking for a use not found elsewhere in this section. The Commission will now approve parking for such uses through Site Plan and Special Permit approval instead of only Site Plan approval. | ||
| 10/5/2015 | §34-8 / #694 | Modified to require all requests to use Joint Parking must be approved by Special Permit when the relief sought between 20% and 50% of the allowable parking reduction. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-11.7 / #694 | Modified to require that all required parking for Special Permit uses in Residential Zones be paved with asphalt. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-11.12 / #694 | Modified to require that all requests to use Future Reserved parking must be approved by Special Permit when the relief sought is between 20% and 50% of the allowable parking reduction. |
| 10/5/2015 | §44-2.1 / #694 | Modified to require that before the P&Z Commission renders a decision on an application that appropriate comments/approvals are obtained from the Fire Department, the Police Department and the Board of Selectmen/Traffic Authority/Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA). |
| AMENDMENT #701, Adopted 12-10-15, effective 01/11/16 | ||
| 1/11/2016 | §11-3, 12-3, & 13-3 / #701 | Modified Lot Area and Shape sections in AAA, AA, & A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for historic structures preservation listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-4, 12-4, & 13-4 / #701 | Modified Setbacks sections in AAA, AA, &A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-5, 12-5, & 13-5 / #701 | Modified Building Height sections in AAA, AA, &A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in §32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-6, 12-6, &13-6 / #701 | Modified Coverage sections in AAA, AA, & A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.1/ #701 | Modified Purpose statement to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.4/ #701 | Modified Considerations section to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.5/ #701 | Modified Commission Actions section to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures provided: |
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| For lots in the Res AAA district, the Lot Area and Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the standards of the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res AA requirements); | ||
| For Lots in the Res AA district, the Lot Area and Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the standards of the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res A requirements); | ||
| For lots in the Res A district, the Lot Area requirements may be reduced to not less than one-quarter (1/4) acre, and the Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res B). | ||
| AMENDMENT #707, Adopted 02-11-16, effective 03/01/16 | ||
| 3/1/2016 | §39A-4.1 / #707 | Modified to substitute the location requirement from frontage on an arterial street that is equal to at least fifteen percent (15%) of the perimeter of the lot, to a location requirement of frontage of seventy-five feet (75’) on an arterial street on sites over two (2) acres in size. |
| AMENDMENT #704, Adopted 05-12-16, effective 06/12/16 | ||
| 6/12/2016 | §5-2 / #704 | Add definition for Arboretum. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-1/ #704 | Modified to substitute the word “municipal” to Town-owned” to clarify the applicability of this section. Also to expand the purpose of DOSRD #2. DOSRD #2 is being modified so that it can be applied to Town-owned properties where existing facilities are located so that the Town may wish to expand or modify such legally existing uses in the future without losing the underlying purpose of the DOSRD zone which is open space. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-2.1 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #1, #2 to further limit the principal permitted uses to now be limited to walk, paths, gardens, ponds, picnic tables, benches, restrooms & water fountains. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-2.2 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #3 to further limit the principal permitted uses to now be limited to walk, paths, gardens, ponds, picnic tables, benches & nature preserves. Public art & Arboretums are now being added to the list of principal uses. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #2 to more clearly define the allowed Special permit uses. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.1 / #704 | Modified to simply allow by Special Permit “recreational uses” that are “proposed” by the Parks & Recreation Commission. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.2 / #704 | Modified to eliminate playgrounds exceeding 2,000 sq. ft. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.3 / #704 | Added new section to all existing facilities in DOSRD #2 which existed as of 04-20-15 to expand up to 50% of their existing footprint or floor area whichever is greater. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.4 / #704 | Added new section which specifies which “municipal” uses will be & will not be allowed on properties zoned as DOSRD #2 in new or expanded structures. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-7 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #2 to allow building height of 35 ft. or an addition up to the height of an existing structure. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-8 / #704 | Modified to eliminate the 50% reduction in coverage for Tennis Courts coverage. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-13 / #704 | Modified “Final Approval” wording to make it more clear. |
| AMENDMENT #711, Adopted 05-12-16, effective 06/12/16 | ||
| 6/12/2016 | §32-18.5(e) / #711 | Adds new section and criteria for development that authorizes the Planning and Zoning Commission to grant both Lot Area and Lot Shape incentives to properties to be subdivided that are non-conforming to the minimum lot size requirements of the Res AAA zoning district, are at least 25,000 GSF (0.57 acres) in size as of the effective date of the regulation (6-12-16) and contain at least one Historic Residential Structure 100 years or older as listed on the Tax Assessor’s Field Card records. |
| AMENDMENT #720, Adopted 07-28-16, effective 08/05/16 | ||
| 8/5/2016 | §34-11.2.4 / #720 | Adds new section to align with construction standards required by Westport Det. Of Public Works (DPW). |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2, 35-2.1.1, 35-1.2, 35-2.1.3 / #720 | Modified Uses to include application for Site Plan Waivers, in reference to the Greening of the Post Road Tree Program, the promotion of drought tolerant tree species and the prohibition against the use of invasive species, bonding for trees, shrubs & landscaping walls. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.2.1(b), 35-2.2.2, 35-2.2.3, 35-2.2.4 / #720 | Modified Front Landscaping Area to add BCD/H and GBD/S zones to those zones where front landscaping may be reduced, low mature height in areas with overhead lines, aligning sidewalk and curb construction standards with DPW requirements. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.3.4 / #720 | Modified Sidewalks to remove redundant language and referring to §34-11.15 Sidewalk within the Off-Street Parking and Loading. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.4.1(b) & 35-2.4.3 / #720 | Modified both Buffer Strips & Type C Plants allowable height from 6’ to 8’. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-4 / #720 | Modified to require Landscaping of Developed Sites be brought up to current standards rather than adherence to the maximum extent possible. |
| 8/5/2016 | Sketches at End of §35 / #720 | Modified Sketches to show above changes made in Amendment #720. Also added an Approved Tree List. |
| 8/5/2016 | §44-2.1.1 / #720 | Adds the Tree Board as the local agency to be consulted. |
| AMENDMENT #714, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §19-B-1 – 19B-11 / #714 | Adds new section for Residential Rental Housing Opportunity/ Workforce Zone (R-RHOW). To increase the availability of affordable and attainable rental workforce dwellings in Westport where existing and adequate public facilities and services are present. |
| AMENDMENT #716, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §13-2.1, 13-2.1.1 / #716 | Adds Special Permit Uses subject to special conditions for Small Home Development in Residence A District and as provided for in detailed new §32-24, Small Home Developments and Special Permit & Site Plan approval in accordance with §43. |
| 10/9/2016 | §32-24 – 32-24.13 / #716 | Adds new section Small Home Developments to expand the variety of housing choices in Westport while maintaining the character and integrity of the town. |
| AMENDMENT #717, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §22-2.2.2 / #717 | Adds language authorizing fitness centers and/or exercise facilities to locate in the RORD #3 subject to certain restrictions listed in the regulations and subject to Special Permit approval from the P&Z Commission. |
| AMENDMENT #721, Adopted 10-20-16, effective 11/20/16 | ||
| 11/20/2016 | §4-5 / #721 | Modified to exempt the first 200 senior units from the multi-family housing cap. This amendment may be considered consistent with goals in 2007 Town Plan of Conservation & Development to create to help seniors stay in Westport. |
| 11/20/2016 | §5 / #721 | Adds the definition of a Continuing Care Retirement Community. |
| 11/20/2016 | §32-15B / #721 | Adds new section for Age-Restricted Housing (ARH). To address the housing and other needs of an aging population by allowing for a diversity of housing types. |
| AMENDMENT #726, Adopted 01-19-17, effective 01/25/17 | ||
| 1/24/2017 | §31-14 / #726 | Modified to further, extend the Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries & Producers for a period of four (4) months until May 25, 2017. |
| AMENDMENT #722, Adopted 01-12-17, effective 02/12/17 | ||
| 2/12/2017 | §32-18.5 (e) / #722 | Modified to expand the P&Z Commission authority to grant both Lot Area & Lot Shape incentives, to enable the preservation of historic residential structures located on property to be subdivided where the original lot conforms to minimum lot size & lot standards in the Res AAA district & is divided by the Aspetuck River, but the newly created lots will not conform to the minimum lot size & lot shape standards in the Res AAA district & at least one new lot will contain an Historic Residential Structure 100 years or older. |
| AMENDMENT #724, Adopted 03/16/17, effective 04/16/17 | ||
| 4/16/2017 | §5 / #724 | Adds definitions for: Automobile, Automobile Dealership New and Automobile Dealership Used. |
| 4/16/2017 | §6-6.2 / #724 | Modified §6-6, Redevelopment of Split Zoned Properties to add new section for the Redevelopment of Non-Conforming Automobile Dealerships. |
| AMENDMENT #725, Adopted 03/16/17, effective 04/16/17 | ||
| 4/16/2017 | §24B / #725 | Adds new section for General Business District/ Residential (GBD/R). |
| AMENDMENT #727, Adopted 04/06/17, effective 05/06/17 | ||
| 5/6/2017 | §5-2 / #727 | Modifies the Alteration definition to describe what constitutes an Alteration in the Village District Overlay Zone, §36. |
| 5/6/2017 | §5-2 / #727 | Add the following new definitions associated with the Village District Overlay Zone, §36: Compliance Alternative, Maintenance and Minor Repairs, Substantial Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, and Village District. |
| 5/6/2017 | §21-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Professional –Office District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §21-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Professional –Office District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §22-4.3 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Office Retail District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §22-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Office Retail District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §23-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Business District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §23-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Business District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Business Center District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Business Center District-Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29A-2.2.6 / #727 | Adds language citing this section does not apply to properties within the Business Center District- Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29A-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Business Center District-Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §36 / #727 | Add new chapter, §36 Village District Overlay (VDO) Zone/Westport Center, and design principles and standards. |
| 5/6/2017 | §43-5.2 / #727 | Adds language clarifying, Site Plan Review in the Village District Overlay Zone shall be performed by the Joint Committee, Planning, and Zoning Commission and is not eligible for a Site Plan Waiver. |
| AMENDMENT #735 Adopted 06/01/17, effective 07/26/17 | ||
| 7/26/2017 | §5-2 / #735 | Add definitions for Dispensary Facility, Place of Worship Public Building, Public Park and Recreation Area, and Separation Distance. |
| 7/26/2017 | §32-25 / #735 | Add new section §32-25 establishing Medical Marijuana Dispensary Facilities as a Special Permit use application which requires a License to Operate issued by the Department of Consumer Protection, is considered Retail for parking purposes and must conform to location requirements of 1,000 feet from protected uses. |
| AMENDMENT #737 Adopted 09/07/17, effective 09/15/17 | ||
| 9/15/2017 | §21-4.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Professional Office District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §22-4.3.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Office Retail District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §23-4.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Business District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §36-2.3 / #737 | Modified Design Standards in the VDO to correct an error in a cross-reference. |
| AMENDMENT #738 Adopted 10/05/17, effective 11/05/17 | ||
| 11/5/2017 | §27 / #738 | Modified Permitted Uses subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval to delete the term “dental” as that is prohibited in the CPD and to add “Healthcare Professional” as defined in §5-2, as a Permitted Use in the CPD subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval. |
| AMENDMENT #739 Adopted 10/12/17, effective 11/12/17 | ||
| 11/12/2017 | §4-5 / #739 | Modified Maximum Allowable Multi-family dwellings to enable ALFCI dwelling units to be included in the existing, first 200 unit exemption. |
| 11/12/2017 | §39-A / #739 | Modified Inclusionary Housing Zone Overlay District (IHZ) to allow Assisted Living, Full Care and Independent Living (ALFICIL) facilities subject to proposed standards. |
| AMENDMENT #740 Adopted 10/12/17, effective 11/19/17 | ||
| 11/19/2017 | §29-B / #740 | Add new Chapter §29-B Business Center Retail Residential District (BCRR). The locational criteria of the proposed district includes but is not liimited to (see regulation for exact text): 1. The lots must be commercially zoned; and 2. The lots must be within Westport Center, as defined in the POCD, north of the Post Road and east of Main Street; and 3. The lot must have 75 feet of frontage on a non-state hightway local road; and 4. The lot must have a 40% of its perimeter used as a municipal parking lot, which existed at the time of the adoption of this regulation. |
| AMENDMENT #748 Adopted 10/11/18, effective 11/11/18 | ||
| 11/11/2018 | §32-8.5.4 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §35-2.1.3 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §43-12 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §45-9 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §53-9 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| AMENDMENT #752 Adopted on 11/8/2018, effective 11/25/2018 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §22-2.2.2 / #752 | Modify the current standards for fitness centers and/or exercise facilities in the RORD#3 zone. |
| AMENDMENT #753 Adopted 11/08/18, effective 11/25/18 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §5-2 / #753 | Modify Change of Use Definition to clarify Site Plan approval is only required when the designation or construction of more than three parking spaces is needed to support a Change of Use and to remove language requiring Site Plan approval to occupy commercial tenant space that has been vacant for more than one-year. |
| AMENDMENT #754 Adopted on 01/03/2019, effective 02/03/2019 | ||
| 2/3/2019 | §44-1.2 / #754 | To expand existing Certificate of Mailing requirement to include the P&Z Dept. as a recipient. |
| 2/3/2019 | §46-4 / #754 | To add standards for Notice Requirements which include Assessor's Map, List of Abutters, and Certificates of Mailing. |
| AMENDMENT #755 Adopted on 11/08/2018, effective 11/25/2018 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §5-2 / #755 | Added Automobile Dealership, Electric Vehicle Definition |
| 11/25/2018 | §6-6.2 / #755 | To establish standards for split zoned lots (General Business District and Residential) and to allow for the conversion of non-conforming gasoline automobile dealerships to Electric Vehicle Automobile Dealerships (EVAD) and service centers. |
| AMENDMENT #759 Adopted on 01/10/2019, effective 02/10/2019 | ||
| 02/10/2019 | §5-2 / #759 | To add new definitions for Coastal AE Zone, Coastal High Hazard Area, Limit of Moderate Wave Action and modifies the definitions of Special Flood Hazard Area and Unfinished Living Space. |
| 02/10/2019 | §31-11 / #759 | Added references to Coastal AE and clarifies regulation to be consistent with OSBI and IRC requiring first floor elevations of one (1.0) foot above the Base Flood Elevation, commonly referred to as “Freeboard”. |
| AMENDMENT #762 Adopted on 06/13/2019, effective 07/13/2019 | ||
| 07/13/2019 | §6-2.1.4 / #762 | To clarify a building or structure prohibited by regs. but permitted by variance shall NOT be deemed to be a non-conforming building or structure but rather permitted by variance. |
| 07/13/2019 | §6-2.2 / #762 | Removed language if an existing building or structure does not conform to coverage shall not be expanded or extended. |
| AMENDMENT #764 Adopted on 01/17/2019, effective 02/10/2019 | ||
| 2/10/2019 | §34-5 / #764 | To modify parking requirements for Medical Use to 1 parking space for every 200 SF. |
| AMENDMENT #770 Adopted on 07/18/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §54-7.1 / #770 | To remove ambiguity regarding the intent of language in the intersection standards to prohibit a future third street or right-of-way from being located where two streets already exist. |
| AMENDMENT #771 Adopted on 07/18/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §24A-5 / #771 | To modify stories to 3, height to 30ft for flat roofs and 35ft to midpoint of pitched roofs, and add a bonus of 5ft to midpoint of pitched roofs on sites located within the 100-year floodplain that require the building to be elevated and/or where the site is sloped. |
| 08/06/2018 | §24A-8 / #771 | To modify gross interior floor area to 20,000 SF and to add "No one retail building or single retail establishment shall exceed 10,000 SF of gross interior floor area." |
| AMENDMENT #772 Adopted on 07/25/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §32-12.2.3; §32-12.7.2.4; §32-12.12.4; §32-12.12.5 / #772 | To modify Inclusionary Two-Family and Multi-Family Dwellings, to include new subsections that vary existing requirements and standards. |
| AMENDMENT #773 Adopted on 07/11/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §27-1 & §27-2.2 / #773 | To allow Medical uses subject to Special Permit approval. |
| AMENDMENT #775 Adopted on 03/05/2020, effective 03/30/2020 | ||
| 03/30/2020 | §5-2 / #775 | To add a new definition for Berm and Dune |
| 03/30/2020 | §32-8 / #775 | To modify Excavation and Fill to proposed exemptions for slope and restoration standards when projects involve beach nourishment or replenishment. |
| AMENDMENT #776 Adopted on 06/11/2020, effective 07/09/2020 | ||
| 07/09/2020 | §24-2.2.9 / #776 | Added Automobile dealership in operation as of 7/9/20 as a Special Permitted Use. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-2.4 / #776 | Removes Automobile dealership in operation as of 7/9/20 from Prohibited Uses. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-6.1 / #776 | Added Coverage Exemptions for entry ways less than 200 SF. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-8.2 / #776 | Excludes internal vehicular drop off and internal display areas for pick up from FAR. |
| AMENDMENT #777 Adopted on 06/25/2020, effective 07/23/2020 | ||
| 07/23/2020 | §32-26 / #777 | Added a new section, Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Nonresidential Buildings to Housing as a new use subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval. |
| AMENDMENT #778 Adopted on 05/14/2020, effective 06/03/2020 | ||
| 06/03/2020 | §4-5 / #778 | Modify, Maximum Allowable Multi-Family Dwellings, to exempt Special Needs Housing, a proposed use. |
| 06/03/2020 | §5-2 / #778 | To add a definition for Special Needs Individuals. |
| 06/03/2020 | §13-2.1 / #778 | To add Special Needs Housing to the list of allowable uses in the Residence A District subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. |
| 06/03/2020 | §32-27 / #778 | To add standards and conditions for Special Needs Housing. |
| AMENDMENT #779 Adopted on 02/04/2021, effective 03/04/2021 | ||
| 03/04/2021 | §31-10 / #779 | Removed the Public Hearing requirement for all CAM applications. |
| 03/04/2021 | §43-5.2 / #779 | Added Site Plan review requirement for F&ECS and non-residential activities. |
| AMENDMENT #783 Adopted on 07/23/2020, effective 09/08/2020 | ||
| 09/08/2020 | §32-20A / #783 | Added a new section, Continuation of Temporary Outdoor Dining in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #784 Adopted on 07/23/2020, effective 08/01/2020 | ||
| 08/01/2020 | §32-28 / #784 | Added a new section, Temporary Provisions for Fitness Businesses in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #787 Adopted on 05/27/2021, effective 06/09/2021 | ||
| 06/09/2021 | §25-14.1; §25-14.2; §25-14.4; §25-14 / #787 | To modify the purpose, Special Permit Uses, Setbacks, and to add Adaptive Reuse to Residential Development in the HSD, permitting Multi-Family Development where automobile uses will not be displaced, with a 15% requirement for on-site affordable housing and a limit of two developments. |
| AMENDMENT #788 Adopted on 03/11/2021, effective 04/01/2021 | ||
| 04/01/2021 | §32-20A / #788 | To extend, Continuation of Temporary Outdoor Dining in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #790 Adopted on 03/25/2021, effective 04/01/2021 | ||
| 04/01/2021 | §32-28 / #790 | To extend, Temporary Provisions for Fitness Businesses in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #791 Adopted on 04/22/2021, effective 05/07/2021 | ||
| 05/07/2021 | §11-2.4 and §11-2.4.12A / #791 | To allow Accessory Dwelling Units in detached structures with associated zoning standards and to increase allowable floor area, and to remove the requirement for Annual Certification. |
| AMENDMENT #792 Adopted on 05/13/2021, effective 05/27/2021 | ||
| 05/27/2021 | §24-11 / #792 | To add a unique parking standard for Unified Shopping Centers in the GBD. |
| 05/27/2021 | §34-5 / #792 | To add a unique parking standard for Unified Shopping Centers in the GBD. |
| AMENDMENT #794 Adopted on 07/22/2021, effective 08/13/2021 | ||
| 08/13/2021 | §32-18.4; §32-18.5; §32-18.9.4; §32-18.11 / #794 | To modify Historic Residential Structures, to enable expansion of existing medical office space in Principal Buildings in residential districts that previously obtained variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals for medical use and that meet additional proposed location criteria without restrictions on the number of employees or residency requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #795 Adopted on 06/24/2021, effective 07/01/2021 | ||
| 07/01/2021 | §5-2 / #795 | To add a definition of Bus Shelters and exclude them from coverage and setback requirements. |
| 07/01/2021 | §35-2.2 / #795 | To allow Bus Shelters in the Landscape area. |
| AMENDMENT #796 Adopted on 07/08/2021, effective 07/15/2021 | ||
| 07/15/2021 | §6-6.3 / #796 | To add a new subsection, Non-Conforming Medical Redevelopment. |
| AMENDMENT #798 Adopted on 07/22/2021, effective 08/13/2021 | ||
| 08/13/2021 | §5-2 / #798 | To add a new definition for Accessory Dwelling Unit. |
| 08/13/2021 | §11-2.4.8 / #798 | To restore zoning standards for allowable size and height for Accessory Buildings and Structures that are not ADUs. |
| 08/13/2021 | §11-2.4.8A / #798 | To add a new subsection to distinguish standards applicable to an Accessory Dwelling Unit. |
| AMENDMENT #799 Adopted on 09/02/2021, effective 09/15/2021 | ||
| 09/15/2021 | §5-2 / #799 | To add a new definition for Medical Dispensary Facility, Cannabis, and Cannabis Establishments. |
| 09/15/2021 | §31-16 / #799 | To prohibit Cannabis Establishments except for Medical Dispensary Facilities. |
| AMENDMENT #800 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §5-2 / #800 | To add a new definition for “Non-Residential Balcony” in §5-2 of the Zoning Regulations, that identifies it will be exempt from Setback relief when facing the Saugatuck River, and Coverage requirements if all proposed criteria is met, and to limit to no more than two Non-Residential Balconies per building shall receive the zoning relief; to modify existing definitions in §5-2 to provide the necessary cross-references for the proposed Setback and Coverage relief for “Non-Residential Balconies” including modifying the definitions for “Building;” “Building Area and/or Footprint;” “Coverage, Building;” “Coverage, Total; and ”Structure”. |
| 11/19/2021 | §6-2.1.9 / #800 | To exempt “Non-Residential Balconies” as defined from requiring a variance if/when added to a non-conforming building. |
| 11/19/2021 | §24A-6.2 / #800 | To modify §24A-6.2, Coverage Exemptions, to distinguish the proposal from existing standards for residential balconies on buildings in the General Business District/Saugatuck. |
| 11/19/2021 | §31-4 / #800 | To modify §31-4, Projections in Setbacks, to add “Non-Residential Balconies” to the list of improvements that may project into certain setbacks. |
| 11/19/2021 | §43-5.2 / #800 | To modify §43-5.2 to allow all non-residential coastal activities to be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission without the requirement for a public hearing, and to add new language in §43-5.2 authorizing the Commission to hold a public hearing on a case by case basis for Coastal Site Plans when they deem necessary. |
| AMENDMENT #801 Adopted on 09/30/2021, effective 10/15/2021 | ||
| 10/15/2021 | §31-11.3.4 / #801 | To clarify language previously adopted in Text Amend. #759, to require floodproofing be required to the Base Flood Elevation plus 1-foot consistent with the Building Code. |
| AMENDMENT #802 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §35-2.8 / #802 | To add §35-2.8, Access to Fire Department Apparatus, to the Zoning Regulations, requiring all landscaping shall comply with the access and obstruction requirements listed in the Connecticut State Fire Prevention Code. |
| 11/19/2021 | §35-4 / #802 | To modify §35-4, Landscaping of Developed Sites, to require any Site Plan and/or Special Permit application involving the expansion or structural Alteration of an existing building and/or a Change of Use, to comply with the landscaping requirements in §35, to the greatest extent possible without the creation of any new non-conforming conditions. |
| AMENDMENT #803 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §42; §44; §34; §52 / #803 | To modify application submission requirements listed in sections of the Zoning Regulations affecting Text and Map Amendment applications (§42), and Special Permit and Site Plan applications (§44), and related cross references found in §34, and modify the Subdivision Regulations affecting Subdivision and Resubdivision applications (§52), the Zoning and Subdivision regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #804 Adopted on 01/13/2022, effective 01/28/2022 | ||
| 01/28/2022 | §5-2 / #804 | To add language to the proposed definition for “Parking Management Plan”. |
| 01/28/2022 | §24-6.1 / #804 | To modify Coverage Exemptions in the General Business District (GBD) to provide Building Coverage relief for canopies up to 500 SF in size in the GBD. |
| 01/28/2022 | §28-4.2 & §28-6.1 / #804 | To add new sections, Setback Exemptions and Coverage Exemptions in the Business Preservation District (BPD) to provide building coverage and setback relief for canopies up to 500 SF in size in the BPD. |
| 01/28/2022 | §34-4 / #804 | To renumber §34-4 Parking Requirements of Developed Sites. |
| 01/28/2022 | §34-4.2 / #804 | To add a new section to authorize use of a Parking Management Plan by Special Permit for existing office buildings that are at least 25,000 SF in size, have a minimum of 100 parking spaces on site, and are wholly located in the GBD along the Post Road. |
| AMENDMENT #805 Adopted on 12/09/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §5-2 / #805 | To add a new definition for "Arbor" and "Pergola" and to modify the definition for "Structure" to provide zoning setback and coverage relief for certain arbors and pergolas. |
| AMENDMENT #806 Adopted on 12/16/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §31-3 / #806 | To require the finished side of the fence to face the adjacent lot, except if adjacent to wetlands or a non-residential use. |
| AMENDMENT #807 Adopted on 12/16/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §43-5.2 / #807 | To allow small-scale projects in the Village District Overlay/Westport Center to be eligible for Site Plan Waiver from the Planning and Zoning Director, following design review approval recommendation from the Joint Committee. |
| AMENDMENT #808 Adopted on 02/28/2022, effective 03/05/2022 | ||
| 03/05/2022 | §5-2 / #808 | To modify the definition of "Unified Shopping Center" such that at least three retail tenants are required for a site to achieve the USC designation, and such that at least six retail tenants are required to obtain a larger (100 SF maximum) free-standing sign. |
| AMENDMENT #809 Adopted on 02/28/2022, effective 03/05/2022 | ||
| 03/05/2022 | §40-1; §40-2 / #809 | To permit organized non-team activities such as, but not limited to, guided walks, hikes, and yoga classes in the DOSRD #2 and to correct language on permitted uses in the DOSRD #1 and #3. |
| AMENDMENT #810 Adopted on 03/14/2022, effective 04/01/2022 | ||
| 04/01/2022 | §5-2 / #810 | To add a definition for "Public Art" located on public or private property, and to exempt Public Art from Coverage calculations. |
| AMENDMENT #811 Adopted on 02/07/2022, effective 02/18/2022 | ||
| 02/18/2022 | §29-2.1.2; §29A-2.1.2; / #811 | To eliminate the prohibition on Retail locating above the First Floor. |
| AMENDMENT #812 Adopted on 02/07/2022, effective 02/18/2022 | ||
| 02/18/2022 | §29-8.1; §29A-8.1; / #812 | To eliminate the prohibition on limiting tenant size to 10,000 SF and to require Special Permit/Site Plan approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission for any tenant exceeding 10,000 SF in size. |
| AMENDMENT #813 Adopted on 02/27/2022, effective 03/27/2022 | ||
| 03/27/2022 | §15; §17; §18; §19; §19A; §20; §21; §22; §23; §24; §24A; §24B; §26; §27; §28; §29; §29A; §29B; §30; §31; §32; §36; §39; §39A; §40; §44; §46; §52; §54; §56 / #813 | To remove references to a district's "character". |
| AMENDMENT #814 Adopted on 03/14/2022, effective 04/01/2022 | ||
| 04/01/2022 | §32-6 / #814 | To remove the prohibition on locating display areas for non-Food Establishments within the 30-foot Front Landscape setback area, provided no existing landscaping is removed. |
| 04/01/2022 | §5-2; §32-20; §34-5; §43-5.2 / #814 | To modify the regulations in response to Public Act 21-2, Section 182, to provide new standards and requirements for Outdoor Eating areas on privately-owned property in non-residential zoning districts. |
| AMENDMENT #816 Adopted on 05/09/2022, effective 05/27/2022 | ||
| 05/27/2022 | §29-4 & §29-8.2 / #816 | To amend §29, Business Center District, Subsection 4, for setback and floor area relief to support affordable housing. |
| AMENDMENT #817 Adopted on 10/03/2022, effective 10/20/2022 | ||
| 10/20/2022 | §6-7; §6-7.1; §6-7.2; §6-7.3; §6-7.4; §6-7.5 / #817 | To add new §6-7, Renovation of Existing Nursing Home, or Skilled Nursing Facility, to create standards for expansion and redevelopment of existing nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities into a medical facility specializing in the care of Alzheimer's, Dementia, and/or other memory impairments. |
| AMENDMENT #819 Adopted on 12/12/2022, effective 01/12/2023 | ||
| 01/12/2023 | §5-2 / #819 | To add a new definition for "Event Facilities". |
| 01/12/2023 | §24C / #819 | To add a new zoning district, §24C, General Business District/Saugatuck Marina (GBD/SM). |
| 01/12/2023 | §33-8 / #819 | To add GBD/SM and GBD/R to Permanent Signs Permitted in Other Non-Residence Districts. |
| 01/12/2023 | §35-2.2.1 / #819 | To allow GBD/SM to have a zero (0) front landscaping area along streets other than the Post Road. |
| AMENDMENT #822 Adopted on 10/03/2022, effective 10/20/2022 | ||
| 10/20/2022 | §5-2 / #822 | To modify the "Special Needs Individuals" definition to include the homeless or at-risk of being homeless. |
| AMENDMENT #823 Adopted on 10/24/2022, effective 11/10/2022 | ||
| 11/10/2022 | §6-6.1.2 / #823 | To modify §6-6, Redevelopment of Split Zoned Properties, subsection §6-6.1, Non-Conforming Buildings, to add unique zoning standards that may be applied when redeveloping non-conforming motels, hotels, motor inns, or tourists cabins on eligible lots that contain a non-conforming building, have a minimum of two hundred (200) feet of frontage on the Post Road, consist of three (3) or more acres zoned both General Business District (GBD) and Residence A at the time of the effective date of §6-6. The unique standards include allowing increased Building Height, reduced drive aisle widths, and allow non-conforming loading spaces to remain and to fulfill the loading space requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #825 Adopted on 04/24/2023, effective 05/22/2023 | ||
| 05/22/2023 | §11-2.4.7 & §11-2.4.8 / #825 | To modify §11-2.4.7, Permitted Accessory Building, Structures and Uses, to establish standards for converting existing barns into Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and to modify §11-2.4.8 to remove erroneous language; and to modify §11-2.4.8a containing standards for ADUs for purposes of: 1) increaing allowable building area for lots under 1.5 acres; 2) clarifying how to measure BUilding Height; 3) describing exemptions from Builkding Height standards; and 4) removing restrictions on finishing cellars and basements in an ADU. |
| AMENDMENT #827 Adopted on 07/24/2023, effective 08/27/2023 | ||
| 08/27/2023 | §5-2 / #827 | To add a new definition for "General Development Plan" (GDP). |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-1 / #827 | To provide the opportunity for applicants seeking redevelopment of large-sized lots to pursue a General Development Plan which enables approval of uses and general concept in the IHZ simultaneously with an IHZ Map Amendment and subject to future Site Plan approval. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-4.2 / #827 | To amend the 0.55 regulatory factor to 0.50 in Lot Area and Shape. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-5.1 & §39A-5.2 / #827 | To remove the bedroom requirements within the density section to provide the flexibility for applicants to have larger bedroom units and to help meet the need for family-sized apartments. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-6 / #827 | To allow for new parking and drive aisles within the GBD to extend up to 5 feet to multi-family zoned property, buildings to extend up to 30 feet to multi-family zoned property, and 50 feet to single-family at the discretion of the Commission. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-7.5 / #827 | To allow 5 feet additional height for elevators and rooftop screening not to exceed 30 feet. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-8 / #827 | To allow the existing 5% building coverage bonus to apply to the whole site rather than just the non-residential portion. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-10.1 &§39A-10.2 / #827 | To remove the 2,500 SF maximum requirement for one floor, average unit size, interior floor area exclusions, and to allow existing nonconforming floor area to be relocated, provided the overall nonconforming floor area is reduced. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-14 / #827 | Parking and Loading, To correct wording inadvertently changed when updating the regulations and restore language originally adopted by Text Amendment #619. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-18 / #827 | To amend the regulation to require the Affordability Plan at final review, after the GDP, when more details are available, rather than during the preliminary review process. |
| AMENDMENT #828 Adopted on 06/12/2023, effective 06/19/2023 | ||
| 06/19/2023 | §32-26.1 / #828 | To modify §32-26, Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Non-Residential Buildings to Housing, to add language clarifying properties eligible to use this regulation must be split-zoned Residence A and Residence B, and shall contain one or more historic buildings listed on the Westport HRI that were approved or occupied by a non-residential use. |
| AMENDMENT #830 Adopted on 07/17/2023, effective 07/24/2023 | ||
| 07/24/2023 | §33-8.4.5 / #830 | To allow the surface area of a sign to be forty (40) square feet on properties where a Bus Shelter is located. |
| 07/24/2023 | §33-8.4.7 / #830 | To reduce the sign setback to zero (0) feet on properties where a Bus Shelter is located and to provide lighting standards. |
| AMENDMENT #831 Adopted on 09/18/2023, effective 10/18/2023 | ||
| 10/18/2023 | §28-1; §28-4; §28-5; §28-7; §28-8.1; §28-8.2; §28-13 / #831 | To modify §28, Business Preservation District (BPD), to allow for greater Building Area, Floor Area Maximum, FAR, Height, Stories, and Setbacks, and to adaptively reuse an existing drive-in on parcels wholly within the BPD zone, having at least 2-acres, while preserving existing Historic Structures |
| AMENDMENT #833 Adopted on 01/08/2024, effective 02/08/2024 | ||
| 02/08/2024 | §26.13 / #833 | To modify Removal to add applications for new Special Permits in a DDD #3, provided there is no change to Building or Total Coverage. |
| 02/08/2024 | §26-2.2.2 / #833 | To allow the following permitted uses in the DDD #3: General business offices, Medical offices, and Healthcare Professional offices, provided, however, the Floor Area of Medical offices and Professional Healthcare offices shall not exceed 65,000 square feet or occupy more than one building on any one Lot, and any use permitted in the a Res. AAA District. |
| 02/08/2024 | §34-11.12.1 / #833 | To authorize the P&Z Commission to accept a valet parking plan when granting Special Permit approvals in the DDD #3, if the Commission determines the actual parking needed is less than the minimum required. |
| AMENDMENT #835 Adopted on 10/02/2023, effective 11/01/2023 | ||
| 11/01/2023 | §12-2.1 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §13-2.1.3 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §23-2.2.5 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §24.2.2.10 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §29.2.2.7 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §29A-2.2.8 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | § / #835 | To add standards for Cottage Cluster Developments. |
| AMENDMENT #838 Adopted on 11/13/2023, effective 11/30/2023 | ||
| 11/30/2023 | §5-2 / #838 | To add a new definition for "Renewable Energy". |
| 11/30/2023 | §32-18.9.2 / #838 | To allow Historic Residential Accessory Apartments up to 1,000 SF in size (instead of 800 SF) if the unit is served by Renewable Energy sources. |
| AMENDMENT #839 Adopted on 11/13/2023, effective 11/30/2023 | ||
| 11/30/2023 | §5-2 / #839 | To add a new definition for "Smoke Shop or Tobacco Store". |
| 11/30/2023 | §31-17 / #839 | To prohibit Smoke Shops or Tobacco Stores in all zoning districts. |
| 11/30/2023 | §31-18 / #839 | To require any establishment selling any type of smoking, vaping, or related products to secure a Special permit from the P&Z Commission prior to opening a business in Town. |
| 11/30/2023 | §32-7.6 & §32-7.7 / #839 | To prohibit Cannabis Establishments, Smoke Shops, or Tobacco Stores in all zoning districts. |
| 11/30/2023 | §33-3.14 / #839 | To prohibit signs that have the appearance of neon signs that are visible from outside the building. |
| AMENDMENT #840 Adopted on 12/18/2023, effective 12/27/2023 | ||
| 12/27/2023 | §45-3.6.3 / #840 | To establish an Inclusionary Zoning Fee under Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-2.i. |
| AMENDMENT #842 Adopted on 03/18/2024, effective 04/12/2024 | ||
| 04/12/2024 | §5-2 / #842 | To modify the definition of General Development Plan or GDP in §5-2 to strike out the word “final” before “site plan,” to provide clarity, as there is no “preliminary” site plan. |
| 04/12/2024 | §26-1; §26-1.3; §26-2.2.3; §26-2.3; §26-2.14; §26-2.14.1; §26-2.14.2; §26-2.14.3; §26-2.14.4 / #842 | To modify standards in the Design Development District (DDD) No. 4 in §26 to authorize an applicant purse pursue a phased approval process for residential development with the GDP in the initial phase and Special Permit and Site Plan approvals in a subsequent phase, to increase allowable residential density, to impose a density limit, and to impose a requirement that 30% of the homes shall be Special Needs Housing as described in §32-27 when property is north of the Merritt Parkway and a minimum of 15-acres in size. |
| 04/12/2024 | §32-27 & §32-27.1 / #842 | To modify §32-27, Special Needs Housing, to expand the location requirements to include privately-owned property in the DDD No. 4, north of the Merritt Parkway and a minimum of 15-acres in size, and to authorize an applicant seeking approval for Special Needs Housing in the DDD No. 4 to pursue a phased approval process with the General Development Plan (GDP) in the initial phase and Special Permit and Site Plan approvals in a subsequent phase. |
| AMENDMENT #843 Adopted on 06/03/2024, effective 06/17/2024 | ||
| 06/17/2024 | §5-2 / #843 | To allow for liquor service for on-site consumption at existing Retail Food Establishments. |
| 06/17/2024 | §31-9.1 / #843 | To allow for liquor service for on-site consumption at existing Retail Food Establishments. |
| AMENDMENT #844 Adopted 09/09/2024, effective 09/25/2024 | ||
| 09/25/2024 | §42-3.1; §42-3.1.1; §42.3.1.2; §42-3.1.3; §42-3.3; §42.3.4; §42.3.5; §42.4; §42-4.1; §42-4.2; §42-5; §42-6; §42-7/ #844 | The proposed reformatting is intended to clarify a Notice Mailing to property owners within 500’ of the subject property is a requirement only for a zone change to the Official Building Zone Map; not a text change. |
| AMENDMENT #846 Adopted on 11/18/2024, effective 12/12/2024 | ||
| 12/12/2024 | §32-20 / #846 | Allow Outdoor Eating Areas for any Retail Food Establishment existing or operating in a residential zone prior to September 1, 2024, and Establish setback standards for Outdoor Eating Areas Accessory to Retail Food Establishments existing or operating prior to September 1, 2024. |
| 12/12/2024 | §5-2 / #846 | Definition of "Retail Food Establishment," to include any business capable of meeting the existing definition and operating in a Residence Zone under a zoning permit issued on or before September 1, 2024 and Definition of "Outdoor Eating Areas" to authorize use of portable food carts and service stations within an Outdoor Eating Area. |
| 12/12/2024 | §31-9.1 / #846 | To expand the sale of alcoholic liquor to Retail Food Establishments existing in a residential zone prior to September 1, 2024. |
| AMENDMENT #847 Adopted 11/18/2024, effective 12/12/2024 | ||
| 12/12/2024 | §5-2 / #847 | Modify Lot Line, Front and Street Lines Definition to clarify where a right-of-way for a street is part of a lot. |
| AMENDMENT #849 Adopted on 06/23/2025, effective 07/07/2025 | ||
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4 / #849 | Added Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.1 / #849 | Added Density to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.2 / #849 | Added Unit Types to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.3 / #849 | Added Parking to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.4 / #849 | Added Affordability Requirement and Plan to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.5 / #849 | Added Utilities to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.6 / #849 | Added Roadways to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| AMENDMENT #850 Adopted on 02/24/2025, effective 03/17/2025 | ||
| 03/17/2025 | §5-2 / #850 | Removed the definition of Westport Athletic Special Event |
| 03/17/2025 | §11 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §12 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §13 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-19 / #850 | Complete re-write of lighted athletic fields on town-owned public school property. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-19A / #850 | Section deleted for temporary athletic field lighting for practice on town-owned public school property. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-23 / #850 | Removed Westport Athletic Special Events from Outdoor Special Events. |
| AMENDMENT #851 Adopted 07/28/2025, effective 08/22/2025 | ||
| 8/22/2025 | §22-2.5 / #851 | Exempt existing non-conforming uses from the required creation of residential dwelling units. |
| 8/22/2025 | §22-8.2 / #851 | Remove RORD #3 from maximum expansion regulation and apply it only to RORD #1 and #2. |
| AMENDMENT #853 Adopted 06/30/2025, effective 07/14/2025 | ||
| 07/14/2025 | §5-2 / #853 | Modify Accessory Dwelling Unit Definition |
| AMENDMENT #858 Adopted 01/05/2026, effective 01/19/2026 | ||
| 01/19/2026 | §31-10.6 / #858 | Removed NSFR from CAM Exemption List. |
| 01/19/2026 | §43-5.2 / #858 | Added NSFR to the requirements for Site Plan Review. |
| Effective Date | Section / Amend. # | Amendment Description |
|---|---|---|
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 3/15/91 to CURRENT | ||
| 3/15/1991 | §39 / #402 | Adds Historic Overlay District |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 6/10/91 | ||
| 6/21/1991 | §4-5 / #406 | Substitutes "most recent" for date of 1980. |
| 6/21/1991 | §5-2 / #406 | Clarifies wording for "Floor Area" |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.1 / #406 | Clarifies wording |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.2 / #406 | Adds language limiting expansion/extension of buildings with non-conforming coverage |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.3 / #406 | Revises section number |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.4 / #406 | Revises section number |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(b) / #406 | Clarifies wording |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(e) / #406 | Removes family day care home, adds "home occupation as a teacher" |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(g)/#406 | Clarifies sign regulation for customary home occupation |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.12(d) / #406 | Adds section reference |
| 6/21/1991 | §33-6 / #406 | Changes section title to match regulation |
| 6/21/1991 | §34-3 / #406 | Removes beauty salons and hairdressers as a special category |
| 6/21/1991 | §33-7.4.5 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §35-2.2.1 / #406§38-3 / #406 | Adds language on retention of landscape area and use thereof. Adds language regarding specifications and procedures |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-3.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-3.3 / #406 | Specifies Westport P&Z forms and use of letter of authorization |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-4 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-6.3 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-14 / #406 | Reduces cut-off date for required submission to seven days, instead of 14, for Administrative Approval |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-14.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1 / #406 | Clarifies language, allows certain waivers |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.1.1 / #406 | Removes the need for a signature block, clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.4.1 / #406 | Deletes channel encroachment line |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.4.2(a) / #406 | Adds retaining walls |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.6.1 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-4 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §46-3.2(a) / #406 | Adds requirement for obtaining zoning permit within one year of date of variance |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 7/29/91 | ||
| 8/9/1991 | §11-2.4.6 (h) / #409(a) | Ensures conformity with the parking requirement in §34, and identifies requirements for parking for a s.f. residence with a home occupation. |
| 8/9/1991 | §27-2.2.1 / #409(a) | Removes previously allowed special permit uses allowed in a Residence AAA district from the CPD district. |
| 8/9/1991 | §42-1 /#409(a) | Allows the ZBA the right to petition the commission for changes to regulations. |
| 8/9/1991 | §46-3.2 / #409(a) | Adopts additional wording to regulate and limit the expansion or extension of commercial uses within a residential district. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 8/26/91 | ||
| 9/6/1991 | §31-8.5; §31-8.6; §31-8.7; §46-3.2.2 / #409(b) | Gives the P&Z commission the right to review Coastal Area Management applications previously reviewed by the ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 11/4/91 | ||
| 11/15/1991 | §34-3, §34-4 / #411 | Requires the provision of incremental parking for a proposed change of use, expansion or extension on a developed site. Allows parking requirements to be reduced by special permit. |
| §44-1.7 / #411 | Requires comparison maps to determine the extent of non-conforming parking and landscaping. | |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 12/9/91 | ||
| 12/20/1991 | §11-2.4.6 / #412 | Adds "Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine" to the list of Customary Home Occupations. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 3/30/92 | ||
| 4/5/1992 | §33-6 / #414 | Revises language for signs permitted in the Historic Design District. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 5/4/92 | ||
| 6/1/1992 | §5 / #415 | Clarifies existing definitions |
| 6/1/1992 | §6-1.1, §6-1.5 / #415 | Clarifies existing regulations |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.4.6 / #415 | Adds state-licensed to Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. Adds Telemarketing as a home occupation. |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.4.6 (a) / #415 | Clarifies that only one resident can conduct a home occupation on a premises |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.3.6 (d) / #415 | Allows anecdotal evidence as part of application to legalize pre-1959 apartments. |
| 6/1/1992 | §21-4, §22-4.1, §22-4.2, §23-4, §24-4, §25-4, §26-4 / #415 | Increases the setbacks for buildings and structures in commercial zones from residential boundary lines. |
| 6/1/1992 | §31-4 / #415 | Clarifies existing regulation to specifically describe how to measure building projections |
| 6/1/1992 | §31-9.1 / #415 | Brings section in conformance with State Statutes, which requires proof of no intent to abandon liquor license. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-4.2.1 / #415 | Increases restrictions for Real Estate signs within commercial areas. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-5.2.1 / #415 | Simplifies approval procedure for free-standing signs. |
| 6/1/1992 | 33-7.2.6 / #415 | Simplifies procedures for site plan approval for signs over 50 square feet. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-7.4 / #415 | Eliminates site plan approval for certain free-standing signs. |
| 6/1/1992 | §34-5 / #415 | Adds several medical related uses to parking requirements for medical offices. Adds new uses to list of retail/service establishments. |
| 6/1/1992 | §43-14.2 / #415 | Eliminates free-standing signs from requiring ARC approval. |
| 6/1/1992 | §44-2.7 / #415 | Modifies requirements for Archeological Reports depending on site location and project size. |
| 6/1/1992 | §45-4 / #415 | Allows Temporary Zoning Permits for tents that will be in place less than 96 hours, instead of requiring Site Plan Approval. |
| 6/1/1992 | §45-8.1 / #415 | Outlines procedures for obtaining a Zoning Certificate of Compliance. |
| 6/1/1992 | §46-3.2.1 (c) / #415 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for fire stairs, handicapped ramps, elevators and awnings where a variance has been granted. |
| 6/1/1992 | §46-3.2.2 / #415 | Replaces a section inadvertently left out of the regulations. |
| 6/1/1992 | §52-5.6 / #415 | Simplifies wording describing the professional hired for an archeological review. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM NOVEMBER 5, 1992 | ||
| 11/3/1992 | §31-10.5.1.1. / #418 | Exempts single-family homes from CAM site plan review under certain conditions if they are on lots that are part of subdivisions previously approved under the CAM Act. |
| AMENDMENT #419--Adopted 12/3/92; effective 1/1/93. | ||
| 1/1/1993 | §5 / #419 | New language for Change of Use definition; omits formula for lot area and lot coverage; adds forms for lot area and lot coverage calculations in APPENDIX D; Adds retaining wall height to Terrace or Patio definition. |
| 1/1/1993 | §31-9 / #419 | Adds language to clarify that service bars are permitted in restaurants that are within 1500 feet of another restaurant with a service bar. |
| 1/1/1993 | §31-11.5.1 / #419 | Permits the Town Engineer to determine whether an application requires Flood and Erosion Control Board Review. |
| 1/1/1993 | §33-6 / #419 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for free-standing signs within the RPOD and RORD districts. |
| 1/1/1993 | §45-4 / #419 | Permits annual events that have been previously reviewed by the Administrative Review Committee to receive a temporary zoning permit without another hearing. |
| 1/1/1993 | §46-3.2.1 / #419 | Eliminates need for Site Plan Approval for minor structural changes approved by the ZBA. |
| 1/1/1993 | §46-3.2.3 / #419 | Permits the Town Engineer to determine whether an application for a variance requires Flood and Erosion Control Board Review. |
| AMENDMENT #422--Adopted 2/11/93; effective 3/1/93 | ||
| 3/1/1993 | §23-2.1.2 / #422 | Adds Dry Cleaners to the list of principal uses, provided that they meet certain conditions. |
| AMENDMENT #423--Adopted 4/29/93; effective 5/21/93 | ||
| 5/21/1993 | §5 / #423 | Changes definition language for Attic, Cellar, Crawl-space, Story, Story-half. Changes definition of building height to limit the area that may be covered by a cupola or similar structure and relate it to the size of the roof. New definition of Commercial Use, to define when a use is commercial or non-commercial in intent. New definition for headroom. |
| 5/21/1993 | §11-2.2 / #423 | Language addition clarifies uses permitted in a residential area. |
| 5/21/1993 | §11-2.4.13 / #423 | Revises type of evidence that will be acceptable to the commission for proof of pre-1959 apartment. |
| 5/21/1993 | §22, §23, §24, §25 / #423 | Clarifies when parking is required and not required for outdoor eating areas. |
| 5/21/1993 | §23-2.2 / #423 | Adds luncheonette to the Special Permit uses with certain conditions. |
| 5/21/1993 | §31-10 / #423 | Revises requirements for CAM Site Plan approval by narrowing the area for which a CAM site plan approval is required to generally within 200 feet of mean high water. |
| 5/21/1993 | §33-7.4 / #423 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for name change of free-standing signs. |
| 5/21/1993 | §34-4 / #423 | Permits Commission to waive loading bay radius by special permit. |
| 5/21/1993 | §42-3.1.5 / #423 | Changes the 500-foot measurement to conform to the State statute measurement procedure. |
| 5/21/1993 | §44-1.3 / #423 | Clarifies minor inconsistency by adding "except in wooded areas." |
| 5/21/1993 | §46-3.1 / #423 | Clarifies that persons may not appeal decisions of the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Administrative Review Board to the Zoning Board of Appeals, but only to Superior Court. |
| AMENDMENTS #426 and #428, adopted 6/17/93, effective 7/1/93 | ||
| 7/1/1993 | §27-2.3 / #426 | Allows a second and third tenant use as accessory to the primary within the Corporate Park District without requiring a specific ratio of tenant space. |
| 7/1/1993 | §30-2.1.2 / #428 | Permits retail establishments on the second floor of buildings with the Historic Design District (HDD) not to exceed 10% of the sum of the gross floor area of all buildings existing on the effective date of the HDD; reduces permitted second floor office use to 10% from 25%. |
| AMENDMENT #427-A, adopted 7/15/93, effective 7/26/93 | ||
| 7/26/1993 | §34-5 / #427-A | Permits parking for game rooms to be calculated at 1 space for each 180 gross square feet of game room, instead of previous 1 space for each 70 square feet. |
| AMENDMENT #429, adopted 11/18/93, effective 12/15/93 | ||
| 12/15/1993 | §5 / #429 | Removes handicapped ramps from building area definition. |
| 12/15/1993 | §11-2.4.12 / #429 | Allows accessory apartments not being used as a separate dwelling unit to remain with submission of a notarized affidavit. |
| 12/15/1993 | §29-2.2.4 / #429 | Prohibits dwelling units above the first floor to be changed to a non-residential use within the BCD. |
| 12/15/1993 | §29-2.4 / #429 | Prohibits retail use above the first floor. |
| 12/15/1993 | §31-10.5.1 / #429 | Adds interior modifications to buildings to the list of exemptions for CAM site plan review requirements. |
| 12/15/1993 | §34-11.7 / #429 | Requires off-street parking areas within non-residence districts only to be paved. |
| 12/15/1993 | §39-3 (old number) / #429 | Eliminates section that permitted the Commission to waive its own regulations within the Historic Overlay District. |
| 12/15/1993 | §45-4 / #429 | Eliminates ARC approval requirement for tents to be temporarily erected. |
| 12/15/1993 | §46-32.1. (c) / #429 | Strikes handicapped ramps because it is removed from structure definition. |
| AMENDMENT 431, adopted 12/16/93, effective 1/10/94 | ||
| 1/10/1994 | §5-2 / #431 | Adds definition for Mobile Home Replacement Units (MHRU) |
| 1/10/1994 | §16 / #431 | Revises §16, Mobile Home Park District, to include language defining and setting standards for Mobile Home Replacement Units (MHRUs). |
| AMENDMENT #433, adopted 2/17/94, effective 3/1/94 | ||
| 3/1/1994 | Map Amendment / #433 | Rezoned state-owned land at Sherwood Island State Park (Map 5448, Lot 1) from Res A to Res AAA. |
| AMENDMENT #434, adopted 6/2/94, effective 6/24/94 | ||
| 6/24/1994 | §3 / #434 | Clarifies language. |
| 6/24/1994 | §5 / #434 | Requires Special Permit for primary change in the nature of a restaurant or cafe that serves liquor. Revises definitions for Restaurant, Cafe, Drive-In Restaurants and introduces a Fast Food Restaurant definition. |
| 6/24/1994 | §22 / #434 | Adds Fast Food restaurants to Prohibited uses within the RORD. |
| 6/24/1994 | §23 / #434 | Replaces luncheonette with Fast Food Restaurant in §23-3.2.2 and specifies distance requirement. |
| 6/24/1994 | §24 / #434 | Removes food service establishments from Principal uses; adds Fast Food Restaurants to Special Permit Uses. |
| 6/24/1994 | §25 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §28 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §29 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food; adds Fast Food Restaurants to Special Permit Uses. |
| 6/24/1994 | §31-9 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §31-10 / #434 | Eliminates pre-application requirements for CAM Site Plan / Special Permit Review. Amends definition for "minor" in §31-10.5.1.6. Removes Zoning Board of Appeals from hearing CAM applications. |
| 6/24/1994 | §42 / #434 | Removes ZBA's ability to petition the Commission to change its regulations. |
| 6/24/1994 | §44 / #434 | Revises language for Archeological Reports so that the Commission has some discretion. |
| 6/24/1994 | §44 / #434 | Adds language to the Special Permit Standards section stating that the standards also apply to a Change of Use requiring a Special Permit. |
| AMENDMENT #438-A, adopted December 5, 1994, Effective December 22, 1994 | ||
| 12/22/1994 | §5 / #438 | Changes the definition of "substantial improvement so that the period is extended from two years to five years." |
| 12/22/1994 | §31-11 / #438 | Adds "cellar" to clarify that the elevation of the lowest floor must be supplied, whether basement or cellar, as defined in the Westport Zoning Regulations. |
| 12/22/1994 | §45-8.2 / #438 | Adds requirement for an Elevation Certificate for a Zoning Certificate of Compliance for a residential structure to certify height of lowest floor in relation to the base flood elevation. |
| AMENDMENT #438-B, adopted April 20, 1995, Effective May 1, 1995 | ||
| 5/1/1995 | §6-2.2 / #438 | Further specifies coverage requirements that limit ability to expand or extend an existing building. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-3.3 / #438 | Clarifies regulation of maximum height of a building so that lot area is figured on gross lot area before deductions for slopes and wetlands. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-4.1 / #438 | Clarifies that buildings with non-conforming floor area cannot claim this floor area (if it is demolished or filled in) in order to transfer it within the building. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-4.2 / #438 | Permits the Commission to return a site with non-conforming parking to the previously approved use even if it requires more parking, subject to site plan approval. |
| 5/1/1995 | §33-6 / #438 | HDD signs will be subject to review and recommendation by the Historic District Commission, rather than approval. |
| 5/1/1995 | §45-2 / #438 | Clarifies types of actions that may be placed upon the land records by the Zoning Enforcement Officer. |
| AMENDMENT #439-A, Adopted April 20, 1995, Effective April 27, 1995 | ||
| 4/27/1995 | §32-14 / #439 | Modifies the permitted ratio of one-bedroom and efficiency apartments in School Buildings converted to housing so that no less than 40% must be efficiencies or one-bedroom apartments. |
| AMENDMENT #439-B, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995. | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §5-2 / #439 | Amends the definition of Building Area and or Footprint, removes Cafe definition; amends definitions for Change of Use; Coverage, Building; Coverage, Total; Tennis Courts, and Restaurants. |
| 6/1/1995 | §31-9 / #439 | Amends Liquor Establishments regulations so that liquor may be served from service bars to patrons seated at counters. |
| 6/1/1995 | §34-8 / #439 | Amends the Joint Parking regulations so that joint parking cannot exceed 50% of the amount of parking required for the use or by the number of parking spaces that are not provided, whichever is less. |
| 6/1/1995 | §43-11.3 / #439 | Amends language to conform to State Statutes for completion of work on an approved site plan. |
| 6/1/1995 | §43-12 / #439 | Amends language to conform to State Statutes for completion of work on an approved site plan. |
| 6/1/1995 | §46-3.2.1 / #439 | Allows Planning and Zoning Director to not require site plan approval for accessory apartments that have been approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals. |
| 6/1/1995 | §46-3.2.5 / #439 | Relocation of paragraph from §46-3.5 to this section. |
| 6/1/1995 | §52-4.3 / #439 | Technical revision to omit phrase "black line paper." |
| 6/1/1995 | §52-4.4 / #439 | Technical revision to minor wording details regarding driveways, and submission of mylar. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-9 / #439 | Technical revision to language regulating bonds, and to bring into conformance with time permitted by State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-10 / #439 | Technical revision to language regarding delivery and filing, to bring into conformance with State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-11 / #439 | Technical revision to language regarding completion of work to bring into conformance with State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §54-6 / #439 | Amends design standards to increase minimum slope for streets to one percent from one-half percent. |
| 6/1/1995 | §54-18 / #439 | Increases width for utility easements. |
| 6/1/1995 | §55-3.2 / #439 | Amends specifications for drainage pipes and ditches. |
| 6/1/1995 | §55-11 / #439 | Requires an "as-built" mylar prior to final bond release. The mylar will be filed upon the land records. |
| AMENDMENT #441, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995. | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §11-2.4.6 / #441 | Adds Roommate Matching Consultant to list of approved home occupations. |
| AMENDMENT #442, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995 | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §31-10 / #442 | Returns Zoning Board of Appeals to the Coastal Area Management section so that ZBA will conduct CAM Site Plan reviews together with any variance request for a non-exempt Coastal area proposal, as required by State Statute. |
| AMENDMENT #447, Adopted December 7, 1995. Effective January 1, 1996 | ||
| 1/1/1996 | §11-2.4.6 / #447 | Adds Business Administrator for Manufacturing Company to list of approved home occupations. |
| AMENDMENT #450, Adopted June 6, 1996. Effective June 21, 1996. | ||
| 6/21/1996 | §6-4.2 / #450 | Allows premises with non-conforming parking to change a use to one with lesser parking requirements, and then back to the use with previous use, provided certain conditions are met. |
| AMENDMENT #451, Adopted June 13, 1996. Effective July 1, 1996. | ||
| 7/1/1996 | §5 / #451 | Various changes to definitions for awnings, total coverage, medical uses, and structure. |
| 7/1/1996 | §6-2.1 / #451 | Allows entry steps and platforms in setbacks to be replaced provided they are no larger than existing steps and platforms without requiring a variance. |
| 7/1/1996 | §6-4.1 / #451 | Allows alterations of less than 200 square feet of floor area to the entrance or exit of building, provided that total floor area does not increase beyond the existing floor area. |
| 7/1/1996 | §11-2.2.4 / #451 | Changes language of this section so that it refers to "Places of worship," rather than "Churches and other places of Worship." |
| 7/1/1996 | §11-2.4.8 (d) / #451 | Allows roof top disc type antennas if they are less than 2 feet in diameter to be attached to the outside of a building. |
| 7/1/1996 | §22-2.2.1 / #451 | Clarifies the RORD regulations to make it clear that medical uses are not permitted within the RORD. |
| 7/1/1996 | §22-14.6 / #451 | Minor change to clarify wording of section, which was not grammatical. |
| 7/1/1996 | §32-7.4 / #451 | Reiterates that disc type antennas may be attached to the exterior of any building or structure if they are less than 2 feet in diameter. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-2.5 / #451 | Allows changes of name for non-conforming signs, where the lettering is the same, and there are no other changes. Also clarifies that normal maintenance activities are permitted. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-3.11 / #451 | Defines the time period for the stringing of holiday lights. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-5.2 / #451 | This section is eliminated because it was stated in a slightly different way in the section just above it. |
| 7/1/1996 | §34-5 / #451 | There are two changes to this section. The first is to change the parking calculation for Places of worship from the previous 1 space for each 3 seats. The second is to clarify that storage to be calculated at 1 space to 500 s.f. must be located in an attic, 1/2 story, or cellar. |
| 7/1/1996 | §34-6 / #451 | Removes the ability of the Planning and Zoning Commission to allocate surplus parking space within Town owned lots, because there is no surplus parking available. |
| AMENDMENT #455, adopted September 12, 1996; effective October 1, 1996 | ||
| 10/1/1996 | §25-2.2 / #455 | Adds "Fast Food Restaurants" as a Special Permit use within the Highway Service District (HSD). |
| AMENDMENT #456, effective June 1, 1997 | ||
| 6/1/1997 | Map Amendment, §456 | Official Building Zone map change from Res A to GBD (4 Beverly Place) |
| AMENDMENT #459 adopted 9/18/97, effective October 15, 1997 | ||
| 10/15/1997 | §31-9 / #459 | Modified the liquor regulations to permit there to be one store selling liquor for off-premises consumption, in addition to a restaurant with a license for on-premises consumption, on one premises |
| AMENDMENT Listing #465 and #468, effective September 1, 1998 | ||
| 9/1/1998 | §11-2.4.6 / #465 | Added "State Licensed Acupuncturist" to the list of approved home occupations. |
| Added existing site coverage on a MHPD site as a standard that cannot be exceeded, when MHRU's are proposed. | ||
| 9/1/1998 | §16-6.1 / #468 | |
| AMENDMENT #469, adopted December 3, 1998, effective January 15, 1999 | ||
| 1/15/1999 | §5 / #469 | Adds a definition for “Managed Residential Community” and “Private Residential Unit.” |
| 1/15/1999 | §11-2.3 / #469 | Adds “Managed Residential Community” to the listing of “Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions.” |
| 1/15/1999 | §32 / #469 | Adds new subsection (§32-15) providing regulations for Managed Residential Communities. |
| 1/15/1999 | §34-5 / #469 | Adds Minimum required parking spaces for Managed Residential Communities |
| AMENDMENT #477, adopted 12/17/98, effective 12/21/98 | ||
| 12/21/1998 | §16-5 / #477 | Amendment to Mobile Home Replacement Unit height limitation to allow two habitable stories and one non-habitable story, with a maximum height of 25’. |
| 12/21/1998 | §16-8 / #477 | Amendment to exclude non-habitable third floor area from inclusion in calculation of floor area. |
| AMENDMENT #478, adopted 2/25/99, effective 4/1/99 | ||
| 4/1/1999 | §5 / #478 | Clarifies definition section to bring definitions into conformance with the Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA). Adds definitions for “new construction”, “recreational vehicle, and “substantial damage.” |
| 4/1/1999 | §31-11 / #478 | Updates regulatory language of Flood Zone language to be in conformance with FEMA’s requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #482, adopted 4/5/99, effective 9/1/99 | ||
| 9/1/1999 | §32-3 / #482 | Amends Hospital Regulations to allow hospitals in existing buildings, and provides standards for replacement of existing buildings (§35-3.5.2) |
| AMENDMENT #490, adopted 9/9/99, effective 10/1/99 | ||
| 10/1/1999 | §5 / #490 | Change to cupola definition, building definition, school definition. |
| 10/1/1999 | §6-3.1, §6-3.3 / #490 | Added "gross lot area" as defined in APPENDIX D to clarify setback and height requirement. |
| 10/1/1999 | §11 / #490 | Changed definition of schools, found in §11-2.2.2; and eliminated crematories, formerly part of §11-2.2.5 |
| 10/1/1999 | §33 / #490 | Added size standard for the support structure for free-standing signs. |
| 10/1/1999 | APPENDIX D / #490 | Clarified language, removed redundant language |
| AMENDMENT #489, adopted 10/28/99, effective 11/15/99 | ||
| 11/15/1999 | §29 / #489 | Eliminated requirement for off-street parking to be provided within the Business Center District, for most uses. Prohibits stores, delicatessens, restaurants, cafes and taverns, and fast food restaurants from locating above the first floor. Requires off-street parking for additional floor area. Defines "first floor" of buildings within the BCD. |
| AMENDMENT #492, adopted 10/28/99, effective 11/15/99 | ||
| 11/15/1999 | Map Amendment, # 492 | Changed zoning designation of small parcel of land at 1835 Post Road East from Res A to BPD. |
| AMENDMENT #485, adopted 5/4/00, effective 6/1/00 | ||
| 6/1/2000 | §5 / # 485 | Added definitions for Antenna, Antenna Tower of Telecommunication Tower, Co-location, Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Service Facilities, Fall Zone, Provider. |
| 6/1/2000 | §11 / #485 | Removed "communication towers" from §11-2.1.9 |
| 6/1/2000 | §21 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §22 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16 |
| 6/1/2000 | §23 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §24 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §25 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §26 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Accessory use with a Special Permit, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §27 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §28 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §29 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §30 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16, |
| 6/1/2000 | §32 / #485 | Added new subsection §32-16, entitled: Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Service Facilities. This new section describes the application and approval process for the construction wireless telecommunication service facilities within the Town of Westport. |
| AMENDMENT #495, adopted 9/21/00, effective 11/1/00 | ||
| 11/1/2000 | §5 / #495 | Amended definition for Lot Shape and provided new definition for "Regularity Factor." |
| 11/1/2000 | $34 / #495 | Increased required parking for Funeral Homes. |
| 11/1/2000 | APPENDIX D / #495 | Updated APPENDIX D and APPENDIX D Worksheets to incorporate new definition for Regularity Factor. |
| AMENDMENT #497, adopted 2/8/01, effective 3/15/01 | ||
| 3/15/2001 | §6-5 / #497 | Adds language requiring status of claimed non-conforming status of non-residential properties. |
| 3/15/2001 | §44-1.1.4 / #497 | Adds language requiring submission of data described in §6-5 for applications involving non-conforming status. |
| AMENDMENT #498, adopted 7/26/01, effective 8/20/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | §19 / #498 | Added new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Residential Affordable Housing Zone (R-AHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #499, adopted 7/26/01, effective 8/21/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | Map Amendment #499 | Rezoned Map 5301, Lots 74, 73A, 73-9, 73-7, 73-8 from Res A to R-AHZ (new zone). |
| AMENDMENT #505, adopted 8/9/01, effective 8/20/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | §11-2.4.121 / #505 | Added language allowing persons with disabilities who are receiving social security disability payments to qualify for accessory apartments. |
| 8/20/2001 | §33-2.5 / #505 | Clarifies non-conforming sign changes so that tenant names can be changed on a free-standing sign requiring a variance |
| 8/20/2001 | §33-9, §33-10 (new) / #505 | Adds two new sections to the sign regulations providing for "non-commercial content" and for a Severability clause. |
| 8/20/2001 | §44-5 / #505 | Revision/rewording of paragraph describing site plan approval standards. |
| 8/20/2001 | §45-3 / #505 | Requires drainage accommodations when coverage is increasing, under certain conditions. |
| 8/20/2001 | §46-3.2 / #505 | Adds language stating that an additional variance application will be required if a zoning permit is not obtained within one year after a variance is granted. |
| 8/20/2001 | §55-7 / #505 | Adds language expanding the requirements for monuments and pins for subdivisions. |
| AMENDMENT #509, Adopted 4/18/02, effective 5/24/02 | ||
| 5/24/2002 | §27-2.2 / #509 | Add special permit uses to include schools, day care centers, and group day care homes. |
| AMENDMENT #510, Adopted 6/13/02, effective 7/15/02 | ||
| 7/15/2002 | §32-10 / #510 | Adds language expanding qualifications of a home caterer beyond owner only, to include a resident home catering business owner. |
| AMENDMENT #511, Adopted 7/18/02, effective 9/5/02 | ||
| 9/5/2002 | §4-1 / #511 | Adds reference to Affordable Housing Zone Regulations (§19) and corrects section numbers for Business Preservation District, BPD (§28) and Business Center District, BCD, (§29). |
| 9/5/2002 | §5-2 / #511 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including; Awnings, Basement, Building, Building Area and/or Footprint, Building Height, Cellar, Change of Use, Day Care Center or Nursery School, Dwelling, Elevation, Family Day Care Home, Floor Area, Floor Area Ration (F.A.R), Kitchen and Structure. |
| 9/5/2002 | §6-2.1.3 / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| 9/5/2002 | §6-2.1.7 / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| 9/5/2002 | §11-2.4.8(f) / #511 | Adds language clarifying that kitchens cannot be located in accessory buildings. |
| 9/5/2002 | §22-2.3.3(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in RORD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §24-2.3.5(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in GBD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §28-2.3.4(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in BPD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §29-2.3.5(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in BCD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §30-2.4.4(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in HDD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §32-4 / #511 | Clarifies type of commercial vehicles allowed to be stored on residential properties. |
| 9/5/2002 | §45-3 / #511 | Clarifies all conditions of all Planning & Zoning approvals and Zoning Board of Appeals variances must be met or the zoning permit can be revoked. |
| 9/5/2002 | §46-3.2(a) / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #516, Adopted 10/24/02, effective 12/2/02 | ||
| 12/2/2002 | §20 / #516 | Added a new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Municipal Housing Zone (MHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #517, Adopted 11/7/02, effective 7/1/03 | ||
| 7/1/2003 | §17 / #517 | Added setback provisions for accessory buildings or accessory structures for multiple or community use, and expanded provisions for road/recreation buffer to Res AAA and Res AA. |
| AMENDMENT #523, Adopted 9/11/03, effective 10/14/03 | ||
| 10/14/2003 | §5-2 / #523 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Attic, Total Coverage, Market Value, Patio, Story-Half, Structure, Substantial Improvement, Tennis Courts, and Terrace or Patio. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.3 / #523 | Corrects a reference to the paddle/tennis court section requiring screening. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.6 / #523 | Adds a section stating that a multiple family dwelling cannot be used for a home occupation. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.12 / #523 | Changes section to require only the owner to submit an affidavit annually for an accessory apartment. |
| 10/14/2003 | §15-2.1.2 / #523 | Removes “is not allowed” from sentence explaining the types of uses requiring Special Permit. |
| 10/14/2003 | §15-4.5 / #523 | Adds clarification that a recreation room with no bathroom in a cellar or basement is not considered a bedroom in the PRD district. |
| 10/14/2003 | §17-2.1.2 & §17-2.1.3 / #523 | Removes “is not allowed” from sentence explaining the types of uses requiring Special Permit in OSRD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §17-5.2 / #523 | Corrects the work “background” to “backaround” in OSRD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §23-2.3.2 / #523 | Adds sentence stating that outdoor storage is permitted in RBD in accordance with §32-6. |
| 10/14/2003 | §24-2.3.6(d) / #523 | Corrects clerical error by removing reference to one attached dwelling unit listed as a condition for Game Rooms. |
| 10/14/2003 | §24-2.3.7 / #523 | Adds section stating that one attached dwelling unit is a permitted accessory use in GBD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-6 / #523 | Clarifies that outdoor storage and display is not permitted in HDD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-6.1 / #523 | Corrects section by removing the word “and” and adding that outdoor storage and display cannot be located in the front landscape area. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-12.2.3 / #523 | Adds clarification that a recreation room with no bathroom in a cellar or basement is not considered a bedroom for Two-Family and Multi-Family dwellings. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-5 / #523 | Removes the 30-degree drive-in parking standard. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-9.2 / #523 | Reduces the maximum number of allowable spaces which can be allocated for small cars and increases the required size for small car spaces. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.4 / #523 | Clarifies the number of parking spaces which require that an internal loop access or parking aisle be installed. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.13 / #523 | Adds section regarding lighting standards for parking lots. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.14 / #523 | Adds section regarding design and access to dumpster areas. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.15.1 / #523 | Adds section regarding sidewalks. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-12.2 / #523 | Clarifies section by adding the word “percent.” |
| 10/14/2003 | §35-2.3.4 / #523 | Adds sentence regarding curbing and materials required for sidewalks. |
| 10/14/2003 | §43-5.3 / #523 | Changes number of days in which an application shall be completed after the public hearing commences to make it consistent with the Connecticut General Statutes requirements. |
| 10/14/2003 | §43-12 / #523 | Changes the time period the town can hold a bond to a minimum of 5-years for an approved site plan. |
| 10/14/2003 | §44-2.5 / #523 | Clarifies title and requirements for traffic impact analyses. |
| 10/14/2003 | §45-3.5.3 / #523 | Clarifies when drainage is to be reviewed for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 10/14/2003 | §46-3.2 / #523 | Adds sentence stating that when a Zoning Permit is issued, all conditions of the variance must be adhered to. |
| 10/14/2003 | §46-4 / #523 | Adds information which is required to be submitted with a variance application. |
| 10/14/2003 | §52-4.4.2 / #523 | Corrects clerical error by inserting missing word “subdivision” at the end of the sentence. |
| 10/14/2003 | §53-9 / #523 | Changes the time period the town can hold a bond to a minimum of 5-years for an approved subdivision or Resubdivision. |
| 10/14/2003 | APPENDIX D-1 / #523 | Changes to Line 1 to clarify that the area of an accessway is not included in the lot area for a rear lot. |
| AMENDMENT #525, Adopted 4/22/04, effective 6/1/04 | ||
| 6/1/2004 | §29A / #525 | Adds a new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Business Center District/Historic (BCD/H). |
| AMENDMENT #529, Adopted 7/1/04, effective 9/1/04 | ||
| 9/1/2004 | §40 / #529 | Adds a new chapter providing for new zones, called the Dedicated Open Space and Recreation District #1 (DOSRD #1) and the Dedicated Open Space and Recreation District #2 (DOSRD#2). |
| AMENDMENT #528, Adopted 7/26/04, effective 9/15/04 | ||
| 9/15/2004 | §5-2 / #528 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Building Area and/or Footprint, Total Coverage, Floor Area Ratio, Lot Area, Market Value, and Parking Space, Loading Space. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.4 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for detached private garages. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.7 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for barns. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.8(b) / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for accessory buildings. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.8(g) / #528 | Adds requirement that no accessory building may contain more than two water use fixtures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §12-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §13-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §14-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §15-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §16-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §17-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §18-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §19-11 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §20-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §21-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §22-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §23-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §24-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §24-6 / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §25-2.1.2(a) / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §25-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §26-2.6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §27-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §28-1 / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §28-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §29-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-7 / #528 | Adds parking areas to list of improvements that must meet setback requirements. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.3 / #528 | Adds section identifying vegetated buffers may be required as part of a coastal site plan. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.4 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Public Hearings. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.5 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Commission/Board Action. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.6 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Time Periods. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.7 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Bonds. |
| 9/15/2004 | §32-9 / #528 | Adds reference at end of section to §34-11.14. |
| 9/15/2004 | §34-11.14 / #528 | Changes language to remove requirement that dumpsters shall be located in the rear yard, and replaces language to be consistent with §32-9. |
| 9/15/2004 | §34-12.2 / #528 | Adds the word “percent” to clarify existing wording |
| 9/15/2004 | §43-6.4 / #528 | Adds new section, consistent with recent amendments to the Town Code, to inform Planning and Zoning applicants that the Planning and Zoning Director or his/her designee, or the Planning and Zoning Commission, may require an applicant to pay for hiring one or more outside consultants to analyze, review, and report on areas requiring technical review. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2 / #528 | Changes requirement for number of copies of a plot plan, from two to three that must be submitted for issuance of a Zoning permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.5 / #528 | Adds requirement that coverage information must be shown on a plot plan submitted for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.6 / #528 | Adds requirement that minimum required setback lines must be shown on a plot plan submitted for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.13 / #528 | Changes language to require existing and proposed contours at two-foot intervals must be shown on a plot plan for all applications and additionally requires that the contours must be verified in the field by a surveyor. |
| AMENDMENT #535, Adopted 10/28/04, effective 12/1/04 | ||
| 12/1/2004 | §33-4.1.5 / #535 | Changes language to remove reference to political signs and to remove time limits on when public and charitable event signs located on private property may be posted prior to an event. |
| 12/1/2004 | §33-4.1.6 / #535 | Adds new section listing political signs as a permitted use on private property. |
| AMENDMENT #539, Adopted 1/27/05, effective 3/1/05 | ||
| 3/1/2005 | §5-2 / #539 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Building Height or Height, and Medical. |
| 3/1/2005 | §5-2 / #539 | Adds definitions of specific terms including: Fence or Wall, and Healthcare Professional. |
| 3/1/2005 | §13-5 / #539 | Modifies Height requirements in the Res A to substitute the words railroad tracks for reference to Conrail Tracks (old New Haven R.R.) |
| 3/1/2005 | §14-5 / #539 | Modifies Height requirements in the Res B to substitute the words railroad tracks for reference to Conrail Tracks (old New Haven R.R.) |
| 3/1/2005 | §21-2.2.2 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Special Permit Use in the RPOD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §22-2.2.1 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the RORD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §23-2.1.2 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the RBD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §24-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the GBD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §27-2.2.1 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the CPD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §28-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BPD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §29-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BCD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §29A-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BCD/H. |
| 3/1/2005 | §30-2.2(h) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the HDD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §31-3 / #539 | Changes section title and adds reference to §5-2. |
| 3/1/2005 | §31-3 / #539 | Changes section to add “building” to the list of items that cannot obstruct visibility at corners. |
| 3/1/2005 | §33-2.5 / #539 | Modifies section to exempt changes to a single-tenant sign, when the change is only a change in name, and where the style and size of lettering conforms to the previous lettering. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies section to state uses allowed in the Business Center District/Historic are exempt from parking requirements. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Adds parking standard of 1 space per 200 SF for Healthcare Professionals. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies list of uses considered Medical. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies list of uses considered Retail. |
| 3/1/2005 | §43-14.3.1 / #539 | Renumbers existing section. |
| 3/1/2005 | §43-14.3.2 / #539 | Adds section to define standards for review of Temporary Zoning Permits and lists activities that require a Temporary Zoning Permit. |
| 3/1/2005 | §45-4 / #539 | Adds reference at end of section to §43-14.3 and §46-3.3. |
| AMENDMENT #540, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 7/2205 | ||
| 7/22/2005 | §11-2.3.7 / #540 | Adds Residential Facility for School-Based Education Program to the listing of Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions. |
| 7/22/2005 | §32A-13 / #540 | Adds new subsection §32A-13 providing regulations for Residential Facility for School-Based Education Program. |
| AMENDMENT #544, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 8/1/05 | ||
| 8/1/2005 | §54-20.2 / #544 | To modify existing regulations to require in cases of subdivision, conservation easements on environmentally sensitive land such as wetlands, steep slopes in excess of 25% or scenic vistas. |
| 8/1/2005 | §54-21 / #544 | To modify existing regulations to provide for a developer who is subdividing property to pay a fee to the Town in lieu of any requirements to provide a set aside of open space. This amendment also modifies the existing regulations relating to how land set aside as park, recreation and open space areas may be deeded, and what uses are permitted in conservation easement areas. |
| AMENDMENT #548, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 8/1/05 | ||
| 8/1/2005 | §11-2.3.11 / #548 | Adds Affordable and Middle Income Housing on Town-owned Property to the listing of Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions. |
| 8/1/2005 | §32-17 / #548 | Adds new subsection §32-17 providing regulations for Affordable and Middle Income Housing on Town-owned Property. |
| AMENDMENT #545, Adopted 7/28/05, effective 8/30/05 | ||
| 8/30/2005 | §19 / #545 | Add a new subsection §19-3.1, Principle Uses, stating any use permitted in the Res AAA district is a permitted Principle Use subject to the same approvals and conditions specified in §11-2. Add a new subsection §19-3.2, Special Permit Uses, stating development of a property for affordable housing is a permitted Special Permit Use. Add a new subsection §19-3.2.1, Affordable Housing, to clarify that the housing development must comply with the Connecticut affordable housing statute, §8-30g of the General Statutes. Modify §19-18, to clarify that in order to develop land for affordable housing, a site plan and special permit approval is required. |
| AMENDMENT #551, Adopted 11/17/05, effective 1/2/06 | ||
| 1/2/2006 | §24A / #551 | Adds a new chapter providing for a new zone called the General Business District/Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| AMENDMENT #552, Adopted 1/12/06, effective 2/6/06 | ||
| 2/6/2006 | §35 (Diagram) / #552 | Modifies Landscape Design Standards diagram to identify the dimension of a small car space is 8’ x 16’ not 7.5’ x 15’, to be consistent with the definition in §5-2 for a small car parking space. |
| 2/6/2006 | §41-5 / #552 | Adds new subsection identifying the Planning and Zoning Commission as authorized by the Connecticut General Statutes, may hear and decide upon the location of gasoline stations, motor vehicle dealerships, motor vehicle recycler, and motor vehicle repair garages as defined by State Statutes. |
| 2/6/2006 | §46-3.4 / #552 | Deletes subsection to identify the Zoning Board of Appeals is not authorized by the Connecticut General Statutes to hear and decide upon the location of gasoline stations, motor vehicle dealerships, and motor vehicle repair garages as defined by State Statutes. |
| AMENDMENT #556, Adopted 2/16/06, effective 4/3/06 | ||
| 4/3/2006 | §5-2 / #556 | Adds definition for Private Occupational Schools. |
| 4/3/2006 | §22-2.2.9 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the RORD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §23-2.2.4 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the RBD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §24-2.2.6 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the GBD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §25-2.2.5 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the HSD. |
| AMENDMENT #560, Adopted 7/27/06, effective 9/1/06 | ||
| 9/1/2006 | §5-2 / #560 | Adds definitions for Bank and Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §22-2.2.1 / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §23-2.1.2 / #560 | Substitutes the word bank for financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.2.7 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24A-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24A-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §27-2.2.1 / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §28-2.2.4 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §28-2.3.6 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.2.7 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.2.8 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §30-2.2 (h) / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §30-2.2 (i) / #560 | Changes drive-up windows to drive-in. |
| 9/1/2006 | §34-5 / #560 | (Office), Minimum Required Parking Spaces, to substitute the words banks and other financial institutions for Bank Office Area. |
| 9/1/2006 | §34-5 / #560 | (Bank Area), Minimum Required Parking Spaces, to add the word Customer and delete the word windows. |
| AMENDMENT #559, Adopted 10/12/06, effective 12/4/06 | ||
| 12/4/2006 | §5-2 / #559 | Adds definition for Supportive Housing. |
| 12/4/2006 | §11-2 / #559 | Adds Supportive Housing to listing of Special Permit uses subject to special conditions. |
| 12/4/2006 | §32-1 / #559 | Adds new subsections providing regulations for Supportive Housing in residential districts. |
| 12/4/2006 | §34-5 / #559 | Adds parking requirements for Supportive Housing at one space per dwelling unit. |
| AMENDMENT #564, Adopted 10/19/06, effective 12/4/06 | ||
| 12/4/2006 | §30-2.2(a) / #564 | Expands maximum permitted size of residential units from two to three bedrooms; expands maximum permitted average size of residential units from 1,200 SF to 2,000 SF and establishes maximum permitted size of residential units at 3,500 SF. |
| AMENDMENT #565, Adopted 1/25/07, effective 3/1/07 | ||
| 3/1/2007 | §5-2 / #565 | To add language to the definition for Terrace or Patio to identify terraces and patios shall always adhere to all setbacks except as otherwise provided in §24-A, General Business District/Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-1 / #565 | To clarify intent of the district. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-2 / #565 | To identify all rezoning applications shall be in accordance with §42, Amendment of Zoning Regulations. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-2.1.2 / #565 | To provide a cross reference to §24A-2.3 and to identify all rezoning applications shall be in accordance with §42, Amendment of Zoning Regulations. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24-2.3 / #565 | To provide cross reference to §24A-2.1.2. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-4 / #565 | To clarify allowable front setbacks and to identify parameters for patios and terraces to be located within setback areas. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-5 / #565 | To clarify under what circumstances the Planning and Zoning Commission may allow a height of up to 35-feet to the mid-point of a pitched roof. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-6.1 / #565 | To correct a grammatical error. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-6.2 / #565 | To add a provision for Coverage Exemptions. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-8.1 / #565 | To reduce the permitted size of a group of stores or shopping center. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-10 / #565 | To add a provision for Public Waterfront Access (PWA). |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-11 / #565 | To add language identifying developments shall be designed to encourage the preservation of historic features of buildings listed on the Westport Historic Resources Inventory, to add language requiring views of the water from the street on any site adjacent to the water, to add language requiring public pedestrian access to the water and a Riverwalk, to add language requiring any non-residential uses shall have at least one main entrance which is publicly accessible from the street. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-14 / #565 | To identify all landscape requirements must be adhered to unless deemed unnecessary by the Commission. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-17 / #565 | To relocate within the chapter the requirement for submission of a Phasing Plan for construction, to add language identifying the maximum allowable coverage for all sites may be redistributed over all sites provided that the total coverage of any receiving site shall not exceed 40% and provided that no upland site coverage shall be transferred to any site adjacent to the water, to add language identifying no floor area from an upland site shall be added to a site adjacent to the water, to identify cross easements shall be required as necessary. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-19 / #565 | To identify no more than two GBD/S developments shall be permitted within the Town of Westport and an integrated site shall be considered a single such development. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-3.1.1, 42-3.1.2, 42-3.1.3 / #565 | To require an applicant submit twelve instead of two copies of the following: existing land use map, existing conditions map & proposed zoning map. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-3.1.5 / #565 | To require a conceptual site plan for applications for a change in zone to General Business District Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-5 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-6 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-8 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-9 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| AMENDMENT #570, Adopted 6/28/07, effective 8/3/07 | ||
| 8/3/2007 | §4-5 / #570 | To exempt multi-family affordable housing from the cap of 10%. Also exempt any future affordable units from being included in the cap of 10%. |
| AMENDMENT #571, Adopted 6/28/07, effective 8/3/07 | ||
| 8/3/2007 | §5-2 / #571 | To add definitions for Adaptive Reuse, Public Waterfront Access (PWA), Redevelopment, and Workforce Housing; to modify. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-1 / #571 | To identify the district shall allow the redevelopment and/or adaptive reuse of existing non-residential buildings on Riverside Avenue into larger sized dwelling units on lots over two-acres in size in non-residentially zone lots or residentially zoned lots that are currently have a permitted non residential use with a minimum of 200-feet of frontage on Riverside Avenue and served by public water and public sewer and to identify it is in the public interest to preserve the existing historic scale, massing and character of the affected area. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-3 / #571 | Lot Area, Width Depth & Frontage to require lots of 2 acres or more to have 200 feet of frontage. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-6 / #571 | To expand permitted height on lots two acres or more in size when the site is sloping or the site has a floodplain in conjunction with reduced coverage. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-7 / #571 | To reduce permitted building and lot coverage on lots two acres or more in size where existing and/or proposed buildings exceed two and one-half stories and a height of thirty-feet and to add a provision that allows 1% additional building coverage for each workforce or affordable unit up to a maximum of 25%on lots of 2 acres or more. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-8 / #571 | To add language exempting developments from building area requirements in cases of adaptive reuse of an existing non-residential building providing the minimum dwelling unit size shall be one-thousand square feet. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-9 / #571 | To modify the standards to identify the minimum building spacing shall be the lesser of one-third the sum of the heights of adjacent buildings or twenty feet. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.1 / #571 | To expand the standards to allow 0.4 FAR on lots two acres or more in size when at least one on-site workforce or affordable unit is provided |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.2 / #571 | To expand the standards to allow three-bedroom units on lots two acres or more in size. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.3 / #571 | To expand standards to identify average unit size may not exceed 2,500 SF on lots two acres or more in size. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-11 / #571 | To add a standard requiring Public Waterfront Access on all sites adjacent to the Saugatuck River. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.1 / #571 | Architectural Design to say pitched roofs may be required. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.2 / #571 | To modify language to allow rooftop mechanical equipment and to require it be concealed from all sides. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.5 / #571 | To add a section identifying preservation of architectural features of historic buildings or other structures in the district shall be encouraged. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-17.1 / #571 | To add a section identifying there is an Affordability Requirement and to identify there is a requirement of a minimum of 15% and require the submission of an Affordability Plan. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-17.2 / #571 | To add a section to identify standards allowing a fee in lieu of providing a fraction of required on-site workforce or affordable housing of 17½% with a minimum of 5% workforce or affordable units on site. |
| AMENDMENT #573, Adopted 9/27/07, effective 10/15/07 | ||
| 10/15/2007 | §19A / #573 | To create a new zoning district §19A, Residential Affordable Housing Zone/Workforce (R-AHZ/W). |
| AMENDMENT #572, Adopted 11/1/07, effective 12/7/07 | ||
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12 / #572 | Adding language to clarify that a single family dwelling may have one additional dwelling unit and deleted requirement that a single family dwelling shall be on the Assessor’s List for five years before the date of application. |
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12A / #572 | Adding a new title “Accessory Apartment” and clarifying language. |
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12B / #572 | To create a new use Affordable Accessory Apartments which would be allowed provided that the income restrictions and other requirements required by the CGS 8-30g(K) are met. |
| 12/7/2007 | §43-14.2 / #572 | Adding language allowing an Affordable Accessory Apartment application to be eligible for review by the Administrative Review Committee. |
| AMENDMENT #574, Adopted 12/13/07, effective 1/21/078 | ||
| 1/21/2008 | §11-2.3.12 / #574 | Adds language to allow Residential Historic Structures as an allowable Special Permit Use Subject to Special Conditions. |
| 1/21/2008 | §11-2.4.14 / #574 | Adds a section in accessory structures to allow for Residential Accessory Historic Structures. |
| 1/21/2008 | §32-18 / #574 | Adds new section Historic Residential Structures (HRS) |
| AMENDMENT #583, Adopted 7/7/08, effective 8/08/08 | ||
| 8/8/2008 | §5-2 / #583 | To modify the building height requirements for solar panels. |
| AMENDMENT #582, Adopted 7/17/08, effective 8/25/08 | ||
| 8/25/2008 | §4-2 / #582 | To delete reference to the zoning map revision date of 8/17/75. |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.8 (h) / #582 | To modify the requirements for accessory structures pursuant to §32-18 (Historic Residential Structures). |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.10 / #582 | To modify this section for accessory structures pursuant to §32-18 (Historic Residential Structures). |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.12B / #582 | To modify this section to include non-profit corporations and Town of Westport. |
| 8/25/2008 | §31-5 / #582 | To eliminate a section on setbacks from high pressure gas lines. |
| 8/25/2008 | §34-11.7 / #582 | To allow porous paving systems in Non-Residence Districts. |
| 8/25/2008 | §42-3.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing instead of stamped business envelopes. |
| 8/25/2008 | §44-1.2.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing for site plan and special permit applications. |
| 8/25/2008 | §52-4.7.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing for subdivision applications. |
| AMENDMENT #585, Adopted 10/23/08, effective 12/1/08 | ||
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.1 / #585 | To amend the purpose statement by including existing special permit uses and allowing the Commission to grant relief on parking and landscaping requirements. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.3 (c) / #585 | To add the word structural to the requirements of the preservation easement |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.4 (c) / #585 | To allow the Commission to modify parking and/or landscaping requirements provided the number of existing parking spaces shall not be reduced. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.5 (a) / #585 | To allow the Commission to modify parking and/or landscaping requirements provided the number of existing parking spaces shall not be reduced. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.5 (c) / #585 | To add new section that allows limited office use for existing Special Permit uses. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.6 (b) / #585 | To add the word structural to the requirements of the preservation easement. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.7.1 / #585 | To add a requirement to preserve the structural integrity of the historic structure. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.9.3 / #585 | To add Special Permit uses to the annual affidavit requirements. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.9.4 / #585 | To add a new section to the regulations that allows for limited office use in accessory structures, through a site plan & special permit approval, provided that the property 1) have frontage on an arterial street, 2) adjoin a commercial district and 3) be within 500 feet on a municipal parking lot. Medical offices and banks are excluded and such uses can only occupy up to 60% of the floor area within the building or 20% of the floor area of the property, which ever is less. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.10.1 / #585 | To change the word the to any. |
| AMENDMENT #586, Adopted 10/23/08, effective 12/1/08 | ||
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1 / #586 | To add a section that sets minimum requirements for redevelopment in split zones. This section is limited to zones split between GBD and Res. A. zones on lots of at least 3 acres with a minimum of 200 feet of frontage on the Post Road. This section goes onto say such lots shall be redevelopment, provided that the combined site across both zones results in a net reduction of coverage and floor area. This amendment has clear language that precludes further assemblages of property from utilizing the provisions of this amendment beyond the properties already identified. |
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1.1 / #586 | To add a requirement that such redevelopment must comply with the parking landscaping and site plan/special permit requirements. This section also eliminates the setback to residential property zone boundary and allows increases in floor area within the residential zones, provided that overall floor area, building and total coverage are reduced. This section also requires all landscape buffer areas to conform and places a conservation easement upon undeveloped residentially zoned property. |
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1.2 / #586 | To give the Commission discretion to require additional parking for meeting rooms and related eating facilities. This section also allows for alcohol sales, seasonal outdoor seating and retention of non conforming loading spaces. |
| AMENDMENT #588, Adopted 12/18/08, effective 1/12/09 | ||
| 1/12/2009 | §20-3 / #588 | To allow the minimum acreage to be calculated on the entire area within the zone and not on the individual parcels. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-4 / #588 | To change MHZ to the word development. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-4.3 / #588 | |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-6 / #588 | To use the area of the zone and not the lots to accommodate the 3 parcels instead of single parcel nature of the Hales Court site. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-7 / #588 | To allow the location of pre-existing non conforming structures located within the setbacks to be retained for new structures. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-11 / #588 |
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| 1/12/2009 | §20-12 / #588 | To change MHZ to the word development. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-14.3 / #588 | To modify building height requirements for solar panels. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-14.3 / #588 | To allow applicant to only mitigate drainage increases resulting from increases in impervious coverage instead of addressing the total gross coverage on a site. |
| AMENDMENT #584, Adopted 1/22/09, effective 2/20/09 | ||
| 2/20/2009 | §24A-18.1 / #584 | To add new section 24A-18.1 Alternative Method of Compliance. 1) To allow for the construction of new off-site affordable units that are deed restricted pursuant to 8-30g for a minimum of 40 years. 2) To allow existing market rate units to be deed restricted as affordable units for up to 40 years pursuant to 8-30g. |
| AMENDMENT #590, Adopted 3/19/09, effective 4/20/09 | ||
| 4/20/2009 | §43-14 / #590 | Adds language to authorize the Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Zoning Enforcement Officer to designate other staff members to serve in his or her place on the Administrative Review Committee. |
| 4/20/2009 | §45-1 / #590 | Adds language expanding the list of staff persons authorized to enforce the zoning regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #594, Adopted 7/31/09, effective 8/30/09 | ||
| 8/30/2009 | §11-2.3-14 / #594 | Adds a new item under the list of Special Permit Uses, Lighted Athletic Fields on Town Owned Public School Property. |
| 8/30/2009 | §11-2.4.8 / #594 | Allows light poles on town owned athletic fields to be accessory uses to principal uses and allows the height of these accessory structures up to 80 feet in height in accordance with 32-19. |
| 8/30/2009 | §11-5, §12-5, §13-5 / #594 | Allows lighting poles up to 80 feet in height within the Residence AAA, AA, A zone respectively. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.0 / #594 | Purpose statement spells out criteria that lighting on town owned athletic fields use cannot cause unreasonable adverse impacts to surrounding residential neighborhoods and also establishes a requirement that the lighting provided achieve safe conditions for athletes, coaches and spectators. Establishes a minimum of sites with 20 acres and 200 parking spaces. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.1 / #594 | Adds language on application requirements for lighting on town owned athletic fields photometric plans and sound mitigation. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.2 / #594 | To establish additional criteria that the Commission must consider when reviewing lighting on town owned athletic fields. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.3 / #594 | Adds language that specifies the actions that the Commission may undertake when reviewing lighting on town owned athletic fields. (approve or deny) |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.4 / #594 | Adds conditions of approval. Sixteen conditions in total that must be satisfied for approval for lighting on town owned athletic fields. |
| AMENDMENT #593, Adopted 9/3/09, effective 9/26/09 | ||
| 9/26/2009 | §40-1 / #593 | To establish a new designation DOSRD #3 where property shall remain completely natural, undeveloped and hereby excludes all buildings and structures. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-2 / #593 | To add DOSRD #3 in permitted uses section. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-2.2 / #593 | To establish permitted uses in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-4 / #593 | To prohibit special events in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-9 / #593 | To prohibit buildings or structures in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-11 / #593 | To detail parking requirements in DOSRD #3. |
| AMENDMENT #600, Adopted 10/15/09, effective 11/16/09 | ||
| 11/16/2009 | §44-2.2 / #600 | To modify §44-2.2 of the Westport Zoning Regulations in the sections regarding State or Federal Agency reports to allow the Commission to waive this requirement if the agency has a policy that precludes their decision until local P&Z approval is obtained. Also, requires further review by the P&Z Commission if the state or federal agency’s approval has a material impact on the application. |
| AMENDMENT #601, Adopted 12/3/09, effective 1/4/10 | ||
| 1/4/2010 | §30-2.2(h) / #601 | To allow property in HDD zone to become fully utilized and preserve historic structures as per 2007 Town Plan. |
| AMENDMENT #602, Adopted 12/10/09, effective 1/11/10 | ||
| 1/11/2010 | §32-18.9.2 (b) / #602 | To delete principal owner residency requirement. |
| 1/11/2010 | §32-18.3 / #602 | To require that even if the owner does not live on site that the owner provide an annual affidavit attesting they have property inspected and perform necessary preservation main. |
| REMOVAL OF AMENDMENT #601, Adopted 12/3/09, effective 1/4/10, OVERTURNED BY RTM 1-13-10 | ||
| 1/13/2010 | §30-1(f) & §30-2.2(h) / #601 | To remove changes to regulations made to §30-1(f) & §30-2.2(h) as per Amendment #601 effective 1-4-10, as of 1-13-10 have been overturned by the RTM. |
| AMENDMENT #610, Adopted 5/13/10, effective 6/14/10 | ||
| 6/14/2010 | §5-2 / #610 | To add definitions for Outdoor Eating Area and Food Establishment, Retail. |
| 6/14/2010 | §22-2.3.3 / #610 | To modify Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in RBD to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §23-2.3.3 / #610 | To add a new accessory use that allows Outdoor Eating Areas in RBD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §24-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in GBD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §25-2.3.5 / #610 | To add a new accessory use that allows Outdoor Eating Areas in HSD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §28-2.3.4 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BPD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §29-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BCD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §29A-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BCD/H subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §30-2.4.4 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in HDD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-6.1 / #610 | To detail that Outdoor Eating Areas shall not be considered Outdoor Storage & Display. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-20 / #610 | To add Special Requirements for Outdoor Eating Areas |
| 6/14/2010 | §43-14.2 / #610 | To modify the types of applications eligible for ARC review. To add a new application type for Outdoor Storage & Display per §32-6 and Outdoor Eating Areas not exempted under §32-20 (5). |
| AMENDMENT #611, Adopted 5/13/10, effective 6/14/10 | ||
| 6/14/2010 | §5-2 / #611 | To delete Home Occupation definition and to add Home Based Business definition that includes a hierarchy of intensity: Home Office, Home Occupation, Level 1 and Home Occupation, Level 2. |
| 6/14/2010 | §11-2.4.6 / #611 | To replace Customary Home Occupation standards with Home Office standards in AAA. |
| 6/14/2010 | §11-2.4.6A / #611 | To add standards for a Home Occupation, Level 1. |
| 6/14/2010 | §15-2.1.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in PRD. |
| 6/14/2010 | §17-2.1.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in OSRD. |
| 6/14/2010 | §18-2.2.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in Res. C. |
| 6/14/2010 | §22-2.1.1 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in RORD1, 2, & 3. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-17.2 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in Affordable & Middle Income Housing on Town owned Property. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-18.5 (b) / #611 | To replace reference to Customary Home Occupation with Home Occupation, Level 1 & Level 2 and Home Occupation, Level 2 in Historic Residential Structures. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-18.9.1 / #611 | To replace reference to Customary Home Occupations with Home Based Business and add reference to Home Office, Home Occupation, Level 1 and Home Occupation, Level 2 in Historic Accessory Structure. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-21 / #611 | To add a section and standards for a Home Occupation, Level 2, allowed subject to Special Permit approval by the P&Z Commission with Special Conditions. |
| 6/14/2010 | §34-5 / #611 | To replace reference to Home Occupation with Home Occupation, Level 1 and to add parking standard for Home Occupation Level 1 & Level 2. |
| 6/14/2010 | APPENDIX A | To update state fees pursuant to PA09-03. |
| 6/14/2010 | APPENDIX B | To add Affordable Accessory Apartment to Index. |
| AMENDMENT #609, Adopted 4/29/10, effective 6/18/10 | ||
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To add new definitions for “Base Flood Elevation”, “Coastal Dunes”, “Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Expansion to an Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)”, “Flood or Flooding”, “Flood Insurance Study”, “Historic Structure”, “Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “New Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Variance of Flood Plain Regulations”, “Violation of Flood Plain Regulations” and “Water Surface Elevation”, all to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To modify definitions of “Base Flood”, “Coastal High Hazard Area”, “Development”, “Functionally Dependent Facility”, “Market Value”, “Mean Sea. Level” “Start of Construction”, all to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To remove the definition of “Flood Boundary and Floodway Map” since the new Floodway Map will not be a separate map but will be included to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.2 / #609 | To add the new effective dates in Flood Plain Regulations for the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.1 / #609 | To clarify that in a VE Flood Zone, the applicant should provide the elevation of the lowest structural member for a new construction or substantial improvement to be consistent with CT DEP Model Floodplain Management Regulations. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.2 / #609 | To add Flood Zone AE and to change Flood Zone V to VE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.2(f) / #609 | To delete the reference to the Flood Way Map since the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) will include the Floodway to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.4 / #609 | To change the Flood Zone A1-A30 to AE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5 / #609 | To change Flood Zone V1-V30 to VE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(1) / #609 | To clarify that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member shall be above the base flood level to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(2) / #609 | To clarify the standards for anchoring of footings, pilings or columns should be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(3) / #609 | To require that a professional engineer or architect certify that the structure is adequately secured to footings, pilings, or columns to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(5) / #609 | To require engineered design of breakaway walls to be consistent with Flood Protection Requirement federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(d) / #609 | To require manufactured or mobile homes to be raised to the Base Flood Elevation and to be designed to meet VE Flood Protection Requirements and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.6 / #609 | To remove the term “Flood Boundary and Floodway Map”, since the new Floodway Map will not be a separate map but will be included in the Flood Insurance Rate Maps, to clarify that the phrase “any increase in flood levels” means 0.00 feet, to require supporting technical data to be supplied by a registered professional engineer and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.4 / #609 | To require Manufactured or Mobile Homes to be raised to the Base Flood Elevation and to be designed to meet VE requirements when VE flood zones and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.5 / #609 | To require that the applicant demonstrate that in the proposed building site will be reasonably safe from flooding and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6 / #609 | To add new sections requiring Equal Conveyance and Compensatory Storage and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6(a) / #609 | To prohibit, within the floodplain and in areas that are not tidally influenced, encroachments resulting from filling, new construction or Substantial Improvements involving an increase in footprint unless the applicant provide data proving that the encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6(b) / #609 | To require that the water holding capacity of the floodplain, except areas which are tidally influenced, shall not be reduced and to require that any reduction caused by filling, new construction or substantial improvement shall be compensated for by deepening or widening of the floodplain and shall be provided on-site and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.7 / #609 | To require that whichever regulation imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.8 / #609 | To state that the regulation within the section are considered the minimum reasonable for regulatory purposes, that larger floods can and will occur and that town employees are not liable for flood damages and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #613, Adopted 7/08/10, effective 8/09/10 | ||
| 8/9/2010 | §5-2 / #613 | To modify definition of Change of Use, Floor Area, Restaurant & Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 8/9/2010 | §22 & 23 / #613 | To modify uses in the RORD and RBD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §24 / #613 | To modify uses in the GBD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §24A / #613 | To modify uses in the GBD/S Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §25 / #613 | To modify uses in the HSD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §28 / #613 | To modify uses in the BPD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §29 / #613 | To modify uses in the BCD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §29A / #613 | To modify uses in the BCD/H Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §30-2.2 / #613 | To modify uses in the HDD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §30-2.3 / #613 | Deleted Liquor Establishments section. |
| 8/9/2010 | §31-9 / #613 | To modify Liquor Establishments. |
| 8/9/2010 | §32-20 / #613 | To modify Outdoor Eating Areas. |
| 8/9/2010 | §34-5 / #613 | To modify Off-Street Parking & Loading. To change parking for Restaurants from 1 per 35 SF to 1 per 50 SF & Patron Bar areas to be 1 per 20 SF only when Bar Area exceeds 50% SF of the Total Patron Area. |
| AMENDMENT #617, Adopted 7/08/10, effective 8/30/10 | ||
| 8/30/2010 | §11-2.4.6 / #617 | To provide reference to Two Family Dwelling Units in Home Office regulations. |
| 8/30/2010 | §11-2.4.6A(c) / #617 | To add language identifying the floor area of the building shall be interpreted as the floor area of the individual dwelling unit in the case of a Two-Family building in Home Occupation, Level 1 regulations. |
| 8/30/2010 | §32-21.3 / #617 | To add language identifying the floor area of the building shall be interpreted as the floor area of the individual dwelling unit in the case of a Two-Family building in Home Occupation, Level 2 regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #615, Adopted 7/22/10, effective 9/03/10 | ||
| 9/3/2010 | §5-2 / #615 | To add definition for Outdoor Special Events. |
| 9/3/2010 | §11-2.4.1 / #615 | To modify Residence AAA Zone mobile vendors. |
| 9/3/2010 | End of §20 / Summary Chart | To update “Summary schedule of Residence District Provisions Chart” which appears at the end of §20. |
| 9/3/2010 | §30-2.2(h) / Technical correction | Technical correction to §30-2.2(h) after Amend. #601 was overturned by RTM. |
| 9/3/2010 | §32-8.6 / #615 | To change Administrative Excavation & Fill Permits; cross reference from §43-14.3 to §43-14.2 as §43-14.3 is being eliminated. |
| 9/3/2010 | §32-23 / #615 | To add Special Requirements for Outdoor Special Events. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.2 / #615 | To modify Small Changes of Use; Eligible Applications for ARC. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.3 / #615 | To eliminate Other Eligible Applications for ARC section & Temporary Zoning Permits. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.3.3 / #615 | To eliminate Exceptions for ARC Section. |
| 9/3/2010 | §45-4 / #615 | To eliminate Temporary Zoning Permits Section. |
| 9/3/2010 | §46-3.3 / #615 | To eliminate Conditional Permits for Temporary Non-Conforming Uses Section from ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT #618, Adopted 11/1/10, effective 12/03/10 | ||
| 12/3/2010 | §11-2.3.16 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §21-2.2.1 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §21-8.4 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-2.2.7 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-7 / #618 | To modify Building Area. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-8.4 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §23-2.2.1 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §23-8.2 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §24-2.2.7 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §24-8.2 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §26-1.3 / #618 | To remove Sub Section, to permit Inclusionary Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units. |
| 12/3/2010 | §26-2.2.1(d) / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §28-2.2.2 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §28-8.1 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §29-2.2.4 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §29A-2.2.4 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12 / #618 | To modify Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.1 / #618 | To modify Lot Area and Shape. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.2 / #618 | To modify Density. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.3 / #618 | To modify Setbacks. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.4 / #618 | To add Height. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.5 / #618 | To add Coverage. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.6 / #618 | To modify Building Space. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.7 / #618 | To modify Floor Area. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.8 / #618 | To modify Architectural Design. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.9 / #618 | To add Public Waterfront Access. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.10 / #618 | To add Signs. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.11 / #618 | To add Parking. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.12 / #618 | To modify Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.13 / #618 | To modify Utilities. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.15 / #618 | To add Affordability Requirement & Plan. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.16 / #618 | To add Traffic Analysis. |
| 12/3/2010 | §35-2.2.1 / #618 | To modify Landscaping, Screening & Buffers. |
| AMENDMENT #619, Adopted 11/1/10, effective 12/03/10 | ||
| 12/3/2010 | §4-1 / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| 12/3/2010 | End of §30 Summary Chart / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| 12/3/2010 | §39A / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #612, Adopted 11/18/10, effective 12/20/10 | ||
| 12/20/2010 | §24.2.2.8 / #612 | To allow Retail Boat Sales by Special Permit in the GBD zone. |
| 12/20/2010 | §24-2.4 / #612 | To delete Boats from the list of Prohibited Uses in the GBD zone |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22 / #612 | To add new section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22.1 / #612 | To add a Considerations section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22.2 / #612 | To add a Conditions of Approval section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §34-5 Parking Requirement Chart / #612 | To add Boat Repairs and Boat Storage to Parking Chart. |
| AMENDMENT #620, Adopted 12/09/10, effective 01/14/11 | ||
| 1/14/2011 | §5-2 / #620 | To modify the definition of new construction; to specify a maximum limit of 35% increase in the size of the structure or reconstruction. However, for buildings on the Westport Historical Resources Inventory, the percentages may be 50%. |
| 1/14/2011 | §6-2.3(d) / #620 | To detail that restoration projects must comply with Flood Zone Requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #627, Adopted 3/17/11, effective 4/8/11 | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #627 | To modify definition of Coverage, Total to add Swimming Pools to list of structures computed in Total Coverage; |
| To modify definition of Swimming Pool to add language identifying Swimming Pools shall be computed in Total Coverage and to add language identifying the surface area shall be measured from the inside face of the exterior walls of the Swimming Pool. | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §11-2.4.2 / #627 | To modify language regarding permitted accessory buildings standards and uses and to identify Swimming Pools shall be computed in Total Coverage, and add language clarifying the surface area of a Swimming Pool shall be measured from the inside face of the exterior walls for purposes of computing Total Coverage. |
| AMENDMENT #628, Adopted 3/17/11, effective 4/8/11 | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 | To delete from the Change of use definition a change in manner in which patrons are seated or in which alcoholic beverages are sold |
| To modify definition of Retail Food Establishment to indicate alcoholic beverages may be sold only for off premise consumption and retail food establishments may have no more than 10 patron seats. To modify Restaurant definition so that the Fast Food Restaurant can be deleted. This change will also distinguish a Restaurant from a Retail Food Establishment based on more than 10 indoor seats. | ||
| To modify definition of Outdoor Eating Area, to delete references to Fast Food Restaurants and annual renewals will be required each year as of May 1st. Also allows Cafes and Taverns to have Outdoor Eating Areas. | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 Continued | To modify the definition of Restaurant so that the Fast Food Restaurant can be deleted. This change will also distinguish a Restaurant from a Retail Food Establishment based on more than 10 indoor seats. |
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 | To delete the definition of Restaurant, Fast Food. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.2.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.3.3 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.1.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §23-2.3.3 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24A-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §25-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §25-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §28-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §28-2.3.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29A-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29A-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §30-2.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §30-2.4.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §31-9.2 / #628 | To modify the requirement for the Police to sign an application for Connecticut Liquor Control commission as these forms no longer require the Police Chief’s signature. |
| 4/8/2011 | §32-20 / #628 | To clarify language that specifies that outdoor Eating Areas are permitted in non residential zones except RPOD, DDD and CPD, Design/Use of Area deletes the term temporary fabric roof structures and substitutes tents, canopies, awnings, decks or landscaped areas shown on a site plan, only allows umbrellas on landscaped surfaces, deletes the prohibition regarding outdoor music up until 9 PM, after 9 PM a Special Permit is required, and eliminates ARC approval for 2AM closing in favor of P&Z Commission approval; Size/Parking Requirements eliminates Fast Food references and greatly simplifies how parking requirements are calculated. Also gives specific guidance on how to measure the area of an Outdoor Eating Area; Seasonal Use simplifies how seasonal use is determined; Setback & Coverage Requirements simplifies how setbacks are to be regulated and specifies that Outdoor Eating Areas cannot be within 50 feet of a residential zone unless separated by a street or a water body. Requires that any tents, canopies or fixed awnings be counted in building coverage; Landscaping section is merged with Setbacks and Coverage requirements. Also, it specifies that only landscaping that was installed as part of an approved Site Plan cannot be removed. |
| 4/8/2011 | §34-5 / #628 | To add Retail Food Establishments to the list of uses such as retail that require 1 parking space for every 180 square feet of gross floor area. |
| 4/8/2011 | §43-14.2 / #628 | To change the words façade change and to Alterations. Outdoor Eating areas are eliminated from the list of approved ARC applications. |
| AMENDMENT #625, Adopted 5/5/11, effective 5/31/11 | ||
| 5/31/2011 | §5-2, 11-2.3.1, 11-2.3.5, 11-2.4.12D, 19A-16, 20-4.1, 32-2, 32-2.1, 32-2.2, 32-11, 32-11.2, 32-11.5, 34-5 / #625 | To replace the term Elderly with Senior. |
| 5/31/2011 | §5-2 / #625 | To add definitions for Assisted Living Facility, Full Care Living Facility, Independent Living Facility, Senior Center and Senior Residential Community. |
| 5/31/2011 | §11-2.4.17 / #625 | To add Senior Residential Community to the list of Special Permit Uses. |
| 5/31/2011 | §19A-16 / #625 | To modify language regarding establishing a priority system for affordable and workforce housing units. |
| 5/31/2011 | §32-15A / #625 | To add new section for Senior Residential Community, with corresponding location requirements and development standards, to the list of uses allowed in residential and non-residential districts subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval from the P&Z Commission. |
| 5/31/2011 | §34-5 / #625 | To add Parking Requirements Table for a Senior Residential Community. |
| AMENDMENT #631, Adopted 5/19/11, effective 6/20/11 | ||
| 6/20/2011 | §5-2 / #631 | To delete language that includes incidental architectural projections in the building area or footprint on lots of 10,890 sq. ft in area or greater. |
| 6/20/2011 | §31-4 / #631 | To delete language that excludes incidental architectural projections from projecting into the setback area on lots of ¼ acre (10,890 sq. ft) in area or less. |
| AMENDMENT #632, Adopted 6/2/11, effective 7/5/11 | ||
| 7/5/2011 | §11-2.4.13 (d) / #632 | To add language allowing P&Z Commission to approve different apartment configuration than existed in 1959. |
| AMENDMENT #633, Adopted 6/16/11, effective 7/18/11 | ||
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12 / #633 | To delete, “Site Plan approval in accordance with” and add approval of a Zoning Permit. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12A(d) / #633 | To delete, “Pursuant to §43-3 all applications for Site plan review”, to add, “All requests”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12A(i) / #633 | To delete, “The resolution of approval of the apartment must be recorded on the Land records of the Town of Westport in the Town Clerk’s Office”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B / #633 | To delete, “Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission or its designee in accordance with §43, herein”, to add “approval of a Zoning Permit”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(e) / #633 | To delete, “Commission, to add “Office”, to delete “Commission”, to add, “Planning and Zoning Office”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(g) / #633 | To delete, “Pursuant to §43-3 all applications for Site plan review”, to add, “All requests”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(j) / #633 | To delete, “The resolution of approval of affordable accessory apartment &”; to delete “commission”, add, “Office”, to delete, “Commission”, to add, “Director”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12C & D / #633 | To delete, “Commission”, to add, “Director”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §43-14.2 / #633 | To delete Accessory Apartments and Affordable Accessory Apartments from the list of ARC eligible applications. |
| AMENDMENT #630, Adopted 7/14/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §5-2 / #630 | To amend the definition that MHRUs can be developed on MHPD sites if such units existing as of the date of the amendment. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-1 / #630 | To add the word, “enhance”. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.1.2 / #630 | To indicate that density may be increased to 20 units or 40 bedrooms per gross acre on sites where not less than 65% of the total units are affordable to families earning not more than 80% of the State Median Income and not less than an additional 15% of the total units are affordable to families earning not more than 60% of the State Median Income and the units must qualify for moratorium points pursuant to CGS 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.1.3/ #630 | To modify open space requirement for MHRUs of 150 square feet per unit on sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.2.2 / #630 | To amend accessory structures. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-4.1 / #630 | To remove the requirement for setbacks from lot lines that are interior to the Special Permit site on lots of 2 acres or more. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-5 / #630 | To modify building height to allow 3 stories and 35 feet on a sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g for MHRU that are at least 30 feet away from a single family residential zoning district boundary line and allow increased height for only new MHRUs not replacement MHRUs. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-6 / #630 | To modify measurement of total coverage be based on total area of each mobile home lot, to increase building coverage to 30% & total coverage to 60% on sites where 80% of dwelling units are affordable per 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-8.2 / #630 | To increase the maximum size for an individual unit from 1200 to 1350 sq. ft and the average unit size from 1100 to 1200 sq. ft on sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-11.4 / #630 | To add tandem parking may be considered subject to the discretion of the P&Z Commission and that parking in excess of the minimum required parking may be pavers or pervious. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-11.7 / #630 | To add for MHRU developments, the minimum back-up distances for perpendicular spaces, as depicted in §34 of the these Regulations, may be reduced to 24 feet on lots of 2 acres or greater if approved by P&Z Commission. |
| AMENDMENT #635, Adopted 7/14/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §31-9.2 / #635 | To delete the requirement that the P&Z Commission approve liquor establishments by Special Permit. |
| 8/15/2011 | §31-9.3 / #635 | To delete section that allows waivers by P&Z Director. |
| 8/15/2011 | §32-6.2 / #635 | To delete the words a Temporary Zoning Permit and to change reference from §43-15 to §43-14. |
| AMENDMENT #636, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §34-11.12 / #636 | To expand the authority of the P&Z Commission to designate as Reserved Future Spaces up to 50% of the required parking spaces and to allow small car and loading spaces to be placed in reserve. |
| AMENDMENT #626, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 9/6/11 | ||
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8 / #626 | To clarify that items that are not exempt are subject to Site Plan and/or Special Permit approval and that all exempt and non-exempt activities must conform to the standards listed in §32-8.6. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1 / #626 | To add that even exempt activities are subject to the standards in §32-8.3. |
| 09/0611 | §32-8.1.1 / #626 | To limit exemptions to within 25 ft. from any building or structure only for work approved as part of a zoning permit. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.2 / #626 | To include Site Plan & Special Permit applications in the list of exemptions. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.3 / #626 | To delete the word ‘fence’ & to limit exemptions to within 25 ft from such improvements & temporary collecting, stockpiling & reuse of topsoil is exempt. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.4 / #626 | To include changes in groundwater patterns as an activity that is not exempt, also to recognize additional enforcement mechanisms are now available. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2 / #626 | To add Excavation. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(a) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is reduced by 50% in residential zoning districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(b) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is reduced by 50% in non-residential districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(c) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is capped at 500 cubic yards for smaller lots in both residential & non-residential districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.2 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. This formula reduces all allowable excavation or fill by 50%. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.3 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill in height calculations, fill height shall not exceed a ratio of 0.20 relative to the distance from the property line, excavation or fill of driveways in front & side setbacks shall be exempt from this requirement. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.6 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill in the total maximum excavation & fill calculations & requires the use of total excavation not net change. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.7 / #626 | To require an up to date topographic survey, that is verified in the field & based on 1988 NAVD datum. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.2 / #626 | To reduce the allowable man made earth slopes & no grading or slope changes within 5 ft of any property line. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.4 / #626 | To add that processing of earth materials is prohibited except for material that is excavated directly from the site for use on same site. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.5 / #626 | To delete section about no permanent buildings on-site. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.8 / #626 | To add new section prohibiting the use of fill that contains organic material or petroleum based products. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.9 / #626 | To add new section to require erosion controls be installed pursuant to §37. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5 / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’ & to add ‘shall be given to protecting’. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.1 / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’ so the ARC may also be allowed to apply these standards. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.4 (f) / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’, so the ARC may now also be allowed to require a bond. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.4 (g) / #626 | To add new section that allows for the hiring of a site monitor to be paid for at the applicant’s expense. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.6 / #626 | To add the word ‘either’ & to specify that either a disturbance of 5,000 SF or an excavation/fill change of 1,000 cubic yards requires a Special Permit. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.6.4 / #626 | To modify the requirement for mailing of notices to be consistent with §44-1.2. |
| AMENDMENT #640, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 10/5/11 | ||
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.1.7 / #640 | To add Temporary Lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property subject to Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission pursuant to the provisions of §32-19A as applicable. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.3.14 / #640 | To add the word “permanent”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.4.8 / #640 | To add the word “permanent and temporary” and to specify the height of temporary lights to 50 feet also to reference §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §12-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §12-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §13-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §13-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19 / #640 | To add the word “permanent”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(i) / #640 | To add the words “permanent or temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(j) / #640 | To add the words “1 permanent or 2 temporary” also to add the words “but not a combination of permanent and temporary lights”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(k) / #640 | To add “except if specifically approved by the P&Z Commission as temporary athletic field lighting pursuant to §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(k) / #640 | To add “except if specifically approved by the P&Z Commission as temporary athletic field lighting pursuant to §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A / #640 | To add new section for the Purpose of Temporary Athletic Field Lighting for Practice on Town Owned Public School Property. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.1 / #640 | To add new section - Application Requirements. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Considerations. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Requirements. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Considerations. |
| AMENDMENT #638, Adopted 10/13/11, effective 11/14/11 | ||
| 11/14/2011 | §30-1 / #638 | To allow office use, primarily above the first floor. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-2.2 (e) / #638 | To delete the words “on the ground floor; and on the upper floors not to exceed 10%of the sum of the gross floor area of all buildings existing on the effective date of the HDD”. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-2.2 (h) / #638 | To add the words “are permitted as follows”, to delete the 10% maximum of retail uses on upper floors and to delete the limitation of 10% office uses and to allow office uses on the ground floor in the largest building within the zone and up to 500 sq ft in an abutting building. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-5.1 / #638 | To increase building height up to three feet to a building on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in the HDD. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-6.1 / #638 | To allow 100% building coverage on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in the HDD. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-8.1 / #638 | To modify that no FAR limitations shall apply to a lot bordered by HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in HDD, or to the conversion to floor area of an existing area constituting building coverage. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-8.4 / #638 | To modify total FAR to allow the conversion to floor area of an existing area constituting building coverage on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than 4 sides & abutting the largest lot in the HDD zone. |
| AMENDMENT #594, Approved for Settlement 11/10/11, effective 01/16/12 | ||
| 1/16/2012 | §5 / #594 | To add definition for Westport Athletic Special Events. |
| 1/16/2012 | §11, §12 & §13 / #594 | To add the word “permanent” and to exempt light poles for Athletic Fields from coverage. |
| 1/16/2012 | §32-19 / #594 | To modify section pursuant to Stipulated Settlement. |
| 1/16/2012 | Appendix | Delete entire list of old 1930-1992 zone maps. |
| AMENDMENT #643, Adopted 11/17/11, effective 2/17/12 | ||
| 2/17/2012 | §11-2.4.6 & §11-2.4.6 (h) / #643 | To change references from §33-5 to §33-6. |
| 2/17/2012 | §32-10.5 & §32-21.8 / #643 | To change references from §33-5 to §33-6 |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-3.14 / #643 | To add an exception for Temporary Free-Standing Portable signs as per §33-5. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-4, §33-4.1.5, §33-4.1.6 & §33-4.2 / #643 | To modify this section to be for “permanent signs” only and to relocate temporary signs, which are permitted in all districts, to §33-5.1 & §33-5.2. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5 & §33-5.1 / #643 | To relocate temporary signs to §33-5, to apply to all zoning districts. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5 & §33-5.2 / #643 | To relocate requirements for temporary signs in non- residential zoning districts. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5.3 (a)–(i) / #643 | To add requirements for Temporary Free Standing Portable signs in non- residential zoning districts with in Saugatuck Center & Westport Center depicted in the 2007 Town Plan of Conservation & Development. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-6 & §33-7 / #643 | To re-number both sections. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-8 / #643 | To re-number this section. Text previously in this section has been relocated to §33-5.2. and to add the following district abbreviations for: RBD, GBD/S, HSD, DDD, BPD, BCD & BCD/H. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-1 / #643 | To add new section for Coastal/Shoreline Public Access signs. |
| 2/17/2012 | §40-10 / #643 | To add reference to §33-6. |
| AMENDMENT #644, Adopted 2/09/12, effective 3/09/12 | ||
| 3/9/2012 | §5-2 / #644 | To modify “Sign-Free Standing” directing you to the different standards applicable to Free Standing Portable Signs listed in §33-5.3. |
| 3/9/2012 | §5-2 / #644 | To clarify definition for “Structure” that temporary signs are not structures thus allowed in setback and do not count as coverage. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.1 & 33-5.2 / #644 | To clarify temporary signs, except Free Standing Portable signs, are permitted in all districts without Zoning Permits. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 / #644 | To clarify that only one Free Standing Portable sign is allowed per tenant in all non-residence districts. and to delete the requirement to be in Saugatuck Center or Westport Center. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (f), (g) / #644 | To clarify allowable locations for signs. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (h) / #644 | To modify signs can not be internally or externally lit. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (i) / #644 | To modify that a Free Standing Portable sign requires a Zoning Permit annually. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-10 / #644 | To clarify that Directional signs for Coastal and/or shoreline public access do not require a Zoning Permit. |
| AMENDMENT #642, Adopted 3/15/12, effective 4/16/12 | ||
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.7.2 / #642 | To modify section adding “BCD/H”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.7.2.2 / #642 | To change 40% to 30% in GBD, RBD, BCD, BCD/H & DDD#2 zones, to add the words “exclusive of Affordable Units.” To have no minimum commercial requirements in the RPOD, RORD & BPD zones. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.11 / #642 | To replace the word “consider” with “allowed”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.15.1 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.16 / #642 | To modify section to give P&Z Commission discretion to waive Traffic Analysis. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-1 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-10.3.2 / #642 | To change 40% to 30% in GBD, RBD, BCD, BCD/H & DDD#2 zones, to add the words “exclusive of Affordable Units” to have no minimum commercial requirements in the RPOD, RORD & BPD zones. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-14 / #642 | To replace the word “consider” with “allowed”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-19 / #642 | To modify section to give P&Z Commission discretion to waive Traffic Analysis. |
| AMENDMENT #645, Adopted 5/3/12, effective 6/4/12 | ||
| 6/4/2012 | §34-5 / #645 | To modify Parking Requirements Table; deleting parking requirements for places of worship and theaters. Adding a combined parking requirement for places of worship and theaters; the greater of (a) 1 space for each 35 SF of the Sanctuary or Theater or; (b) 1 space for each 40 SF of all rooms, other than the Sanctuary or Theater, used for social functions. |
| AMENDMENT #649, Adopted 6/7/12, effective 7/9/12 | ||
| 7/9/2012 | §32-20 / #649 | To add “Outdoor Eating Areas shall not be counted in building coverage if storm water runoff from said tent, canopy or fixed awning is addressed in a drainage plan, approved by Town Engineer”. |
| AMENDMENT #650, Adopted 7/12/12, effective 8/24/12 | ||
| 8/24/2012 | §5 / #650 | To modify Change of Use, to exempt from Site Plan requirements any change for a building or use that results in an increase of not more than three (3) parking spaces. |
| 8/24/2012 | §11-2.1.4 / #650 | To delete requiring Site Plan approval by the ARC for Mobile Vendors on Private Property and renumber remaining sections. |
| 8/24/2012 | §11-2.4.13 / #650 | To modify Pre-59 Apartments to exempt from Site Plan requirements. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-6.1 / #650 | To modify Outdoor Storage and Display to exempt from Site Plan requirements. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-6.2 / #650 | To clarify P&Z Commission approval will be required for truck trailer storage if proposed for more than seven (7) days. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-8 & / #650 | To delete reference to Excavation and Fill applications eligible for ARC approval. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23.1 / #650 | To eliminate reference to events involving amusement devices. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2a / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission, for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 10 days on commercially zoned property. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2b / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 2 days on residentially zoned property. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2c / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 7 days on residentially zoned property occupied by a Special Permit use. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23.9 / #650 | To authorize P&Z Commission to waive Site Plan requirements for repeat or annual events. |
| 8/24/2012 | §43-5.2 / #650 | To add a consolidated list of activities requiring Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission. To authorize the P&Z Director to waive Site Plan review for certain small-scale projects. |
| 8/24/2012 | §43-14 & 43-12.2 / #650 | To delete reference to Administrative Approvals and ARC. To delete list of applications eligible for ARC. |
| 8/24/2012 | §46-3.1 / #650 | To delete reference to the ARC in the list of boards whose decision may not be appealed to the ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT #656, Adopted 12/20/12, effective 1/4/13 | ||
| 1/4/2013 | §6-2.1.7 & 6-2.1.8 / #656 | To allow flexibility for property owners to elevate their existing structures to at least the BFE with no cellar or basement below BFE. If in AE zone they are to be fully compliant with 31-11.5.2 (Elevated buildings). If in V Zone will be fully compliant with 31-11.3.5. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-2.2 / #656 | To allow properties that exceed allowable coverage to elevate structures in flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a maximum of 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-3.1 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate existing structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line so that they do not encroach on the property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-3.3 / #656 | To allow properties that are or may become non-conforming up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot max total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE to allow these structures to be elevated to at least the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-4 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-5 / #656 | To allow properties that are within the Flood zone and south of the railroad tracks that are or may become non-conforming to allow building height up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot max total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-6 / #656 | To allow properties that are over coverage to elevate structures in the flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt from coverage requirements. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a maximum 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-4 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-5 / #656 | To allow properties within Flood zone & south of railroad tracks that are or may become non-conforming to allow building height up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot maximum total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-6 / #656 | To allow properties that are over coverage to elevate structures in the flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt from coverage requirements. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a max 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §31-11.9 / #656 | To add new section called “Above Ground Storage Tanks”, to insure that above ground fuel tanks in the flood hazard area are required to be securely anchored to avoid floatation during a storm event. |
| AMENDMENT #647, Adopted 1/10/13, effective 2/15/13 | ||
| 2/15/2013 | §4-2 / #647 | To add references to GIS in description of Zoning Map. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.2 / #647 | To delete references to Coastal Boundary Map as the Coastal Boundary is now represented on Zoning Map. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.3, §31-10.5 / #647 | To correct references to CGS section number. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.5 / #647 | To modify requirements to be consistent with the Connecticut General Statues. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.6 / #647 | To reformat exemptions and delete two references to “Environmentally Sensitive Areas Map” |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.7.7 / #647 | To delete section stating P&Z Commission may require a Bond as this authority is already listed in §43-12. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-11.3 / #647 | To clarify the role of Floodplain Coordinator. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.1 / #647 | To eliminate requirement to obtain a Zoning Permit within one year of the Granting of a Special Permit or Site Plan approval. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.2 / #647 | To delete extension request language. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.3 / #647 | To modify timeframes to complete project to be consistent with the Connecticut General Statues. |
| 2/15/2013 | §44-1.4 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Site Plan, applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §44-1.6 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Site Plan applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §45-3.3 / #647 | To modify the number of Building Plans required to obtain a Zoning Permit. |
| 2/15/2013 | §52-4.3 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Subdivision applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §52-4.3 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Subdivision applications. |
| AMENDMENT #658, Adopted 5/30/13, effective 7/8/13 | ||
| 7/8/2013 | §31-11.2 / #658 | To add the new effective dates and map panel numbers of the flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #661, Adopted 7/25/13, effective 8/26/13 | ||
| 8/26/2013 | §22-2.2.1 / #661 | To modify to allow Professional Healthcare Offices but excluding Medical Offices, in RORD#l and #2 only. |
| AMENDMENT #665, Adopted 10/17/13, effective 10/25/13 | ||
| 10/25/2013 | §31-14 / #665 | To add section on Medical marijuana Dispensaries and Producers Moratorium starting on 10-25-13 to enact a one year Moratorium. |
| AMENDMENT #660, Adopted 9/26/13, effective 10/28/13 | ||
| 10/28/2013 | §34-11.2 / #660 | To allow, at the discretion of the P&Z Commission, a third curb cut on corner lots in an IHZ district to serve the Residential portion of the site if none already legally exists on the site. |
| AMENDMENT #663, Adopted 11-7-13, effective 12/9/13 | ||
| 12/9/2013 | §5-2 / #663 | To relocate requirements for Public Waterfront Access from §5 to §31-10.7.4. |
| 2/15/2013 | §18-11/ #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| 2/15/2013 | §24A-10/ #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| 12/9/2013 | §31-10.7.4 / #663 | To relocate requirements for Public Waterfront Access to §31-10.7.4 from §5 and require PWA for all Special Permit & Non residential CAM site Plans. |
| 2/15/2013 | §32-12.9 & 39A-10 / #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| AMENDMENT #664, Adopted 11-7-13, effective 12/9/13 | ||
| 12/9/2013 | §34-11.2 / #664 | To add requirements of sight distances for projects that also require a Traffic Impact Analysis to base their sight distance requirements on actual travel speeds rather than a simple 150 feet linear distance. |
| 12/9/2013 | §44-2.5 / #664 | To modify requirements to now require a Traffic Impact study for any project with 15 or more dwelling units and the square footage requirement is changed to 10,000 s.f. Also to change the criteria whereby the Commission may request mitigation of a proposed project. |
| AMENDMENT #667, Adopted 1-23-14, effective 2/24/14 | ||
| 2/24/2014 | §5-2/ #667 | To modify Building Height definition and to add roof guard and railing exemption language. |
| 2/24/2014 | §31-10.6.6 / #667 | To change reference from “extreme high tide” to “coastal jurisdiction line” in Zoning Regulations. |
| 2/24/2014 | §46-3.2(a) / #667 | To eliminate requirement that a zoning permit be obtained within one year after a variance is granted. |
| 2/24/2014 | §46-3.2.1 / #667 | To eliminate language stating when Site Plan approval is required after a variance is granted. |
| 2/24/2014 | §52-4.3.3 / #667 | To change reference from “extreme high tide” to “coastal jurisdiction line” in Subdivision Regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #669, Adopted 3-6-14, effective 3/20/14 | ||
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-1 / #669 | To modify Purpose statement in BCD/H Zone for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-4 / #669 | To modify Setbacks for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-8.2 / #669 | To modify FAR for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-9.3 / #669 | To modify new additions and infill to historic buildings and additional buildings on the lot for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-11 / #669 | To modify Parking & Loading for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-12 / #669 | To modify Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-15 / #669 | To add a new section 29A-15 for Relocated Historic Structures, which includes subsections regarding setbacks, floor area, additions, parking and landscaping. |
| AMENDMENT #668, Adopted 3-13-14, effective 4/14/14 | ||
| 4/14/2014 | §26-1.3 / #668 | To allow Special Permit Applications in DDD#4 Zones where Total Coverage is not increased by more than 10%. |
| AMENDMENT #673, Adopted 5-1-14, effective 6/2/14 | ||
| 6/2/2014 | §34-5 / #673 | To establish parking standards for Day Care Centers/ Nursery Schools requiring 1 space per 10 children, plus 1 space per employee. |
| AMENDMENT #676, Adopted 6-19-14, effective 6/27/14 | ||
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.1 / #676 | To add a new section 32-8.1 called Activities that require an Excavation & Fill Permit. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.1.2 / #676 | To list of 9 types of Exempt Activities that must still adhere to the standards in §32-8.2 & §32-8.3. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.2.2 / #676 | To add the word “percentage” twice; after Total Coverage and Building Coverage. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.2.7 / #676 | To add a requirement that Excavation & Fill Applications cannot be used to establish a new existing average grade for the purpose of measuring building height unless five years have passed since the date of approval. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.2 / #676 | To reduce manmade earth slopes to no greater than five horizontal to one vertical (20%) slopes unless approved by the town engineer and to add exemptions for grading within five feet of the property line for driveways and subdivision roads. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.3/ #676 | To change the word “excavating” to “excavated”. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.10 / #676 | To relocate a standard to §32-8.3.10 that was deleted from §32-8.1.4 regarding the pumping of ground water to a surface discharge point. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.4/ #676 | To delete the words “as part of a site Plan”. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.5 / #676 | To add the words “and Special Permit Review as found in §44-5 and §44-6”. |
| AMENDMENT #679, Adopted 10-16-14, effective 10/24/14 | ||
| 10/24/2014 | §31-14 / #679 | To extend Moratorium on Medical Marijuana for nine (9) months until July 25, 2015. |
| AMENDMENT #678, Adopted 10-16-14, effective 11/17/14 | ||
| 11/17/2014 | §5-2 / #678 | To add definitions for the words “Cost” & “Unfinished Living Space” and To modify the definitions of Story” & “Structure” . |
| 11/17/2014 | §6-2.2, 6-3.1, 6-3.3 / #678 | To clarify Coverage, Setbacks & Height for structures in Flood Zones |
| 11/17/2014 | §13-4, 13-5, 13-6 / #678 | To modify Setbacks, Height & Coverage for structures in Flood Zones. |
| 11/17/2014 | §14-4 / #678 | To modify Setbacks, Height & Coverage for structures in Flood Zones. |
| 11/17/2014 | §31-11.3.5(a) / #678 | To modify Flood Zone VE, to change mean high tide line to the Connecticut Coastal Jurisdiction Line and to add Substantial Improvements, Ramps & Piers. |
| AMENDMENT #681, Adopted 11-06-14, effective 11/17/14 | ||
| 11/17/2014 | §32-1.1(a) & (b) / #681 | To correct Excavation & Fill Regulations for septic fields. To change exemptions from 5 feet to 25 feet. |
| AMENDMENT #680, Adopted 11-20-14, effective 12/22/14 | ||
| 12/22/2014 | §44-2.5 / #680 | To require applicants, when submitting traffic impact analysis reports to the Commission that they incorporate data from the Town’s baseline traffic study as amended from time to time. Also, the Commission may request additional information to supplement, improve and enhance the accuracy of the traffic data. |
| AMENDMENT #672, Adopted 01-08-15, effective 02/09/15 | ||
| 2/9/2015 | §29-8.1 & 29A-8.1 / #672 | To modify Floor Area Maximum. in BCD & BCD/H Zones to limit buildings, retail establishments, Restaurants, Businesses & other commercial establishments to a maximum of 10,000 SF of gross interior floor space. |
| 2/9/2015 | §29A-11 / #672 | To modify Commercial Parking and Loading in the BCD/H Zone to provide parking as specified in §34-5 for new Floor Area constructed after 02-09-15. |
| FEES UPDATE, Adopted 04-07-15, effective 05/04/15 | ||
| 5/4/2015 | §APPENDIX A & §11B | To modify the Land Use Fees and Affordable Accessory Apartment Rental figures. |
| AMENDMENT #690, Adopted 05-14-15, effective 06/15/15 | ||
| 5/4/2015 | §27-2.2 & 27-2.3 / #690 | Modified to allow more than 3 tenants in properties located in the Corporate Park District (CPD). |
| AMENDMENT #698, Adopted 07-16-15, effective 07/24/15 | ||
| 7/24/2015 | §31-14 / #698 | Modified to further extend The Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries & Producers for a period of six (6) months until January 25, 2016. |
| AMENDMENT #696, Adopted 07-16-15, effective 08/17/15 | ||
| 8/17/2015 | §5-2 / #696 | Modified definition of structure to exempt handicapped platform lifts for ADA compliance. |
| AMENDMENT #699, Adopted 09-03-15, effective 09/11/15 | ||
| 9/11/2015 | §22 / #699 | Modified to permit Health Care Professional offices in the RORD #3 zone. |
| AMENDMENT #694, Adopted 09-03-15, effective 10/05/15 | ||
| 10/5/2015 | §31-15 / #694 | Section added to require that no new or expanded uses requiring more than twenty parking spaces may be located on Local Streets as specified in Plan of Conservation & Development within a Residence Zone. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-5 / #694 | Modified the chart at the end of section, which specifies the minimum required number of parking spaces for a variety of uses. The changes are summarized below: |
| Senior Residential Communities will increase the required parking for Assisted Living Units from 0.5 spaces per unit to 1.0 space per unit, plus additional parking shall be required equal to 1 space per employee for the largest work shift. | ||
| Managed Residential Communities will increase parking from 0.75 spaces per unit to 1.0 space per unit. Also parking shall be required equal to 1 space per employee for the largest work shift. | ||
| Places of Worship and Theaters – Wording has been added to this parking standard to include vestibules and lobbies into the areas to be measured. Also a footnote has been added which specifies that for these uses they are to be measured from the interior of the exterior walls with no deductions for stages, bemas, alters, choirs or similar spaces. | ||
| The category called “Other” allows the Commission to determine the required parking for a use not found elsewhere in this section. The Commission will now approve parking for such uses through Site Plan and Special Permit approval instead of only Site Plan approval. | ||
| 10/5/2015 | §34-8 / #694 | Modified to require all requests to use Joint Parking must be approved by Special Permit when the relief sought between 20% and 50% of the allowable parking reduction. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-11.7 / #694 | Modified to require that all required parking for Special Permit uses in Residential Zones be paved with asphalt. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-11.12 / #694 | Modified to require that all requests to use Future Reserved parking must be approved by Special Permit when the relief sought is between 20% and 50% of the allowable parking reduction. |
| 10/5/2015 | §44-2.1 / #694 | Modified to require that before the P&Z Commission renders a decision on an application that appropriate comments/approvals are obtained from the Fire Department, the Police Department and the Board of Selectmen/Traffic Authority/Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA). |
| AMENDMENT #701, Adopted 12-10-15, effective 01/11/16 | ||
| 1/11/2016 | §11-3, 12-3, & 13-3 / #701 | Modified Lot Area and Shape sections in AAA, AA, & A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for historic structures preservation listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-4, 12-4, & 13-4 / #701 | Modified Setbacks sections in AAA, AA, &A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-5, 12-5, & 13-5 / #701 | Modified Building Height sections in AAA, AA, &A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in §32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-6, 12-6, &13-6 / #701 | Modified Coverage sections in AAA, AA, & A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.1/ #701 | Modified Purpose statement to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.4/ #701 | Modified Considerations section to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.5/ #701 | Modified Commission Actions section to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures provided: |
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| For lots in the Res AAA district, the Lot Area and Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the standards of the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res AA requirements); | ||
| For Lots in the Res AA district, the Lot Area and Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the standards of the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res A requirements); | ||
| For lots in the Res A district, the Lot Area requirements may be reduced to not less than one-quarter (1/4) acre, and the Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res B). | ||
| AMENDMENT #707, Adopted 02-11-16, effective 03/01/16 | ||
| 3/1/2016 | §39A-4.1 / #707 | Modified to substitute the location requirement from frontage on an arterial street that is equal to at least fifteen percent (15%) of the perimeter of the lot, to a location requirement of frontage of seventy-five feet (75’) on an arterial street on sites over two (2) acres in size. |
| AMENDMENT #704, Adopted 05-12-16, effective 06/12/16 | ||
| 6/12/2016 | §5-2 / #704 | Add definition for Arboretum. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-1/ #704 | Modified to substitute the word “municipal” to Town-owned” to clarify the applicability of this section. Also to expand the purpose of DOSRD #2. DOSRD #2 is being modified so that it can be applied to Town-owned properties where existing facilities are located so that the Town may wish to expand or modify such legally existing uses in the future without losing the underlying purpose of the DOSRD zone which is open space. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-2.1 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #1, #2 to further limit the principal permitted uses to now be limited to walk, paths, gardens, ponds, picnic tables, benches, restrooms & water fountains. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-2.2 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #3 to further limit the principal permitted uses to now be limited to walk, paths, gardens, ponds, picnic tables, benches & nature preserves. Public art & Arboretums are now being added to the list of principal uses. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #2 to more clearly define the allowed Special permit uses. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.1 / #704 | Modified to simply allow by Special Permit “recreational uses” that are “proposed” by the Parks & Recreation Commission. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.2 / #704 | Modified to eliminate playgrounds exceeding 2,000 sq. ft. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.3 / #704 | Added new section to all existing facilities in DOSRD #2 which existed as of 04-20-15 to expand up to 50% of their existing footprint or floor area whichever is greater. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.4 / #704 | Added new section which specifies which “municipal” uses will be & will not be allowed on properties zoned as DOSRD #2 in new or expanded structures. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-7 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #2 to allow building height of 35 ft. or an addition up to the height of an existing structure. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-8 / #704 | Modified to eliminate the 50% reduction in coverage for Tennis Courts coverage. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-13 / #704 | Modified “Final Approval” wording to make it more clear. |
| AMENDMENT #711, Adopted 05-12-16, effective 06/12/16 | ||
| 6/12/2016 | §32-18.5(e) / #711 | Adds new section and criteria for development that authorizes the Planning and Zoning Commission to grant both Lot Area and Lot Shape incentives to properties to be subdivided that are non-conforming to the minimum lot size requirements of the Res AAA zoning district, are at least 25,000 GSF (0.57 acres) in size as of the effective date of the regulation (6-12-16) and contain at least one Historic Residential Structure 100 years or older as listed on the Tax Assessor’s Field Card records. |
| AMENDMENT #720, Adopted 07-28-16, effective 08/05/16 | ||
| 8/5/2016 | §34-11.2.4 / #720 | Adds new section to align with construction standards required by Westport Det. Of Public Works (DPW). |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2, 35-2.1.1, 35-1.2, 35-2.1.3 / #720 | Modified Uses to include application for Site Plan Waivers, in reference to the Greening of the Post Road Tree Program, the promotion of drought tolerant tree species and the prohibition against the use of invasive species, bonding for trees, shrubs & landscaping walls. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.2.1(b), 35-2.2.2, 35-2.2.3, 35-2.2.4 / #720 | Modified Front Landscaping Area to add BCD/H and GBD/S zones to those zones where front landscaping may be reduced, low mature height in areas with overhead lines, aligning sidewalk and curb construction standards with DPW requirements. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.3.4 / #720 | Modified Sidewalks to remove redundant language and referring to §34-11.15 Sidewalk within the Off-Street Parking and Loading. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.4.1(b) & 35-2.4.3 / #720 | Modified both Buffer Strips & Type C Plants allowable height from 6’ to 8’. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-4 / #720 | Modified to require Landscaping of Developed Sites be brought up to current standards rather than adherence to the maximum extent possible. |
| 8/5/2016 | Sketches at End of §35 / #720 | Modified Sketches to show above changes made in Amendment #720. Also added an Approved Tree List. |
| 8/5/2016 | §44-2.1.1 / #720 | Adds the Tree Board as the local agency to be consulted. |
| AMENDMENT #714, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §19-B-1 – 19B-11 / #714 | Adds new section for Residential Rental Housing Opportunity/ Workforce Zone (R-RHOW). To increase the availability of affordable and attainable rental workforce dwellings in Westport where existing and adequate public facilities and services are present. |
| AMENDMENT #716, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §13-2.1, 13-2.1.1 / #716 | Adds Special Permit Uses subject to special conditions for Small Home Development in Residence A District and as provided for in detailed new §32-24, Small Home Developments and Special Permit & Site Plan approval in accordance with §43. |
| 10/9/2016 | §32-24 – 32-24.13 / #716 | Adds new section Small Home Developments to expand the variety of housing choices in Westport while maintaining the character and integrity of the town. |
| AMENDMENT #717, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §22-2.2.2 / #717 | Adds language authorizing fitness centers and/or exercise facilities to locate in the RORD #3 subject to certain restrictions listed in the regulations and subject to Special Permit approval from the P&Z Commission. |
| AMENDMENT #721, Adopted 10-20-16, effective 11/20/16 | ||
| 11/20/2016 | §4-5 / #721 | Modified to exempt the first 200 senior units from the multi-family housing cap. This amendment may be considered consistent with goals in 2007 Town Plan of Conservation & Development to create to help seniors stay in Westport. |
| 11/20/2016 | §5 / #721 | Adds the definition of a Continuing Care Retirement Community. |
| 11/20/2016 | §32-15B / #721 | Adds new section for Age-Restricted Housing (ARH). To address the housing and other needs of an aging population by allowing for a diversity of housing types. |
| AMENDMENT #726, Adopted 01-19-17, effective 01/25/17 | ||
| 1/24/2017 | §31-14 / #726 | Modified to further, extend the Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries & Producers for a period of four (4) months until May 25, 2017. |
| AMENDMENT #722, Adopted 01-12-17, effective 02/12/17 | ||
| 2/12/2017 | §32-18.5 (e) / #722 | Modified to expand the P&Z Commission authority to grant both Lot Area & Lot Shape incentives, to enable the preservation of historic residential structures located on property to be subdivided where the original lot conforms to minimum lot size & lot standards in the Res AAA district & is divided by the Aspetuck River, but the newly created lots will not conform to the minimum lot size & lot shape standards in the Res AAA district & at least one new lot will contain an Historic Residential Structure 100 years or older. |
| AMENDMENT #724, Adopted 03/16/17, effective 04/16/17 | ||
| 4/16/2017 | §5 / #724 | Adds definitions for: Automobile, Automobile Dealership New and Automobile Dealership Used. |
| 4/16/2017 | §6-6.2 / #724 | Modified §6-6, Redevelopment of Split Zoned Properties to add new section for the Redevelopment of Non-Conforming Automobile Dealerships. |
| AMENDMENT #725, Adopted 03/16/17, effective 04/16/17 | ||
| 4/16/2017 | §24B / #725 | Adds new section for General Business District/ Residential (GBD/R). |
| AMENDMENT #727, Adopted 04/06/17, effective 05/06/17 | ||
| 5/6/2017 | §5-2 / #727 | Modifies the Alteration definition to describe what constitutes an Alteration in the Village District Overlay Zone, §36. |
| 5/6/2017 | §5-2 / #727 | Add the following new definitions associated with the Village District Overlay Zone, §36: Compliance Alternative, Maintenance and Minor Repairs, Substantial Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, and Village District. |
| 5/6/2017 | §21-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Professional –Office District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §21-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Professional –Office District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §22-4.3 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Office Retail District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §22-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Office Retail District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §23-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Business District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §23-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Business District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Business Center District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Business Center District-Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29A-2.2.6 / #727 | Adds language citing this section does not apply to properties within the Business Center District- Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29A-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Business Center District-Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §36 / #727 | Add new chapter, §36 Village District Overlay (VDO) Zone/Westport Center, and design principles and standards. |
| 5/6/2017 | §43-5.2 / #727 | Adds language clarifying, Site Plan Review in the Village District Overlay Zone shall be performed by the Joint Committee, Planning, and Zoning Commission and is not eligible for a Site Plan Waiver. |
| AMENDMENT #735 Adopted 06/01/17, effective 07/26/17 | ||
| 7/26/2017 | §5-2 / #735 | Add definitions for Dispensary Facility, Place of Worship Public Building, Public Park and Recreation Area, and Separation Distance. |
| 7/26/2017 | §32-25 / #735 | Add new section §32-25 establishing Medical Marijuana Dispensary Facilities as a Special Permit use application which requires a License to Operate issued by the Department of Consumer Protection, is considered Retail for parking purposes and must conform to location requirements of 1,000 feet from protected uses. |
| AMENDMENT #737 Adopted 09/07/17, effective 09/15/17 | ||
| 9/15/2017 | §21-4.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Professional Office District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §22-4.3.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Office Retail District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §23-4.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Business District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §36-2.3 / #737 | Modified Design Standards in the VDO to correct an error in a cross-reference. |
| AMENDMENT #738 Adopted 10/05/17, effective 11/05/17 | ||
| 11/5/2017 | §27 / #738 | Modified Permitted Uses subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval to delete the term “dental” as that is prohibited in the CPD and to add “Healthcare Professional” as defined in §5-2, as a Permitted Use in the CPD subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval. |
| AMENDMENT #739 Adopted 10/12/17, effective 11/12/17 | ||
| 11/12/2017 | §4-5 / #739 | Modified Maximum Allowable Multi-family dwellings to enable ALFCI dwelling units to be included in the existing, first 200 unit exemption. |
| 11/12/2017 | §39-A / #739 | Modified Inclusionary Housing Zone Overlay District (IHZ) to allow Assisted Living, Full Care and Independent Living (ALFICIL) facilities subject to proposed standards. |
| AMENDMENT #740 Adopted 10/12/17, effective 11/19/17 | ||
| 11/19/2017 | §29-B / #740 | Add new Chapter §29-B Business Center Retail Residential District (BCRR). The locational criteria of the proposed district includes but is not liimited to (see regulation for exact text): 1. The lots must be commercially zoned; and 2. The lots must be within Westport Center, as defined in the POCD, north of the Post Road and east of Main Street; and 3. The lot must have 75 feet of frontage on a non-state hightway local road; and 4. The lot must have a 40% of its perimeter used as a municipal parking lot, which existed at the time of the adoption of this regulation. |
| AMENDMENT #748 Adopted 10/11/18, effective 11/11/18 | ||
| 11/11/2018 | §32-8.5.4 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §35-2.1.3 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §43-12 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §45-9 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §53-9 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| AMENDMENT #752 Adopted on 11/8/2018, effective 11/25/2018 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §22-2.2.2 / #752 | Modify the current standards for fitness centers and/or exercise facilities in the RORD#3 zone. |
| AMENDMENT #753 Adopted 11/08/18, effective 11/25/18 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §5-2 / #753 | Modify Change of Use Definition to clarify Site Plan approval is only required when the designation or construction of more than three parking spaces is needed to support a Change of Use and to remove language requiring Site Plan approval to occupy commercial tenant space that has been vacant for more than one-year. |
| AMENDMENT #754 Adopted on 01/03/2019, effective 02/03/2019 | ||
| 2/3/2019 | §44-1.2 / #754 | To expand existing Certificate of Mailing requirement to include the P&Z Dept. as a recipient. |
| 2/3/2019 | §46-4 / #754 | To add standards for Notice Requirements which include Assessor's Map, List of Abutters, and Certificates of Mailing. |
| AMENDMENT #755 Adopted on 11/08/2018, effective 11/25/2018 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §5-2 / #755 | Added Automobile Dealership, Electric Vehicle Definition |
| 11/25/2018 | §6-6.2 / #755 | To establish standards for split zoned lots (General Business District and Residential) and to allow for the conversion of non-conforming gasoline automobile dealerships to Electric Vehicle Automobile Dealerships (EVAD) and service centers. |
| AMENDMENT #759 Adopted on 01/10/2019, effective 02/10/2019 | ||
| 02/10/2019 | §5-2 / #759 | To add new definitions for Coastal AE Zone, Coastal High Hazard Area, Limit of Moderate Wave Action and modifies the definitions of Special Flood Hazard Area and Unfinished Living Space. |
| 02/10/2019 | §31-11 / #759 | Added references to Coastal AE and clarifies regulation to be consistent with OSBI and IRC requiring first floor elevations of one (1.0) foot above the Base Flood Elevation, commonly referred to as “Freeboard”. |
| AMENDMENT #762 Adopted on 06/13/2019, effective 07/13/2019 | ||
| 07/13/2019 | §6-2.1.4 / #762 | To clarify a building or structure prohibited by regs. but permitted by variance shall NOT be deemed to be a non-conforming building or structure but rather permitted by variance. |
| 07/13/2019 | §6-2.2 / #762 | Removed language if an existing building or structure does not conform to coverage shall not be expanded or extended. |
| AMENDMENT #764 Adopted on 01/17/2019, effective 02/10/2019 | ||
| 2/10/2019 | §34-5 / #764 | To modify parking requirements for Medical Use to 1 parking space for every 200 SF. |
| AMENDMENT #770 Adopted on 07/18/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §54-7.1 / #770 | To remove ambiguity regarding the intent of language in the intersection standards to prohibit a future third street or right-of-way from being located where two streets already exist. |
| AMENDMENT #771 Adopted on 07/18/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §24A-5 / #771 | To modify stories to 3, height to 30ft for flat roofs and 35ft to midpoint of pitched roofs, and add a bonus of 5ft to midpoint of pitched roofs on sites located within the 100-year floodplain that require the building to be elevated and/or where the site is sloped. |
| 08/06/2018 | §24A-8 / #771 | To modify gross interior floor area to 20,000 SF and to add "No one retail building or single retail establishment shall exceed 10,000 SF of gross interior floor area." |
| AMENDMENT #772 Adopted on 07/25/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §32-12.2.3; §32-12.7.2.4; §32-12.12.4; §32-12.12.5 / #772 | To modify Inclusionary Two-Family and Multi-Family Dwellings, to include new subsections that vary existing requirements and standards. |
| AMENDMENT #773 Adopted on 07/11/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §27-1 & §27-2.2 / #773 | To allow Medical uses subject to Special Permit approval. |
| AMENDMENT #775 Adopted on 03/05/2020, effective 03/30/2020 | ||
| 03/30/2020 | §5-2 / #775 | To add a new definition for Berm and Dune |
| 03/30/2020 | §32-8 / #775 | To modify Excavation and Fill to proposed exemptions for slope and restoration standards when projects involve beach nourishment or replenishment. |
| AMENDMENT #776 Adopted on 06/11/2020, effective 07/09/2020 | ||
| 07/09/2020 | §24-2.2.9 / #776 | Added Automobile dealership in operation as of 7/9/20 as a Special Permitted Use. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-2.4 / #776 | Removes Automobile dealership in operation as of 7/9/20 from Prohibited Uses. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-6.1 / #776 | Added Coverage Exemptions for entry ways less than 200 SF. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-8.2 / #776 | Excludes internal vehicular drop off and internal display areas for pick up from FAR. |
| AMENDMENT #777 Adopted on 06/25/2020, effective 07/23/2020 | ||
| 07/23/2020 | §32-26 / #777 | Added a new section, Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Nonresidential Buildings to Housing as a new use subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval. |
| AMENDMENT #778 Adopted on 05/14/2020, effective 06/03/2020 | ||
| 06/03/2020 | §4-5 / #778 | Modify, Maximum Allowable Multi-Family Dwellings, to exempt Special Needs Housing, a proposed use. |
| 06/03/2020 | §5-2 / #778 | To add a definition for Special Needs Individuals. |
| 06/03/2020 | §13-2.1 / #778 | To add Special Needs Housing to the list of allowable uses in the Residence A District subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. |
| 06/03/2020 | §32-27 / #778 | To add standards and conditions for Special Needs Housing. |
| AMENDMENT #779 Adopted on 02/04/2021, effective 03/04/2021 | ||
| 03/04/2021 | §31-10 / #779 | Removed the Public Hearing requirement for all CAM applications. |
| 03/04/2021 | §43-5.2 / #779 | Added Site Plan review requirement for F&ECS and non-residential activities. |
| AMENDMENT #783 Adopted on 07/23/2020, effective 09/08/2020 | ||
| 09/08/2020 | §32-20A / #783 | Added a new section, Continuation of Temporary Outdoor Dining in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #784 Adopted on 07/23/2020, effective 08/01/2020 | ||
| 08/01/2020 | §32-28 / #784 | Added a new section, Temporary Provisions for Fitness Businesses in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #787 Adopted on 05/27/2021, effective 06/09/2021 | ||
| 06/09/2021 | §25-14.1; §25-14.2; §25-14.4; §25-14 / #787 | To modify the purpose, Special Permit Uses, Setbacks, and to add Adaptive Reuse to Residential Development in the HSD, permitting Multi-Family Development where automobile uses will not be displaced, with a 15% requirement for on-site affordable housing and a limit of two developments. |
| AMENDMENT #788 Adopted on 03/11/2021, effective 04/01/2021 | ||
| 04/01/2021 | §32-20A / #788 | To extend, Continuation of Temporary Outdoor Dining in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #790 Adopted on 03/25/2021, effective 04/01/2021 | ||
| 04/01/2021 | §32-28 / #790 | To extend, Temporary Provisions for Fitness Businesses in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #791 Adopted on 04/22/2021, effective 05/07/2021 | ||
| 05/07/2021 | §11-2.4 and §11-2.4.12A / #791 | To allow Accessory Dwelling Units in detached structures with associated zoning standards and to increase allowable floor area, and to remove the requirement for Annual Certification. |
| AMENDMENT #792 Adopted on 05/13/2021, effective 05/27/2021 | ||
| 05/27/2021 | §24-11 / #792 | To add a unique parking standard for Unified Shopping Centers in the GBD. |
| 05/27/2021 | §34-5 / #792 | To add a unique parking standard for Unified Shopping Centers in the GBD. |
| AMENDMENT #794 Adopted on 07/22/2021, effective 08/13/2021 | ||
| 08/13/2021 | §32-18.4; §32-18.5; §32-18.9.4; §32-18.11 / #794 | To modify Historic Residential Structures, to enable expansion of existing medical office space in Principal Buildings in residential districts that previously obtained variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals for medical use and that meet additional proposed location criteria without restrictions on the number of employees or residency requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #795 Adopted on 06/24/2021, effective 07/01/2021 | ||
| 07/01/2021 | §5-2 / #795 | To add a definition of Bus Shelters and exclude them from coverage and setback requirements. |
| 07/01/2021 | §35-2.2 / #795 | To allow Bus Shelters in the Landscape area. |
| AMENDMENT #796 Adopted on 07/08/2021, effective 07/15/2021 | ||
| 07/15/2021 | §6-6.3 / #796 | To add a new subsection, Non-Conforming Medical Redevelopment. |
| AMENDMENT #798 Adopted on 07/22/2021, effective 08/13/2021 | ||
| 08/13/2021 | §5-2 / #798 | To add a new definition for Accessory Dwelling Unit. |
| 08/13/2021 | §11-2.4.8 / #798 | To restore zoning standards for allowable size and height for Accessory Buildings and Structures that are not ADUs. |
| 08/13/2021 | §11-2.4.8A / #798 | To add a new subsection to distinguish standards applicable to an Accessory Dwelling Unit. |
| AMENDMENT #799 Adopted on 09/02/2021, effective 09/15/2021 | ||
| 09/15/2021 | §5-2 / #799 | To add a new definition for Medical Dispensary Facility, Cannabis, and Cannabis Establishments. |
| 09/15/2021 | §31-16 / #799 | To prohibit Cannabis Establishments except for Medical Dispensary Facilities. |
| AMENDMENT #800 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §5-2 / #800 | To add a new definition for “Non-Residential Balcony” in §5-2 of the Zoning Regulations, that identifies it will be exempt from Setback relief when facing the Saugatuck River, and Coverage requirements if all proposed criteria is met, and to limit to no more than two Non-Residential Balconies per building shall receive the zoning relief; to modify existing definitions in §5-2 to provide the necessary cross-references for the proposed Setback and Coverage relief for “Non-Residential Balconies” including modifying the definitions for “Building;” “Building Area and/or Footprint;” “Coverage, Building;” “Coverage, Total; and ”Structure”. |
| 11/19/2021 | §6-2.1.9 / #800 | To exempt “Non-Residential Balconies” as defined from requiring a variance if/when added to a non-conforming building. |
| 11/19/2021 | §24A-6.2 / #800 | To modify §24A-6.2, Coverage Exemptions, to distinguish the proposal from existing standards for residential balconies on buildings in the General Business District/Saugatuck. |
| 11/19/2021 | §31-4 / #800 | To modify §31-4, Projections in Setbacks, to add “Non-Residential Balconies” to the list of improvements that may project into certain setbacks. |
| 11/19/2021 | §43-5.2 / #800 | To modify §43-5.2 to allow all non-residential coastal activities to be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission without the requirement for a public hearing, and to add new language in §43-5.2 authorizing the Commission to hold a public hearing on a case by case basis for Coastal Site Plans when they deem necessary. |
| AMENDMENT #801 Adopted on 09/30/2021, effective 10/15/2021 | ||
| 10/15/2021 | §31-11.3.4 / #801 | To clarify language previously adopted in Text Amend. #759, to require floodproofing be required to the Base Flood Elevation plus 1-foot consistent with the Building Code. |
| AMENDMENT #802 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §35-2.8 / #802 | To add §35-2.8, Access to Fire Department Apparatus, to the Zoning Regulations, requiring all landscaping shall comply with the access and obstruction requirements listed in the Connecticut State Fire Prevention Code. |
| 11/19/2021 | §35-4 / #802 | To modify §35-4, Landscaping of Developed Sites, to require any Site Plan and/or Special Permit application involving the expansion or structural Alteration of an existing building and/or a Change of Use, to comply with the landscaping requirements in §35, to the greatest extent possible without the creation of any new non-conforming conditions. |
| AMENDMENT #803 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §42; §44; §34; §52 / #803 | To modify application submission requirements listed in sections of the Zoning Regulations affecting Text and Map Amendment applications (§42), and Special Permit and Site Plan applications (§44), and related cross references found in §34, and modify the Subdivision Regulations affecting Subdivision and Resubdivision applications (§52), the Zoning and Subdivision regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #804 Adopted on 01/13/2022, effective 01/28/2022 | ||
| 01/28/2022 | §5-2 / #804 | To add language to the proposed definition for “Parking Management Plan”. |
| 01/28/2022 | §24-6.1 / #804 | To modify Coverage Exemptions in the General Business District (GBD) to provide Building Coverage relief for canopies up to 500 SF in size in the GBD. |
| 01/28/2022 | §28-4.2 & §28-6.1 / #804 | To add new sections, Setback Exemptions and Coverage Exemptions in the Business Preservation District (BPD) to provide building coverage and setback relief for canopies up to 500 SF in size in the BPD. |
| 01/28/2022 | §34-4 / #804 | To renumber §34-4 Parking Requirements of Developed Sites. |
| 01/28/2022 | §34-4.2 / #804 | To add a new section to authorize use of a Parking Management Plan by Special Permit for existing office buildings that are at least 25,000 SF in size, have a minimum of 100 parking spaces on site, and are wholly located in the GBD along the Post Road. |
| AMENDMENT #805 Adopted on 12/09/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §5-2 / #805 | To add a new definition for "Arbor" and "Pergola" and to modify the definition for "Structure" to provide zoning setback and coverage relief for certain arbors and pergolas. |
| AMENDMENT #806 Adopted on 12/16/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §31-3 / #806 | To require the finished side of the fence to face the adjacent lot, except if adjacent to wetlands or a non-residential use. |
| AMENDMENT #807 Adopted on 12/16/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §43-5.2 / #807 | To allow small-scale projects in the Village District Overlay/Westport Center to be eligible for Site Plan Waiver from the Planning and Zoning Director, following design review approval recommendation from the Joint Committee. |
| AMENDMENT #808 Adopted on 02/28/2022, effective 03/05/2022 | ||
| 03/05/2022 | §5-2 / #808 | To modify the definition of "Unified Shopping Center" such that at least three retail tenants are required for a site to achieve the USC designation, and such that at least six retail tenants are required to obtain a larger (100 SF maximum) free-standing sign. |
| AMENDMENT #809 Adopted on 02/28/2022, effective 03/05/2022 | ||
| 03/05/2022 | §40-1; §40-2 / #809 | To permit organized non-team activities such as, but not limited to, guided walks, hikes, and yoga classes in the DOSRD #2 and to correct language on permitted uses in the DOSRD #1 and #3. |
| AMENDMENT #810 Adopted on 03/14/2022, effective 04/01/2022 | ||
| 04/01/2022 | §5-2 / #810 | To add a definition for "Public Art" located on public or private property, and to exempt Public Art from Coverage calculations. |
| AMENDMENT #811 Adopted on 02/07/2022, effective 02/18/2022 | ||
| 02/18/2022 | §29-2.1.2; §29A-2.1.2; / #811 | To eliminate the prohibition on Retail locating above the First Floor. |
| AMENDMENT #812 Adopted on 02/07/2022, effective 02/18/2022 | ||
| 02/18/2022 | §29-8.1; §29A-8.1; / #812 | To eliminate the prohibition on limiting tenant size to 10,000 SF and to require Special Permit/Site Plan approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission for any tenant exceeding 10,000 SF in size. |
| AMENDMENT #813 Adopted on 02/27/2022, effective 03/27/2022 | ||
| 03/27/2022 | §15; §17; §18; §19; §19A; §20; §21; §22; §23; §24; §24A; §24B; §26; §27; §28; §29; §29A; §29B; §30; §31; §32; §36; §39; §39A; §40; §44; §46; §52; §54; §56 / #813 | To remove references to a district's "character". |
| AMENDMENT #814 Adopted on 03/14/2022, effective 04/01/2022 | ||
| 04/01/2022 | §32-6 / #814 | To remove the prohibition on locating display areas for non-Food Establishments within the 30-foot Front Landscape setback area, provided no existing landscaping is removed. |
| 04/01/2022 | §5-2; §32-20; §34-5; §43-5.2 / #814 | To modify the regulations in response to Public Act 21-2, Section 182, to provide new standards and requirements for Outdoor Eating areas on privately-owned property in non-residential zoning districts. |
| AMENDMENT #816 Adopted on 05/09/2022, effective 05/27/2022 | ||
| 05/27/2022 | §29-4 & §29-8.2 / #816 | To amend §29, Business Center District, Subsection 4, for setback and floor area relief to support affordable housing. |
| AMENDMENT #817 Adopted on 10/03/2022, effective 10/20/2022 | ||
| 10/20/2022 | §6-7; §6-7.1; §6-7.2; §6-7.3; §6-7.4; §6-7.5 / #817 | To add new §6-7, Renovation of Existing Nursing Home, or Skilled Nursing Facility, to create standards for expansion and redevelopment of existing nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities into a medical facility specializing in the care of Alzheimer's, Dementia, and/or other memory impairments. |
| AMENDMENT #819 Adopted on 12/12/2022, effective 01/12/2023 | ||
| 01/12/2023 | §5-2 / #819 | To add a new definition for "Event Facilities". |
| 01/12/2023 | §24C / #819 | To add a new zoning district, §24C, General Business District/Saugatuck Marina (GBD/SM). |
| 01/12/2023 | §33-8 / #819 | To add GBD/SM and GBD/R to Permanent Signs Permitted in Other Non-Residence Districts. |
| 01/12/2023 | §35-2.2.1 / #819 | To allow GBD/SM to have a zero (0) front landscaping area along streets other than the Post Road. |
| AMENDMENT #822 Adopted on 10/03/2022, effective 10/20/2022 | ||
| 10/20/2022 | §5-2 / #822 | To modify the "Special Needs Individuals" definition to include the homeless or at-risk of being homeless. |
| AMENDMENT #823 Adopted on 10/24/2022, effective 11/10/2022 | ||
| 11/10/2022 | §6-6.1.2 / #823 | To modify §6-6, Redevelopment of Split Zoned Properties, subsection §6-6.1, Non-Conforming Buildings, to add unique zoning standards that may be applied when redeveloping non-conforming motels, hotels, motor inns, or tourists cabins on eligible lots that contain a non-conforming building, have a minimum of two hundred (200) feet of frontage on the Post Road, consist of three (3) or more acres zoned both General Business District (GBD) and Residence A at the time of the effective date of §6-6. The unique standards include allowing increased Building Height, reduced drive aisle widths, and allow non-conforming loading spaces to remain and to fulfill the loading space requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #825 Adopted on 04/24/2023, effective 05/22/2023 | ||
| 05/22/2023 | §11-2.4.7 & §11-2.4.8 / #825 | To modify §11-2.4.7, Permitted Accessory Building, Structures and Uses, to establish standards for converting existing barns into Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and to modify §11-2.4.8 to remove erroneous language; and to modify §11-2.4.8a containing standards for ADUs for purposes of: 1) increaing allowable building area for lots under 1.5 acres; 2) clarifying how to measure BUilding Height; 3) describing exemptions from Builkding Height standards; and 4) removing restrictions on finishing cellars and basements in an ADU. |
| AMENDMENT #827 Adopted on 07/24/2023, effective 08/27/2023 | ||
| 08/27/2023 | §5-2 / #827 | To add a new definition for "General Development Plan" (GDP). |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-1 / #827 | To provide the opportunity for applicants seeking redevelopment of large-sized lots to pursue a General Development Plan which enables approval of uses and general concept in the IHZ simultaneously with an IHZ Map Amendment and subject to future Site Plan approval. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-4.2 / #827 | To amend the 0.55 regulatory factor to 0.50 in Lot Area and Shape. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-5.1 & §39A-5.2 / #827 | To remove the bedroom requirements within the density section to provide the flexibility for applicants to have larger bedroom units and to help meet the need for family-sized apartments. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-6 / #827 | To allow for new parking and drive aisles within the GBD to extend up to 5 feet to multi-family zoned property, buildings to extend up to 30 feet to multi-family zoned property, and 50 feet to single-family at the discretion of the Commission. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-7.5 / #827 | To allow 5 feet additional height for elevators and rooftop screening not to exceed 30 feet. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-8 / #827 | To allow the existing 5% building coverage bonus to apply to the whole site rather than just the non-residential portion. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-10.1 &§39A-10.2 / #827 | To remove the 2,500 SF maximum requirement for one floor, average unit size, interior floor area exclusions, and to allow existing nonconforming floor area to be relocated, provided the overall nonconforming floor area is reduced. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-14 / #827 | Parking and Loading, To correct wording inadvertently changed when updating the regulations and restore language originally adopted by Text Amendment #619. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-18 / #827 | To amend the regulation to require the Affordability Plan at final review, after the GDP, when more details are available, rather than during the preliminary review process. |
| AMENDMENT #828 Adopted on 06/12/2023, effective 06/19/2023 | ||
| 06/19/2023 | §32-26.1 / #828 | To modify §32-26, Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Non-Residential Buildings to Housing, to add language clarifying properties eligible to use this regulation must be split-zoned Residence A and Residence B, and shall contain one or more historic buildings listed on the Westport HRI that were approved or occupied by a non-residential use. |
| AMENDMENT #830 Adopted on 07/17/2023, effective 07/24/2023 | ||
| 07/24/2023 | §33-8.4.5 / #830 | To allow the surface area of a sign to be forty (40) square feet on properties where a Bus Shelter is located. |
| 07/24/2023 | §33-8.4.7 / #830 | To reduce the sign setback to zero (0) feet on properties where a Bus Shelter is located and to provide lighting standards. |
| AMENDMENT #831 Adopted on 09/18/2023, effective 10/18/2023 | ||
| 10/18/2023 | §28-1; §28-4; §28-5; §28-7; §28-8.1; §28-8.2; §28-13 / #831 | To modify §28, Business Preservation District (BPD), to allow for greater Building Area, Floor Area Maximum, FAR, Height, Stories, and Setbacks, and to adaptively reuse an existing drive-in on parcels wholly within the BPD zone, having at least 2-acres, while preserving existing Historic Structures |
| AMENDMENT #833 Adopted on 01/08/2024, effective 02/08/2024 | ||
| 02/08/2024 | §26.13 / #833 | To modify Removal to add applications for new Special Permits in a DDD #3, provided there is no change to Building or Total Coverage. |
| 02/08/2024 | §26-2.2.2 / #833 | To allow the following permitted uses in the DDD #3: General business offices, Medical offices, and Healthcare Professional offices, provided, however, the Floor Area of Medical offices and Professional Healthcare offices shall not exceed 65,000 square feet or occupy more than one building on any one Lot, and any use permitted in the a Res. AAA District. |
| 02/08/2024 | §34-11.12.1 / #833 | To authorize the P&Z Commission to accept a valet parking plan when granting Special Permit approvals in the DDD #3, if the Commission determines the actual parking needed is less than the minimum required. |
| AMENDMENT #835 Adopted on 10/02/2023, effective 11/01/2023 | ||
| 11/01/2023 | §12-2.1 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §13-2.1.3 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §23-2.2.5 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §24.2.2.10 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §29.2.2.7 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §29A-2.2.8 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | § / #835 | To add standards for Cottage Cluster Developments. |
| AMENDMENT #838 Adopted on 11/13/2023, effective 11/30/2023 | ||
| 11/30/2023 | §5-2 / #838 | To add a new definition for "Renewable Energy". |
| 11/30/2023 | §32-18.9.2 / #838 | To allow Historic Residential Accessory Apartments up to 1,000 SF in size (instead of 800 SF) if the unit is served by Renewable Energy sources. |
| AMENDMENT #839 Adopted on 11/13/2023, effective 11/30/2023 | ||
| 11/30/2023 | §5-2 / #839 | To add a new definition for "Smoke Shop or Tobacco Store". |
| 11/30/2023 | §31-17 / #839 | To prohibit Smoke Shops or Tobacco Stores in all zoning districts. |
| 11/30/2023 | §31-18 / #839 | To require any establishment selling any type of smoking, vaping, or related products to secure a Special permit from the P&Z Commission prior to opening a business in Town. |
| 11/30/2023 | §32-7.6 & §32-7.7 / #839 | To prohibit Cannabis Establishments, Smoke Shops, or Tobacco Stores in all zoning districts. |
| 11/30/2023 | §33-3.14 / #839 | To prohibit signs that have the appearance of neon signs that are visible from outside the building. |
| AMENDMENT #840 Adopted on 12/18/2023, effective 12/27/2023 | ||
| 12/27/2023 | §45-3.6.3 / #840 | To establish an Inclusionary Zoning Fee under Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-2.i. |
| AMENDMENT #842 Adopted on 03/18/2024, effective 04/12/2024 | ||
| 04/12/2024 | §5-2 / #842 | To modify the definition of General Development Plan or GDP in §5-2 to strike out the word “final” before “site plan,” to provide clarity, as there is no “preliminary” site plan. |
| 04/12/2024 | §26-1; §26-1.3; §26-2.2.3; §26-2.3; §26-2.14; §26-2.14.1; §26-2.14.2; §26-2.14.3; §26-2.14.4 / #842 | To modify standards in the Design Development District (DDD) No. 4 in §26 to authorize an applicant purse pursue a phased approval process for residential development with the GDP in the initial phase and Special Permit and Site Plan approvals in a subsequent phase, to increase allowable residential density, to impose a density limit, and to impose a requirement that 30% of the homes shall be Special Needs Housing as described in §32-27 when property is north of the Merritt Parkway and a minimum of 15-acres in size. |
| 04/12/2024 | §32-27 & §32-27.1 / #842 | To modify §32-27, Special Needs Housing, to expand the location requirements to include privately-owned property in the DDD No. 4, north of the Merritt Parkway and a minimum of 15-acres in size, and to authorize an applicant seeking approval for Special Needs Housing in the DDD No. 4 to pursue a phased approval process with the General Development Plan (GDP) in the initial phase and Special Permit and Site Plan approvals in a subsequent phase. |
| AMENDMENT #843 Adopted on 06/03/2024, effective 06/17/2024 | ||
| 06/17/2024 | §5-2 / #843 | To allow for liquor service for on-site consumption at existing Retail Food Establishments. |
| 06/17/2024 | §31-9.1 / #843 | To allow for liquor service for on-site consumption at existing Retail Food Establishments. |
| AMENDMENT #844 Adopted 09/09/2024, effective 09/25/2024 | ||
| 09/25/2024 | §42-3.1; §42-3.1.1; §42.3.1.2; §42-3.1.3; §42-3.3; §42.3.4; §42.3.5; §42.4; §42-4.1; §42-4.2; §42-5; §42-6; §42-7/ #844 | The proposed reformatting is intended to clarify a Notice Mailing to property owners within 500’ of the subject property is a requirement only for a zone change to the Official Building Zone Map; not a text change. |
| AMENDMENT #846 Adopted on 11/18/2024, effective 12/12/2024 | ||
| 12/12/2024 | §32-20 / #846 | Allow Outdoor Eating Areas for any Retail Food Establishment existing or operating in a residential zone prior to September 1, 2024, and Establish setback standards for Outdoor Eating Areas Accessory to Retail Food Establishments existing or operating prior to September 1, 2024. |
| 12/12/2024 | §5-2 / #846 | Definition of "Retail Food Establishment," to include any business capable of meeting the existing definition and operating in a Residence Zone under a zoning permit issued on or before September 1, 2024 and Definition of "Outdoor Eating Areas" to authorize use of portable food carts and service stations within an Outdoor Eating Area. |
| 12/12/2024 | §31-9.1 / #846 | To expand the sale of alcoholic liquor to Retail Food Establishments existing in a residential zone prior to September 1, 2024. |
| AMENDMENT #847 Adopted 11/18/2024, effective 12/12/2024 | ||
| 12/12/2024 | §5-2 / #847 | Modify Lot Line, Front and Street Lines Definition to clarify where a right-of-way for a street is part of a lot. |
| AMENDMENT #849 Adopted on 06/23/2025, effective 07/07/2025 | ||
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4 / #849 | Added Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.1 / #849 | Added Density to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.2 / #849 | Added Unit Types to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.3 / #849 | Added Parking to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.4 / #849 | Added Affordability Requirement and Plan to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.5 / #849 | Added Utilities to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.6 / #849 | Added Roadways to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| AMENDMENT #850 Adopted on 02/24/2025, effective 03/17/2025 | ||
| 03/17/2025 | §5-2 / #850 | Removed the definition of Westport Athletic Special Event |
| 03/17/2025 | §11 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §12 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §13 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-19 / #850 | Complete re-write of lighted athletic fields on town-owned public school property. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-19A / #850 | Section deleted for temporary athletic field lighting for practice on town-owned public school property. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-23 / #850 | Removed Westport Athletic Special Events from Outdoor Special Events. |
| AMENDMENT #851 Adopted 07/28/2025, effective 08/22/2025 | ||
| 8/22/2025 | §22-2.5 / #851 | Exempt existing non-conforming uses from the required creation of residential dwelling units. |
| 8/22/2025 | §22-8.2 / #851 | Remove RORD #3 from maximum expansion regulation and apply it only to RORD #1 and #2. |
| AMENDMENT #853 Adopted 06/30/2025, effective 07/14/2025 | ||
| 07/14/2025 | §5-2 / #853 | Modify Accessory Dwelling Unit Definition |
| AMENDMENT #858 Adopted 01/05/2026, effective 01/19/2026 | ||
| 01/19/2026 | §31-10.6 / #858 | Removed NSFR from CAM Exemption List. |
| 01/19/2026 | §43-5.2 / #858 | Added NSFR to the requirements for Site Plan Review. |
| Effective Date | Section / Amend. # | Amendment Description |
|---|---|---|
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 3/15/91 to CURRENT | ||
| 3/15/1991 | §39 / #402 | Adds Historic Overlay District |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 6/10/91 | ||
| 6/21/1991 | §4-5 / #406 | Substitutes "most recent" for date of 1980. |
| 6/21/1991 | §5-2 / #406 | Clarifies wording for "Floor Area" |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.1 / #406 | Clarifies wording |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.2 / #406 | Adds language limiting expansion/extension of buildings with non-conforming coverage |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.3 / #406 | Revises section number |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.4 / #406 | Revises section number |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(b) / #406 | Clarifies wording |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(e) / #406 | Removes family day care home, adds "home occupation as a teacher" |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(g)/#406 | Clarifies sign regulation for customary home occupation |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.12(d) / #406 | Adds section reference |
| 6/21/1991 | §33-6 / #406 | Changes section title to match regulation |
| 6/21/1991 | §34-3 / #406 | Removes beauty salons and hairdressers as a special category |
| 6/21/1991 | §33-7.4.5 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §35-2.2.1 / #406§38-3 / #406 | Adds language on retention of landscape area and use thereof. Adds language regarding specifications and procedures |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-3.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-3.3 / #406 | Specifies Westport P&Z forms and use of letter of authorization |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-4 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-6.3 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-14 / #406 | Reduces cut-off date for required submission to seven days, instead of 14, for Administrative Approval |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-14.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1 / #406 | Clarifies language, allows certain waivers |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.1.1 / #406 | Removes the need for a signature block, clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.4.1 / #406 | Deletes channel encroachment line |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.4.2(a) / #406 | Adds retaining walls |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.6.1 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-4 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §46-3.2(a) / #406 | Adds requirement for obtaining zoning permit within one year of date of variance |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 7/29/91 | ||
| 8/9/1991 | §11-2.4.6 (h) / #409(a) | Ensures conformity with the parking requirement in §34, and identifies requirements for parking for a s.f. residence with a home occupation. |
| 8/9/1991 | §27-2.2.1 / #409(a) | Removes previously allowed special permit uses allowed in a Residence AAA district from the CPD district. |
| 8/9/1991 | §42-1 /#409(a) | Allows the ZBA the right to petition the commission for changes to regulations. |
| 8/9/1991 | §46-3.2 / #409(a) | Adopts additional wording to regulate and limit the expansion or extension of commercial uses within a residential district. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 8/26/91 | ||
| 9/6/1991 | §31-8.5; §31-8.6; §31-8.7; §46-3.2.2 / #409(b) | Gives the P&Z commission the right to review Coastal Area Management applications previously reviewed by the ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 11/4/91 | ||
| 11/15/1991 | §34-3, §34-4 / #411 | Requires the provision of incremental parking for a proposed change of use, expansion or extension on a developed site. Allows parking requirements to be reduced by special permit. |
| §44-1.7 / #411 | Requires comparison maps to determine the extent of non-conforming parking and landscaping. | |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 12/9/91 | ||
| 12/20/1991 | §11-2.4.6 / #412 | Adds "Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine" to the list of Customary Home Occupations. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 3/30/92 | ||
| 4/5/1992 | §33-6 / #414 | Revises language for signs permitted in the Historic Design District. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 5/4/92 | ||
| 6/1/1992 | §5 / #415 | Clarifies existing definitions |
| 6/1/1992 | §6-1.1, §6-1.5 / #415 | Clarifies existing regulations |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.4.6 / #415 | Adds state-licensed to Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. Adds Telemarketing as a home occupation. |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.4.6 (a) / #415 | Clarifies that only one resident can conduct a home occupation on a premises |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.3.6 (d) / #415 | Allows anecdotal evidence as part of application to legalize pre-1959 apartments. |
| 6/1/1992 | §21-4, §22-4.1, §22-4.2, §23-4, §24-4, §25-4, §26-4 / #415 | Increases the setbacks for buildings and structures in commercial zones from residential boundary lines. |
| 6/1/1992 | §31-4 / #415 | Clarifies existing regulation to specifically describe how to measure building projections |
| 6/1/1992 | §31-9.1 / #415 | Brings section in conformance with State Statutes, which requires proof of no intent to abandon liquor license. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-4.2.1 / #415 | Increases restrictions for Real Estate signs within commercial areas. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-5.2.1 / #415 | Simplifies approval procedure for free-standing signs. |
| 6/1/1992 | 33-7.2.6 / #415 | Simplifies procedures for site plan approval for signs over 50 square feet. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-7.4 / #415 | Eliminates site plan approval for certain free-standing signs. |
| 6/1/1992 | §34-5 / #415 | Adds several medical related uses to parking requirements for medical offices. Adds new uses to list of retail/service establishments. |
| 6/1/1992 | §43-14.2 / #415 | Eliminates free-standing signs from requiring ARC approval. |
| 6/1/1992 | §44-2.7 / #415 | Modifies requirements for Archeological Reports depending on site location and project size. |
| 6/1/1992 | §45-4 / #415 | Allows Temporary Zoning Permits for tents that will be in place less than 96 hours, instead of requiring Site Plan Approval. |
| 6/1/1992 | §45-8.1 / #415 | Outlines procedures for obtaining a Zoning Certificate of Compliance. |
| 6/1/1992 | §46-3.2.1 (c) / #415 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for fire stairs, handicapped ramps, elevators and awnings where a variance has been granted. |
| 6/1/1992 | §46-3.2.2 / #415 | Replaces a section inadvertently left out of the regulations. |
| 6/1/1992 | §52-5.6 / #415 | Simplifies wording describing the professional hired for an archeological review. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM NOVEMBER 5, 1992 | ||
| 11/3/1992 | §31-10.5.1.1. / #418 | Exempts single-family homes from CAM site plan review under certain conditions if they are on lots that are part of subdivisions previously approved under the CAM Act. |
| AMENDMENT #419--Adopted 12/3/92; effective 1/1/93. | ||
| 1/1/1993 | §5 / #419 | New language for Change of Use definition; omits formula for lot area and lot coverage; adds forms for lot area and lot coverage calculations in APPENDIX D; Adds retaining wall height to Terrace or Patio definition. |
| 1/1/1993 | §31-9 / #419 | Adds language to clarify that service bars are permitted in restaurants that are within 1500 feet of another restaurant with a service bar. |
| 1/1/1993 | §31-11.5.1 / #419 | Permits the Town Engineer to determine whether an application requires Flood and Erosion Control Board Review. |
| 1/1/1993 | §33-6 / #419 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for free-standing signs within the RPOD and RORD districts. |
| 1/1/1993 | §45-4 / #419 | Permits annual events that have been previously reviewed by the Administrative Review Committee to receive a temporary zoning permit without another hearing. |
| 1/1/1993 | §46-3.2.1 / #419 | Eliminates need for Site Plan Approval for minor structural changes approved by the ZBA. |
| 1/1/1993 | §46-3.2.3 / #419 | Permits the Town Engineer to determine whether an application for a variance requires Flood and Erosion Control Board Review. |
| AMENDMENT #422--Adopted 2/11/93; effective 3/1/93 | ||
| 3/1/1993 | §23-2.1.2 / #422 | Adds Dry Cleaners to the list of principal uses, provided that they meet certain conditions. |
| AMENDMENT #423--Adopted 4/29/93; effective 5/21/93 | ||
| 5/21/1993 | §5 / #423 | Changes definition language for Attic, Cellar, Crawl-space, Story, Story-half. Changes definition of building height to limit the area that may be covered by a cupola or similar structure and relate it to the size of the roof. New definition of Commercial Use, to define when a use is commercial or non-commercial in intent. New definition for headroom. |
| 5/21/1993 | §11-2.2 / #423 | Language addition clarifies uses permitted in a residential area. |
| 5/21/1993 | §11-2.4.13 / #423 | Revises type of evidence that will be acceptable to the commission for proof of pre-1959 apartment. |
| 5/21/1993 | §22, §23, §24, §25 / #423 | Clarifies when parking is required and not required for outdoor eating areas. |
| 5/21/1993 | §23-2.2 / #423 | Adds luncheonette to the Special Permit uses with certain conditions. |
| 5/21/1993 | §31-10 / #423 | Revises requirements for CAM Site Plan approval by narrowing the area for which a CAM site plan approval is required to generally within 200 feet of mean high water. |
| 5/21/1993 | §33-7.4 / #423 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for name change of free-standing signs. |
| 5/21/1993 | §34-4 / #423 | Permits Commission to waive loading bay radius by special permit. |
| 5/21/1993 | §42-3.1.5 / #423 | Changes the 500-foot measurement to conform to the State statute measurement procedure. |
| 5/21/1993 | §44-1.3 / #423 | Clarifies minor inconsistency by adding "except in wooded areas." |
| 5/21/1993 | §46-3.1 / #423 | Clarifies that persons may not appeal decisions of the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Administrative Review Board to the Zoning Board of Appeals, but only to Superior Court. |
| AMENDMENTS #426 and #428, adopted 6/17/93, effective 7/1/93 | ||
| 7/1/1993 | §27-2.3 / #426 | Allows a second and third tenant use as accessory to the primary within the Corporate Park District without requiring a specific ratio of tenant space. |
| 7/1/1993 | §30-2.1.2 / #428 | Permits retail establishments on the second floor of buildings with the Historic Design District (HDD) not to exceed 10% of the sum of the gross floor area of all buildings existing on the effective date of the HDD; reduces permitted second floor office use to 10% from 25%. |
| AMENDMENT #427-A, adopted 7/15/93, effective 7/26/93 | ||
| 7/26/1993 | §34-5 / #427-A | Permits parking for game rooms to be calculated at 1 space for each 180 gross square feet of game room, instead of previous 1 space for each 70 square feet. |
| AMENDMENT #429, adopted 11/18/93, effective 12/15/93 | ||
| 12/15/1993 | §5 / #429 | Removes handicapped ramps from building area definition. |
| 12/15/1993 | §11-2.4.12 / #429 | Allows accessory apartments not being used as a separate dwelling unit to remain with submission of a notarized affidavit. |
| 12/15/1993 | §29-2.2.4 / #429 | Prohibits dwelling units above the first floor to be changed to a non-residential use within the BCD. |
| 12/15/1993 | §29-2.4 / #429 | Prohibits retail use above the first floor. |
| 12/15/1993 | §31-10.5.1 / #429 | Adds interior modifications to buildings to the list of exemptions for CAM site plan review requirements. |
| 12/15/1993 | §34-11.7 / #429 | Requires off-street parking areas within non-residence districts only to be paved. |
| 12/15/1993 | §39-3 (old number) / #429 | Eliminates section that permitted the Commission to waive its own regulations within the Historic Overlay District. |
| 12/15/1993 | §45-4 / #429 | Eliminates ARC approval requirement for tents to be temporarily erected. |
| 12/15/1993 | §46-32.1. (c) / #429 | Strikes handicapped ramps because it is removed from structure definition. |
| AMENDMENT 431, adopted 12/16/93, effective 1/10/94 | ||
| 1/10/1994 | §5-2 / #431 | Adds definition for Mobile Home Replacement Units (MHRU) |
| 1/10/1994 | §16 / #431 | Revises §16, Mobile Home Park District, to include language defining and setting standards for Mobile Home Replacement Units (MHRUs). |
| AMENDMENT #433, adopted 2/17/94, effective 3/1/94 | ||
| 3/1/1994 | Map Amendment / #433 | Rezoned state-owned land at Sherwood Island State Park (Map 5448, Lot 1) from Res A to Res AAA. |
| AMENDMENT #434, adopted 6/2/94, effective 6/24/94 | ||
| 6/24/1994 | §3 / #434 | Clarifies language. |
| 6/24/1994 | §5 / #434 | Requires Special Permit for primary change in the nature of a restaurant or cafe that serves liquor. Revises definitions for Restaurant, Cafe, Drive-In Restaurants and introduces a Fast Food Restaurant definition. |
| 6/24/1994 | §22 / #434 | Adds Fast Food restaurants to Prohibited uses within the RORD. |
| 6/24/1994 | §23 / #434 | Replaces luncheonette with Fast Food Restaurant in §23-3.2.2 and specifies distance requirement. |
| 6/24/1994 | §24 / #434 | Removes food service establishments from Principal uses; adds Fast Food Restaurants to Special Permit Uses. |
| 6/24/1994 | §25 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §28 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §29 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food; adds Fast Food Restaurants to Special Permit Uses. |
| 6/24/1994 | §31-9 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §31-10 / #434 | Eliminates pre-application requirements for CAM Site Plan / Special Permit Review. Amends definition for "minor" in §31-10.5.1.6. Removes Zoning Board of Appeals from hearing CAM applications. |
| 6/24/1994 | §42 / #434 | Removes ZBA's ability to petition the Commission to change its regulations. |
| 6/24/1994 | §44 / #434 | Revises language for Archeological Reports so that the Commission has some discretion. |
| 6/24/1994 | §44 / #434 | Adds language to the Special Permit Standards section stating that the standards also apply to a Change of Use requiring a Special Permit. |
| AMENDMENT #438-A, adopted December 5, 1994, Effective December 22, 1994 | ||
| 12/22/1994 | §5 / #438 | Changes the definition of "substantial improvement so that the period is extended from two years to five years." |
| 12/22/1994 | §31-11 / #438 | Adds "cellar" to clarify that the elevation of the lowest floor must be supplied, whether basement or cellar, as defined in the Westport Zoning Regulations. |
| 12/22/1994 | §45-8.2 / #438 | Adds requirement for an Elevation Certificate for a Zoning Certificate of Compliance for a residential structure to certify height of lowest floor in relation to the base flood elevation. |
| AMENDMENT #438-B, adopted April 20, 1995, Effective May 1, 1995 | ||
| 5/1/1995 | §6-2.2 / #438 | Further specifies coverage requirements that limit ability to expand or extend an existing building. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-3.3 / #438 | Clarifies regulation of maximum height of a building so that lot area is figured on gross lot area before deductions for slopes and wetlands. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-4.1 / #438 | Clarifies that buildings with non-conforming floor area cannot claim this floor area (if it is demolished or filled in) in order to transfer it within the building. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-4.2 / #438 | Permits the Commission to return a site with non-conforming parking to the previously approved use even if it requires more parking, subject to site plan approval. |
| 5/1/1995 | §33-6 / #438 | HDD signs will be subject to review and recommendation by the Historic District Commission, rather than approval. |
| 5/1/1995 | §45-2 / #438 | Clarifies types of actions that may be placed upon the land records by the Zoning Enforcement Officer. |
| AMENDMENT #439-A, Adopted April 20, 1995, Effective April 27, 1995 | ||
| 4/27/1995 | §32-14 / #439 | Modifies the permitted ratio of one-bedroom and efficiency apartments in School Buildings converted to housing so that no less than 40% must be efficiencies or one-bedroom apartments. |
| AMENDMENT #439-B, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995. | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §5-2 / #439 | Amends the definition of Building Area and or Footprint, removes Cafe definition; amends definitions for Change of Use; Coverage, Building; Coverage, Total; Tennis Courts, and Restaurants. |
| 6/1/1995 | §31-9 / #439 | Amends Liquor Establishments regulations so that liquor may be served from service bars to patrons seated at counters. |
| 6/1/1995 | §34-8 / #439 | Amends the Joint Parking regulations so that joint parking cannot exceed 50% of the amount of parking required for the use or by the number of parking spaces that are not provided, whichever is less. |
| 6/1/1995 | §43-11.3 / #439 | Amends language to conform to State Statutes for completion of work on an approved site plan. |
| 6/1/1995 | §43-12 / #439 | Amends language to conform to State Statutes for completion of work on an approved site plan. |
| 6/1/1995 | §46-3.2.1 / #439 | Allows Planning and Zoning Director to not require site plan approval for accessory apartments that have been approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals. |
| 6/1/1995 | §46-3.2.5 / #439 | Relocation of paragraph from §46-3.5 to this section. |
| 6/1/1995 | §52-4.3 / #439 | Technical revision to omit phrase "black line paper." |
| 6/1/1995 | §52-4.4 / #439 | Technical revision to minor wording details regarding driveways, and submission of mylar. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-9 / #439 | Technical revision to language regulating bonds, and to bring into conformance with time permitted by State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-10 / #439 | Technical revision to language regarding delivery and filing, to bring into conformance with State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-11 / #439 | Technical revision to language regarding completion of work to bring into conformance with State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §54-6 / #439 | Amends design standards to increase minimum slope for streets to one percent from one-half percent. |
| 6/1/1995 | §54-18 / #439 | Increases width for utility easements. |
| 6/1/1995 | §55-3.2 / #439 | Amends specifications for drainage pipes and ditches. |
| 6/1/1995 | §55-11 / #439 | Requires an "as-built" mylar prior to final bond release. The mylar will be filed upon the land records. |
| AMENDMENT #441, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995. | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §11-2.4.6 / #441 | Adds Roommate Matching Consultant to list of approved home occupations. |
| AMENDMENT #442, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995 | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §31-10 / #442 | Returns Zoning Board of Appeals to the Coastal Area Management section so that ZBA will conduct CAM Site Plan reviews together with any variance request for a non-exempt Coastal area proposal, as required by State Statute. |
| AMENDMENT #447, Adopted December 7, 1995. Effective January 1, 1996 | ||
| 1/1/1996 | §11-2.4.6 / #447 | Adds Business Administrator for Manufacturing Company to list of approved home occupations. |
| AMENDMENT #450, Adopted June 6, 1996. Effective June 21, 1996. | ||
| 6/21/1996 | §6-4.2 / #450 | Allows premises with non-conforming parking to change a use to one with lesser parking requirements, and then back to the use with previous use, provided certain conditions are met. |
| AMENDMENT #451, Adopted June 13, 1996. Effective July 1, 1996. | ||
| 7/1/1996 | §5 / #451 | Various changes to definitions for awnings, total coverage, medical uses, and structure. |
| 7/1/1996 | §6-2.1 / #451 | Allows entry steps and platforms in setbacks to be replaced provided they are no larger than existing steps and platforms without requiring a variance. |
| 7/1/1996 | §6-4.1 / #451 | Allows alterations of less than 200 square feet of floor area to the entrance or exit of building, provided that total floor area does not increase beyond the existing floor area. |
| 7/1/1996 | §11-2.2.4 / #451 | Changes language of this section so that it refers to "Places of worship," rather than "Churches and other places of Worship." |
| 7/1/1996 | §11-2.4.8 (d) / #451 | Allows roof top disc type antennas if they are less than 2 feet in diameter to be attached to the outside of a building. |
| 7/1/1996 | §22-2.2.1 / #451 | Clarifies the RORD regulations to make it clear that medical uses are not permitted within the RORD. |
| 7/1/1996 | §22-14.6 / #451 | Minor change to clarify wording of section, which was not grammatical. |
| 7/1/1996 | §32-7.4 / #451 | Reiterates that disc type antennas may be attached to the exterior of any building or structure if they are less than 2 feet in diameter. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-2.5 / #451 | Allows changes of name for non-conforming signs, where the lettering is the same, and there are no other changes. Also clarifies that normal maintenance activities are permitted. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-3.11 / #451 | Defines the time period for the stringing of holiday lights. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-5.2 / #451 | This section is eliminated because it was stated in a slightly different way in the section just above it. |
| 7/1/1996 | §34-5 / #451 | There are two changes to this section. The first is to change the parking calculation for Places of worship from the previous 1 space for each 3 seats. The second is to clarify that storage to be calculated at 1 space to 500 s.f. must be located in an attic, 1/2 story, or cellar. |
| 7/1/1996 | §34-6 / #451 | Removes the ability of the Planning and Zoning Commission to allocate surplus parking space within Town owned lots, because there is no surplus parking available. |
| AMENDMENT #455, adopted September 12, 1996; effective October 1, 1996 | ||
| 10/1/1996 | §25-2.2 / #455 | Adds "Fast Food Restaurants" as a Special Permit use within the Highway Service District (HSD). |
| AMENDMENT #456, effective June 1, 1997 | ||
| 6/1/1997 | Map Amendment, §456 | Official Building Zone map change from Res A to GBD (4 Beverly Place) |
| AMENDMENT #459 adopted 9/18/97, effective October 15, 1997 | ||
| 10/15/1997 | §31-9 / #459 | Modified the liquor regulations to permit there to be one store selling liquor for off-premises consumption, in addition to a restaurant with a license for on-premises consumption, on one premises |
| AMENDMENT Listing #465 and #468, effective September 1, 1998 | ||
| 9/1/1998 | §11-2.4.6 / #465 | Added "State Licensed Acupuncturist" to the list of approved home occupations. |
| Added existing site coverage on a MHPD site as a standard that cannot be exceeded, when MHRU's are proposed. | ||
| 9/1/1998 | §16-6.1 / #468 | |
| AMENDMENT #469, adopted December 3, 1998, effective January 15, 1999 | ||
| 1/15/1999 | §5 / #469 | Adds a definition for “Managed Residential Community” and “Private Residential Unit.” |
| 1/15/1999 | §11-2.3 / #469 | Adds “Managed Residential Community” to the listing of “Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions.” |
| 1/15/1999 | §32 / #469 | Adds new subsection (§32-15) providing regulations for Managed Residential Communities. |
| 1/15/1999 | §34-5 / #469 | Adds Minimum required parking spaces for Managed Residential Communities |
| AMENDMENT #477, adopted 12/17/98, effective 12/21/98 | ||
| 12/21/1998 | §16-5 / #477 | Amendment to Mobile Home Replacement Unit height limitation to allow two habitable stories and one non-habitable story, with a maximum height of 25’. |
| 12/21/1998 | §16-8 / #477 | Amendment to exclude non-habitable third floor area from inclusion in calculation of floor area. |
| AMENDMENT #478, adopted 2/25/99, effective 4/1/99 | ||
| 4/1/1999 | §5 / #478 | Clarifies definition section to bring definitions into conformance with the Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA). Adds definitions for “new construction”, “recreational vehicle, and “substantial damage.” |
| 4/1/1999 | §31-11 / #478 | Updates regulatory language of Flood Zone language to be in conformance with FEMA’s requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #482, adopted 4/5/99, effective 9/1/99 | ||
| 9/1/1999 | §32-3 / #482 | Amends Hospital Regulations to allow hospitals in existing buildings, and provides standards for replacement of existing buildings (§35-3.5.2) |
| AMENDMENT #490, adopted 9/9/99, effective 10/1/99 | ||
| 10/1/1999 | §5 / #490 | Change to cupola definition, building definition, school definition. |
| 10/1/1999 | §6-3.1, §6-3.3 / #490 | Added "gross lot area" as defined in APPENDIX D to clarify setback and height requirement. |
| 10/1/1999 | §11 / #490 | Changed definition of schools, found in §11-2.2.2; and eliminated crematories, formerly part of §11-2.2.5 |
| 10/1/1999 | §33 / #490 | Added size standard for the support structure for free-standing signs. |
| 10/1/1999 | APPENDIX D / #490 | Clarified language, removed redundant language |
| AMENDMENT #489, adopted 10/28/99, effective 11/15/99 | ||
| 11/15/1999 | §29 / #489 | Eliminated requirement for off-street parking to be provided within the Business Center District, for most uses. Prohibits stores, delicatessens, restaurants, cafes and taverns, and fast food restaurants from locating above the first floor. Requires off-street parking for additional floor area. Defines "first floor" of buildings within the BCD. |
| AMENDMENT #492, adopted 10/28/99, effective 11/15/99 | ||
| 11/15/1999 | Map Amendment, # 492 | Changed zoning designation of small parcel of land at 1835 Post Road East from Res A to BPD. |
| AMENDMENT #485, adopted 5/4/00, effective 6/1/00 | ||
| 6/1/2000 | §5 / # 485 | Added definitions for Antenna, Antenna Tower of Telecommunication Tower, Co-location, Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Service Facilities, Fall Zone, Provider. |
| 6/1/2000 | §11 / #485 | Removed "communication towers" from §11-2.1.9 |
| 6/1/2000 | §21 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §22 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16 |
| 6/1/2000 | §23 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §24 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §25 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §26 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Accessory use with a Special Permit, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §27 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §28 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §29 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §30 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16, |
| 6/1/2000 | §32 / #485 | Added new subsection §32-16, entitled: Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Service Facilities. This new section describes the application and approval process for the construction wireless telecommunication service facilities within the Town of Westport. |
| AMENDMENT #495, adopted 9/21/00, effective 11/1/00 | ||
| 11/1/2000 | §5 / #495 | Amended definition for Lot Shape and provided new definition for "Regularity Factor." |
| 11/1/2000 | $34 / #495 | Increased required parking for Funeral Homes. |
| 11/1/2000 | APPENDIX D / #495 | Updated APPENDIX D and APPENDIX D Worksheets to incorporate new definition for Regularity Factor. |
| AMENDMENT #497, adopted 2/8/01, effective 3/15/01 | ||
| 3/15/2001 | §6-5 / #497 | Adds language requiring status of claimed non-conforming status of non-residential properties. |
| 3/15/2001 | §44-1.1.4 / #497 | Adds language requiring submission of data described in §6-5 for applications involving non-conforming status. |
| AMENDMENT #498, adopted 7/26/01, effective 8/20/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | §19 / #498 | Added new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Residential Affordable Housing Zone (R-AHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #499, adopted 7/26/01, effective 8/21/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | Map Amendment #499 | Rezoned Map 5301, Lots 74, 73A, 73-9, 73-7, 73-8 from Res A to R-AHZ (new zone). |
| AMENDMENT #505, adopted 8/9/01, effective 8/20/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | §11-2.4.121 / #505 | Added language allowing persons with disabilities who are receiving social security disability payments to qualify for accessory apartments. |
| 8/20/2001 | §33-2.5 / #505 | Clarifies non-conforming sign changes so that tenant names can be changed on a free-standing sign requiring a variance |
| 8/20/2001 | §33-9, §33-10 (new) / #505 | Adds two new sections to the sign regulations providing for "non-commercial content" and for a Severability clause. |
| 8/20/2001 | §44-5 / #505 | Revision/rewording of paragraph describing site plan approval standards. |
| 8/20/2001 | §45-3 / #505 | Requires drainage accommodations when coverage is increasing, under certain conditions. |
| 8/20/2001 | §46-3.2 / #505 | Adds language stating that an additional variance application will be required if a zoning permit is not obtained within one year after a variance is granted. |
| 8/20/2001 | §55-7 / #505 | Adds language expanding the requirements for monuments and pins for subdivisions. |
| AMENDMENT #509, Adopted 4/18/02, effective 5/24/02 | ||
| 5/24/2002 | §27-2.2 / #509 | Add special permit uses to include schools, day care centers, and group day care homes. |
| AMENDMENT #510, Adopted 6/13/02, effective 7/15/02 | ||
| 7/15/2002 | §32-10 / #510 | Adds language expanding qualifications of a home caterer beyond owner only, to include a resident home catering business owner. |
| AMENDMENT #511, Adopted 7/18/02, effective 9/5/02 | ||
| 9/5/2002 | §4-1 / #511 | Adds reference to Affordable Housing Zone Regulations (§19) and corrects section numbers for Business Preservation District, BPD (§28) and Business Center District, BCD, (§29). |
| 9/5/2002 | §5-2 / #511 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including; Awnings, Basement, Building, Building Area and/or Footprint, Building Height, Cellar, Change of Use, Day Care Center or Nursery School, Dwelling, Elevation, Family Day Care Home, Floor Area, Floor Area Ration (F.A.R), Kitchen and Structure. |
| 9/5/2002 | §6-2.1.3 / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| 9/5/2002 | §6-2.1.7 / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| 9/5/2002 | §11-2.4.8(f) / #511 | Adds language clarifying that kitchens cannot be located in accessory buildings. |
| 9/5/2002 | §22-2.3.3(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in RORD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §24-2.3.5(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in GBD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §28-2.3.4(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in BPD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §29-2.3.5(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in BCD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §30-2.4.4(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in HDD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §32-4 / #511 | Clarifies type of commercial vehicles allowed to be stored on residential properties. |
| 9/5/2002 | §45-3 / #511 | Clarifies all conditions of all Planning & Zoning approvals and Zoning Board of Appeals variances must be met or the zoning permit can be revoked. |
| 9/5/2002 | §46-3.2(a) / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #516, Adopted 10/24/02, effective 12/2/02 | ||
| 12/2/2002 | §20 / #516 | Added a new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Municipal Housing Zone (MHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #517, Adopted 11/7/02, effective 7/1/03 | ||
| 7/1/2003 | §17 / #517 | Added setback provisions for accessory buildings or accessory structures for multiple or community use, and expanded provisions for road/recreation buffer to Res AAA and Res AA. |
| AMENDMENT #523, Adopted 9/11/03, effective 10/14/03 | ||
| 10/14/2003 | §5-2 / #523 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Attic, Total Coverage, Market Value, Patio, Story-Half, Structure, Substantial Improvement, Tennis Courts, and Terrace or Patio. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.3 / #523 | Corrects a reference to the paddle/tennis court section requiring screening. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.6 / #523 | Adds a section stating that a multiple family dwelling cannot be used for a home occupation. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.12 / #523 | Changes section to require only the owner to submit an affidavit annually for an accessory apartment. |
| 10/14/2003 | §15-2.1.2 / #523 | Removes “is not allowed” from sentence explaining the types of uses requiring Special Permit. |
| 10/14/2003 | §15-4.5 / #523 | Adds clarification that a recreation room with no bathroom in a cellar or basement is not considered a bedroom in the PRD district. |
| 10/14/2003 | §17-2.1.2 & §17-2.1.3 / #523 | Removes “is not allowed” from sentence explaining the types of uses requiring Special Permit in OSRD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §17-5.2 / #523 | Corrects the work “background” to “backaround” in OSRD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §23-2.3.2 / #523 | Adds sentence stating that outdoor storage is permitted in RBD in accordance with §32-6. |
| 10/14/2003 | §24-2.3.6(d) / #523 | Corrects clerical error by removing reference to one attached dwelling unit listed as a condition for Game Rooms. |
| 10/14/2003 | §24-2.3.7 / #523 | Adds section stating that one attached dwelling unit is a permitted accessory use in GBD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-6 / #523 | Clarifies that outdoor storage and display is not permitted in HDD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-6.1 / #523 | Corrects section by removing the word “and” and adding that outdoor storage and display cannot be located in the front landscape area. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-12.2.3 / #523 | Adds clarification that a recreation room with no bathroom in a cellar or basement is not considered a bedroom for Two-Family and Multi-Family dwellings. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-5 / #523 | Removes the 30-degree drive-in parking standard. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-9.2 / #523 | Reduces the maximum number of allowable spaces which can be allocated for small cars and increases the required size for small car spaces. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.4 / #523 | Clarifies the number of parking spaces which require that an internal loop access or parking aisle be installed. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.13 / #523 | Adds section regarding lighting standards for parking lots. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.14 / #523 | Adds section regarding design and access to dumpster areas. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.15.1 / #523 | Adds section regarding sidewalks. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-12.2 / #523 | Clarifies section by adding the word “percent.” |
| 10/14/2003 | §35-2.3.4 / #523 | Adds sentence regarding curbing and materials required for sidewalks. |
| 10/14/2003 | §43-5.3 / #523 | Changes number of days in which an application shall be completed after the public hearing commences to make it consistent with the Connecticut General Statutes requirements. |
| 10/14/2003 | §43-12 / #523 | Changes the time period the town can hold a bond to a minimum of 5-years for an approved site plan. |
| 10/14/2003 | §44-2.5 / #523 | Clarifies title and requirements for traffic impact analyses. |
| 10/14/2003 | §45-3.5.3 / #523 | Clarifies when drainage is to be reviewed for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 10/14/2003 | §46-3.2 / #523 | Adds sentence stating that when a Zoning Permit is issued, all conditions of the variance must be adhered to. |
| 10/14/2003 | §46-4 / #523 | Adds information which is required to be submitted with a variance application. |
| 10/14/2003 | §52-4.4.2 / #523 | Corrects clerical error by inserting missing word “subdivision” at the end of the sentence. |
| 10/14/2003 | §53-9 / #523 | Changes the time period the town can hold a bond to a minimum of 5-years for an approved subdivision or Resubdivision. |
| 10/14/2003 | APPENDIX D-1 / #523 | Changes to Line 1 to clarify that the area of an accessway is not included in the lot area for a rear lot. |
| AMENDMENT #525, Adopted 4/22/04, effective 6/1/04 | ||
| 6/1/2004 | §29A / #525 | Adds a new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Business Center District/Historic (BCD/H). |
| AMENDMENT #529, Adopted 7/1/04, effective 9/1/04 | ||
| 9/1/2004 | §40 / #529 | Adds a new chapter providing for new zones, called the Dedicated Open Space and Recreation District #1 (DOSRD #1) and the Dedicated Open Space and Recreation District #2 (DOSRD#2). |
| AMENDMENT #528, Adopted 7/26/04, effective 9/15/04 | ||
| 9/15/2004 | §5-2 / #528 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Building Area and/or Footprint, Total Coverage, Floor Area Ratio, Lot Area, Market Value, and Parking Space, Loading Space. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.4 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for detached private garages. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.7 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for barns. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.8(b) / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for accessory buildings. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.8(g) / #528 | Adds requirement that no accessory building may contain more than two water use fixtures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §12-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §13-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §14-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §15-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §16-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §17-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §18-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §19-11 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §20-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §21-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §22-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §23-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §24-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §24-6 / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §25-2.1.2(a) / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §25-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §26-2.6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §27-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §28-1 / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §28-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §29-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-7 / #528 | Adds parking areas to list of improvements that must meet setback requirements. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.3 / #528 | Adds section identifying vegetated buffers may be required as part of a coastal site plan. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.4 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Public Hearings. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.5 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Commission/Board Action. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.6 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Time Periods. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.7 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Bonds. |
| 9/15/2004 | §32-9 / #528 | Adds reference at end of section to §34-11.14. |
| 9/15/2004 | §34-11.14 / #528 | Changes language to remove requirement that dumpsters shall be located in the rear yard, and replaces language to be consistent with §32-9. |
| 9/15/2004 | §34-12.2 / #528 | Adds the word “percent” to clarify existing wording |
| 9/15/2004 | §43-6.4 / #528 | Adds new section, consistent with recent amendments to the Town Code, to inform Planning and Zoning applicants that the Planning and Zoning Director or his/her designee, or the Planning and Zoning Commission, may require an applicant to pay for hiring one or more outside consultants to analyze, review, and report on areas requiring technical review. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2 / #528 | Changes requirement for number of copies of a plot plan, from two to three that must be submitted for issuance of a Zoning permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.5 / #528 | Adds requirement that coverage information must be shown on a plot plan submitted for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.6 / #528 | Adds requirement that minimum required setback lines must be shown on a plot plan submitted for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.13 / #528 | Changes language to require existing and proposed contours at two-foot intervals must be shown on a plot plan for all applications and additionally requires that the contours must be verified in the field by a surveyor. |
| AMENDMENT #535, Adopted 10/28/04, effective 12/1/04 | ||
| 12/1/2004 | §33-4.1.5 / #535 | Changes language to remove reference to political signs and to remove time limits on when public and charitable event signs located on private property may be posted prior to an event. |
| 12/1/2004 | §33-4.1.6 / #535 | Adds new section listing political signs as a permitted use on private property. |
| AMENDMENT #539, Adopted 1/27/05, effective 3/1/05 | ||
| 3/1/2005 | §5-2 / #539 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Building Height or Height, and Medical. |
| 3/1/2005 | §5-2 / #539 | Adds definitions of specific terms including: Fence or Wall, and Healthcare Professional. |
| 3/1/2005 | §13-5 / #539 | Modifies Height requirements in the Res A to substitute the words railroad tracks for reference to Conrail Tracks (old New Haven R.R.) |
| 3/1/2005 | §14-5 / #539 | Modifies Height requirements in the Res B to substitute the words railroad tracks for reference to Conrail Tracks (old New Haven R.R.) |
| 3/1/2005 | §21-2.2.2 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Special Permit Use in the RPOD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §22-2.2.1 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the RORD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §23-2.1.2 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the RBD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §24-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the GBD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §27-2.2.1 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the CPD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §28-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BPD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §29-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BCD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §29A-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BCD/H. |
| 3/1/2005 | §30-2.2(h) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the HDD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §31-3 / #539 | Changes section title and adds reference to §5-2. |
| 3/1/2005 | §31-3 / #539 | Changes section to add “building” to the list of items that cannot obstruct visibility at corners. |
| 3/1/2005 | §33-2.5 / #539 | Modifies section to exempt changes to a single-tenant sign, when the change is only a change in name, and where the style and size of lettering conforms to the previous lettering. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies section to state uses allowed in the Business Center District/Historic are exempt from parking requirements. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Adds parking standard of 1 space per 200 SF for Healthcare Professionals. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies list of uses considered Medical. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies list of uses considered Retail. |
| 3/1/2005 | §43-14.3.1 / #539 | Renumbers existing section. |
| 3/1/2005 | §43-14.3.2 / #539 | Adds section to define standards for review of Temporary Zoning Permits and lists activities that require a Temporary Zoning Permit. |
| 3/1/2005 | §45-4 / #539 | Adds reference at end of section to §43-14.3 and §46-3.3. |
| AMENDMENT #540, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 7/2205 | ||
| 7/22/2005 | §11-2.3.7 / #540 | Adds Residential Facility for School-Based Education Program to the listing of Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions. |
| 7/22/2005 | §32A-13 / #540 | Adds new subsection §32A-13 providing regulations for Residential Facility for School-Based Education Program. |
| AMENDMENT #544, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 8/1/05 | ||
| 8/1/2005 | §54-20.2 / #544 | To modify existing regulations to require in cases of subdivision, conservation easements on environmentally sensitive land such as wetlands, steep slopes in excess of 25% or scenic vistas. |
| 8/1/2005 | §54-21 / #544 | To modify existing regulations to provide for a developer who is subdividing property to pay a fee to the Town in lieu of any requirements to provide a set aside of open space. This amendment also modifies the existing regulations relating to how land set aside as park, recreation and open space areas may be deeded, and what uses are permitted in conservation easement areas. |
| AMENDMENT #548, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 8/1/05 | ||
| 8/1/2005 | §11-2.3.11 / #548 | Adds Affordable and Middle Income Housing on Town-owned Property to the listing of Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions. |
| 8/1/2005 | §32-17 / #548 | Adds new subsection §32-17 providing regulations for Affordable and Middle Income Housing on Town-owned Property. |
| AMENDMENT #545, Adopted 7/28/05, effective 8/30/05 | ||
| 8/30/2005 | §19 / #545 | Add a new subsection §19-3.1, Principle Uses, stating any use permitted in the Res AAA district is a permitted Principle Use subject to the same approvals and conditions specified in §11-2. Add a new subsection §19-3.2, Special Permit Uses, stating development of a property for affordable housing is a permitted Special Permit Use. Add a new subsection §19-3.2.1, Affordable Housing, to clarify that the housing development must comply with the Connecticut affordable housing statute, §8-30g of the General Statutes. Modify §19-18, to clarify that in order to develop land for affordable housing, a site plan and special permit approval is required. |
| AMENDMENT #551, Adopted 11/17/05, effective 1/2/06 | ||
| 1/2/2006 | §24A / #551 | Adds a new chapter providing for a new zone called the General Business District/Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| AMENDMENT #552, Adopted 1/12/06, effective 2/6/06 | ||
| 2/6/2006 | §35 (Diagram) / #552 | Modifies Landscape Design Standards diagram to identify the dimension of a small car space is 8’ x 16’ not 7.5’ x 15’, to be consistent with the definition in §5-2 for a small car parking space. |
| 2/6/2006 | §41-5 / #552 | Adds new subsection identifying the Planning and Zoning Commission as authorized by the Connecticut General Statutes, may hear and decide upon the location of gasoline stations, motor vehicle dealerships, motor vehicle recycler, and motor vehicle repair garages as defined by State Statutes. |
| 2/6/2006 | §46-3.4 / #552 | Deletes subsection to identify the Zoning Board of Appeals is not authorized by the Connecticut General Statutes to hear and decide upon the location of gasoline stations, motor vehicle dealerships, and motor vehicle repair garages as defined by State Statutes. |
| AMENDMENT #556, Adopted 2/16/06, effective 4/3/06 | ||
| 4/3/2006 | §5-2 / #556 | Adds definition for Private Occupational Schools. |
| 4/3/2006 | §22-2.2.9 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the RORD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §23-2.2.4 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the RBD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §24-2.2.6 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the GBD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §25-2.2.5 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the HSD. |
| AMENDMENT #560, Adopted 7/27/06, effective 9/1/06 | ||
| 9/1/2006 | §5-2 / #560 | Adds definitions for Bank and Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §22-2.2.1 / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §23-2.1.2 / #560 | Substitutes the word bank for financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.2.7 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24A-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24A-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §27-2.2.1 / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §28-2.2.4 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §28-2.3.6 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.2.7 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.2.8 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §30-2.2 (h) / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §30-2.2 (i) / #560 | Changes drive-up windows to drive-in. |
| 9/1/2006 | §34-5 / #560 | (Office), Minimum Required Parking Spaces, to substitute the words banks and other financial institutions for Bank Office Area. |
| 9/1/2006 | §34-5 / #560 | (Bank Area), Minimum Required Parking Spaces, to add the word Customer and delete the word windows. |
| AMENDMENT #559, Adopted 10/12/06, effective 12/4/06 | ||
| 12/4/2006 | §5-2 / #559 | Adds definition for Supportive Housing. |
| 12/4/2006 | §11-2 / #559 | Adds Supportive Housing to listing of Special Permit uses subject to special conditions. |
| 12/4/2006 | §32-1 / #559 | Adds new subsections providing regulations for Supportive Housing in residential districts. |
| 12/4/2006 | §34-5 / #559 | Adds parking requirements for Supportive Housing at one space per dwelling unit. |
| AMENDMENT #564, Adopted 10/19/06, effective 12/4/06 | ||
| 12/4/2006 | §30-2.2(a) / #564 | Expands maximum permitted size of residential units from two to three bedrooms; expands maximum permitted average size of residential units from 1,200 SF to 2,000 SF and establishes maximum permitted size of residential units at 3,500 SF. |
| AMENDMENT #565, Adopted 1/25/07, effective 3/1/07 | ||
| 3/1/2007 | §5-2 / #565 | To add language to the definition for Terrace or Patio to identify terraces and patios shall always adhere to all setbacks except as otherwise provided in §24-A, General Business District/Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-1 / #565 | To clarify intent of the district. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-2 / #565 | To identify all rezoning applications shall be in accordance with §42, Amendment of Zoning Regulations. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-2.1.2 / #565 | To provide a cross reference to §24A-2.3 and to identify all rezoning applications shall be in accordance with §42, Amendment of Zoning Regulations. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24-2.3 / #565 | To provide cross reference to §24A-2.1.2. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-4 / #565 | To clarify allowable front setbacks and to identify parameters for patios and terraces to be located within setback areas. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-5 / #565 | To clarify under what circumstances the Planning and Zoning Commission may allow a height of up to 35-feet to the mid-point of a pitched roof. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-6.1 / #565 | To correct a grammatical error. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-6.2 / #565 | To add a provision for Coverage Exemptions. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-8.1 / #565 | To reduce the permitted size of a group of stores or shopping center. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-10 / #565 | To add a provision for Public Waterfront Access (PWA). |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-11 / #565 | To add language identifying developments shall be designed to encourage the preservation of historic features of buildings listed on the Westport Historic Resources Inventory, to add language requiring views of the water from the street on any site adjacent to the water, to add language requiring public pedestrian access to the water and a Riverwalk, to add language requiring any non-residential uses shall have at least one main entrance which is publicly accessible from the street. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-14 / #565 | To identify all landscape requirements must be adhered to unless deemed unnecessary by the Commission. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-17 / #565 | To relocate within the chapter the requirement for submission of a Phasing Plan for construction, to add language identifying the maximum allowable coverage for all sites may be redistributed over all sites provided that the total coverage of any receiving site shall not exceed 40% and provided that no upland site coverage shall be transferred to any site adjacent to the water, to add language identifying no floor area from an upland site shall be added to a site adjacent to the water, to identify cross easements shall be required as necessary. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-19 / #565 | To identify no more than two GBD/S developments shall be permitted within the Town of Westport and an integrated site shall be considered a single such development. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-3.1.1, 42-3.1.2, 42-3.1.3 / #565 | To require an applicant submit twelve instead of two copies of the following: existing land use map, existing conditions map & proposed zoning map. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-3.1.5 / #565 | To require a conceptual site plan for applications for a change in zone to General Business District Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-5 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-6 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-8 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-9 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| AMENDMENT #570, Adopted 6/28/07, effective 8/3/07 | ||
| 8/3/2007 | §4-5 / #570 | To exempt multi-family affordable housing from the cap of 10%. Also exempt any future affordable units from being included in the cap of 10%. |
| AMENDMENT #571, Adopted 6/28/07, effective 8/3/07 | ||
| 8/3/2007 | §5-2 / #571 | To add definitions for Adaptive Reuse, Public Waterfront Access (PWA), Redevelopment, and Workforce Housing; to modify. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-1 / #571 | To identify the district shall allow the redevelopment and/or adaptive reuse of existing non-residential buildings on Riverside Avenue into larger sized dwelling units on lots over two-acres in size in non-residentially zone lots or residentially zoned lots that are currently have a permitted non residential use with a minimum of 200-feet of frontage on Riverside Avenue and served by public water and public sewer and to identify it is in the public interest to preserve the existing historic scale, massing and character of the affected area. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-3 / #571 | Lot Area, Width Depth & Frontage to require lots of 2 acres or more to have 200 feet of frontage. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-6 / #571 | To expand permitted height on lots two acres or more in size when the site is sloping or the site has a floodplain in conjunction with reduced coverage. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-7 / #571 | To reduce permitted building and lot coverage on lots two acres or more in size where existing and/or proposed buildings exceed two and one-half stories and a height of thirty-feet and to add a provision that allows 1% additional building coverage for each workforce or affordable unit up to a maximum of 25%on lots of 2 acres or more. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-8 / #571 | To add language exempting developments from building area requirements in cases of adaptive reuse of an existing non-residential building providing the minimum dwelling unit size shall be one-thousand square feet. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-9 / #571 | To modify the standards to identify the minimum building spacing shall be the lesser of one-third the sum of the heights of adjacent buildings or twenty feet. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.1 / #571 | To expand the standards to allow 0.4 FAR on lots two acres or more in size when at least one on-site workforce or affordable unit is provided |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.2 / #571 | To expand the standards to allow three-bedroom units on lots two acres or more in size. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.3 / #571 | To expand standards to identify average unit size may not exceed 2,500 SF on lots two acres or more in size. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-11 / #571 | To add a standard requiring Public Waterfront Access on all sites adjacent to the Saugatuck River. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.1 / #571 | Architectural Design to say pitched roofs may be required. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.2 / #571 | To modify language to allow rooftop mechanical equipment and to require it be concealed from all sides. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.5 / #571 | To add a section identifying preservation of architectural features of historic buildings or other structures in the district shall be encouraged. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-17.1 / #571 | To add a section identifying there is an Affordability Requirement and to identify there is a requirement of a minimum of 15% and require the submission of an Affordability Plan. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-17.2 / #571 | To add a section to identify standards allowing a fee in lieu of providing a fraction of required on-site workforce or affordable housing of 17½% with a minimum of 5% workforce or affordable units on site. |
| AMENDMENT #573, Adopted 9/27/07, effective 10/15/07 | ||
| 10/15/2007 | §19A / #573 | To create a new zoning district §19A, Residential Affordable Housing Zone/Workforce (R-AHZ/W). |
| AMENDMENT #572, Adopted 11/1/07, effective 12/7/07 | ||
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12 / #572 | Adding language to clarify that a single family dwelling may have one additional dwelling unit and deleted requirement that a single family dwelling shall be on the Assessor’s List for five years before the date of application. |
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12A / #572 | Adding a new title “Accessory Apartment” and clarifying language. |
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12B / #572 | To create a new use Affordable Accessory Apartments which would be allowed provided that the income restrictions and other requirements required by the CGS 8-30g(K) are met. |
| 12/7/2007 | §43-14.2 / #572 | Adding language allowing an Affordable Accessory Apartment application to be eligible for review by the Administrative Review Committee. |
| AMENDMENT #574, Adopted 12/13/07, effective 1/21/078 | ||
| 1/21/2008 | §11-2.3.12 / #574 | Adds language to allow Residential Historic Structures as an allowable Special Permit Use Subject to Special Conditions. |
| 1/21/2008 | §11-2.4.14 / #574 | Adds a section in accessory structures to allow for Residential Accessory Historic Structures. |
| 1/21/2008 | §32-18 / #574 | Adds new section Historic Residential Structures (HRS) |
| AMENDMENT #583, Adopted 7/7/08, effective 8/08/08 | ||
| 8/8/2008 | §5-2 / #583 | To modify the building height requirements for solar panels. |
| AMENDMENT #582, Adopted 7/17/08, effective 8/25/08 | ||
| 8/25/2008 | §4-2 / #582 | To delete reference to the zoning map revision date of 8/17/75. |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.8 (h) / #582 | To modify the requirements for accessory structures pursuant to §32-18 (Historic Residential Structures). |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.10 / #582 | To modify this section for accessory structures pursuant to §32-18 (Historic Residential Structures). |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.12B / #582 | To modify this section to include non-profit corporations and Town of Westport. |
| 8/25/2008 | §31-5 / #582 | To eliminate a section on setbacks from high pressure gas lines. |
| 8/25/2008 | §34-11.7 / #582 | To allow porous paving systems in Non-Residence Districts. |
| 8/25/2008 | §42-3.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing instead of stamped business envelopes. |
| 8/25/2008 | §44-1.2.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing for site plan and special permit applications. |
| 8/25/2008 | §52-4.7.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing for subdivision applications. |
| AMENDMENT #585, Adopted 10/23/08, effective 12/1/08 | ||
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.1 / #585 | To amend the purpose statement by including existing special permit uses and allowing the Commission to grant relief on parking and landscaping requirements. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.3 (c) / #585 | To add the word structural to the requirements of the preservation easement |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.4 (c) / #585 | To allow the Commission to modify parking and/or landscaping requirements provided the number of existing parking spaces shall not be reduced. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.5 (a) / #585 | To allow the Commission to modify parking and/or landscaping requirements provided the number of existing parking spaces shall not be reduced. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.5 (c) / #585 | To add new section that allows limited office use for existing Special Permit uses. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.6 (b) / #585 | To add the word structural to the requirements of the preservation easement. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.7.1 / #585 | To add a requirement to preserve the structural integrity of the historic structure. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.9.3 / #585 | To add Special Permit uses to the annual affidavit requirements. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.9.4 / #585 | To add a new section to the regulations that allows for limited office use in accessory structures, through a site plan & special permit approval, provided that the property 1) have frontage on an arterial street, 2) adjoin a commercial district and 3) be within 500 feet on a municipal parking lot. Medical offices and banks are excluded and such uses can only occupy up to 60% of the floor area within the building or 20% of the floor area of the property, which ever is less. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.10.1 / #585 | To change the word the to any. |
| AMENDMENT #586, Adopted 10/23/08, effective 12/1/08 | ||
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1 / #586 | To add a section that sets minimum requirements for redevelopment in split zones. This section is limited to zones split between GBD and Res. A. zones on lots of at least 3 acres with a minimum of 200 feet of frontage on the Post Road. This section goes onto say such lots shall be redevelopment, provided that the combined site across both zones results in a net reduction of coverage and floor area. This amendment has clear language that precludes further assemblages of property from utilizing the provisions of this amendment beyond the properties already identified. |
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1.1 / #586 | To add a requirement that such redevelopment must comply with the parking landscaping and site plan/special permit requirements. This section also eliminates the setback to residential property zone boundary and allows increases in floor area within the residential zones, provided that overall floor area, building and total coverage are reduced. This section also requires all landscape buffer areas to conform and places a conservation easement upon undeveloped residentially zoned property. |
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1.2 / #586 | To give the Commission discretion to require additional parking for meeting rooms and related eating facilities. This section also allows for alcohol sales, seasonal outdoor seating and retention of non conforming loading spaces. |
| AMENDMENT #588, Adopted 12/18/08, effective 1/12/09 | ||
| 1/12/2009 | §20-3 / #588 | To allow the minimum acreage to be calculated on the entire area within the zone and not on the individual parcels. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-4 / #588 | To change MHZ to the word development. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-4.3 / #588 | |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-6 / #588 | To use the area of the zone and not the lots to accommodate the 3 parcels instead of single parcel nature of the Hales Court site. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-7 / #588 | To allow the location of pre-existing non conforming structures located within the setbacks to be retained for new structures. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-11 / #588 |
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| 1/12/2009 | §20-12 / #588 | To change MHZ to the word development. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-14.3 / #588 | To modify building height requirements for solar panels. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-14.3 / #588 | To allow applicant to only mitigate drainage increases resulting from increases in impervious coverage instead of addressing the total gross coverage on a site. |
| AMENDMENT #584, Adopted 1/22/09, effective 2/20/09 | ||
| 2/20/2009 | §24A-18.1 / #584 | To add new section 24A-18.1 Alternative Method of Compliance. 1) To allow for the construction of new off-site affordable units that are deed restricted pursuant to 8-30g for a minimum of 40 years. 2) To allow existing market rate units to be deed restricted as affordable units for up to 40 years pursuant to 8-30g. |
| AMENDMENT #590, Adopted 3/19/09, effective 4/20/09 | ||
| 4/20/2009 | §43-14 / #590 | Adds language to authorize the Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Zoning Enforcement Officer to designate other staff members to serve in his or her place on the Administrative Review Committee. |
| 4/20/2009 | §45-1 / #590 | Adds language expanding the list of staff persons authorized to enforce the zoning regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #594, Adopted 7/31/09, effective 8/30/09 | ||
| 8/30/2009 | §11-2.3-14 / #594 | Adds a new item under the list of Special Permit Uses, Lighted Athletic Fields on Town Owned Public School Property. |
| 8/30/2009 | §11-2.4.8 / #594 | Allows light poles on town owned athletic fields to be accessory uses to principal uses and allows the height of these accessory structures up to 80 feet in height in accordance with 32-19. |
| 8/30/2009 | §11-5, §12-5, §13-5 / #594 | Allows lighting poles up to 80 feet in height within the Residence AAA, AA, A zone respectively. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.0 / #594 | Purpose statement spells out criteria that lighting on town owned athletic fields use cannot cause unreasonable adverse impacts to surrounding residential neighborhoods and also establishes a requirement that the lighting provided achieve safe conditions for athletes, coaches and spectators. Establishes a minimum of sites with 20 acres and 200 parking spaces. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.1 / #594 | Adds language on application requirements for lighting on town owned athletic fields photometric plans and sound mitigation. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.2 / #594 | To establish additional criteria that the Commission must consider when reviewing lighting on town owned athletic fields. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.3 / #594 | Adds language that specifies the actions that the Commission may undertake when reviewing lighting on town owned athletic fields. (approve or deny) |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.4 / #594 | Adds conditions of approval. Sixteen conditions in total that must be satisfied for approval for lighting on town owned athletic fields. |
| AMENDMENT #593, Adopted 9/3/09, effective 9/26/09 | ||
| 9/26/2009 | §40-1 / #593 | To establish a new designation DOSRD #3 where property shall remain completely natural, undeveloped and hereby excludes all buildings and structures. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-2 / #593 | To add DOSRD #3 in permitted uses section. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-2.2 / #593 | To establish permitted uses in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-4 / #593 | To prohibit special events in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-9 / #593 | To prohibit buildings or structures in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-11 / #593 | To detail parking requirements in DOSRD #3. |
| AMENDMENT #600, Adopted 10/15/09, effective 11/16/09 | ||
| 11/16/2009 | §44-2.2 / #600 | To modify §44-2.2 of the Westport Zoning Regulations in the sections regarding State or Federal Agency reports to allow the Commission to waive this requirement if the agency has a policy that precludes their decision until local P&Z approval is obtained. Also, requires further review by the P&Z Commission if the state or federal agency’s approval has a material impact on the application. |
| AMENDMENT #601, Adopted 12/3/09, effective 1/4/10 | ||
| 1/4/2010 | §30-2.2(h) / #601 | To allow property in HDD zone to become fully utilized and preserve historic structures as per 2007 Town Plan. |
| AMENDMENT #602, Adopted 12/10/09, effective 1/11/10 | ||
| 1/11/2010 | §32-18.9.2 (b) / #602 | To delete principal owner residency requirement. |
| 1/11/2010 | §32-18.3 / #602 | To require that even if the owner does not live on site that the owner provide an annual affidavit attesting they have property inspected and perform necessary preservation main. |
| REMOVAL OF AMENDMENT #601, Adopted 12/3/09, effective 1/4/10, OVERTURNED BY RTM 1-13-10 | ||
| 1/13/2010 | §30-1(f) & §30-2.2(h) / #601 | To remove changes to regulations made to §30-1(f) & §30-2.2(h) as per Amendment #601 effective 1-4-10, as of 1-13-10 have been overturned by the RTM. |
| AMENDMENT #610, Adopted 5/13/10, effective 6/14/10 | ||
| 6/14/2010 | §5-2 / #610 | To add definitions for Outdoor Eating Area and Food Establishment, Retail. |
| 6/14/2010 | §22-2.3.3 / #610 | To modify Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in RBD to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §23-2.3.3 / #610 | To add a new accessory use that allows Outdoor Eating Areas in RBD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §24-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in GBD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §25-2.3.5 / #610 | To add a new accessory use that allows Outdoor Eating Areas in HSD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §28-2.3.4 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BPD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §29-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BCD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §29A-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BCD/H subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §30-2.4.4 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in HDD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-6.1 / #610 | To detail that Outdoor Eating Areas shall not be considered Outdoor Storage & Display. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-20 / #610 | To add Special Requirements for Outdoor Eating Areas |
| 6/14/2010 | §43-14.2 / #610 | To modify the types of applications eligible for ARC review. To add a new application type for Outdoor Storage & Display per §32-6 and Outdoor Eating Areas not exempted under §32-20 (5). |
| AMENDMENT #611, Adopted 5/13/10, effective 6/14/10 | ||
| 6/14/2010 | §5-2 / #611 | To delete Home Occupation definition and to add Home Based Business definition that includes a hierarchy of intensity: Home Office, Home Occupation, Level 1 and Home Occupation, Level 2. |
| 6/14/2010 | §11-2.4.6 / #611 | To replace Customary Home Occupation standards with Home Office standards in AAA. |
| 6/14/2010 | §11-2.4.6A / #611 | To add standards for a Home Occupation, Level 1. |
| 6/14/2010 | §15-2.1.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in PRD. |
| 6/14/2010 | §17-2.1.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in OSRD. |
| 6/14/2010 | §18-2.2.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in Res. C. |
| 6/14/2010 | §22-2.1.1 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in RORD1, 2, & 3. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-17.2 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in Affordable & Middle Income Housing on Town owned Property. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-18.5 (b) / #611 | To replace reference to Customary Home Occupation with Home Occupation, Level 1 & Level 2 and Home Occupation, Level 2 in Historic Residential Structures. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-18.9.1 / #611 | To replace reference to Customary Home Occupations with Home Based Business and add reference to Home Office, Home Occupation, Level 1 and Home Occupation, Level 2 in Historic Accessory Structure. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-21 / #611 | To add a section and standards for a Home Occupation, Level 2, allowed subject to Special Permit approval by the P&Z Commission with Special Conditions. |
| 6/14/2010 | §34-5 / #611 | To replace reference to Home Occupation with Home Occupation, Level 1 and to add parking standard for Home Occupation Level 1 & Level 2. |
| 6/14/2010 | APPENDIX A | To update state fees pursuant to PA09-03. |
| 6/14/2010 | APPENDIX B | To add Affordable Accessory Apartment to Index. |
| AMENDMENT #609, Adopted 4/29/10, effective 6/18/10 | ||
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To add new definitions for “Base Flood Elevation”, “Coastal Dunes”, “Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Expansion to an Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)”, “Flood or Flooding”, “Flood Insurance Study”, “Historic Structure”, “Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “New Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Variance of Flood Plain Regulations”, “Violation of Flood Plain Regulations” and “Water Surface Elevation”, all to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To modify definitions of “Base Flood”, “Coastal High Hazard Area”, “Development”, “Functionally Dependent Facility”, “Market Value”, “Mean Sea. Level” “Start of Construction”, all to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To remove the definition of “Flood Boundary and Floodway Map” since the new Floodway Map will not be a separate map but will be included to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.2 / #609 | To add the new effective dates in Flood Plain Regulations for the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.1 / #609 | To clarify that in a VE Flood Zone, the applicant should provide the elevation of the lowest structural member for a new construction or substantial improvement to be consistent with CT DEP Model Floodplain Management Regulations. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.2 / #609 | To add Flood Zone AE and to change Flood Zone V to VE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.2(f) / #609 | To delete the reference to the Flood Way Map since the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) will include the Floodway to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.4 / #609 | To change the Flood Zone A1-A30 to AE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5 / #609 | To change Flood Zone V1-V30 to VE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(1) / #609 | To clarify that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member shall be above the base flood level to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(2) / #609 | To clarify the standards for anchoring of footings, pilings or columns should be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(3) / #609 | To require that a professional engineer or architect certify that the structure is adequately secured to footings, pilings, or columns to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(5) / #609 | To require engineered design of breakaway walls to be consistent with Flood Protection Requirement federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(d) / #609 | To require manufactured or mobile homes to be raised to the Base Flood Elevation and to be designed to meet VE Flood Protection Requirements and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.6 / #609 | To remove the term “Flood Boundary and Floodway Map”, since the new Floodway Map will not be a separate map but will be included in the Flood Insurance Rate Maps, to clarify that the phrase “any increase in flood levels” means 0.00 feet, to require supporting technical data to be supplied by a registered professional engineer and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.4 / #609 | To require Manufactured or Mobile Homes to be raised to the Base Flood Elevation and to be designed to meet VE requirements when VE flood zones and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.5 / #609 | To require that the applicant demonstrate that in the proposed building site will be reasonably safe from flooding and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6 / #609 | To add new sections requiring Equal Conveyance and Compensatory Storage and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6(a) / #609 | To prohibit, within the floodplain and in areas that are not tidally influenced, encroachments resulting from filling, new construction or Substantial Improvements involving an increase in footprint unless the applicant provide data proving that the encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6(b) / #609 | To require that the water holding capacity of the floodplain, except areas which are tidally influenced, shall not be reduced and to require that any reduction caused by filling, new construction or substantial improvement shall be compensated for by deepening or widening of the floodplain and shall be provided on-site and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.7 / #609 | To require that whichever regulation imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.8 / #609 | To state that the regulation within the section are considered the minimum reasonable for regulatory purposes, that larger floods can and will occur and that town employees are not liable for flood damages and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #613, Adopted 7/08/10, effective 8/09/10 | ||
| 8/9/2010 | §5-2 / #613 | To modify definition of Change of Use, Floor Area, Restaurant & Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 8/9/2010 | §22 & 23 / #613 | To modify uses in the RORD and RBD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §24 / #613 | To modify uses in the GBD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §24A / #613 | To modify uses in the GBD/S Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §25 / #613 | To modify uses in the HSD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §28 / #613 | To modify uses in the BPD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §29 / #613 | To modify uses in the BCD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §29A / #613 | To modify uses in the BCD/H Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §30-2.2 / #613 | To modify uses in the HDD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §30-2.3 / #613 | Deleted Liquor Establishments section. |
| 8/9/2010 | §31-9 / #613 | To modify Liquor Establishments. |
| 8/9/2010 | §32-20 / #613 | To modify Outdoor Eating Areas. |
| 8/9/2010 | §34-5 / #613 | To modify Off-Street Parking & Loading. To change parking for Restaurants from 1 per 35 SF to 1 per 50 SF & Patron Bar areas to be 1 per 20 SF only when Bar Area exceeds 50% SF of the Total Patron Area. |
| AMENDMENT #617, Adopted 7/08/10, effective 8/30/10 | ||
| 8/30/2010 | §11-2.4.6 / #617 | To provide reference to Two Family Dwelling Units in Home Office regulations. |
| 8/30/2010 | §11-2.4.6A(c) / #617 | To add language identifying the floor area of the building shall be interpreted as the floor area of the individual dwelling unit in the case of a Two-Family building in Home Occupation, Level 1 regulations. |
| 8/30/2010 | §32-21.3 / #617 | To add language identifying the floor area of the building shall be interpreted as the floor area of the individual dwelling unit in the case of a Two-Family building in Home Occupation, Level 2 regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #615, Adopted 7/22/10, effective 9/03/10 | ||
| 9/3/2010 | §5-2 / #615 | To add definition for Outdoor Special Events. |
| 9/3/2010 | §11-2.4.1 / #615 | To modify Residence AAA Zone mobile vendors. |
| 9/3/2010 | End of §20 / Summary Chart | To update “Summary schedule of Residence District Provisions Chart” which appears at the end of §20. |
| 9/3/2010 | §30-2.2(h) / Technical correction | Technical correction to §30-2.2(h) after Amend. #601 was overturned by RTM. |
| 9/3/2010 | §32-8.6 / #615 | To change Administrative Excavation & Fill Permits; cross reference from §43-14.3 to §43-14.2 as §43-14.3 is being eliminated. |
| 9/3/2010 | §32-23 / #615 | To add Special Requirements for Outdoor Special Events. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.2 / #615 | To modify Small Changes of Use; Eligible Applications for ARC. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.3 / #615 | To eliminate Other Eligible Applications for ARC section & Temporary Zoning Permits. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.3.3 / #615 | To eliminate Exceptions for ARC Section. |
| 9/3/2010 | §45-4 / #615 | To eliminate Temporary Zoning Permits Section. |
| 9/3/2010 | §46-3.3 / #615 | To eliminate Conditional Permits for Temporary Non-Conforming Uses Section from ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT #618, Adopted 11/1/10, effective 12/03/10 | ||
| 12/3/2010 | §11-2.3.16 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §21-2.2.1 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §21-8.4 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-2.2.7 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-7 / #618 | To modify Building Area. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-8.4 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §23-2.2.1 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §23-8.2 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §24-2.2.7 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §24-8.2 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §26-1.3 / #618 | To remove Sub Section, to permit Inclusionary Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units. |
| 12/3/2010 | §26-2.2.1(d) / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §28-2.2.2 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §28-8.1 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §29-2.2.4 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §29A-2.2.4 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12 / #618 | To modify Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.1 / #618 | To modify Lot Area and Shape. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.2 / #618 | To modify Density. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.3 / #618 | To modify Setbacks. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.4 / #618 | To add Height. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.5 / #618 | To add Coverage. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.6 / #618 | To modify Building Space. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.7 / #618 | To modify Floor Area. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.8 / #618 | To modify Architectural Design. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.9 / #618 | To add Public Waterfront Access. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.10 / #618 | To add Signs. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.11 / #618 | To add Parking. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.12 / #618 | To modify Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.13 / #618 | To modify Utilities. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.15 / #618 | To add Affordability Requirement & Plan. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.16 / #618 | To add Traffic Analysis. |
| 12/3/2010 | §35-2.2.1 / #618 | To modify Landscaping, Screening & Buffers. |
| AMENDMENT #619, Adopted 11/1/10, effective 12/03/10 | ||
| 12/3/2010 | §4-1 / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| 12/3/2010 | End of §30 Summary Chart / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| 12/3/2010 | §39A / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #612, Adopted 11/18/10, effective 12/20/10 | ||
| 12/20/2010 | §24.2.2.8 / #612 | To allow Retail Boat Sales by Special Permit in the GBD zone. |
| 12/20/2010 | §24-2.4 / #612 | To delete Boats from the list of Prohibited Uses in the GBD zone |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22 / #612 | To add new section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22.1 / #612 | To add a Considerations section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22.2 / #612 | To add a Conditions of Approval section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §34-5 Parking Requirement Chart / #612 | To add Boat Repairs and Boat Storage to Parking Chart. |
| AMENDMENT #620, Adopted 12/09/10, effective 01/14/11 | ||
| 1/14/2011 | §5-2 / #620 | To modify the definition of new construction; to specify a maximum limit of 35% increase in the size of the structure or reconstruction. However, for buildings on the Westport Historical Resources Inventory, the percentages may be 50%. |
| 1/14/2011 | §6-2.3(d) / #620 | To detail that restoration projects must comply with Flood Zone Requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #627, Adopted 3/17/11, effective 4/8/11 | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #627 | To modify definition of Coverage, Total to add Swimming Pools to list of structures computed in Total Coverage; |
| To modify definition of Swimming Pool to add language identifying Swimming Pools shall be computed in Total Coverage and to add language identifying the surface area shall be measured from the inside face of the exterior walls of the Swimming Pool. | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §11-2.4.2 / #627 | To modify language regarding permitted accessory buildings standards and uses and to identify Swimming Pools shall be computed in Total Coverage, and add language clarifying the surface area of a Swimming Pool shall be measured from the inside face of the exterior walls for purposes of computing Total Coverage. |
| AMENDMENT #628, Adopted 3/17/11, effective 4/8/11 | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 | To delete from the Change of use definition a change in manner in which patrons are seated or in which alcoholic beverages are sold |
| To modify definition of Retail Food Establishment to indicate alcoholic beverages may be sold only for off premise consumption and retail food establishments may have no more than 10 patron seats. To modify Restaurant definition so that the Fast Food Restaurant can be deleted. This change will also distinguish a Restaurant from a Retail Food Establishment based on more than 10 indoor seats. | ||
| To modify definition of Outdoor Eating Area, to delete references to Fast Food Restaurants and annual renewals will be required each year as of May 1st. Also allows Cafes and Taverns to have Outdoor Eating Areas. | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 Continued | To modify the definition of Restaurant so that the Fast Food Restaurant can be deleted. This change will also distinguish a Restaurant from a Retail Food Establishment based on more than 10 indoor seats. |
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 | To delete the definition of Restaurant, Fast Food. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.2.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.3.3 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.1.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §23-2.3.3 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24A-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §25-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §25-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §28-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §28-2.3.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29A-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29A-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §30-2.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §30-2.4.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §31-9.2 / #628 | To modify the requirement for the Police to sign an application for Connecticut Liquor Control commission as these forms no longer require the Police Chief’s signature. |
| 4/8/2011 | §32-20 / #628 | To clarify language that specifies that outdoor Eating Areas are permitted in non residential zones except RPOD, DDD and CPD, Design/Use of Area deletes the term temporary fabric roof structures and substitutes tents, canopies, awnings, decks or landscaped areas shown on a site plan, only allows umbrellas on landscaped surfaces, deletes the prohibition regarding outdoor music up until 9 PM, after 9 PM a Special Permit is required, and eliminates ARC approval for 2AM closing in favor of P&Z Commission approval; Size/Parking Requirements eliminates Fast Food references and greatly simplifies how parking requirements are calculated. Also gives specific guidance on how to measure the area of an Outdoor Eating Area; Seasonal Use simplifies how seasonal use is determined; Setback & Coverage Requirements simplifies how setbacks are to be regulated and specifies that Outdoor Eating Areas cannot be within 50 feet of a residential zone unless separated by a street or a water body. Requires that any tents, canopies or fixed awnings be counted in building coverage; Landscaping section is merged with Setbacks and Coverage requirements. Also, it specifies that only landscaping that was installed as part of an approved Site Plan cannot be removed. |
| 4/8/2011 | §34-5 / #628 | To add Retail Food Establishments to the list of uses such as retail that require 1 parking space for every 180 square feet of gross floor area. |
| 4/8/2011 | §43-14.2 / #628 | To change the words façade change and to Alterations. Outdoor Eating areas are eliminated from the list of approved ARC applications. |
| AMENDMENT #625, Adopted 5/5/11, effective 5/31/11 | ||
| 5/31/2011 | §5-2, 11-2.3.1, 11-2.3.5, 11-2.4.12D, 19A-16, 20-4.1, 32-2, 32-2.1, 32-2.2, 32-11, 32-11.2, 32-11.5, 34-5 / #625 | To replace the term Elderly with Senior. |
| 5/31/2011 | §5-2 / #625 | To add definitions for Assisted Living Facility, Full Care Living Facility, Independent Living Facility, Senior Center and Senior Residential Community. |
| 5/31/2011 | §11-2.4.17 / #625 | To add Senior Residential Community to the list of Special Permit Uses. |
| 5/31/2011 | §19A-16 / #625 | To modify language regarding establishing a priority system for affordable and workforce housing units. |
| 5/31/2011 | §32-15A / #625 | To add new section for Senior Residential Community, with corresponding location requirements and development standards, to the list of uses allowed in residential and non-residential districts subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval from the P&Z Commission. |
| 5/31/2011 | §34-5 / #625 | To add Parking Requirements Table for a Senior Residential Community. |
| AMENDMENT #631, Adopted 5/19/11, effective 6/20/11 | ||
| 6/20/2011 | §5-2 / #631 | To delete language that includes incidental architectural projections in the building area or footprint on lots of 10,890 sq. ft in area or greater. |
| 6/20/2011 | §31-4 / #631 | To delete language that excludes incidental architectural projections from projecting into the setback area on lots of ¼ acre (10,890 sq. ft) in area or less. |
| AMENDMENT #632, Adopted 6/2/11, effective 7/5/11 | ||
| 7/5/2011 | §11-2.4.13 (d) / #632 | To add language allowing P&Z Commission to approve different apartment configuration than existed in 1959. |
| AMENDMENT #633, Adopted 6/16/11, effective 7/18/11 | ||
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12 / #633 | To delete, “Site Plan approval in accordance with” and add approval of a Zoning Permit. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12A(d) / #633 | To delete, “Pursuant to §43-3 all applications for Site plan review”, to add, “All requests”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12A(i) / #633 | To delete, “The resolution of approval of the apartment must be recorded on the Land records of the Town of Westport in the Town Clerk’s Office”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B / #633 | To delete, “Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission or its designee in accordance with §43, herein”, to add “approval of a Zoning Permit”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(e) / #633 | To delete, “Commission, to add “Office”, to delete “Commission”, to add, “Planning and Zoning Office”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(g) / #633 | To delete, “Pursuant to §43-3 all applications for Site plan review”, to add, “All requests”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(j) / #633 | To delete, “The resolution of approval of affordable accessory apartment &”; to delete “commission”, add, “Office”, to delete, “Commission”, to add, “Director”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12C & D / #633 | To delete, “Commission”, to add, “Director”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §43-14.2 / #633 | To delete Accessory Apartments and Affordable Accessory Apartments from the list of ARC eligible applications. |
| AMENDMENT #630, Adopted 7/14/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §5-2 / #630 | To amend the definition that MHRUs can be developed on MHPD sites if such units existing as of the date of the amendment. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-1 / #630 | To add the word, “enhance”. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.1.2 / #630 | To indicate that density may be increased to 20 units or 40 bedrooms per gross acre on sites where not less than 65% of the total units are affordable to families earning not more than 80% of the State Median Income and not less than an additional 15% of the total units are affordable to families earning not more than 60% of the State Median Income and the units must qualify for moratorium points pursuant to CGS 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.1.3/ #630 | To modify open space requirement for MHRUs of 150 square feet per unit on sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.2.2 / #630 | To amend accessory structures. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-4.1 / #630 | To remove the requirement for setbacks from lot lines that are interior to the Special Permit site on lots of 2 acres or more. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-5 / #630 | To modify building height to allow 3 stories and 35 feet on a sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g for MHRU that are at least 30 feet away from a single family residential zoning district boundary line and allow increased height for only new MHRUs not replacement MHRUs. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-6 / #630 | To modify measurement of total coverage be based on total area of each mobile home lot, to increase building coverage to 30% & total coverage to 60% on sites where 80% of dwelling units are affordable per 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-8.2 / #630 | To increase the maximum size for an individual unit from 1200 to 1350 sq. ft and the average unit size from 1100 to 1200 sq. ft on sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-11.4 / #630 | To add tandem parking may be considered subject to the discretion of the P&Z Commission and that parking in excess of the minimum required parking may be pavers or pervious. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-11.7 / #630 | To add for MHRU developments, the minimum back-up distances for perpendicular spaces, as depicted in §34 of the these Regulations, may be reduced to 24 feet on lots of 2 acres or greater if approved by P&Z Commission. |
| AMENDMENT #635, Adopted 7/14/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §31-9.2 / #635 | To delete the requirement that the P&Z Commission approve liquor establishments by Special Permit. |
| 8/15/2011 | §31-9.3 / #635 | To delete section that allows waivers by P&Z Director. |
| 8/15/2011 | §32-6.2 / #635 | To delete the words a Temporary Zoning Permit and to change reference from §43-15 to §43-14. |
| AMENDMENT #636, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §34-11.12 / #636 | To expand the authority of the P&Z Commission to designate as Reserved Future Spaces up to 50% of the required parking spaces and to allow small car and loading spaces to be placed in reserve. |
| AMENDMENT #626, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 9/6/11 | ||
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8 / #626 | To clarify that items that are not exempt are subject to Site Plan and/or Special Permit approval and that all exempt and non-exempt activities must conform to the standards listed in §32-8.6. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1 / #626 | To add that even exempt activities are subject to the standards in §32-8.3. |
| 09/0611 | §32-8.1.1 / #626 | To limit exemptions to within 25 ft. from any building or structure only for work approved as part of a zoning permit. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.2 / #626 | To include Site Plan & Special Permit applications in the list of exemptions. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.3 / #626 | To delete the word ‘fence’ & to limit exemptions to within 25 ft from such improvements & temporary collecting, stockpiling & reuse of topsoil is exempt. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.4 / #626 | To include changes in groundwater patterns as an activity that is not exempt, also to recognize additional enforcement mechanisms are now available. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2 / #626 | To add Excavation. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(a) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is reduced by 50% in residential zoning districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(b) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is reduced by 50% in non-residential districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(c) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is capped at 500 cubic yards for smaller lots in both residential & non-residential districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.2 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. This formula reduces all allowable excavation or fill by 50%. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.3 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill in height calculations, fill height shall not exceed a ratio of 0.20 relative to the distance from the property line, excavation or fill of driveways in front & side setbacks shall be exempt from this requirement. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.6 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill in the total maximum excavation & fill calculations & requires the use of total excavation not net change. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.7 / #626 | To require an up to date topographic survey, that is verified in the field & based on 1988 NAVD datum. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.2 / #626 | To reduce the allowable man made earth slopes & no grading or slope changes within 5 ft of any property line. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.4 / #626 | To add that processing of earth materials is prohibited except for material that is excavated directly from the site for use on same site. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.5 / #626 | To delete section about no permanent buildings on-site. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.8 / #626 | To add new section prohibiting the use of fill that contains organic material or petroleum based products. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.9 / #626 | To add new section to require erosion controls be installed pursuant to §37. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5 / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’ & to add ‘shall be given to protecting’. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.1 / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’ so the ARC may also be allowed to apply these standards. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.4 (f) / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’, so the ARC may now also be allowed to require a bond. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.4 (g) / #626 | To add new section that allows for the hiring of a site monitor to be paid for at the applicant’s expense. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.6 / #626 | To add the word ‘either’ & to specify that either a disturbance of 5,000 SF or an excavation/fill change of 1,000 cubic yards requires a Special Permit. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.6.4 / #626 | To modify the requirement for mailing of notices to be consistent with §44-1.2. |
| AMENDMENT #640, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 10/5/11 | ||
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.1.7 / #640 | To add Temporary Lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property subject to Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission pursuant to the provisions of §32-19A as applicable. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.3.14 / #640 | To add the word “permanent”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.4.8 / #640 | To add the word “permanent and temporary” and to specify the height of temporary lights to 50 feet also to reference §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §12-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §12-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §13-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §13-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19 / #640 | To add the word “permanent”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(i) / #640 | To add the words “permanent or temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(j) / #640 | To add the words “1 permanent or 2 temporary” also to add the words “but not a combination of permanent and temporary lights”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(k) / #640 | To add “except if specifically approved by the P&Z Commission as temporary athletic field lighting pursuant to §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(k) / #640 | To add “except if specifically approved by the P&Z Commission as temporary athletic field lighting pursuant to §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A / #640 | To add new section for the Purpose of Temporary Athletic Field Lighting for Practice on Town Owned Public School Property. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.1 / #640 | To add new section - Application Requirements. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Considerations. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Requirements. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Considerations. |
| AMENDMENT #638, Adopted 10/13/11, effective 11/14/11 | ||
| 11/14/2011 | §30-1 / #638 | To allow office use, primarily above the first floor. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-2.2 (e) / #638 | To delete the words “on the ground floor; and on the upper floors not to exceed 10%of the sum of the gross floor area of all buildings existing on the effective date of the HDD”. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-2.2 (h) / #638 | To add the words “are permitted as follows”, to delete the 10% maximum of retail uses on upper floors and to delete the limitation of 10% office uses and to allow office uses on the ground floor in the largest building within the zone and up to 500 sq ft in an abutting building. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-5.1 / #638 | To increase building height up to three feet to a building on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in the HDD. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-6.1 / #638 | To allow 100% building coverage on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in the HDD. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-8.1 / #638 | To modify that no FAR limitations shall apply to a lot bordered by HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in HDD, or to the conversion to floor area of an existing area constituting building coverage. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-8.4 / #638 | To modify total FAR to allow the conversion to floor area of an existing area constituting building coverage on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than 4 sides & abutting the largest lot in the HDD zone. |
| AMENDMENT #594, Approved for Settlement 11/10/11, effective 01/16/12 | ||
| 1/16/2012 | §5 / #594 | To add definition for Westport Athletic Special Events. |
| 1/16/2012 | §11, §12 & §13 / #594 | To add the word “permanent” and to exempt light poles for Athletic Fields from coverage. |
| 1/16/2012 | §32-19 / #594 | To modify section pursuant to Stipulated Settlement. |
| 1/16/2012 | Appendix | Delete entire list of old 1930-1992 zone maps. |
| AMENDMENT #643, Adopted 11/17/11, effective 2/17/12 | ||
| 2/17/2012 | §11-2.4.6 & §11-2.4.6 (h) / #643 | To change references from §33-5 to §33-6. |
| 2/17/2012 | §32-10.5 & §32-21.8 / #643 | To change references from §33-5 to §33-6 |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-3.14 / #643 | To add an exception for Temporary Free-Standing Portable signs as per §33-5. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-4, §33-4.1.5, §33-4.1.6 & §33-4.2 / #643 | To modify this section to be for “permanent signs” only and to relocate temporary signs, which are permitted in all districts, to §33-5.1 & §33-5.2. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5 & §33-5.1 / #643 | To relocate temporary signs to §33-5, to apply to all zoning districts. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5 & §33-5.2 / #643 | To relocate requirements for temporary signs in non- residential zoning districts. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5.3 (a)–(i) / #643 | To add requirements for Temporary Free Standing Portable signs in non- residential zoning districts with in Saugatuck Center & Westport Center depicted in the 2007 Town Plan of Conservation & Development. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-6 & §33-7 / #643 | To re-number both sections. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-8 / #643 | To re-number this section. Text previously in this section has been relocated to §33-5.2. and to add the following district abbreviations for: RBD, GBD/S, HSD, DDD, BPD, BCD & BCD/H. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-1 / #643 | To add new section for Coastal/Shoreline Public Access signs. |
| 2/17/2012 | §40-10 / #643 | To add reference to §33-6. |
| AMENDMENT #644, Adopted 2/09/12, effective 3/09/12 | ||
| 3/9/2012 | §5-2 / #644 | To modify “Sign-Free Standing” directing you to the different standards applicable to Free Standing Portable Signs listed in §33-5.3. |
| 3/9/2012 | §5-2 / #644 | To clarify definition for “Structure” that temporary signs are not structures thus allowed in setback and do not count as coverage. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.1 & 33-5.2 / #644 | To clarify temporary signs, except Free Standing Portable signs, are permitted in all districts without Zoning Permits. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 / #644 | To clarify that only one Free Standing Portable sign is allowed per tenant in all non-residence districts. and to delete the requirement to be in Saugatuck Center or Westport Center. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (f), (g) / #644 | To clarify allowable locations for signs. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (h) / #644 | To modify signs can not be internally or externally lit. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (i) / #644 | To modify that a Free Standing Portable sign requires a Zoning Permit annually. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-10 / #644 | To clarify that Directional signs for Coastal and/or shoreline public access do not require a Zoning Permit. |
| AMENDMENT #642, Adopted 3/15/12, effective 4/16/12 | ||
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.7.2 / #642 | To modify section adding “BCD/H”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.7.2.2 / #642 | To change 40% to 30% in GBD, RBD, BCD, BCD/H & DDD#2 zones, to add the words “exclusive of Affordable Units.” To have no minimum commercial requirements in the RPOD, RORD & BPD zones. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.11 / #642 | To replace the word “consider” with “allowed”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.15.1 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.16 / #642 | To modify section to give P&Z Commission discretion to waive Traffic Analysis. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-1 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-10.3.2 / #642 | To change 40% to 30% in GBD, RBD, BCD, BCD/H & DDD#2 zones, to add the words “exclusive of Affordable Units” to have no minimum commercial requirements in the RPOD, RORD & BPD zones. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-14 / #642 | To replace the word “consider” with “allowed”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-19 / #642 | To modify section to give P&Z Commission discretion to waive Traffic Analysis. |
| AMENDMENT #645, Adopted 5/3/12, effective 6/4/12 | ||
| 6/4/2012 | §34-5 / #645 | To modify Parking Requirements Table; deleting parking requirements for places of worship and theaters. Adding a combined parking requirement for places of worship and theaters; the greater of (a) 1 space for each 35 SF of the Sanctuary or Theater or; (b) 1 space for each 40 SF of all rooms, other than the Sanctuary or Theater, used for social functions. |
| AMENDMENT #649, Adopted 6/7/12, effective 7/9/12 | ||
| 7/9/2012 | §32-20 / #649 | To add “Outdoor Eating Areas shall not be counted in building coverage if storm water runoff from said tent, canopy or fixed awning is addressed in a drainage plan, approved by Town Engineer”. |
| AMENDMENT #650, Adopted 7/12/12, effective 8/24/12 | ||
| 8/24/2012 | §5 / #650 | To modify Change of Use, to exempt from Site Plan requirements any change for a building or use that results in an increase of not more than three (3) parking spaces. |
| 8/24/2012 | §11-2.1.4 / #650 | To delete requiring Site Plan approval by the ARC for Mobile Vendors on Private Property and renumber remaining sections. |
| 8/24/2012 | §11-2.4.13 / #650 | To modify Pre-59 Apartments to exempt from Site Plan requirements. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-6.1 / #650 | To modify Outdoor Storage and Display to exempt from Site Plan requirements. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-6.2 / #650 | To clarify P&Z Commission approval will be required for truck trailer storage if proposed for more than seven (7) days. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-8 & / #650 | To delete reference to Excavation and Fill applications eligible for ARC approval. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23.1 / #650 | To eliminate reference to events involving amusement devices. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2a / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission, for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 10 days on commercially zoned property. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2b / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 2 days on residentially zoned property. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2c / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 7 days on residentially zoned property occupied by a Special Permit use. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23.9 / #650 | To authorize P&Z Commission to waive Site Plan requirements for repeat or annual events. |
| 8/24/2012 | §43-5.2 / #650 | To add a consolidated list of activities requiring Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission. To authorize the P&Z Director to waive Site Plan review for certain small-scale projects. |
| 8/24/2012 | §43-14 & 43-12.2 / #650 | To delete reference to Administrative Approvals and ARC. To delete list of applications eligible for ARC. |
| 8/24/2012 | §46-3.1 / #650 | To delete reference to the ARC in the list of boards whose decision may not be appealed to the ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT #656, Adopted 12/20/12, effective 1/4/13 | ||
| 1/4/2013 | §6-2.1.7 & 6-2.1.8 / #656 | To allow flexibility for property owners to elevate their existing structures to at least the BFE with no cellar or basement below BFE. If in AE zone they are to be fully compliant with 31-11.5.2 (Elevated buildings). If in V Zone will be fully compliant with 31-11.3.5. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-2.2 / #656 | To allow properties that exceed allowable coverage to elevate structures in flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a maximum of 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-3.1 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate existing structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line so that they do not encroach on the property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-3.3 / #656 | To allow properties that are or may become non-conforming up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot max total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE to allow these structures to be elevated to at least the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-4 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-5 / #656 | To allow properties that are within the Flood zone and south of the railroad tracks that are or may become non-conforming to allow building height up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot max total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-6 / #656 | To allow properties that are over coverage to elevate structures in the flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt from coverage requirements. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a maximum 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-4 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-5 / #656 | To allow properties within Flood zone & south of railroad tracks that are or may become non-conforming to allow building height up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot maximum total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-6 / #656 | To allow properties that are over coverage to elevate structures in the flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt from coverage requirements. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a max 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §31-11.9 / #656 | To add new section called “Above Ground Storage Tanks”, to insure that above ground fuel tanks in the flood hazard area are required to be securely anchored to avoid floatation during a storm event. |
| AMENDMENT #647, Adopted 1/10/13, effective 2/15/13 | ||
| 2/15/2013 | §4-2 / #647 | To add references to GIS in description of Zoning Map. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.2 / #647 | To delete references to Coastal Boundary Map as the Coastal Boundary is now represented on Zoning Map. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.3, §31-10.5 / #647 | To correct references to CGS section number. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.5 / #647 | To modify requirements to be consistent with the Connecticut General Statues. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.6 / #647 | To reformat exemptions and delete two references to “Environmentally Sensitive Areas Map” |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.7.7 / #647 | To delete section stating P&Z Commission may require a Bond as this authority is already listed in §43-12. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-11.3 / #647 | To clarify the role of Floodplain Coordinator. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.1 / #647 | To eliminate requirement to obtain a Zoning Permit within one year of the Granting of a Special Permit or Site Plan approval. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.2 / #647 | To delete extension request language. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.3 / #647 | To modify timeframes to complete project to be consistent with the Connecticut General Statues. |
| 2/15/2013 | §44-1.4 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Site Plan, applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §44-1.6 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Site Plan applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §45-3.3 / #647 | To modify the number of Building Plans required to obtain a Zoning Permit. |
| 2/15/2013 | §52-4.3 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Subdivision applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §52-4.3 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Subdivision applications. |
| AMENDMENT #658, Adopted 5/30/13, effective 7/8/13 | ||
| 7/8/2013 | §31-11.2 / #658 | To add the new effective dates and map panel numbers of the flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #661, Adopted 7/25/13, effective 8/26/13 | ||
| 8/26/2013 | §22-2.2.1 / #661 | To modify to allow Professional Healthcare Offices but excluding Medical Offices, in RORD#l and #2 only. |
| AMENDMENT #665, Adopted 10/17/13, effective 10/25/13 | ||
| 10/25/2013 | §31-14 / #665 | To add section on Medical marijuana Dispensaries and Producers Moratorium starting on 10-25-13 to enact a one year Moratorium. |
| AMENDMENT #660, Adopted 9/26/13, effective 10/28/13 | ||
| 10/28/2013 | §34-11.2 / #660 | To allow, at the discretion of the P&Z Commission, a third curb cut on corner lots in an IHZ district to serve the Residential portion of the site if none already legally exists on the site. |
| AMENDMENT #663, Adopted 11-7-13, effective 12/9/13 | ||
| 12/9/2013 | §5-2 / #663 | To relocate requirements for Public Waterfront Access from §5 to §31-10.7.4. |
| 2/15/2013 | §18-11/ #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| 2/15/2013 | §24A-10/ #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| 12/9/2013 | §31-10.7.4 / #663 | To relocate requirements for Public Waterfront Access to §31-10.7.4 from §5 and require PWA for all Special Permit & Non residential CAM site Plans. |
| 2/15/2013 | §32-12.9 & 39A-10 / #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| AMENDMENT #664, Adopted 11-7-13, effective 12/9/13 | ||
| 12/9/2013 | §34-11.2 / #664 | To add requirements of sight distances for projects that also require a Traffic Impact Analysis to base their sight distance requirements on actual travel speeds rather than a simple 150 feet linear distance. |
| 12/9/2013 | §44-2.5 / #664 | To modify requirements to now require a Traffic Impact study for any project with 15 or more dwelling units and the square footage requirement is changed to 10,000 s.f. Also to change the criteria whereby the Commission may request mitigation of a proposed project. |
| AMENDMENT #667, Adopted 1-23-14, effective 2/24/14 | ||
| 2/24/2014 | §5-2/ #667 | To modify Building Height definition and to add roof guard and railing exemption language. |
| 2/24/2014 | §31-10.6.6 / #667 | To change reference from “extreme high tide” to “coastal jurisdiction line” in Zoning Regulations. |
| 2/24/2014 | §46-3.2(a) / #667 | To eliminate requirement that a zoning permit be obtained within one year after a variance is granted. |
| 2/24/2014 | §46-3.2.1 / #667 | To eliminate language stating when Site Plan approval is required after a variance is granted. |
| 2/24/2014 | §52-4.3.3 / #667 | To change reference from “extreme high tide” to “coastal jurisdiction line” in Subdivision Regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #669, Adopted 3-6-14, effective 3/20/14 | ||
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-1 / #669 | To modify Purpose statement in BCD/H Zone for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-4 / #669 | To modify Setbacks for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-8.2 / #669 | To modify FAR for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-9.3 / #669 | To modify new additions and infill to historic buildings and additional buildings on the lot for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-11 / #669 | To modify Parking & Loading for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-12 / #669 | To modify Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-15 / #669 | To add a new section 29A-15 for Relocated Historic Structures, which includes subsections regarding setbacks, floor area, additions, parking and landscaping. |
| AMENDMENT #668, Adopted 3-13-14, effective 4/14/14 | ||
| 4/14/2014 | §26-1.3 / #668 | To allow Special Permit Applications in DDD#4 Zones where Total Coverage is not increased by more than 10%. |
| AMENDMENT #673, Adopted 5-1-14, effective 6/2/14 | ||
| 6/2/2014 | §34-5 / #673 | To establish parking standards for Day Care Centers/ Nursery Schools requiring 1 space per 10 children, plus 1 space per employee. |
| AMENDMENT #676, Adopted 6-19-14, effective 6/27/14 | ||
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.1 / #676 | To add a new section 32-8.1 called Activities that require an Excavation & Fill Permit. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.1.2 / #676 | To list of 9 types of Exempt Activities that must still adhere to the standards in §32-8.2 & §32-8.3. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.2.2 / #676 | To add the word “percentage” twice; after Total Coverage and Building Coverage. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.2.7 / #676 | To add a requirement that Excavation & Fill Applications cannot be used to establish a new existing average grade for the purpose of measuring building height unless five years have passed since the date of approval. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.2 / #676 | To reduce manmade earth slopes to no greater than five horizontal to one vertical (20%) slopes unless approved by the town engineer and to add exemptions for grading within five feet of the property line for driveways and subdivision roads. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.3/ #676 | To change the word “excavating” to “excavated”. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.10 / #676 | To relocate a standard to §32-8.3.10 that was deleted from §32-8.1.4 regarding the pumping of ground water to a surface discharge point. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.4/ #676 | To delete the words “as part of a site Plan”. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.5 / #676 | To add the words “and Special Permit Review as found in §44-5 and §44-6”. |
| AMENDMENT #679, Adopted 10-16-14, effective 10/24/14 | ||
| 10/24/2014 | §31-14 / #679 | To extend Moratorium on Medical Marijuana for nine (9) months until July 25, 2015. |
| AMENDMENT #678, Adopted 10-16-14, effective 11/17/14 | ||
| 11/17/2014 | §5-2 / #678 | To add definitions for the words “Cost” & “Unfinished Living Space” and To modify the definitions of Story” & “Structure” . |
| 11/17/2014 | §6-2.2, 6-3.1, 6-3.3 / #678 | To clarify Coverage, Setbacks & Height for structures in Flood Zones |
| 11/17/2014 | §13-4, 13-5, 13-6 / #678 | To modify Setbacks, Height & Coverage for structures in Flood Zones. |
| 11/17/2014 | §14-4 / #678 | To modify Setbacks, Height & Coverage for structures in Flood Zones. |
| 11/17/2014 | §31-11.3.5(a) / #678 | To modify Flood Zone VE, to change mean high tide line to the Connecticut Coastal Jurisdiction Line and to add Substantial Improvements, Ramps & Piers. |
| AMENDMENT #681, Adopted 11-06-14, effective 11/17/14 | ||
| 11/17/2014 | §32-1.1(a) & (b) / #681 | To correct Excavation & Fill Regulations for septic fields. To change exemptions from 5 feet to 25 feet. |
| AMENDMENT #680, Adopted 11-20-14, effective 12/22/14 | ||
| 12/22/2014 | §44-2.5 / #680 | To require applicants, when submitting traffic impact analysis reports to the Commission that they incorporate data from the Town’s baseline traffic study as amended from time to time. Also, the Commission may request additional information to supplement, improve and enhance the accuracy of the traffic data. |
| AMENDMENT #672, Adopted 01-08-15, effective 02/09/15 | ||
| 2/9/2015 | §29-8.1 & 29A-8.1 / #672 | To modify Floor Area Maximum. in BCD & BCD/H Zones to limit buildings, retail establishments, Restaurants, Businesses & other commercial establishments to a maximum of 10,000 SF of gross interior floor space. |
| 2/9/2015 | §29A-11 / #672 | To modify Commercial Parking and Loading in the BCD/H Zone to provide parking as specified in §34-5 for new Floor Area constructed after 02-09-15. |
| FEES UPDATE, Adopted 04-07-15, effective 05/04/15 | ||
| 5/4/2015 | §APPENDIX A & §11B | To modify the Land Use Fees and Affordable Accessory Apartment Rental figures. |
| AMENDMENT #690, Adopted 05-14-15, effective 06/15/15 | ||
| 5/4/2015 | §27-2.2 & 27-2.3 / #690 | Modified to allow more than 3 tenants in properties located in the Corporate Park District (CPD). |
| AMENDMENT #698, Adopted 07-16-15, effective 07/24/15 | ||
| 7/24/2015 | §31-14 / #698 | Modified to further extend The Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries & Producers for a period of six (6) months until January 25, 2016. |
| AMENDMENT #696, Adopted 07-16-15, effective 08/17/15 | ||
| 8/17/2015 | §5-2 / #696 | Modified definition of structure to exempt handicapped platform lifts for ADA compliance. |
| AMENDMENT #699, Adopted 09-03-15, effective 09/11/15 | ||
| 9/11/2015 | §22 / #699 | Modified to permit Health Care Professional offices in the RORD #3 zone. |
| AMENDMENT #694, Adopted 09-03-15, effective 10/05/15 | ||
| 10/5/2015 | §31-15 / #694 | Section added to require that no new or expanded uses requiring more than twenty parking spaces may be located on Local Streets as specified in Plan of Conservation & Development within a Residence Zone. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-5 / #694 | Modified the chart at the end of section, which specifies the minimum required number of parking spaces for a variety of uses. The changes are summarized below: |
| Senior Residential Communities will increase the required parking for Assisted Living Units from 0.5 spaces per unit to 1.0 space per unit, plus additional parking shall be required equal to 1 space per employee for the largest work shift. | ||
| Managed Residential Communities will increase parking from 0.75 spaces per unit to 1.0 space per unit. Also parking shall be required equal to 1 space per employee for the largest work shift. | ||
| Places of Worship and Theaters – Wording has been added to this parking standard to include vestibules and lobbies into the areas to be measured. Also a footnote has been added which specifies that for these uses they are to be measured from the interior of the exterior walls with no deductions for stages, bemas, alters, choirs or similar spaces. | ||
| The category called “Other” allows the Commission to determine the required parking for a use not found elsewhere in this section. The Commission will now approve parking for such uses through Site Plan and Special Permit approval instead of only Site Plan approval. | ||
| 10/5/2015 | §34-8 / #694 | Modified to require all requests to use Joint Parking must be approved by Special Permit when the relief sought between 20% and 50% of the allowable parking reduction. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-11.7 / #694 | Modified to require that all required parking for Special Permit uses in Residential Zones be paved with asphalt. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-11.12 / #694 | Modified to require that all requests to use Future Reserved parking must be approved by Special Permit when the relief sought is between 20% and 50% of the allowable parking reduction. |
| 10/5/2015 | §44-2.1 / #694 | Modified to require that before the P&Z Commission renders a decision on an application that appropriate comments/approvals are obtained from the Fire Department, the Police Department and the Board of Selectmen/Traffic Authority/Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA). |
| AMENDMENT #701, Adopted 12-10-15, effective 01/11/16 | ||
| 1/11/2016 | §11-3, 12-3, & 13-3 / #701 | Modified Lot Area and Shape sections in AAA, AA, & A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for historic structures preservation listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-4, 12-4, & 13-4 / #701 | Modified Setbacks sections in AAA, AA, &A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-5, 12-5, & 13-5 / #701 | Modified Building Height sections in AAA, AA, &A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in §32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-6, 12-6, &13-6 / #701 | Modified Coverage sections in AAA, AA, & A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.1/ #701 | Modified Purpose statement to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.4/ #701 | Modified Considerations section to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.5/ #701 | Modified Commission Actions section to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures provided: |
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| For lots in the Res AAA district, the Lot Area and Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the standards of the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res AA requirements); | ||
| For Lots in the Res AA district, the Lot Area and Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the standards of the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res A requirements); | ||
| For lots in the Res A district, the Lot Area requirements may be reduced to not less than one-quarter (1/4) acre, and the Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res B). | ||
| AMENDMENT #707, Adopted 02-11-16, effective 03/01/16 | ||
| 3/1/2016 | §39A-4.1 / #707 | Modified to substitute the location requirement from frontage on an arterial street that is equal to at least fifteen percent (15%) of the perimeter of the lot, to a location requirement of frontage of seventy-five feet (75’) on an arterial street on sites over two (2) acres in size. |
| AMENDMENT #704, Adopted 05-12-16, effective 06/12/16 | ||
| 6/12/2016 | §5-2 / #704 | Add definition for Arboretum. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-1/ #704 | Modified to substitute the word “municipal” to Town-owned” to clarify the applicability of this section. Also to expand the purpose of DOSRD #2. DOSRD #2 is being modified so that it can be applied to Town-owned properties where existing facilities are located so that the Town may wish to expand or modify such legally existing uses in the future without losing the underlying purpose of the DOSRD zone which is open space. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-2.1 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #1, #2 to further limit the principal permitted uses to now be limited to walk, paths, gardens, ponds, picnic tables, benches, restrooms & water fountains. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-2.2 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #3 to further limit the principal permitted uses to now be limited to walk, paths, gardens, ponds, picnic tables, benches & nature preserves. Public art & Arboretums are now being added to the list of principal uses. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #2 to more clearly define the allowed Special permit uses. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.1 / #704 | Modified to simply allow by Special Permit “recreational uses” that are “proposed” by the Parks & Recreation Commission. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.2 / #704 | Modified to eliminate playgrounds exceeding 2,000 sq. ft. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.3 / #704 | Added new section to all existing facilities in DOSRD #2 which existed as of 04-20-15 to expand up to 50% of their existing footprint or floor area whichever is greater. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.4 / #704 | Added new section which specifies which “municipal” uses will be & will not be allowed on properties zoned as DOSRD #2 in new or expanded structures. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-7 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #2 to allow building height of 35 ft. or an addition up to the height of an existing structure. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-8 / #704 | Modified to eliminate the 50% reduction in coverage for Tennis Courts coverage. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-13 / #704 | Modified “Final Approval” wording to make it more clear. |
| AMENDMENT #711, Adopted 05-12-16, effective 06/12/16 | ||
| 6/12/2016 | §32-18.5(e) / #711 | Adds new section and criteria for development that authorizes the Planning and Zoning Commission to grant both Lot Area and Lot Shape incentives to properties to be subdivided that are non-conforming to the minimum lot size requirements of the Res AAA zoning district, are at least 25,000 GSF (0.57 acres) in size as of the effective date of the regulation (6-12-16) and contain at least one Historic Residential Structure 100 years or older as listed on the Tax Assessor’s Field Card records. |
| AMENDMENT #720, Adopted 07-28-16, effective 08/05/16 | ||
| 8/5/2016 | §34-11.2.4 / #720 | Adds new section to align with construction standards required by Westport Det. Of Public Works (DPW). |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2, 35-2.1.1, 35-1.2, 35-2.1.3 / #720 | Modified Uses to include application for Site Plan Waivers, in reference to the Greening of the Post Road Tree Program, the promotion of drought tolerant tree species and the prohibition against the use of invasive species, bonding for trees, shrubs & landscaping walls. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.2.1(b), 35-2.2.2, 35-2.2.3, 35-2.2.4 / #720 | Modified Front Landscaping Area to add BCD/H and GBD/S zones to those zones where front landscaping may be reduced, low mature height in areas with overhead lines, aligning sidewalk and curb construction standards with DPW requirements. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.3.4 / #720 | Modified Sidewalks to remove redundant language and referring to §34-11.15 Sidewalk within the Off-Street Parking and Loading. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.4.1(b) & 35-2.4.3 / #720 | Modified both Buffer Strips & Type C Plants allowable height from 6’ to 8’. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-4 / #720 | Modified to require Landscaping of Developed Sites be brought up to current standards rather than adherence to the maximum extent possible. |
| 8/5/2016 | Sketches at End of §35 / #720 | Modified Sketches to show above changes made in Amendment #720. Also added an Approved Tree List. |
| 8/5/2016 | §44-2.1.1 / #720 | Adds the Tree Board as the local agency to be consulted. |
| AMENDMENT #714, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §19-B-1 – 19B-11 / #714 | Adds new section for Residential Rental Housing Opportunity/ Workforce Zone (R-RHOW). To increase the availability of affordable and attainable rental workforce dwellings in Westport where existing and adequate public facilities and services are present. |
| AMENDMENT #716, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §13-2.1, 13-2.1.1 / #716 | Adds Special Permit Uses subject to special conditions for Small Home Development in Residence A District and as provided for in detailed new §32-24, Small Home Developments and Special Permit & Site Plan approval in accordance with §43. |
| 10/9/2016 | §32-24 – 32-24.13 / #716 | Adds new section Small Home Developments to expand the variety of housing choices in Westport while maintaining the character and integrity of the town. |
| AMENDMENT #717, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §22-2.2.2 / #717 | Adds language authorizing fitness centers and/or exercise facilities to locate in the RORD #3 subject to certain restrictions listed in the regulations and subject to Special Permit approval from the P&Z Commission. |
| AMENDMENT #721, Adopted 10-20-16, effective 11/20/16 | ||
| 11/20/2016 | §4-5 / #721 | Modified to exempt the first 200 senior units from the multi-family housing cap. This amendment may be considered consistent with goals in 2007 Town Plan of Conservation & Development to create to help seniors stay in Westport. |
| 11/20/2016 | §5 / #721 | Adds the definition of a Continuing Care Retirement Community. |
| 11/20/2016 | §32-15B / #721 | Adds new section for Age-Restricted Housing (ARH). To address the housing and other needs of an aging population by allowing for a diversity of housing types. |
| AMENDMENT #726, Adopted 01-19-17, effective 01/25/17 | ||
| 1/24/2017 | §31-14 / #726 | Modified to further, extend the Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries & Producers for a period of four (4) months until May 25, 2017. |
| AMENDMENT #722, Adopted 01-12-17, effective 02/12/17 | ||
| 2/12/2017 | §32-18.5 (e) / #722 | Modified to expand the P&Z Commission authority to grant both Lot Area & Lot Shape incentives, to enable the preservation of historic residential structures located on property to be subdivided where the original lot conforms to minimum lot size & lot standards in the Res AAA district & is divided by the Aspetuck River, but the newly created lots will not conform to the minimum lot size & lot shape standards in the Res AAA district & at least one new lot will contain an Historic Residential Structure 100 years or older. |
| AMENDMENT #724, Adopted 03/16/17, effective 04/16/17 | ||
| 4/16/2017 | §5 / #724 | Adds definitions for: Automobile, Automobile Dealership New and Automobile Dealership Used. |
| 4/16/2017 | §6-6.2 / #724 | Modified §6-6, Redevelopment of Split Zoned Properties to add new section for the Redevelopment of Non-Conforming Automobile Dealerships. |
| AMENDMENT #725, Adopted 03/16/17, effective 04/16/17 | ||
| 4/16/2017 | §24B / #725 | Adds new section for General Business District/ Residential (GBD/R). |
| AMENDMENT #727, Adopted 04/06/17, effective 05/06/17 | ||
| 5/6/2017 | §5-2 / #727 | Modifies the Alteration definition to describe what constitutes an Alteration in the Village District Overlay Zone, §36. |
| 5/6/2017 | §5-2 / #727 | Add the following new definitions associated with the Village District Overlay Zone, §36: Compliance Alternative, Maintenance and Minor Repairs, Substantial Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, and Village District. |
| 5/6/2017 | §21-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Professional –Office District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §21-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Professional –Office District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §22-4.3 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Office Retail District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §22-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Office Retail District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §23-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Business District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §23-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Business District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Business Center District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Business Center District-Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29A-2.2.6 / #727 | Adds language citing this section does not apply to properties within the Business Center District- Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29A-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Business Center District-Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §36 / #727 | Add new chapter, §36 Village District Overlay (VDO) Zone/Westport Center, and design principles and standards. |
| 5/6/2017 | §43-5.2 / #727 | Adds language clarifying, Site Plan Review in the Village District Overlay Zone shall be performed by the Joint Committee, Planning, and Zoning Commission and is not eligible for a Site Plan Waiver. |
| AMENDMENT #735 Adopted 06/01/17, effective 07/26/17 | ||
| 7/26/2017 | §5-2 / #735 | Add definitions for Dispensary Facility, Place of Worship Public Building, Public Park and Recreation Area, and Separation Distance. |
| 7/26/2017 | §32-25 / #735 | Add new section §32-25 establishing Medical Marijuana Dispensary Facilities as a Special Permit use application which requires a License to Operate issued by the Department of Consumer Protection, is considered Retail for parking purposes and must conform to location requirements of 1,000 feet from protected uses. |
| AMENDMENT #737 Adopted 09/07/17, effective 09/15/17 | ||
| 9/15/2017 | §21-4.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Professional Office District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §22-4.3.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Office Retail District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §23-4.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Business District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §36-2.3 / #737 | Modified Design Standards in the VDO to correct an error in a cross-reference. |
| AMENDMENT #738 Adopted 10/05/17, effective 11/05/17 | ||
| 11/5/2017 | §27 / #738 | Modified Permitted Uses subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval to delete the term “dental” as that is prohibited in the CPD and to add “Healthcare Professional” as defined in §5-2, as a Permitted Use in the CPD subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval. |
| AMENDMENT #739 Adopted 10/12/17, effective 11/12/17 | ||
| 11/12/2017 | §4-5 / #739 | Modified Maximum Allowable Multi-family dwellings to enable ALFCI dwelling units to be included in the existing, first 200 unit exemption. |
| 11/12/2017 | §39-A / #739 | Modified Inclusionary Housing Zone Overlay District (IHZ) to allow Assisted Living, Full Care and Independent Living (ALFICIL) facilities subject to proposed standards. |
| AMENDMENT #740 Adopted 10/12/17, effective 11/19/17 | ||
| 11/19/2017 | §29-B / #740 | Add new Chapter §29-B Business Center Retail Residential District (BCRR). The locational criteria of the proposed district includes but is not liimited to (see regulation for exact text): 1. The lots must be commercially zoned; and 2. The lots must be within Westport Center, as defined in the POCD, north of the Post Road and east of Main Street; and 3. The lot must have 75 feet of frontage on a non-state hightway local road; and 4. The lot must have a 40% of its perimeter used as a municipal parking lot, which existed at the time of the adoption of this regulation. |
| AMENDMENT #748 Adopted 10/11/18, effective 11/11/18 | ||
| 11/11/2018 | §32-8.5.4 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §35-2.1.3 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §43-12 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §45-9 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §53-9 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| AMENDMENT #752 Adopted on 11/8/2018, effective 11/25/2018 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §22-2.2.2 / #752 | Modify the current standards for fitness centers and/or exercise facilities in the RORD#3 zone. |
| AMENDMENT #753 Adopted 11/08/18, effective 11/25/18 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §5-2 / #753 | Modify Change of Use Definition to clarify Site Plan approval is only required when the designation or construction of more than three parking spaces is needed to support a Change of Use and to remove language requiring Site Plan approval to occupy commercial tenant space that has been vacant for more than one-year. |
| AMENDMENT #754 Adopted on 01/03/2019, effective 02/03/2019 | ||
| 2/3/2019 | §44-1.2 / #754 | To expand existing Certificate of Mailing requirement to include the P&Z Dept. as a recipient. |
| 2/3/2019 | §46-4 / #754 | To add standards for Notice Requirements which include Assessor's Map, List of Abutters, and Certificates of Mailing. |
| AMENDMENT #755 Adopted on 11/08/2018, effective 11/25/2018 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §5-2 / #755 | Added Automobile Dealership, Electric Vehicle Definition |
| 11/25/2018 | §6-6.2 / #755 | To establish standards for split zoned lots (General Business District and Residential) and to allow for the conversion of non-conforming gasoline automobile dealerships to Electric Vehicle Automobile Dealerships (EVAD) and service centers. |
| AMENDMENT #759 Adopted on 01/10/2019, effective 02/10/2019 | ||
| 02/10/2019 | §5-2 / #759 | To add new definitions for Coastal AE Zone, Coastal High Hazard Area, Limit of Moderate Wave Action and modifies the definitions of Special Flood Hazard Area and Unfinished Living Space. |
| 02/10/2019 | §31-11 / #759 | Added references to Coastal AE and clarifies regulation to be consistent with OSBI and IRC requiring first floor elevations of one (1.0) foot above the Base Flood Elevation, commonly referred to as “Freeboard”. |
| AMENDMENT #762 Adopted on 06/13/2019, effective 07/13/2019 | ||
| 07/13/2019 | §6-2.1.4 / #762 | To clarify a building or structure prohibited by regs. but permitted by variance shall NOT be deemed to be a non-conforming building or structure but rather permitted by variance. |
| 07/13/2019 | §6-2.2 / #762 | Removed language if an existing building or structure does not conform to coverage shall not be expanded or extended. |
| AMENDMENT #764 Adopted on 01/17/2019, effective 02/10/2019 | ||
| 2/10/2019 | §34-5 / #764 | To modify parking requirements for Medical Use to 1 parking space for every 200 SF. |
| AMENDMENT #770 Adopted on 07/18/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §54-7.1 / #770 | To remove ambiguity regarding the intent of language in the intersection standards to prohibit a future third street or right-of-way from being located where two streets already exist. |
| AMENDMENT #771 Adopted on 07/18/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §24A-5 / #771 | To modify stories to 3, height to 30ft for flat roofs and 35ft to midpoint of pitched roofs, and add a bonus of 5ft to midpoint of pitched roofs on sites located within the 100-year floodplain that require the building to be elevated and/or where the site is sloped. |
| 08/06/2018 | §24A-8 / #771 | To modify gross interior floor area to 20,000 SF and to add "No one retail building or single retail establishment shall exceed 10,000 SF of gross interior floor area." |
| AMENDMENT #772 Adopted on 07/25/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §32-12.2.3; §32-12.7.2.4; §32-12.12.4; §32-12.12.5 / #772 | To modify Inclusionary Two-Family and Multi-Family Dwellings, to include new subsections that vary existing requirements and standards. |
| AMENDMENT #773 Adopted on 07/11/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §27-1 & §27-2.2 / #773 | To allow Medical uses subject to Special Permit approval. |
| AMENDMENT #775 Adopted on 03/05/2020, effective 03/30/2020 | ||
| 03/30/2020 | §5-2 / #775 | To add a new definition for Berm and Dune |
| 03/30/2020 | §32-8 / #775 | To modify Excavation and Fill to proposed exemptions for slope and restoration standards when projects involve beach nourishment or replenishment. |
| AMENDMENT #776 Adopted on 06/11/2020, effective 07/09/2020 | ||
| 07/09/2020 | §24-2.2.9 / #776 | Added Automobile dealership in operation as of 7/9/20 as a Special Permitted Use. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-2.4 / #776 | Removes Automobile dealership in operation as of 7/9/20 from Prohibited Uses. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-6.1 / #776 | Added Coverage Exemptions for entry ways less than 200 SF. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-8.2 / #776 | Excludes internal vehicular drop off and internal display areas for pick up from FAR. |
| AMENDMENT #777 Adopted on 06/25/2020, effective 07/23/2020 | ||
| 07/23/2020 | §32-26 / #777 | Added a new section, Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Nonresidential Buildings to Housing as a new use subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval. |
| AMENDMENT #778 Adopted on 05/14/2020, effective 06/03/2020 | ||
| 06/03/2020 | §4-5 / #778 | Modify, Maximum Allowable Multi-Family Dwellings, to exempt Special Needs Housing, a proposed use. |
| 06/03/2020 | §5-2 / #778 | To add a definition for Special Needs Individuals. |
| 06/03/2020 | §13-2.1 / #778 | To add Special Needs Housing to the list of allowable uses in the Residence A District subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. |
| 06/03/2020 | §32-27 / #778 | To add standards and conditions for Special Needs Housing. |
| AMENDMENT #779 Adopted on 02/04/2021, effective 03/04/2021 | ||
| 03/04/2021 | §31-10 / #779 | Removed the Public Hearing requirement for all CAM applications. |
| 03/04/2021 | §43-5.2 / #779 | Added Site Plan review requirement for F&ECS and non-residential activities. |
| AMENDMENT #783 Adopted on 07/23/2020, effective 09/08/2020 | ||
| 09/08/2020 | §32-20A / #783 | Added a new section, Continuation of Temporary Outdoor Dining in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #784 Adopted on 07/23/2020, effective 08/01/2020 | ||
| 08/01/2020 | §32-28 / #784 | Added a new section, Temporary Provisions for Fitness Businesses in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #787 Adopted on 05/27/2021, effective 06/09/2021 | ||
| 06/09/2021 | §25-14.1; §25-14.2; §25-14.4; §25-14 / #787 | To modify the purpose, Special Permit Uses, Setbacks, and to add Adaptive Reuse to Residential Development in the HSD, permitting Multi-Family Development where automobile uses will not be displaced, with a 15% requirement for on-site affordable housing and a limit of two developments. |
| AMENDMENT #788 Adopted on 03/11/2021, effective 04/01/2021 | ||
| 04/01/2021 | §32-20A / #788 | To extend, Continuation of Temporary Outdoor Dining in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #790 Adopted on 03/25/2021, effective 04/01/2021 | ||
| 04/01/2021 | §32-28 / #790 | To extend, Temporary Provisions for Fitness Businesses in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #791 Adopted on 04/22/2021, effective 05/07/2021 | ||
| 05/07/2021 | §11-2.4 and §11-2.4.12A / #791 | To allow Accessory Dwelling Units in detached structures with associated zoning standards and to increase allowable floor area, and to remove the requirement for Annual Certification. |
| AMENDMENT #792 Adopted on 05/13/2021, effective 05/27/2021 | ||
| 05/27/2021 | §24-11 / #792 | To add a unique parking standard for Unified Shopping Centers in the GBD. |
| 05/27/2021 | §34-5 / #792 | To add a unique parking standard for Unified Shopping Centers in the GBD. |
| AMENDMENT #794 Adopted on 07/22/2021, effective 08/13/2021 | ||
| 08/13/2021 | §32-18.4; §32-18.5; §32-18.9.4; §32-18.11 / #794 | To modify Historic Residential Structures, to enable expansion of existing medical office space in Principal Buildings in residential districts that previously obtained variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals for medical use and that meet additional proposed location criteria without restrictions on the number of employees or residency requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #795 Adopted on 06/24/2021, effective 07/01/2021 | ||
| 07/01/2021 | §5-2 / #795 | To add a definition of Bus Shelters and exclude them from coverage and setback requirements. |
| 07/01/2021 | §35-2.2 / #795 | To allow Bus Shelters in the Landscape area. |
| AMENDMENT #796 Adopted on 07/08/2021, effective 07/15/2021 | ||
| 07/15/2021 | §6-6.3 / #796 | To add a new subsection, Non-Conforming Medical Redevelopment. |
| AMENDMENT #798 Adopted on 07/22/2021, effective 08/13/2021 | ||
| 08/13/2021 | §5-2 / #798 | To add a new definition for Accessory Dwelling Unit. |
| 08/13/2021 | §11-2.4.8 / #798 | To restore zoning standards for allowable size and height for Accessory Buildings and Structures that are not ADUs. |
| 08/13/2021 | §11-2.4.8A / #798 | To add a new subsection to distinguish standards applicable to an Accessory Dwelling Unit. |
| AMENDMENT #799 Adopted on 09/02/2021, effective 09/15/2021 | ||
| 09/15/2021 | §5-2 / #799 | To add a new definition for Medical Dispensary Facility, Cannabis, and Cannabis Establishments. |
| 09/15/2021 | §31-16 / #799 | To prohibit Cannabis Establishments except for Medical Dispensary Facilities. |
| AMENDMENT #800 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §5-2 / #800 | To add a new definition for “Non-Residential Balcony” in §5-2 of the Zoning Regulations, that identifies it will be exempt from Setback relief when facing the Saugatuck River, and Coverage requirements if all proposed criteria is met, and to limit to no more than two Non-Residential Balconies per building shall receive the zoning relief; to modify existing definitions in §5-2 to provide the necessary cross-references for the proposed Setback and Coverage relief for “Non-Residential Balconies” including modifying the definitions for “Building;” “Building Area and/or Footprint;” “Coverage, Building;” “Coverage, Total; and ”Structure”. |
| 11/19/2021 | §6-2.1.9 / #800 | To exempt “Non-Residential Balconies” as defined from requiring a variance if/when added to a non-conforming building. |
| 11/19/2021 | §24A-6.2 / #800 | To modify §24A-6.2, Coverage Exemptions, to distinguish the proposal from existing standards for residential balconies on buildings in the General Business District/Saugatuck. |
| 11/19/2021 | §31-4 / #800 | To modify §31-4, Projections in Setbacks, to add “Non-Residential Balconies” to the list of improvements that may project into certain setbacks. |
| 11/19/2021 | §43-5.2 / #800 | To modify §43-5.2 to allow all non-residential coastal activities to be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission without the requirement for a public hearing, and to add new language in §43-5.2 authorizing the Commission to hold a public hearing on a case by case basis for Coastal Site Plans when they deem necessary. |
| AMENDMENT #801 Adopted on 09/30/2021, effective 10/15/2021 | ||
| 10/15/2021 | §31-11.3.4 / #801 | To clarify language previously adopted in Text Amend. #759, to require floodproofing be required to the Base Flood Elevation plus 1-foot consistent with the Building Code. |
| AMENDMENT #802 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §35-2.8 / #802 | To add §35-2.8, Access to Fire Department Apparatus, to the Zoning Regulations, requiring all landscaping shall comply with the access and obstruction requirements listed in the Connecticut State Fire Prevention Code. |
| 11/19/2021 | §35-4 / #802 | To modify §35-4, Landscaping of Developed Sites, to require any Site Plan and/or Special Permit application involving the expansion or structural Alteration of an existing building and/or a Change of Use, to comply with the landscaping requirements in §35, to the greatest extent possible without the creation of any new non-conforming conditions. |
| AMENDMENT #803 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §42; §44; §34; §52 / #803 | To modify application submission requirements listed in sections of the Zoning Regulations affecting Text and Map Amendment applications (§42), and Special Permit and Site Plan applications (§44), and related cross references found in §34, and modify the Subdivision Regulations affecting Subdivision and Resubdivision applications (§52), the Zoning and Subdivision regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #804 Adopted on 01/13/2022, effective 01/28/2022 | ||
| 01/28/2022 | §5-2 / #804 | To add language to the proposed definition for “Parking Management Plan”. |
| 01/28/2022 | §24-6.1 / #804 | To modify Coverage Exemptions in the General Business District (GBD) to provide Building Coverage relief for canopies up to 500 SF in size in the GBD. |
| 01/28/2022 | §28-4.2 & §28-6.1 / #804 | To add new sections, Setback Exemptions and Coverage Exemptions in the Business Preservation District (BPD) to provide building coverage and setback relief for canopies up to 500 SF in size in the BPD. |
| 01/28/2022 | §34-4 / #804 | To renumber §34-4 Parking Requirements of Developed Sites. |
| 01/28/2022 | §34-4.2 / #804 | To add a new section to authorize use of a Parking Management Plan by Special Permit for existing office buildings that are at least 25,000 SF in size, have a minimum of 100 parking spaces on site, and are wholly located in the GBD along the Post Road. |
| AMENDMENT #805 Adopted on 12/09/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §5-2 / #805 | To add a new definition for "Arbor" and "Pergola" and to modify the definition for "Structure" to provide zoning setback and coverage relief for certain arbors and pergolas. |
| AMENDMENT #806 Adopted on 12/16/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §31-3 / #806 | To require the finished side of the fence to face the adjacent lot, except if adjacent to wetlands or a non-residential use. |
| AMENDMENT #807 Adopted on 12/16/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §43-5.2 / #807 | To allow small-scale projects in the Village District Overlay/Westport Center to be eligible for Site Plan Waiver from the Planning and Zoning Director, following design review approval recommendation from the Joint Committee. |
| AMENDMENT #808 Adopted on 02/28/2022, effective 03/05/2022 | ||
| 03/05/2022 | §5-2 / #808 | To modify the definition of "Unified Shopping Center" such that at least three retail tenants are required for a site to achieve the USC designation, and such that at least six retail tenants are required to obtain a larger (100 SF maximum) free-standing sign. |
| AMENDMENT #809 Adopted on 02/28/2022, effective 03/05/2022 | ||
| 03/05/2022 | §40-1; §40-2 / #809 | To permit organized non-team activities such as, but not limited to, guided walks, hikes, and yoga classes in the DOSRD #2 and to correct language on permitted uses in the DOSRD #1 and #3. |
| AMENDMENT #810 Adopted on 03/14/2022, effective 04/01/2022 | ||
| 04/01/2022 | §5-2 / #810 | To add a definition for "Public Art" located on public or private property, and to exempt Public Art from Coverage calculations. |
| AMENDMENT #811 Adopted on 02/07/2022, effective 02/18/2022 | ||
| 02/18/2022 | §29-2.1.2; §29A-2.1.2; / #811 | To eliminate the prohibition on Retail locating above the First Floor. |
| AMENDMENT #812 Adopted on 02/07/2022, effective 02/18/2022 | ||
| 02/18/2022 | §29-8.1; §29A-8.1; / #812 | To eliminate the prohibition on limiting tenant size to 10,000 SF and to require Special Permit/Site Plan approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission for any tenant exceeding 10,000 SF in size. |
| AMENDMENT #813 Adopted on 02/27/2022, effective 03/27/2022 | ||
| 03/27/2022 | §15; §17; §18; §19; §19A; §20; §21; §22; §23; §24; §24A; §24B; §26; §27; §28; §29; §29A; §29B; §30; §31; §32; §36; §39; §39A; §40; §44; §46; §52; §54; §56 / #813 | To remove references to a district's "character". |
| AMENDMENT #814 Adopted on 03/14/2022, effective 04/01/2022 | ||
| 04/01/2022 | §32-6 / #814 | To remove the prohibition on locating display areas for non-Food Establishments within the 30-foot Front Landscape setback area, provided no existing landscaping is removed. |
| 04/01/2022 | §5-2; §32-20; §34-5; §43-5.2 / #814 | To modify the regulations in response to Public Act 21-2, Section 182, to provide new standards and requirements for Outdoor Eating areas on privately-owned property in non-residential zoning districts. |
| AMENDMENT #816 Adopted on 05/09/2022, effective 05/27/2022 | ||
| 05/27/2022 | §29-4 & §29-8.2 / #816 | To amend §29, Business Center District, Subsection 4, for setback and floor area relief to support affordable housing. |
| AMENDMENT #817 Adopted on 10/03/2022, effective 10/20/2022 | ||
| 10/20/2022 | §6-7; §6-7.1; §6-7.2; §6-7.3; §6-7.4; §6-7.5 / #817 | To add new §6-7, Renovation of Existing Nursing Home, or Skilled Nursing Facility, to create standards for expansion and redevelopment of existing nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities into a medical facility specializing in the care of Alzheimer's, Dementia, and/or other memory impairments. |
| AMENDMENT #819 Adopted on 12/12/2022, effective 01/12/2023 | ||
| 01/12/2023 | §5-2 / #819 | To add a new definition for "Event Facilities". |
| 01/12/2023 | §24C / #819 | To add a new zoning district, §24C, General Business District/Saugatuck Marina (GBD/SM). |
| 01/12/2023 | §33-8 / #819 | To add GBD/SM and GBD/R to Permanent Signs Permitted in Other Non-Residence Districts. |
| 01/12/2023 | §35-2.2.1 / #819 | To allow GBD/SM to have a zero (0) front landscaping area along streets other than the Post Road. |
| AMENDMENT #822 Adopted on 10/03/2022, effective 10/20/2022 | ||
| 10/20/2022 | §5-2 / #822 | To modify the "Special Needs Individuals" definition to include the homeless or at-risk of being homeless. |
| AMENDMENT #823 Adopted on 10/24/2022, effective 11/10/2022 | ||
| 11/10/2022 | §6-6.1.2 / #823 | To modify §6-6, Redevelopment of Split Zoned Properties, subsection §6-6.1, Non-Conforming Buildings, to add unique zoning standards that may be applied when redeveloping non-conforming motels, hotels, motor inns, or tourists cabins on eligible lots that contain a non-conforming building, have a minimum of two hundred (200) feet of frontage on the Post Road, consist of three (3) or more acres zoned both General Business District (GBD) and Residence A at the time of the effective date of §6-6. The unique standards include allowing increased Building Height, reduced drive aisle widths, and allow non-conforming loading spaces to remain and to fulfill the loading space requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #825 Adopted on 04/24/2023, effective 05/22/2023 | ||
| 05/22/2023 | §11-2.4.7 & §11-2.4.8 / #825 | To modify §11-2.4.7, Permitted Accessory Building, Structures and Uses, to establish standards for converting existing barns into Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and to modify §11-2.4.8 to remove erroneous language; and to modify §11-2.4.8a containing standards for ADUs for purposes of: 1) increaing allowable building area for lots under 1.5 acres; 2) clarifying how to measure BUilding Height; 3) describing exemptions from Builkding Height standards; and 4) removing restrictions on finishing cellars and basements in an ADU. |
| AMENDMENT #827 Adopted on 07/24/2023, effective 08/27/2023 | ||
| 08/27/2023 | §5-2 / #827 | To add a new definition for "General Development Plan" (GDP). |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-1 / #827 | To provide the opportunity for applicants seeking redevelopment of large-sized lots to pursue a General Development Plan which enables approval of uses and general concept in the IHZ simultaneously with an IHZ Map Amendment and subject to future Site Plan approval. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-4.2 / #827 | To amend the 0.55 regulatory factor to 0.50 in Lot Area and Shape. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-5.1 & §39A-5.2 / #827 | To remove the bedroom requirements within the density section to provide the flexibility for applicants to have larger bedroom units and to help meet the need for family-sized apartments. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-6 / #827 | To allow for new parking and drive aisles within the GBD to extend up to 5 feet to multi-family zoned property, buildings to extend up to 30 feet to multi-family zoned property, and 50 feet to single-family at the discretion of the Commission. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-7.5 / #827 | To allow 5 feet additional height for elevators and rooftop screening not to exceed 30 feet. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-8 / #827 | To allow the existing 5% building coverage bonus to apply to the whole site rather than just the non-residential portion. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-10.1 &§39A-10.2 / #827 | To remove the 2,500 SF maximum requirement for one floor, average unit size, interior floor area exclusions, and to allow existing nonconforming floor area to be relocated, provided the overall nonconforming floor area is reduced. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-14 / #827 | Parking and Loading, To correct wording inadvertently changed when updating the regulations and restore language originally adopted by Text Amendment #619. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-18 / #827 | To amend the regulation to require the Affordability Plan at final review, after the GDP, when more details are available, rather than during the preliminary review process. |
| AMENDMENT #828 Adopted on 06/12/2023, effective 06/19/2023 | ||
| 06/19/2023 | §32-26.1 / #828 | To modify §32-26, Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Non-Residential Buildings to Housing, to add language clarifying properties eligible to use this regulation must be split-zoned Residence A and Residence B, and shall contain one or more historic buildings listed on the Westport HRI that were approved or occupied by a non-residential use. |
| AMENDMENT #830 Adopted on 07/17/2023, effective 07/24/2023 | ||
| 07/24/2023 | §33-8.4.5 / #830 | To allow the surface area of a sign to be forty (40) square feet on properties where a Bus Shelter is located. |
| 07/24/2023 | §33-8.4.7 / #830 | To reduce the sign setback to zero (0) feet on properties where a Bus Shelter is located and to provide lighting standards. |
| AMENDMENT #831 Adopted on 09/18/2023, effective 10/18/2023 | ||
| 10/18/2023 | §28-1; §28-4; §28-5; §28-7; §28-8.1; §28-8.2; §28-13 / #831 | To modify §28, Business Preservation District (BPD), to allow for greater Building Area, Floor Area Maximum, FAR, Height, Stories, and Setbacks, and to adaptively reuse an existing drive-in on parcels wholly within the BPD zone, having at least 2-acres, while preserving existing Historic Structures |
| AMENDMENT #833 Adopted on 01/08/2024, effective 02/08/2024 | ||
| 02/08/2024 | §26.13 / #833 | To modify Removal to add applications for new Special Permits in a DDD #3, provided there is no change to Building or Total Coverage. |
| 02/08/2024 | §26-2.2.2 / #833 | To allow the following permitted uses in the DDD #3: General business offices, Medical offices, and Healthcare Professional offices, provided, however, the Floor Area of Medical offices and Professional Healthcare offices shall not exceed 65,000 square feet or occupy more than one building on any one Lot, and any use permitted in the a Res. AAA District. |
| 02/08/2024 | §34-11.12.1 / #833 | To authorize the P&Z Commission to accept a valet parking plan when granting Special Permit approvals in the DDD #3, if the Commission determines the actual parking needed is less than the minimum required. |
| AMENDMENT #835 Adopted on 10/02/2023, effective 11/01/2023 | ||
| 11/01/2023 | §12-2.1 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §13-2.1.3 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §23-2.2.5 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §24.2.2.10 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §29.2.2.7 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §29A-2.2.8 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | § / #835 | To add standards for Cottage Cluster Developments. |
| AMENDMENT #838 Adopted on 11/13/2023, effective 11/30/2023 | ||
| 11/30/2023 | §5-2 / #838 | To add a new definition for "Renewable Energy". |
| 11/30/2023 | §32-18.9.2 / #838 | To allow Historic Residential Accessory Apartments up to 1,000 SF in size (instead of 800 SF) if the unit is served by Renewable Energy sources. |
| AMENDMENT #839 Adopted on 11/13/2023, effective 11/30/2023 | ||
| 11/30/2023 | §5-2 / #839 | To add a new definition for "Smoke Shop or Tobacco Store". |
| 11/30/2023 | §31-17 / #839 | To prohibit Smoke Shops or Tobacco Stores in all zoning districts. |
| 11/30/2023 | §31-18 / #839 | To require any establishment selling any type of smoking, vaping, or related products to secure a Special permit from the P&Z Commission prior to opening a business in Town. |
| 11/30/2023 | §32-7.6 & §32-7.7 / #839 | To prohibit Cannabis Establishments, Smoke Shops, or Tobacco Stores in all zoning districts. |
| 11/30/2023 | §33-3.14 / #839 | To prohibit signs that have the appearance of neon signs that are visible from outside the building. |
| AMENDMENT #840 Adopted on 12/18/2023, effective 12/27/2023 | ||
| 12/27/2023 | §45-3.6.3 / #840 | To establish an Inclusionary Zoning Fee under Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-2.i. |
| AMENDMENT #842 Adopted on 03/18/2024, effective 04/12/2024 | ||
| 04/12/2024 | §5-2 / #842 | To modify the definition of General Development Plan or GDP in §5-2 to strike out the word “final” before “site plan,” to provide clarity, as there is no “preliminary” site plan. |
| 04/12/2024 | §26-1; §26-1.3; §26-2.2.3; §26-2.3; §26-2.14; §26-2.14.1; §26-2.14.2; §26-2.14.3; §26-2.14.4 / #842 | To modify standards in the Design Development District (DDD) No. 4 in §26 to authorize an applicant purse pursue a phased approval process for residential development with the GDP in the initial phase and Special Permit and Site Plan approvals in a subsequent phase, to increase allowable residential density, to impose a density limit, and to impose a requirement that 30% of the homes shall be Special Needs Housing as described in §32-27 when property is north of the Merritt Parkway and a minimum of 15-acres in size. |
| 04/12/2024 | §32-27 & §32-27.1 / #842 | To modify §32-27, Special Needs Housing, to expand the location requirements to include privately-owned property in the DDD No. 4, north of the Merritt Parkway and a minimum of 15-acres in size, and to authorize an applicant seeking approval for Special Needs Housing in the DDD No. 4 to pursue a phased approval process with the General Development Plan (GDP) in the initial phase and Special Permit and Site Plan approvals in a subsequent phase. |
| AMENDMENT #843 Adopted on 06/03/2024, effective 06/17/2024 | ||
| 06/17/2024 | §5-2 / #843 | To allow for liquor service for on-site consumption at existing Retail Food Establishments. |
| 06/17/2024 | §31-9.1 / #843 | To allow for liquor service for on-site consumption at existing Retail Food Establishments. |
| AMENDMENT #844 Adopted 09/09/2024, effective 09/25/2024 | ||
| 09/25/2024 | §42-3.1; §42-3.1.1; §42.3.1.2; §42-3.1.3; §42-3.3; §42.3.4; §42.3.5; §42.4; §42-4.1; §42-4.2; §42-5; §42-6; §42-7/ #844 | The proposed reformatting is intended to clarify a Notice Mailing to property owners within 500’ of the subject property is a requirement only for a zone change to the Official Building Zone Map; not a text change. |
| AMENDMENT #846 Adopted on 11/18/2024, effective 12/12/2024 | ||
| 12/12/2024 | §32-20 / #846 | Allow Outdoor Eating Areas for any Retail Food Establishment existing or operating in a residential zone prior to September 1, 2024, and Establish setback standards for Outdoor Eating Areas Accessory to Retail Food Establishments existing or operating prior to September 1, 2024. |
| 12/12/2024 | §5-2 / #846 | Definition of "Retail Food Establishment," to include any business capable of meeting the existing definition and operating in a Residence Zone under a zoning permit issued on or before September 1, 2024 and Definition of "Outdoor Eating Areas" to authorize use of portable food carts and service stations within an Outdoor Eating Area. |
| 12/12/2024 | §31-9.1 / #846 | To expand the sale of alcoholic liquor to Retail Food Establishments existing in a residential zone prior to September 1, 2024. |
| AMENDMENT #847 Adopted 11/18/2024, effective 12/12/2024 | ||
| 12/12/2024 | §5-2 / #847 | Modify Lot Line, Front and Street Lines Definition to clarify where a right-of-way for a street is part of a lot. |
| AMENDMENT #849 Adopted on 06/23/2025, effective 07/07/2025 | ||
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4 / #849 | Added Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.1 / #849 | Added Density to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.2 / #849 | Added Unit Types to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.3 / #849 | Added Parking to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.4 / #849 | Added Affordability Requirement and Plan to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.5 / #849 | Added Utilities to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.6 / #849 | Added Roadways to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| AMENDMENT #850 Adopted on 02/24/2025, effective 03/17/2025 | ||
| 03/17/2025 | §5-2 / #850 | Removed the definition of Westport Athletic Special Event |
| 03/17/2025 | §11 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §12 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §13 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-19 / #850 | Complete re-write of lighted athletic fields on town-owned public school property. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-19A / #850 | Section deleted for temporary athletic field lighting for practice on town-owned public school property. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-23 / #850 | Removed Westport Athletic Special Events from Outdoor Special Events. |
| AMENDMENT #851 Adopted 07/28/2025, effective 08/22/2025 | ||
| 8/22/2025 | §22-2.5 / #851 | Exempt existing non-conforming uses from the required creation of residential dwelling units. |
| 8/22/2025 | §22-8.2 / #851 | Remove RORD #3 from maximum expansion regulation and apply it only to RORD #1 and #2. |
| AMENDMENT #853 Adopted 06/30/2025, effective 07/14/2025 | ||
| 07/14/2025 | §5-2 / #853 | Modify Accessory Dwelling Unit Definition |
| AMENDMENT #858 Adopted 01/05/2026, effective 01/19/2026 | ||
| 01/19/2026 | §31-10.6 / #858 | Removed NSFR from CAM Exemption List. |
| 01/19/2026 | §43-5.2 / #858 | Added NSFR to the requirements for Site Plan Review. |
| Effective Date | Section / Amend. # | Amendment Description |
|---|---|---|
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 3/15/91 to CURRENT | ||
| 3/15/1991 | §39 / #402 | Adds Historic Overlay District |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 6/10/91 | ||
| 6/21/1991 | §4-5 / #406 | Substitutes "most recent" for date of 1980. |
| 6/21/1991 | §5-2 / #406 | Clarifies wording for "Floor Area" |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.1 / #406 | Clarifies wording |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.2 / #406 | Adds language limiting expansion/extension of buildings with non-conforming coverage |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.3 / #406 | Revises section number |
| 6/21/1991 | §6-2.4 / #406 | Revises section number |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(b) / #406 | Clarifies wording |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(e) / #406 | Removes family day care home, adds "home occupation as a teacher" |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.6(g)/#406 | Clarifies sign regulation for customary home occupation |
| 6/21/1991 | §11-2.4.12(d) / #406 | Adds section reference |
| 6/21/1991 | §33-6 / #406 | Changes section title to match regulation |
| 6/21/1991 | §34-3 / #406 | Removes beauty salons and hairdressers as a special category |
| 6/21/1991 | §33-7.4.5 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §35-2.2.1 / #406§38-3 / #406 | Adds language on retention of landscape area and use thereof. Adds language regarding specifications and procedures |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-3.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-3.3 / #406 | Specifies Westport P&Z forms and use of letter of authorization |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-4 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-6.3 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-14 / #406 | Reduces cut-off date for required submission to seven days, instead of 14, for Administrative Approval |
| 6/21/1991 | §43-14.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1 / #406 | Clarifies language, allows certain waivers |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.1.1 / #406 | Removes the need for a signature block, clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.2 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.4.1 / #406 | Deletes channel encroachment line |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.4.2(a) / #406 | Adds retaining walls |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-1.6.1 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §44-4 / #406 | Clarifies language |
| 6/21/1991 | §46-3.2(a) / #406 | Adds requirement for obtaining zoning permit within one year of date of variance |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 7/29/91 | ||
| 8/9/1991 | §11-2.4.6 (h) / #409(a) | Ensures conformity with the parking requirement in §34, and identifies requirements for parking for a s.f. residence with a home occupation. |
| 8/9/1991 | §27-2.2.1 / #409(a) | Removes previously allowed special permit uses allowed in a Residence AAA district from the CPD district. |
| 8/9/1991 | §42-1 /#409(a) | Allows the ZBA the right to petition the commission for changes to regulations. |
| 8/9/1991 | §46-3.2 / #409(a) | Adopts additional wording to regulate and limit the expansion or extension of commercial uses within a residential district. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 8/26/91 | ||
| 9/6/1991 | §31-8.5; §31-8.6; §31-8.7; §46-3.2.2 / #409(b) | Gives the P&Z commission the right to review Coastal Area Management applications previously reviewed by the ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 11/4/91 | ||
| 11/15/1991 | §34-3, §34-4 / #411 | Requires the provision of incremental parking for a proposed change of use, expansion or extension on a developed site. Allows parking requirements to be reduced by special permit. |
| §44-1.7 / #411 | Requires comparison maps to determine the extent of non-conforming parking and landscaping. | |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 12/9/91 | ||
| 12/20/1991 | §11-2.4.6 / #412 | Adds "Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine" to the list of Customary Home Occupations. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 3/30/92 | ||
| 4/5/1992 | §33-6 / #414 | Revises language for signs permitted in the Historic Design District. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM 5/4/92 | ||
| 6/1/1992 | §5 / #415 | Clarifies existing definitions |
| 6/1/1992 | §6-1.1, §6-1.5 / #415 | Clarifies existing regulations |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.4.6 / #415 | Adds state-licensed to Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. Adds Telemarketing as a home occupation. |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.4.6 (a) / #415 | Clarifies that only one resident can conduct a home occupation on a premises |
| 6/1/1992 | §11-2.3.6 (d) / #415 | Allows anecdotal evidence as part of application to legalize pre-1959 apartments. |
| 6/1/1992 | §21-4, §22-4.1, §22-4.2, §23-4, §24-4, §25-4, §26-4 / #415 | Increases the setbacks for buildings and structures in commercial zones from residential boundary lines. |
| 6/1/1992 | §31-4 / #415 | Clarifies existing regulation to specifically describe how to measure building projections |
| 6/1/1992 | §31-9.1 / #415 | Brings section in conformance with State Statutes, which requires proof of no intent to abandon liquor license. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-4.2.1 / #415 | Increases restrictions for Real Estate signs within commercial areas. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-5.2.1 / #415 | Simplifies approval procedure for free-standing signs. |
| 6/1/1992 | 33-7.2.6 / #415 | Simplifies procedures for site plan approval for signs over 50 square feet. |
| 6/1/1992 | §33-7.4 / #415 | Eliminates site plan approval for certain free-standing signs. |
| 6/1/1992 | §34-5 / #415 | Adds several medical related uses to parking requirements for medical offices. Adds new uses to list of retail/service establishments. |
| 6/1/1992 | §43-14.2 / #415 | Eliminates free-standing signs from requiring ARC approval. |
| 6/1/1992 | §44-2.7 / #415 | Modifies requirements for Archeological Reports depending on site location and project size. |
| 6/1/1992 | §45-4 / #415 | Allows Temporary Zoning Permits for tents that will be in place less than 96 hours, instead of requiring Site Plan Approval. |
| 6/1/1992 | §45-8.1 / #415 | Outlines procedures for obtaining a Zoning Certificate of Compliance. |
| 6/1/1992 | §46-3.2.1 (c) / #415 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for fire stairs, handicapped ramps, elevators and awnings where a variance has been granted. |
| 6/1/1992 | §46-3.2.2 / #415 | Replaces a section inadvertently left out of the regulations. |
| 6/1/1992 | §52-5.6 / #415 | Simplifies wording describing the professional hired for an archeological review. |
| AMENDMENT LISTING FROM NOVEMBER 5, 1992 | ||
| 11/3/1992 | §31-10.5.1.1. / #418 | Exempts single-family homes from CAM site plan review under certain conditions if they are on lots that are part of subdivisions previously approved under the CAM Act. |
| AMENDMENT #419--Adopted 12/3/92; effective 1/1/93. | ||
| 1/1/1993 | §5 / #419 | New language for Change of Use definition; omits formula for lot area and lot coverage; adds forms for lot area and lot coverage calculations in APPENDIX D; Adds retaining wall height to Terrace or Patio definition. |
| 1/1/1993 | §31-9 / #419 | Adds language to clarify that service bars are permitted in restaurants that are within 1500 feet of another restaurant with a service bar. |
| 1/1/1993 | §31-11.5.1 / #419 | Permits the Town Engineer to determine whether an application requires Flood and Erosion Control Board Review. |
| 1/1/1993 | §33-6 / #419 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for free-standing signs within the RPOD and RORD districts. |
| 1/1/1993 | §45-4 / #419 | Permits annual events that have been previously reviewed by the Administrative Review Committee to receive a temporary zoning permit without another hearing. |
| 1/1/1993 | §46-3.2.1 / #419 | Eliminates need for Site Plan Approval for minor structural changes approved by the ZBA. |
| 1/1/1993 | §46-3.2.3 / #419 | Permits the Town Engineer to determine whether an application for a variance requires Flood and Erosion Control Board Review. |
| AMENDMENT #422--Adopted 2/11/93; effective 3/1/93 | ||
| 3/1/1993 | §23-2.1.2 / #422 | Adds Dry Cleaners to the list of principal uses, provided that they meet certain conditions. |
| AMENDMENT #423--Adopted 4/29/93; effective 5/21/93 | ||
| 5/21/1993 | §5 / #423 | Changes definition language for Attic, Cellar, Crawl-space, Story, Story-half. Changes definition of building height to limit the area that may be covered by a cupola or similar structure and relate it to the size of the roof. New definition of Commercial Use, to define when a use is commercial or non-commercial in intent. New definition for headroom. |
| 5/21/1993 | §11-2.2 / #423 | Language addition clarifies uses permitted in a residential area. |
| 5/21/1993 | §11-2.4.13 / #423 | Revises type of evidence that will be acceptable to the commission for proof of pre-1959 apartment. |
| 5/21/1993 | §22, §23, §24, §25 / #423 | Clarifies when parking is required and not required for outdoor eating areas. |
| 5/21/1993 | §23-2.2 / #423 | Adds luncheonette to the Special Permit uses with certain conditions. |
| 5/21/1993 | §31-10 / #423 | Revises requirements for CAM Site Plan approval by narrowing the area for which a CAM site plan approval is required to generally within 200 feet of mean high water. |
| 5/21/1993 | §33-7.4 / #423 | Eliminates requirement for Site Plan Approval for name change of free-standing signs. |
| 5/21/1993 | §34-4 / #423 | Permits Commission to waive loading bay radius by special permit. |
| 5/21/1993 | §42-3.1.5 / #423 | Changes the 500-foot measurement to conform to the State statute measurement procedure. |
| 5/21/1993 | §44-1.3 / #423 | Clarifies minor inconsistency by adding "except in wooded areas." |
| 5/21/1993 | §46-3.1 / #423 | Clarifies that persons may not appeal decisions of the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Administrative Review Board to the Zoning Board of Appeals, but only to Superior Court. |
| AMENDMENTS #426 and #428, adopted 6/17/93, effective 7/1/93 | ||
| 7/1/1993 | §27-2.3 / #426 | Allows a second and third tenant use as accessory to the primary within the Corporate Park District without requiring a specific ratio of tenant space. |
| 7/1/1993 | §30-2.1.2 / #428 | Permits retail establishments on the second floor of buildings with the Historic Design District (HDD) not to exceed 10% of the sum of the gross floor area of all buildings existing on the effective date of the HDD; reduces permitted second floor office use to 10% from 25%. |
| AMENDMENT #427-A, adopted 7/15/93, effective 7/26/93 | ||
| 7/26/1993 | §34-5 / #427-A | Permits parking for game rooms to be calculated at 1 space for each 180 gross square feet of game room, instead of previous 1 space for each 70 square feet. |
| AMENDMENT #429, adopted 11/18/93, effective 12/15/93 | ||
| 12/15/1993 | §5 / #429 | Removes handicapped ramps from building area definition. |
| 12/15/1993 | §11-2.4.12 / #429 | Allows accessory apartments not being used as a separate dwelling unit to remain with submission of a notarized affidavit. |
| 12/15/1993 | §29-2.2.4 / #429 | Prohibits dwelling units above the first floor to be changed to a non-residential use within the BCD. |
| 12/15/1993 | §29-2.4 / #429 | Prohibits retail use above the first floor. |
| 12/15/1993 | §31-10.5.1 / #429 | Adds interior modifications to buildings to the list of exemptions for CAM site plan review requirements. |
| 12/15/1993 | §34-11.7 / #429 | Requires off-street parking areas within non-residence districts only to be paved. |
| 12/15/1993 | §39-3 (old number) / #429 | Eliminates section that permitted the Commission to waive its own regulations within the Historic Overlay District. |
| 12/15/1993 | §45-4 / #429 | Eliminates ARC approval requirement for tents to be temporarily erected. |
| 12/15/1993 | §46-32.1. (c) / #429 | Strikes handicapped ramps because it is removed from structure definition. |
| AMENDMENT 431, adopted 12/16/93, effective 1/10/94 | ||
| 1/10/1994 | §5-2 / #431 | Adds definition for Mobile Home Replacement Units (MHRU) |
| 1/10/1994 | §16 / #431 | Revises §16, Mobile Home Park District, to include language defining and setting standards for Mobile Home Replacement Units (MHRUs). |
| AMENDMENT #433, adopted 2/17/94, effective 3/1/94 | ||
| 3/1/1994 | Map Amendment / #433 | Rezoned state-owned land at Sherwood Island State Park (Map 5448, Lot 1) from Res A to Res AAA. |
| AMENDMENT #434, adopted 6/2/94, effective 6/24/94 | ||
| 6/24/1994 | §3 / #434 | Clarifies language. |
| 6/24/1994 | §5 / #434 | Requires Special Permit for primary change in the nature of a restaurant or cafe that serves liquor. Revises definitions for Restaurant, Cafe, Drive-In Restaurants and introduces a Fast Food Restaurant definition. |
| 6/24/1994 | §22 / #434 | Adds Fast Food restaurants to Prohibited uses within the RORD. |
| 6/24/1994 | §23 / #434 | Replaces luncheonette with Fast Food Restaurant in §23-3.2.2 and specifies distance requirement. |
| 6/24/1994 | §24 / #434 | Removes food service establishments from Principal uses; adds Fast Food Restaurants to Special Permit Uses. |
| 6/24/1994 | §25 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §28 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §29 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food; adds Fast Food Restaurants to Special Permit Uses. |
| 6/24/1994 | §31-9 / #434 | Amends language to conform to new definitions for places that serve food. |
| 6/24/1994 | §31-10 / #434 | Eliminates pre-application requirements for CAM Site Plan / Special Permit Review. Amends definition for "minor" in §31-10.5.1.6. Removes Zoning Board of Appeals from hearing CAM applications. |
| 6/24/1994 | §42 / #434 | Removes ZBA's ability to petition the Commission to change its regulations. |
| 6/24/1994 | §44 / #434 | Revises language for Archeological Reports so that the Commission has some discretion. |
| 6/24/1994 | §44 / #434 | Adds language to the Special Permit Standards section stating that the standards also apply to a Change of Use requiring a Special Permit. |
| AMENDMENT #438-A, adopted December 5, 1994, Effective December 22, 1994 | ||
| 12/22/1994 | §5 / #438 | Changes the definition of "substantial improvement so that the period is extended from two years to five years." |
| 12/22/1994 | §31-11 / #438 | Adds "cellar" to clarify that the elevation of the lowest floor must be supplied, whether basement or cellar, as defined in the Westport Zoning Regulations. |
| 12/22/1994 | §45-8.2 / #438 | Adds requirement for an Elevation Certificate for a Zoning Certificate of Compliance for a residential structure to certify height of lowest floor in relation to the base flood elevation. |
| AMENDMENT #438-B, adopted April 20, 1995, Effective May 1, 1995 | ||
| 5/1/1995 | §6-2.2 / #438 | Further specifies coverage requirements that limit ability to expand or extend an existing building. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-3.3 / #438 | Clarifies regulation of maximum height of a building so that lot area is figured on gross lot area before deductions for slopes and wetlands. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-4.1 / #438 | Clarifies that buildings with non-conforming floor area cannot claim this floor area (if it is demolished or filled in) in order to transfer it within the building. |
| 5/1/1995 | §6-4.2 / #438 | Permits the Commission to return a site with non-conforming parking to the previously approved use even if it requires more parking, subject to site plan approval. |
| 5/1/1995 | §33-6 / #438 | HDD signs will be subject to review and recommendation by the Historic District Commission, rather than approval. |
| 5/1/1995 | §45-2 / #438 | Clarifies types of actions that may be placed upon the land records by the Zoning Enforcement Officer. |
| AMENDMENT #439-A, Adopted April 20, 1995, Effective April 27, 1995 | ||
| 4/27/1995 | §32-14 / #439 | Modifies the permitted ratio of one-bedroom and efficiency apartments in School Buildings converted to housing so that no less than 40% must be efficiencies or one-bedroom apartments. |
| AMENDMENT #439-B, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995. | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §5-2 / #439 | Amends the definition of Building Area and or Footprint, removes Cafe definition; amends definitions for Change of Use; Coverage, Building; Coverage, Total; Tennis Courts, and Restaurants. |
| 6/1/1995 | §31-9 / #439 | Amends Liquor Establishments regulations so that liquor may be served from service bars to patrons seated at counters. |
| 6/1/1995 | §34-8 / #439 | Amends the Joint Parking regulations so that joint parking cannot exceed 50% of the amount of parking required for the use or by the number of parking spaces that are not provided, whichever is less. |
| 6/1/1995 | §43-11.3 / #439 | Amends language to conform to State Statutes for completion of work on an approved site plan. |
| 6/1/1995 | §43-12 / #439 | Amends language to conform to State Statutes for completion of work on an approved site plan. |
| 6/1/1995 | §46-3.2.1 / #439 | Allows Planning and Zoning Director to not require site plan approval for accessory apartments that have been approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals. |
| 6/1/1995 | §46-3.2.5 / #439 | Relocation of paragraph from §46-3.5 to this section. |
| 6/1/1995 | §52-4.3 / #439 | Technical revision to omit phrase "black line paper." |
| 6/1/1995 | §52-4.4 / #439 | Technical revision to minor wording details regarding driveways, and submission of mylar. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-9 / #439 | Technical revision to language regulating bonds, and to bring into conformance with time permitted by State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-10 / #439 | Technical revision to language regarding delivery and filing, to bring into conformance with State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §53-11 / #439 | Technical revision to language regarding completion of work to bring into conformance with State statutes. |
| 6/1/1995 | §54-6 / #439 | Amends design standards to increase minimum slope for streets to one percent from one-half percent. |
| 6/1/1995 | §54-18 / #439 | Increases width for utility easements. |
| 6/1/1995 | §55-3.2 / #439 | Amends specifications for drainage pipes and ditches. |
| 6/1/1995 | §55-11 / #439 | Requires an "as-built" mylar prior to final bond release. The mylar will be filed upon the land records. |
| AMENDMENT #441, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995. | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §11-2.4.6 / #441 | Adds Roommate Matching Consultant to list of approved home occupations. |
| AMENDMENT #442, Adopted May 16, 1995. Effective June 1, 1995 | ||
| 6/1/1995 | §31-10 / #442 | Returns Zoning Board of Appeals to the Coastal Area Management section so that ZBA will conduct CAM Site Plan reviews together with any variance request for a non-exempt Coastal area proposal, as required by State Statute. |
| AMENDMENT #447, Adopted December 7, 1995. Effective January 1, 1996 | ||
| 1/1/1996 | §11-2.4.6 / #447 | Adds Business Administrator for Manufacturing Company to list of approved home occupations. |
| AMENDMENT #450, Adopted June 6, 1996. Effective June 21, 1996. | ||
| 6/21/1996 | §6-4.2 / #450 | Allows premises with non-conforming parking to change a use to one with lesser parking requirements, and then back to the use with previous use, provided certain conditions are met. |
| AMENDMENT #451, Adopted June 13, 1996. Effective July 1, 1996. | ||
| 7/1/1996 | §5 / #451 | Various changes to definitions for awnings, total coverage, medical uses, and structure. |
| 7/1/1996 | §6-2.1 / #451 | Allows entry steps and platforms in setbacks to be replaced provided they are no larger than existing steps and platforms without requiring a variance. |
| 7/1/1996 | §6-4.1 / #451 | Allows alterations of less than 200 square feet of floor area to the entrance or exit of building, provided that total floor area does not increase beyond the existing floor area. |
| 7/1/1996 | §11-2.2.4 / #451 | Changes language of this section so that it refers to "Places of worship," rather than "Churches and other places of Worship." |
| 7/1/1996 | §11-2.4.8 (d) / #451 | Allows roof top disc type antennas if they are less than 2 feet in diameter to be attached to the outside of a building. |
| 7/1/1996 | §22-2.2.1 / #451 | Clarifies the RORD regulations to make it clear that medical uses are not permitted within the RORD. |
| 7/1/1996 | §22-14.6 / #451 | Minor change to clarify wording of section, which was not grammatical. |
| 7/1/1996 | §32-7.4 / #451 | Reiterates that disc type antennas may be attached to the exterior of any building or structure if they are less than 2 feet in diameter. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-2.5 / #451 | Allows changes of name for non-conforming signs, where the lettering is the same, and there are no other changes. Also clarifies that normal maintenance activities are permitted. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-3.11 / #451 | Defines the time period for the stringing of holiday lights. |
| 7/1/1996 | §33-5.2 / #451 | This section is eliminated because it was stated in a slightly different way in the section just above it. |
| 7/1/1996 | §34-5 / #451 | There are two changes to this section. The first is to change the parking calculation for Places of worship from the previous 1 space for each 3 seats. The second is to clarify that storage to be calculated at 1 space to 500 s.f. must be located in an attic, 1/2 story, or cellar. |
| 7/1/1996 | §34-6 / #451 | Removes the ability of the Planning and Zoning Commission to allocate surplus parking space within Town owned lots, because there is no surplus parking available. |
| AMENDMENT #455, adopted September 12, 1996; effective October 1, 1996 | ||
| 10/1/1996 | §25-2.2 / #455 | Adds "Fast Food Restaurants" as a Special Permit use within the Highway Service District (HSD). |
| AMENDMENT #456, effective June 1, 1997 | ||
| 6/1/1997 | Map Amendment, §456 | Official Building Zone map change from Res A to GBD (4 Beverly Place) |
| AMENDMENT #459 adopted 9/18/97, effective October 15, 1997 | ||
| 10/15/1997 | §31-9 / #459 | Modified the liquor regulations to permit there to be one store selling liquor for off-premises consumption, in addition to a restaurant with a license for on-premises consumption, on one premises |
| AMENDMENT Listing #465 and #468, effective September 1, 1998 | ||
| 9/1/1998 | §11-2.4.6 / #465 | Added "State Licensed Acupuncturist" to the list of approved home occupations. |
| Added existing site coverage on a MHPD site as a standard that cannot be exceeded, when MHRU's are proposed. | ||
| 9/1/1998 | §16-6.1 / #468 | |
| AMENDMENT #469, adopted December 3, 1998, effective January 15, 1999 | ||
| 1/15/1999 | §5 / #469 | Adds a definition for “Managed Residential Community” and “Private Residential Unit.” |
| 1/15/1999 | §11-2.3 / #469 | Adds “Managed Residential Community” to the listing of “Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions.” |
| 1/15/1999 | §32 / #469 | Adds new subsection (§32-15) providing regulations for Managed Residential Communities. |
| 1/15/1999 | §34-5 / #469 | Adds Minimum required parking spaces for Managed Residential Communities |
| AMENDMENT #477, adopted 12/17/98, effective 12/21/98 | ||
| 12/21/1998 | §16-5 / #477 | Amendment to Mobile Home Replacement Unit height limitation to allow two habitable stories and one non-habitable story, with a maximum height of 25’. |
| 12/21/1998 | §16-8 / #477 | Amendment to exclude non-habitable third floor area from inclusion in calculation of floor area. |
| AMENDMENT #478, adopted 2/25/99, effective 4/1/99 | ||
| 4/1/1999 | §5 / #478 | Clarifies definition section to bring definitions into conformance with the Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA). Adds definitions for “new construction”, “recreational vehicle, and “substantial damage.” |
| 4/1/1999 | §31-11 / #478 | Updates regulatory language of Flood Zone language to be in conformance with FEMA’s requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #482, adopted 4/5/99, effective 9/1/99 | ||
| 9/1/1999 | §32-3 / #482 | Amends Hospital Regulations to allow hospitals in existing buildings, and provides standards for replacement of existing buildings (§35-3.5.2) |
| AMENDMENT #490, adopted 9/9/99, effective 10/1/99 | ||
| 10/1/1999 | §5 / #490 | Change to cupola definition, building definition, school definition. |
| 10/1/1999 | §6-3.1, §6-3.3 / #490 | Added "gross lot area" as defined in APPENDIX D to clarify setback and height requirement. |
| 10/1/1999 | §11 / #490 | Changed definition of schools, found in §11-2.2.2; and eliminated crematories, formerly part of §11-2.2.5 |
| 10/1/1999 | §33 / #490 | Added size standard for the support structure for free-standing signs. |
| 10/1/1999 | APPENDIX D / #490 | Clarified language, removed redundant language |
| AMENDMENT #489, adopted 10/28/99, effective 11/15/99 | ||
| 11/15/1999 | §29 / #489 | Eliminated requirement for off-street parking to be provided within the Business Center District, for most uses. Prohibits stores, delicatessens, restaurants, cafes and taverns, and fast food restaurants from locating above the first floor. Requires off-street parking for additional floor area. Defines "first floor" of buildings within the BCD. |
| AMENDMENT #492, adopted 10/28/99, effective 11/15/99 | ||
| 11/15/1999 | Map Amendment, # 492 | Changed zoning designation of small parcel of land at 1835 Post Road East from Res A to BPD. |
| AMENDMENT #485, adopted 5/4/00, effective 6/1/00 | ||
| 6/1/2000 | §5 / # 485 | Added definitions for Antenna, Antenna Tower of Telecommunication Tower, Co-location, Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Service Facilities, Fall Zone, Provider. |
| 6/1/2000 | §11 / #485 | Removed "communication towers" from §11-2.1.9 |
| 6/1/2000 | §21 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §22 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16 |
| 6/1/2000 | §23 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §24 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §25 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §26 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Accessory use with a Special Permit, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §27 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §28 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §29 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16. |
| 6/1/2000 | §30 / #485 | Added Commercial Wireless telecommunication service facilities as a Special Permit use, in conformance with §32-16, |
| 6/1/2000 | §32 / #485 | Added new subsection §32-16, entitled: Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Service Facilities. This new section describes the application and approval process for the construction wireless telecommunication service facilities within the Town of Westport. |
| AMENDMENT #495, adopted 9/21/00, effective 11/1/00 | ||
| 11/1/2000 | §5 / #495 | Amended definition for Lot Shape and provided new definition for "Regularity Factor." |
| 11/1/2000 | $34 / #495 | Increased required parking for Funeral Homes. |
| 11/1/2000 | APPENDIX D / #495 | Updated APPENDIX D and APPENDIX D Worksheets to incorporate new definition for Regularity Factor. |
| AMENDMENT #497, adopted 2/8/01, effective 3/15/01 | ||
| 3/15/2001 | §6-5 / #497 | Adds language requiring status of claimed non-conforming status of non-residential properties. |
| 3/15/2001 | §44-1.1.4 / #497 | Adds language requiring submission of data described in §6-5 for applications involving non-conforming status. |
| AMENDMENT #498, adopted 7/26/01, effective 8/20/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | §19 / #498 | Added new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Residential Affordable Housing Zone (R-AHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #499, adopted 7/26/01, effective 8/21/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | Map Amendment #499 | Rezoned Map 5301, Lots 74, 73A, 73-9, 73-7, 73-8 from Res A to R-AHZ (new zone). |
| AMENDMENT #505, adopted 8/9/01, effective 8/20/01 | ||
| 8/20/2001 | §11-2.4.121 / #505 | Added language allowing persons with disabilities who are receiving social security disability payments to qualify for accessory apartments. |
| 8/20/2001 | §33-2.5 / #505 | Clarifies non-conforming sign changes so that tenant names can be changed on a free-standing sign requiring a variance |
| 8/20/2001 | §33-9, §33-10 (new) / #505 | Adds two new sections to the sign regulations providing for "non-commercial content" and for a Severability clause. |
| 8/20/2001 | §44-5 / #505 | Revision/rewording of paragraph describing site plan approval standards. |
| 8/20/2001 | §45-3 / #505 | Requires drainage accommodations when coverage is increasing, under certain conditions. |
| 8/20/2001 | §46-3.2 / #505 | Adds language stating that an additional variance application will be required if a zoning permit is not obtained within one year after a variance is granted. |
| 8/20/2001 | §55-7 / #505 | Adds language expanding the requirements for monuments and pins for subdivisions. |
| AMENDMENT #509, Adopted 4/18/02, effective 5/24/02 | ||
| 5/24/2002 | §27-2.2 / #509 | Add special permit uses to include schools, day care centers, and group day care homes. |
| AMENDMENT #510, Adopted 6/13/02, effective 7/15/02 | ||
| 7/15/2002 | §32-10 / #510 | Adds language expanding qualifications of a home caterer beyond owner only, to include a resident home catering business owner. |
| AMENDMENT #511, Adopted 7/18/02, effective 9/5/02 | ||
| 9/5/2002 | §4-1 / #511 | Adds reference to Affordable Housing Zone Regulations (§19) and corrects section numbers for Business Preservation District, BPD (§28) and Business Center District, BCD, (§29). |
| 9/5/2002 | §5-2 / #511 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including; Awnings, Basement, Building, Building Area and/or Footprint, Building Height, Cellar, Change of Use, Day Care Center or Nursery School, Dwelling, Elevation, Family Day Care Home, Floor Area, Floor Area Ration (F.A.R), Kitchen and Structure. |
| 9/5/2002 | §6-2.1.3 / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| 9/5/2002 | §6-2.1.7 / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| 9/5/2002 | §11-2.4.8(f) / #511 | Adds language clarifying that kitchens cannot be located in accessory buildings. |
| 9/5/2002 | §22-2.3.3(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in RORD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §24-2.3.5(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in GBD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §28-2.3.4(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in BPD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §29-2.3.5(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in BCD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §30-2.4.4(d) / #511 | Extends time of use by 1 month each year for outdoor patios in HDD. |
| 9/5/2002 | §32-4 / #511 | Clarifies type of commercial vehicles allowed to be stored on residential properties. |
| 9/5/2002 | §45-3 / #511 | Clarifies all conditions of all Planning & Zoning approvals and Zoning Board of Appeals variances must be met or the zoning permit can be revoked. |
| 9/5/2002 | §46-3.2(a) / #511 | Clarifies existing regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #516, Adopted 10/24/02, effective 12/2/02 | ||
| 12/2/2002 | §20 / #516 | Added a new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Municipal Housing Zone (MHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #517, Adopted 11/7/02, effective 7/1/03 | ||
| 7/1/2003 | §17 / #517 | Added setback provisions for accessory buildings or accessory structures for multiple or community use, and expanded provisions for road/recreation buffer to Res AAA and Res AA. |
| AMENDMENT #523, Adopted 9/11/03, effective 10/14/03 | ||
| 10/14/2003 | §5-2 / #523 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Attic, Total Coverage, Market Value, Patio, Story-Half, Structure, Substantial Improvement, Tennis Courts, and Terrace or Patio. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.3 / #523 | Corrects a reference to the paddle/tennis court section requiring screening. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.6 / #523 | Adds a section stating that a multiple family dwelling cannot be used for a home occupation. |
| 10/14/2003 | §11-2.4.12 / #523 | Changes section to require only the owner to submit an affidavit annually for an accessory apartment. |
| 10/14/2003 | §15-2.1.2 / #523 | Removes “is not allowed” from sentence explaining the types of uses requiring Special Permit. |
| 10/14/2003 | §15-4.5 / #523 | Adds clarification that a recreation room with no bathroom in a cellar or basement is not considered a bedroom in the PRD district. |
| 10/14/2003 | §17-2.1.2 & §17-2.1.3 / #523 | Removes “is not allowed” from sentence explaining the types of uses requiring Special Permit in OSRD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §17-5.2 / #523 | Corrects the work “background” to “backaround” in OSRD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §23-2.3.2 / #523 | Adds sentence stating that outdoor storage is permitted in RBD in accordance with §32-6. |
| 10/14/2003 | §24-2.3.6(d) / #523 | Corrects clerical error by removing reference to one attached dwelling unit listed as a condition for Game Rooms. |
| 10/14/2003 | §24-2.3.7 / #523 | Adds section stating that one attached dwelling unit is a permitted accessory use in GBD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-6 / #523 | Clarifies that outdoor storage and display is not permitted in HDD. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-6.1 / #523 | Corrects section by removing the word “and” and adding that outdoor storage and display cannot be located in the front landscape area. |
| 10/14/2003 | §32-12.2.3 / #523 | Adds clarification that a recreation room with no bathroom in a cellar or basement is not considered a bedroom for Two-Family and Multi-Family dwellings. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-5 / #523 | Removes the 30-degree drive-in parking standard. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-9.2 / #523 | Reduces the maximum number of allowable spaces which can be allocated for small cars and increases the required size for small car spaces. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.4 / #523 | Clarifies the number of parking spaces which require that an internal loop access or parking aisle be installed. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.13 / #523 | Adds section regarding lighting standards for parking lots. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.14 / #523 | Adds section regarding design and access to dumpster areas. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-11.15.1 / #523 | Adds section regarding sidewalks. |
| 10/14/2003 | §34-12.2 / #523 | Clarifies section by adding the word “percent.” |
| 10/14/2003 | §35-2.3.4 / #523 | Adds sentence regarding curbing and materials required for sidewalks. |
| 10/14/2003 | §43-5.3 / #523 | Changes number of days in which an application shall be completed after the public hearing commences to make it consistent with the Connecticut General Statutes requirements. |
| 10/14/2003 | §43-12 / #523 | Changes the time period the town can hold a bond to a minimum of 5-years for an approved site plan. |
| 10/14/2003 | §44-2.5 / #523 | Clarifies title and requirements for traffic impact analyses. |
| 10/14/2003 | §45-3.5.3 / #523 | Clarifies when drainage is to be reviewed for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 10/14/2003 | §46-3.2 / #523 | Adds sentence stating that when a Zoning Permit is issued, all conditions of the variance must be adhered to. |
| 10/14/2003 | §46-4 / #523 | Adds information which is required to be submitted with a variance application. |
| 10/14/2003 | §52-4.4.2 / #523 | Corrects clerical error by inserting missing word “subdivision” at the end of the sentence. |
| 10/14/2003 | §53-9 / #523 | Changes the time period the town can hold a bond to a minimum of 5-years for an approved subdivision or Resubdivision. |
| 10/14/2003 | APPENDIX D-1 / #523 | Changes to Line 1 to clarify that the area of an accessway is not included in the lot area for a rear lot. |
| AMENDMENT #525, Adopted 4/22/04, effective 6/1/04 | ||
| 6/1/2004 | §29A / #525 | Adds a new chapter providing for a new zone, called the Business Center District/Historic (BCD/H). |
| AMENDMENT #529, Adopted 7/1/04, effective 9/1/04 | ||
| 9/1/2004 | §40 / #529 | Adds a new chapter providing for new zones, called the Dedicated Open Space and Recreation District #1 (DOSRD #1) and the Dedicated Open Space and Recreation District #2 (DOSRD#2). |
| AMENDMENT #528, Adopted 7/26/04, effective 9/15/04 | ||
| 9/15/2004 | §5-2 / #528 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Building Area and/or Footprint, Total Coverage, Floor Area Ratio, Lot Area, Market Value, and Parking Space, Loading Space. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.4 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for detached private garages. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.7 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for barns. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.8(b) / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for accessory buildings. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-2.4.8(g) / #528 | Adds requirement that no accessory building may contain more than two water use fixtures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §11-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §12-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §13-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §14-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §15-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §16-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §17-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §18-6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for principle buildings, accessory buildings, and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §19-11 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §20-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §21-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §22-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §23-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §24-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §24-6 / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §25-2.1.2(a) / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §25-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §26-2.6 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §27-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §28-1 / #528 | Changes reference from Business District to General Business District. |
| 9/15/2004 | §28-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §29-5 / #528 | Clarifies allowable height for buildings and other structures. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-7 / #528 | Adds parking areas to list of improvements that must meet setback requirements. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.3 / #528 | Adds section identifying vegetated buffers may be required as part of a coastal site plan. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.4 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Public Hearings. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.5 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Commission/Board Action. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.6 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Time Periods. |
| 9/15/2004 | §31-10.7.7 / #528 | Renumbers existing section on Bonds. |
| 9/15/2004 | §32-9 / #528 | Adds reference at end of section to §34-11.14. |
| 9/15/2004 | §34-11.14 / #528 | Changes language to remove requirement that dumpsters shall be located in the rear yard, and replaces language to be consistent with §32-9. |
| 9/15/2004 | §34-12.2 / #528 | Adds the word “percent” to clarify existing wording |
| 9/15/2004 | §43-6.4 / #528 | Adds new section, consistent with recent amendments to the Town Code, to inform Planning and Zoning applicants that the Planning and Zoning Director or his/her designee, or the Planning and Zoning Commission, may require an applicant to pay for hiring one or more outside consultants to analyze, review, and report on areas requiring technical review. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2 / #528 | Changes requirement for number of copies of a plot plan, from two to three that must be submitted for issuance of a Zoning permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.5 / #528 | Adds requirement that coverage information must be shown on a plot plan submitted for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.6 / #528 | Adds requirement that minimum required setback lines must be shown on a plot plan submitted for issuance of a Zoning Permit. |
| 9/15/2004 | §45-3.2.13 / #528 | Changes language to require existing and proposed contours at two-foot intervals must be shown on a plot plan for all applications and additionally requires that the contours must be verified in the field by a surveyor. |
| AMENDMENT #535, Adopted 10/28/04, effective 12/1/04 | ||
| 12/1/2004 | §33-4.1.5 / #535 | Changes language to remove reference to political signs and to remove time limits on when public and charitable event signs located on private property may be posted prior to an event. |
| 12/1/2004 | §33-4.1.6 / #535 | Adds new section listing political signs as a permitted use on private property. |
| AMENDMENT #539, Adopted 1/27/05, effective 3/1/05 | ||
| 3/1/2005 | §5-2 / #539 | Clarifies definitions of specific terms including: Building Height or Height, and Medical. |
| 3/1/2005 | §5-2 / #539 | Adds definitions of specific terms including: Fence or Wall, and Healthcare Professional. |
| 3/1/2005 | §13-5 / #539 | Modifies Height requirements in the Res A to substitute the words railroad tracks for reference to Conrail Tracks (old New Haven R.R.) |
| 3/1/2005 | §14-5 / #539 | Modifies Height requirements in the Res B to substitute the words railroad tracks for reference to Conrail Tracks (old New Haven R.R.) |
| 3/1/2005 | §21-2.2.2 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Special Permit Use in the RPOD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §22-2.2.1 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the RORD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §23-2.1.2 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the RBD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §24-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the GBD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §27-2.2.1 / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the CPD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §28-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BPD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §29-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BCD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §29A-2.1.2(e) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a permitted Principal Use in the BCD/H. |
| 3/1/2005 | §30-2.2(h) / #539 | Changes section to list Healthcare Professional as a use excluded from the HDD. |
| 3/1/2005 | §31-3 / #539 | Changes section title and adds reference to §5-2. |
| 3/1/2005 | §31-3 / #539 | Changes section to add “building” to the list of items that cannot obstruct visibility at corners. |
| 3/1/2005 | §33-2.5 / #539 | Modifies section to exempt changes to a single-tenant sign, when the change is only a change in name, and where the style and size of lettering conforms to the previous lettering. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies section to state uses allowed in the Business Center District/Historic are exempt from parking requirements. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Adds parking standard of 1 space per 200 SF for Healthcare Professionals. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies list of uses considered Medical. |
| 3/1/2005 | §34-5 / #539 | Modifies list of uses considered Retail. |
| 3/1/2005 | §43-14.3.1 / #539 | Renumbers existing section. |
| 3/1/2005 | §43-14.3.2 / #539 | Adds section to define standards for review of Temporary Zoning Permits and lists activities that require a Temporary Zoning Permit. |
| 3/1/2005 | §45-4 / #539 | Adds reference at end of section to §43-14.3 and §46-3.3. |
| AMENDMENT #540, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 7/2205 | ||
| 7/22/2005 | §11-2.3.7 / #540 | Adds Residential Facility for School-Based Education Program to the listing of Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions. |
| 7/22/2005 | §32A-13 / #540 | Adds new subsection §32A-13 providing regulations for Residential Facility for School-Based Education Program. |
| AMENDMENT #544, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 8/1/05 | ||
| 8/1/2005 | §54-20.2 / #544 | To modify existing regulations to require in cases of subdivision, conservation easements on environmentally sensitive land such as wetlands, steep slopes in excess of 25% or scenic vistas. |
| 8/1/2005 | §54-21 / #544 | To modify existing regulations to provide for a developer who is subdividing property to pay a fee to the Town in lieu of any requirements to provide a set aside of open space. This amendment also modifies the existing regulations relating to how land set aside as park, recreation and open space areas may be deeded, and what uses are permitted in conservation easement areas. |
| AMENDMENT #548, Adopted 7/7/05, effective 8/1/05 | ||
| 8/1/2005 | §11-2.3.11 / #548 | Adds Affordable and Middle Income Housing on Town-owned Property to the listing of Special Permit Uses subject to Special Conditions. |
| 8/1/2005 | §32-17 / #548 | Adds new subsection §32-17 providing regulations for Affordable and Middle Income Housing on Town-owned Property. |
| AMENDMENT #545, Adopted 7/28/05, effective 8/30/05 | ||
| 8/30/2005 | §19 / #545 | Add a new subsection §19-3.1, Principle Uses, stating any use permitted in the Res AAA district is a permitted Principle Use subject to the same approvals and conditions specified in §11-2. Add a new subsection §19-3.2, Special Permit Uses, stating development of a property for affordable housing is a permitted Special Permit Use. Add a new subsection §19-3.2.1, Affordable Housing, to clarify that the housing development must comply with the Connecticut affordable housing statute, §8-30g of the General Statutes. Modify §19-18, to clarify that in order to develop land for affordable housing, a site plan and special permit approval is required. |
| AMENDMENT #551, Adopted 11/17/05, effective 1/2/06 | ||
| 1/2/2006 | §24A / #551 | Adds a new chapter providing for a new zone called the General Business District/Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| AMENDMENT #552, Adopted 1/12/06, effective 2/6/06 | ||
| 2/6/2006 | §35 (Diagram) / #552 | Modifies Landscape Design Standards diagram to identify the dimension of a small car space is 8’ x 16’ not 7.5’ x 15’, to be consistent with the definition in §5-2 for a small car parking space. |
| 2/6/2006 | §41-5 / #552 | Adds new subsection identifying the Planning and Zoning Commission as authorized by the Connecticut General Statutes, may hear and decide upon the location of gasoline stations, motor vehicle dealerships, motor vehicle recycler, and motor vehicle repair garages as defined by State Statutes. |
| 2/6/2006 | §46-3.4 / #552 | Deletes subsection to identify the Zoning Board of Appeals is not authorized by the Connecticut General Statutes to hear and decide upon the location of gasoline stations, motor vehicle dealerships, and motor vehicle repair garages as defined by State Statutes. |
| AMENDMENT #556, Adopted 2/16/06, effective 4/3/06 | ||
| 4/3/2006 | §5-2 / #556 | Adds definition for Private Occupational Schools. |
| 4/3/2006 | §22-2.2.9 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the RORD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §23-2.2.4 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the RBD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §24-2.2.6 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the GBD. |
| 4/3/2006 | §25-2.2.5 / #556 | Adds Private Occupational Schools as a permitted Special Permit use in the HSD. |
| AMENDMENT #560, Adopted 7/27/06, effective 9/1/06 | ||
| 9/1/2006 | §5-2 / #560 | Adds definitions for Bank and Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §22-2.2.1 / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §23-2.1.2 / #560 | Substitutes the word bank for financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.2.7 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24A-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §24A-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §27-2.2.1 / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §28-2.2.4 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §28-2.3.6 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.2.7 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.1.2 (e) / #560 | Deletes the words banks and financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.1.2 (f) / #560 | Adds the word banks. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.2.8 / #560 | Adds drive-in banks within 500 feet of another drive-in bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §29A-2.3.3 / #560 | Changes drive-up window to drive-in and to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve by Special Permit a Drive-in Bank within 500 feet of another Drive-In Bank. |
| 9/1/2006 | §30-2.2 (h) / #560 | Deletes the word financial. |
| 9/1/2006 | §30-2.2 (i) / #560 | Changes drive-up windows to drive-in. |
| 9/1/2006 | §34-5 / #560 | (Office), Minimum Required Parking Spaces, to substitute the words banks and other financial institutions for Bank Office Area. |
| 9/1/2006 | §34-5 / #560 | (Bank Area), Minimum Required Parking Spaces, to add the word Customer and delete the word windows. |
| AMENDMENT #559, Adopted 10/12/06, effective 12/4/06 | ||
| 12/4/2006 | §5-2 / #559 | Adds definition for Supportive Housing. |
| 12/4/2006 | §11-2 / #559 | Adds Supportive Housing to listing of Special Permit uses subject to special conditions. |
| 12/4/2006 | §32-1 / #559 | Adds new subsections providing regulations for Supportive Housing in residential districts. |
| 12/4/2006 | §34-5 / #559 | Adds parking requirements for Supportive Housing at one space per dwelling unit. |
| AMENDMENT #564, Adopted 10/19/06, effective 12/4/06 | ||
| 12/4/2006 | §30-2.2(a) / #564 | Expands maximum permitted size of residential units from two to three bedrooms; expands maximum permitted average size of residential units from 1,200 SF to 2,000 SF and establishes maximum permitted size of residential units at 3,500 SF. |
| AMENDMENT #565, Adopted 1/25/07, effective 3/1/07 | ||
| 3/1/2007 | §5-2 / #565 | To add language to the definition for Terrace or Patio to identify terraces and patios shall always adhere to all setbacks except as otherwise provided in §24-A, General Business District/Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-1 / #565 | To clarify intent of the district. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-2 / #565 | To identify all rezoning applications shall be in accordance with §42, Amendment of Zoning Regulations. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-2.1.2 / #565 | To provide a cross reference to §24A-2.3 and to identify all rezoning applications shall be in accordance with §42, Amendment of Zoning Regulations. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24-2.3 / #565 | To provide cross reference to §24A-2.1.2. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-4 / #565 | To clarify allowable front setbacks and to identify parameters for patios and terraces to be located within setback areas. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-5 / #565 | To clarify under what circumstances the Planning and Zoning Commission may allow a height of up to 35-feet to the mid-point of a pitched roof. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-6.1 / #565 | To correct a grammatical error. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-6.2 / #565 | To add a provision for Coverage Exemptions. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-8.1 / #565 | To reduce the permitted size of a group of stores or shopping center. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-10 / #565 | To add a provision for Public Waterfront Access (PWA). |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-11 / #565 | To add language identifying developments shall be designed to encourage the preservation of historic features of buildings listed on the Westport Historic Resources Inventory, to add language requiring views of the water from the street on any site adjacent to the water, to add language requiring public pedestrian access to the water and a Riverwalk, to add language requiring any non-residential uses shall have at least one main entrance which is publicly accessible from the street. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-14 / #565 | To identify all landscape requirements must be adhered to unless deemed unnecessary by the Commission. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-17 / #565 | To relocate within the chapter the requirement for submission of a Phasing Plan for construction, to add language identifying the maximum allowable coverage for all sites may be redistributed over all sites provided that the total coverage of any receiving site shall not exceed 40% and provided that no upland site coverage shall be transferred to any site adjacent to the water, to add language identifying no floor area from an upland site shall be added to a site adjacent to the water, to identify cross easements shall be required as necessary. |
| 3/1/2007 | §24A-19 / #565 | To identify no more than two GBD/S developments shall be permitted within the Town of Westport and an integrated site shall be considered a single such development. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-3.1.1, 42-3.1.2, 42-3.1.3 / #565 | To require an applicant submit twelve instead of two copies of the following: existing land use map, existing conditions map & proposed zoning map. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-3.1.5 / #565 | To require a conceptual site plan for applications for a change in zone to General Business District Saugatuck (GBD/S). |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-5 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-6 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-8 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| 3/1/2007 | §42-9 / #565 | To eliminate reference to specific state statutes in lieu of a general reference to the state statutes. |
| AMENDMENT #570, Adopted 6/28/07, effective 8/3/07 | ||
| 8/3/2007 | §4-5 / #570 | To exempt multi-family affordable housing from the cap of 10%. Also exempt any future affordable units from being included in the cap of 10%. |
| AMENDMENT #571, Adopted 6/28/07, effective 8/3/07 | ||
| 8/3/2007 | §5-2 / #571 | To add definitions for Adaptive Reuse, Public Waterfront Access (PWA), Redevelopment, and Workforce Housing; to modify. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-1 / #571 | To identify the district shall allow the redevelopment and/or adaptive reuse of existing non-residential buildings on Riverside Avenue into larger sized dwelling units on lots over two-acres in size in non-residentially zone lots or residentially zoned lots that are currently have a permitted non residential use with a minimum of 200-feet of frontage on Riverside Avenue and served by public water and public sewer and to identify it is in the public interest to preserve the existing historic scale, massing and character of the affected area. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-3 / #571 | Lot Area, Width Depth & Frontage to require lots of 2 acres or more to have 200 feet of frontage. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-6 / #571 | To expand permitted height on lots two acres or more in size when the site is sloping or the site has a floodplain in conjunction with reduced coverage. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-7 / #571 | To reduce permitted building and lot coverage on lots two acres or more in size where existing and/or proposed buildings exceed two and one-half stories and a height of thirty-feet and to add a provision that allows 1% additional building coverage for each workforce or affordable unit up to a maximum of 25%on lots of 2 acres or more. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-8 / #571 | To add language exempting developments from building area requirements in cases of adaptive reuse of an existing non-residential building providing the minimum dwelling unit size shall be one-thousand square feet. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-9 / #571 | To modify the standards to identify the minimum building spacing shall be the lesser of one-third the sum of the heights of adjacent buildings or twenty feet. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.1 / #571 | To expand the standards to allow 0.4 FAR on lots two acres or more in size when at least one on-site workforce or affordable unit is provided |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.2 / #571 | To expand the standards to allow three-bedroom units on lots two acres or more in size. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-10.3 / #571 | To expand standards to identify average unit size may not exceed 2,500 SF on lots two acres or more in size. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-11 / #571 | To add a standard requiring Public Waterfront Access on all sites adjacent to the Saugatuck River. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.1 / #571 | Architectural Design to say pitched roofs may be required. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.2 / #571 | To modify language to allow rooftop mechanical equipment and to require it be concealed from all sides. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-12.5 / #571 | To add a section identifying preservation of architectural features of historic buildings or other structures in the district shall be encouraged. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-17.1 / #571 | To add a section identifying there is an Affordability Requirement and to identify there is a requirement of a minimum of 15% and require the submission of an Affordability Plan. |
| 8/3/2007 | §18-17.2 / #571 | To add a section to identify standards allowing a fee in lieu of providing a fraction of required on-site workforce or affordable housing of 17½% with a minimum of 5% workforce or affordable units on site. |
| AMENDMENT #573, Adopted 9/27/07, effective 10/15/07 | ||
| 10/15/2007 | §19A / #573 | To create a new zoning district §19A, Residential Affordable Housing Zone/Workforce (R-AHZ/W). |
| AMENDMENT #572, Adopted 11/1/07, effective 12/7/07 | ||
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12 / #572 | Adding language to clarify that a single family dwelling may have one additional dwelling unit and deleted requirement that a single family dwelling shall be on the Assessor’s List for five years before the date of application. |
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12A / #572 | Adding a new title “Accessory Apartment” and clarifying language. |
| 12/7/2007 | §11-2.4.12B / #572 | To create a new use Affordable Accessory Apartments which would be allowed provided that the income restrictions and other requirements required by the CGS 8-30g(K) are met. |
| 12/7/2007 | §43-14.2 / #572 | Adding language allowing an Affordable Accessory Apartment application to be eligible for review by the Administrative Review Committee. |
| AMENDMENT #574, Adopted 12/13/07, effective 1/21/078 | ||
| 1/21/2008 | §11-2.3.12 / #574 | Adds language to allow Residential Historic Structures as an allowable Special Permit Use Subject to Special Conditions. |
| 1/21/2008 | §11-2.4.14 / #574 | Adds a section in accessory structures to allow for Residential Accessory Historic Structures. |
| 1/21/2008 | §32-18 / #574 | Adds new section Historic Residential Structures (HRS) |
| AMENDMENT #583, Adopted 7/7/08, effective 8/08/08 | ||
| 8/8/2008 | §5-2 / #583 | To modify the building height requirements for solar panels. |
| AMENDMENT #582, Adopted 7/17/08, effective 8/25/08 | ||
| 8/25/2008 | §4-2 / #582 | To delete reference to the zoning map revision date of 8/17/75. |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.8 (h) / #582 | To modify the requirements for accessory structures pursuant to §32-18 (Historic Residential Structures). |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.10 / #582 | To modify this section for accessory structures pursuant to §32-18 (Historic Residential Structures). |
| 8/25/2008 | §11-2.4.12B / #582 | To modify this section to include non-profit corporations and Town of Westport. |
| 8/25/2008 | §31-5 / #582 | To eliminate a section on setbacks from high pressure gas lines. |
| 8/25/2008 | §34-11.7 / #582 | To allow porous paving systems in Non-Residence Districts. |
| 8/25/2008 | §42-3.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing instead of stamped business envelopes. |
| 8/25/2008 | §44-1.2.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing for site plan and special permit applications. |
| 8/25/2008 | §52-4.7.2 / #582 | To require Certificates of Mailing for subdivision applications. |
| AMENDMENT #585, Adopted 10/23/08, effective 12/1/08 | ||
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.1 / #585 | To amend the purpose statement by including existing special permit uses and allowing the Commission to grant relief on parking and landscaping requirements. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.3 (c) / #585 | To add the word structural to the requirements of the preservation easement |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.4 (c) / #585 | To allow the Commission to modify parking and/or landscaping requirements provided the number of existing parking spaces shall not be reduced. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.5 (a) / #585 | To allow the Commission to modify parking and/or landscaping requirements provided the number of existing parking spaces shall not be reduced. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.5 (c) / #585 | To add new section that allows limited office use for existing Special Permit uses. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.6 (b) / #585 | To add the word structural to the requirements of the preservation easement. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.7.1 / #585 | To add a requirement to preserve the structural integrity of the historic structure. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.9.3 / #585 | To add Special Permit uses to the annual affidavit requirements. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.9.4 / #585 | To add a new section to the regulations that allows for limited office use in accessory structures, through a site plan & special permit approval, provided that the property 1) have frontage on an arterial street, 2) adjoin a commercial district and 3) be within 500 feet on a municipal parking lot. Medical offices and banks are excluded and such uses can only occupy up to 60% of the floor area within the building or 20% of the floor area of the property, which ever is less. |
| 12/1/2008 | §32-18.10.1 / #585 | To change the word the to any. |
| AMENDMENT #586, Adopted 10/23/08, effective 12/1/08 | ||
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1 / #586 | To add a section that sets minimum requirements for redevelopment in split zones. This section is limited to zones split between GBD and Res. A. zones on lots of at least 3 acres with a minimum of 200 feet of frontage on the Post Road. This section goes onto say such lots shall be redevelopment, provided that the combined site across both zones results in a net reduction of coverage and floor area. This amendment has clear language that precludes further assemblages of property from utilizing the provisions of this amendment beyond the properties already identified. |
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1.1 / #586 | To add a requirement that such redevelopment must comply with the parking landscaping and site plan/special permit requirements. This section also eliminates the setback to residential property zone boundary and allows increases in floor area within the residential zones, provided that overall floor area, building and total coverage are reduced. This section also requires all landscape buffer areas to conform and places a conservation easement upon undeveloped residentially zoned property. |
| 12/1/2008 | §6-6.1.2 / #586 | To give the Commission discretion to require additional parking for meeting rooms and related eating facilities. This section also allows for alcohol sales, seasonal outdoor seating and retention of non conforming loading spaces. |
| AMENDMENT #588, Adopted 12/18/08, effective 1/12/09 | ||
| 1/12/2009 | §20-3 / #588 | To allow the minimum acreage to be calculated on the entire area within the zone and not on the individual parcels. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-4 / #588 | To change MHZ to the word development. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-4.3 / #588 | |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-6 / #588 | To use the area of the zone and not the lots to accommodate the 3 parcels instead of single parcel nature of the Hales Court site. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-7 / #588 | To allow the location of pre-existing non conforming structures located within the setbacks to be retained for new structures. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-11 / #588 |
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| 1/12/2009 | §20-12 / #588 | To change MHZ to the word development. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-14.3 / #588 | To modify building height requirements for solar panels. |
| 1/12/2009 | §20-14.3 / #588 | To allow applicant to only mitigate drainage increases resulting from increases in impervious coverage instead of addressing the total gross coverage on a site. |
| AMENDMENT #584, Adopted 1/22/09, effective 2/20/09 | ||
| 2/20/2009 | §24A-18.1 / #584 | To add new section 24A-18.1 Alternative Method of Compliance. 1) To allow for the construction of new off-site affordable units that are deed restricted pursuant to 8-30g for a minimum of 40 years. 2) To allow existing market rate units to be deed restricted as affordable units for up to 40 years pursuant to 8-30g. |
| AMENDMENT #590, Adopted 3/19/09, effective 4/20/09 | ||
| 4/20/2009 | §43-14 / #590 | Adds language to authorize the Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Zoning Enforcement Officer to designate other staff members to serve in his or her place on the Administrative Review Committee. |
| 4/20/2009 | §45-1 / #590 | Adds language expanding the list of staff persons authorized to enforce the zoning regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #594, Adopted 7/31/09, effective 8/30/09 | ||
| 8/30/2009 | §11-2.3-14 / #594 | Adds a new item under the list of Special Permit Uses, Lighted Athletic Fields on Town Owned Public School Property. |
| 8/30/2009 | §11-2.4.8 / #594 | Allows light poles on town owned athletic fields to be accessory uses to principal uses and allows the height of these accessory structures up to 80 feet in height in accordance with 32-19. |
| 8/30/2009 | §11-5, §12-5, §13-5 / #594 | Allows lighting poles up to 80 feet in height within the Residence AAA, AA, A zone respectively. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.0 / #594 | Purpose statement spells out criteria that lighting on town owned athletic fields use cannot cause unreasonable adverse impacts to surrounding residential neighborhoods and also establishes a requirement that the lighting provided achieve safe conditions for athletes, coaches and spectators. Establishes a minimum of sites with 20 acres and 200 parking spaces. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.1 / #594 | Adds language on application requirements for lighting on town owned athletic fields photometric plans and sound mitigation. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.2 / #594 | To establish additional criteria that the Commission must consider when reviewing lighting on town owned athletic fields. |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.3 / #594 | Adds language that specifies the actions that the Commission may undertake when reviewing lighting on town owned athletic fields. (approve or deny) |
| 8/30/2009 | §32-19.4 / #594 | Adds conditions of approval. Sixteen conditions in total that must be satisfied for approval for lighting on town owned athletic fields. |
| AMENDMENT #593, Adopted 9/3/09, effective 9/26/09 | ||
| 9/26/2009 | §40-1 / #593 | To establish a new designation DOSRD #3 where property shall remain completely natural, undeveloped and hereby excludes all buildings and structures. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-2 / #593 | To add DOSRD #3 in permitted uses section. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-2.2 / #593 | To establish permitted uses in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-4 / #593 | To prohibit special events in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-9 / #593 | To prohibit buildings or structures in DOSRD #3. |
| 9/26/2009 | §40-11 / #593 | To detail parking requirements in DOSRD #3. |
| AMENDMENT #600, Adopted 10/15/09, effective 11/16/09 | ||
| 11/16/2009 | §44-2.2 / #600 | To modify §44-2.2 of the Westport Zoning Regulations in the sections regarding State or Federal Agency reports to allow the Commission to waive this requirement if the agency has a policy that precludes their decision until local P&Z approval is obtained. Also, requires further review by the P&Z Commission if the state or federal agency’s approval has a material impact on the application. |
| AMENDMENT #601, Adopted 12/3/09, effective 1/4/10 | ||
| 1/4/2010 | §30-2.2(h) / #601 | To allow property in HDD zone to become fully utilized and preserve historic structures as per 2007 Town Plan. |
| AMENDMENT #602, Adopted 12/10/09, effective 1/11/10 | ||
| 1/11/2010 | §32-18.9.2 (b) / #602 | To delete principal owner residency requirement. |
| 1/11/2010 | §32-18.3 / #602 | To require that even if the owner does not live on site that the owner provide an annual affidavit attesting they have property inspected and perform necessary preservation main. |
| REMOVAL OF AMENDMENT #601, Adopted 12/3/09, effective 1/4/10, OVERTURNED BY RTM 1-13-10 | ||
| 1/13/2010 | §30-1(f) & §30-2.2(h) / #601 | To remove changes to regulations made to §30-1(f) & §30-2.2(h) as per Amendment #601 effective 1-4-10, as of 1-13-10 have been overturned by the RTM. |
| AMENDMENT #610, Adopted 5/13/10, effective 6/14/10 | ||
| 6/14/2010 | §5-2 / #610 | To add definitions for Outdoor Eating Area and Food Establishment, Retail. |
| 6/14/2010 | §22-2.3.3 / #610 | To modify Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in RBD to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §23-2.3.3 / #610 | To add a new accessory use that allows Outdoor Eating Areas in RBD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §24-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in GBD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §25-2.3.5 / #610 | To add a new accessory use that allows Outdoor Eating Areas in HSD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §28-2.3.4 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BPD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §29-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BCD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §29A-2.3.5 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in BCD/H subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §30-2.4.4 / #610 | To modify outdoor dining regulations to add Outdoor Eating Areas to Accessory Uses in HDD subject to an annual Zoning Permit. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-6.1 / #610 | To detail that Outdoor Eating Areas shall not be considered Outdoor Storage & Display. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-20 / #610 | To add Special Requirements for Outdoor Eating Areas |
| 6/14/2010 | §43-14.2 / #610 | To modify the types of applications eligible for ARC review. To add a new application type for Outdoor Storage & Display per §32-6 and Outdoor Eating Areas not exempted under §32-20 (5). |
| AMENDMENT #611, Adopted 5/13/10, effective 6/14/10 | ||
| 6/14/2010 | §5-2 / #611 | To delete Home Occupation definition and to add Home Based Business definition that includes a hierarchy of intensity: Home Office, Home Occupation, Level 1 and Home Occupation, Level 2. |
| 6/14/2010 | §11-2.4.6 / #611 | To replace Customary Home Occupation standards with Home Office standards in AAA. |
| 6/14/2010 | §11-2.4.6A / #611 | To add standards for a Home Occupation, Level 1. |
| 6/14/2010 | §15-2.1.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in PRD. |
| 6/14/2010 | §17-2.1.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in OSRD. |
| 6/14/2010 | §18-2.2.3 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in Res. C. |
| 6/14/2010 | §22-2.1.1 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in RORD1, 2, & 3. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-17.2 / #611 | To replace references to Customary Home Occupations with Home Occupations, Level 1 & Level 2 when describing prohibited accessory uses in Affordable & Middle Income Housing on Town owned Property. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-18.5 (b) / #611 | To replace reference to Customary Home Occupation with Home Occupation, Level 1 & Level 2 and Home Occupation, Level 2 in Historic Residential Structures. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-18.9.1 / #611 | To replace reference to Customary Home Occupations with Home Based Business and add reference to Home Office, Home Occupation, Level 1 and Home Occupation, Level 2 in Historic Accessory Structure. |
| 6/14/2010 | §32-21 / #611 | To add a section and standards for a Home Occupation, Level 2, allowed subject to Special Permit approval by the P&Z Commission with Special Conditions. |
| 6/14/2010 | §34-5 / #611 | To replace reference to Home Occupation with Home Occupation, Level 1 and to add parking standard for Home Occupation Level 1 & Level 2. |
| 6/14/2010 | APPENDIX A | To update state fees pursuant to PA09-03. |
| 6/14/2010 | APPENDIX B | To add Affordable Accessory Apartment to Index. |
| AMENDMENT #609, Adopted 4/29/10, effective 6/18/10 | ||
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To add new definitions for “Base Flood Elevation”, “Coastal Dunes”, “Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Expansion to an Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)”, “Flood or Flooding”, “Flood Insurance Study”, “Historic Structure”, “Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “New Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision”, “Variance of Flood Plain Regulations”, “Violation of Flood Plain Regulations” and “Water Surface Elevation”, all to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To modify definitions of “Base Flood”, “Coastal High Hazard Area”, “Development”, “Functionally Dependent Facility”, “Market Value”, “Mean Sea. Level” “Start of Construction”, all to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §5-2 / #609 | To remove the definition of “Flood Boundary and Floodway Map” since the new Floodway Map will not be a separate map but will be included to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.2 / #609 | To add the new effective dates in Flood Plain Regulations for the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.1 / #609 | To clarify that in a VE Flood Zone, the applicant should provide the elevation of the lowest structural member for a new construction or substantial improvement to be consistent with CT DEP Model Floodplain Management Regulations. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.2 / #609 | To add Flood Zone AE and to change Flood Zone V to VE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.2(f) / #609 | To delete the reference to the Flood Way Map since the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) will include the Floodway to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.4 / #609 | To change the Flood Zone A1-A30 to AE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5 / #609 | To change Flood Zone V1-V30 to VE to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(1) / #609 | To clarify that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member shall be above the base flood level to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(2) / #609 | To clarify the standards for anchoring of footings, pilings or columns should be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(3) / #609 | To require that a professional engineer or architect certify that the structure is adequately secured to footings, pilings, or columns to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(b)(5) / #609 | To require engineered design of breakaway walls to be consistent with Flood Protection Requirement federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.5(d) / #609 | To require manufactured or mobile homes to be raised to the Base Flood Elevation and to be designed to meet VE Flood Protection Requirements and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.3.6 / #609 | To remove the term “Flood Boundary and Floodway Map”, since the new Floodway Map will not be a separate map but will be included in the Flood Insurance Rate Maps, to clarify that the phrase “any increase in flood levels” means 0.00 feet, to require supporting technical data to be supplied by a registered professional engineer and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.4 / #609 | To require Manufactured or Mobile Homes to be raised to the Base Flood Elevation and to be designed to meet VE requirements when VE flood zones and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.5 / #609 | To require that the applicant demonstrate that in the proposed building site will be reasonably safe from flooding and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6 / #609 | To add new sections requiring Equal Conveyance and Compensatory Storage and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6(a) / #609 | To prohibit, within the floodplain and in areas that are not tidally influenced, encroachments resulting from filling, new construction or Substantial Improvements involving an increase in footprint unless the applicant provide data proving that the encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.6(b) / #609 | To require that the water holding capacity of the floodplain, except areas which are tidally influenced, shall not be reduced and to require that any reduction caused by filling, new construction or substantial improvement shall be compensated for by deepening or widening of the floodplain and shall be provided on-site and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.7 / #609 | To require that whichever regulation imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| 6/18/2010 | §31-11.8 / #609 | To state that the regulation within the section are considered the minimum reasonable for regulatory purposes, that larger floods can and will occur and that town employees are not liable for flood damages and to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #613, Adopted 7/08/10, effective 8/09/10 | ||
| 8/9/2010 | §5-2 / #613 | To modify definition of Change of Use, Floor Area, Restaurant & Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 8/9/2010 | §22 & 23 / #613 | To modify uses in the RORD and RBD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §24 / #613 | To modify uses in the GBD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §24A / #613 | To modify uses in the GBD/S Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §25 / #613 | To modify uses in the HSD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §28 / #613 | To modify uses in the BPD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §29 / #613 | To modify uses in the BCD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §29A / #613 | To modify uses in the BCD/H Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §30-2.2 / #613 | To modify uses in the HDD Zone. |
| 8/9/2010 | §30-2.3 / #613 | Deleted Liquor Establishments section. |
| 8/9/2010 | §31-9 / #613 | To modify Liquor Establishments. |
| 8/9/2010 | §32-20 / #613 | To modify Outdoor Eating Areas. |
| 8/9/2010 | §34-5 / #613 | To modify Off-Street Parking & Loading. To change parking for Restaurants from 1 per 35 SF to 1 per 50 SF & Patron Bar areas to be 1 per 20 SF only when Bar Area exceeds 50% SF of the Total Patron Area. |
| AMENDMENT #617, Adopted 7/08/10, effective 8/30/10 | ||
| 8/30/2010 | §11-2.4.6 / #617 | To provide reference to Two Family Dwelling Units in Home Office regulations. |
| 8/30/2010 | §11-2.4.6A(c) / #617 | To add language identifying the floor area of the building shall be interpreted as the floor area of the individual dwelling unit in the case of a Two-Family building in Home Occupation, Level 1 regulations. |
| 8/30/2010 | §32-21.3 / #617 | To add language identifying the floor area of the building shall be interpreted as the floor area of the individual dwelling unit in the case of a Two-Family building in Home Occupation, Level 2 regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #615, Adopted 7/22/10, effective 9/03/10 | ||
| 9/3/2010 | §5-2 / #615 | To add definition for Outdoor Special Events. |
| 9/3/2010 | §11-2.4.1 / #615 | To modify Residence AAA Zone mobile vendors. |
| 9/3/2010 | End of §20 / Summary Chart | To update “Summary schedule of Residence District Provisions Chart” which appears at the end of §20. |
| 9/3/2010 | §30-2.2(h) / Technical correction | Technical correction to §30-2.2(h) after Amend. #601 was overturned by RTM. |
| 9/3/2010 | §32-8.6 / #615 | To change Administrative Excavation & Fill Permits; cross reference from §43-14.3 to §43-14.2 as §43-14.3 is being eliminated. |
| 9/3/2010 | §32-23 / #615 | To add Special Requirements for Outdoor Special Events. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.2 / #615 | To modify Small Changes of Use; Eligible Applications for ARC. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.3 / #615 | To eliminate Other Eligible Applications for ARC section & Temporary Zoning Permits. |
| 9/3/2010 | §43-14.3.3 / #615 | To eliminate Exceptions for ARC Section. |
| 9/3/2010 | §45-4 / #615 | To eliminate Temporary Zoning Permits Section. |
| 9/3/2010 | §46-3.3 / #615 | To eliminate Conditional Permits for Temporary Non-Conforming Uses Section from ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT #618, Adopted 11/1/10, effective 12/03/10 | ||
| 12/3/2010 | §11-2.3.16 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §21-2.2.1 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §21-8.4 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-2.2.7 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-7 / #618 | To modify Building Area. |
| 12/3/2010 | §22-8.4 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §23-2.2.1 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §23-8.2 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §24-2.2.7 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwelling Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §24-8.2 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §26-1.3 / #618 | To remove Sub Section, to permit Inclusionary Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units. |
| 12/3/2010 | §26-2.2.1(d) / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §28-2.2.2 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §28-8.1 / #618 | To modify FAR. |
| 12/3/2010 | §29-2.2.4 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §29A-2.2.4 / #618 | To add Inclusionary Two-Family & Multifamily Dwellings Units to allowable Special Permit uses. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12 / #618 | To modify Two-Family & Multi-Family Dwelling Units. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.1 / #618 | To modify Lot Area and Shape. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.2 / #618 | To modify Density. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.3 / #618 | To modify Setbacks. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.4 / #618 | To add Height. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.5 / #618 | To add Coverage. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.6 / #618 | To modify Building Space. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.7 / #618 | To modify Floor Area. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.8 / #618 | To modify Architectural Design. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.9 / #618 | To add Public Waterfront Access. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.10 / #618 | To add Signs. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.11 / #618 | To add Parking. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.12 / #618 | To modify Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.13 / #618 | To modify Utilities. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.15 / #618 | To add Affordability Requirement & Plan. |
| 12/3/2010 | §32-12.16 / #618 | To add Traffic Analysis. |
| 12/3/2010 | §35-2.2.1 / #618 | To modify Landscaping, Screening & Buffers. |
| AMENDMENT #619, Adopted 11/1/10, effective 12/03/10 | ||
| 12/3/2010 | §4-1 / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| 12/3/2010 | End of §30 Summary Chart / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| 12/3/2010 | §39A / #619 | To add Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ). |
| AMENDMENT #612, Adopted 11/18/10, effective 12/20/10 | ||
| 12/20/2010 | §24.2.2.8 / #612 | To allow Retail Boat Sales by Special Permit in the GBD zone. |
| 12/20/2010 | §24-2.4 / #612 | To delete Boats from the list of Prohibited Uses in the GBD zone |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22 / #612 | To add new section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22.1 / #612 | To add a Considerations section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §32-22.2 / #612 | To add a Conditions of Approval section for Retail Boat Sales including Accessory Boat Repairs and Storage. |
| 12/20/2010 | §34-5 Parking Requirement Chart / #612 | To add Boat Repairs and Boat Storage to Parking Chart. |
| AMENDMENT #620, Adopted 12/09/10, effective 01/14/11 | ||
| 1/14/2011 | §5-2 / #620 | To modify the definition of new construction; to specify a maximum limit of 35% increase in the size of the structure or reconstruction. However, for buildings on the Westport Historical Resources Inventory, the percentages may be 50%. |
| 1/14/2011 | §6-2.3(d) / #620 | To detail that restoration projects must comply with Flood Zone Requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #627, Adopted 3/17/11, effective 4/8/11 | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #627 | To modify definition of Coverage, Total to add Swimming Pools to list of structures computed in Total Coverage; |
| To modify definition of Swimming Pool to add language identifying Swimming Pools shall be computed in Total Coverage and to add language identifying the surface area shall be measured from the inside face of the exterior walls of the Swimming Pool. | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §11-2.4.2 / #627 | To modify language regarding permitted accessory buildings standards and uses and to identify Swimming Pools shall be computed in Total Coverage, and add language clarifying the surface area of a Swimming Pool shall be measured from the inside face of the exterior walls for purposes of computing Total Coverage. |
| AMENDMENT #628, Adopted 3/17/11, effective 4/8/11 | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 | To delete from the Change of use definition a change in manner in which patrons are seated or in which alcoholic beverages are sold |
| To modify definition of Retail Food Establishment to indicate alcoholic beverages may be sold only for off premise consumption and retail food establishments may have no more than 10 patron seats. To modify Restaurant definition so that the Fast Food Restaurant can be deleted. This change will also distinguish a Restaurant from a Retail Food Establishment based on more than 10 indoor seats. | ||
| To modify definition of Outdoor Eating Area, to delete references to Fast Food Restaurants and annual renewals will be required each year as of May 1st. Also allows Cafes and Taverns to have Outdoor Eating Areas. | ||
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 Continued | To modify the definition of Restaurant so that the Fast Food Restaurant can be deleted. This change will also distinguish a Restaurant from a Retail Food Establishment based on more than 10 indoor seats. |
| 4/8/2011 | §5-2 / #628 | To delete the definition of Restaurant, Fast Food. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.2.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.3.3 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §22-2.1.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §23-2.3.3 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §24A-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §25-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §25-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §28-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §28-2.3.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29A-2.1.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §29A-2.3.5 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §30-2.2 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant. |
| 4/8/2011 | §30-2.4.4 / #628 | To delete Fast Food Restaurant and give Cafes and Taverns the same Outdoor Eating Area privileges as Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments. |
| 4/8/2011 | §31-9.2 / #628 | To modify the requirement for the Police to sign an application for Connecticut Liquor Control commission as these forms no longer require the Police Chief’s signature. |
| 4/8/2011 | §32-20 / #628 | To clarify language that specifies that outdoor Eating Areas are permitted in non residential zones except RPOD, DDD and CPD, Design/Use of Area deletes the term temporary fabric roof structures and substitutes tents, canopies, awnings, decks or landscaped areas shown on a site plan, only allows umbrellas on landscaped surfaces, deletes the prohibition regarding outdoor music up until 9 PM, after 9 PM a Special Permit is required, and eliminates ARC approval for 2AM closing in favor of P&Z Commission approval; Size/Parking Requirements eliminates Fast Food references and greatly simplifies how parking requirements are calculated. Also gives specific guidance on how to measure the area of an Outdoor Eating Area; Seasonal Use simplifies how seasonal use is determined; Setback & Coverage Requirements simplifies how setbacks are to be regulated and specifies that Outdoor Eating Areas cannot be within 50 feet of a residential zone unless separated by a street or a water body. Requires that any tents, canopies or fixed awnings be counted in building coverage; Landscaping section is merged with Setbacks and Coverage requirements. Also, it specifies that only landscaping that was installed as part of an approved Site Plan cannot be removed. |
| 4/8/2011 | §34-5 / #628 | To add Retail Food Establishments to the list of uses such as retail that require 1 parking space for every 180 square feet of gross floor area. |
| 4/8/2011 | §43-14.2 / #628 | To change the words façade change and to Alterations. Outdoor Eating areas are eliminated from the list of approved ARC applications. |
| AMENDMENT #625, Adopted 5/5/11, effective 5/31/11 | ||
| 5/31/2011 | §5-2, 11-2.3.1, 11-2.3.5, 11-2.4.12D, 19A-16, 20-4.1, 32-2, 32-2.1, 32-2.2, 32-11, 32-11.2, 32-11.5, 34-5 / #625 | To replace the term Elderly with Senior. |
| 5/31/2011 | §5-2 / #625 | To add definitions for Assisted Living Facility, Full Care Living Facility, Independent Living Facility, Senior Center and Senior Residential Community. |
| 5/31/2011 | §11-2.4.17 / #625 | To add Senior Residential Community to the list of Special Permit Uses. |
| 5/31/2011 | §19A-16 / #625 | To modify language regarding establishing a priority system for affordable and workforce housing units. |
| 5/31/2011 | §32-15A / #625 | To add new section for Senior Residential Community, with corresponding location requirements and development standards, to the list of uses allowed in residential and non-residential districts subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval from the P&Z Commission. |
| 5/31/2011 | §34-5 / #625 | To add Parking Requirements Table for a Senior Residential Community. |
| AMENDMENT #631, Adopted 5/19/11, effective 6/20/11 | ||
| 6/20/2011 | §5-2 / #631 | To delete language that includes incidental architectural projections in the building area or footprint on lots of 10,890 sq. ft in area or greater. |
| 6/20/2011 | §31-4 / #631 | To delete language that excludes incidental architectural projections from projecting into the setback area on lots of ¼ acre (10,890 sq. ft) in area or less. |
| AMENDMENT #632, Adopted 6/2/11, effective 7/5/11 | ||
| 7/5/2011 | §11-2.4.13 (d) / #632 | To add language allowing P&Z Commission to approve different apartment configuration than existed in 1959. |
| AMENDMENT #633, Adopted 6/16/11, effective 7/18/11 | ||
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12 / #633 | To delete, “Site Plan approval in accordance with” and add approval of a Zoning Permit. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12A(d) / #633 | To delete, “Pursuant to §43-3 all applications for Site plan review”, to add, “All requests”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12A(i) / #633 | To delete, “The resolution of approval of the apartment must be recorded on the Land records of the Town of Westport in the Town Clerk’s Office”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B / #633 | To delete, “Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission or its designee in accordance with §43, herein”, to add “approval of a Zoning Permit”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(e) / #633 | To delete, “Commission, to add “Office”, to delete “Commission”, to add, “Planning and Zoning Office”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(g) / #633 | To delete, “Pursuant to §43-3 all applications for Site plan review”, to add, “All requests”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12B(j) / #633 | To delete, “The resolution of approval of affordable accessory apartment &”; to delete “commission”, add, “Office”, to delete, “Commission”, to add, “Director”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §11-2.4.12C & D / #633 | To delete, “Commission”, to add, “Director”. |
| 7/18/2011 | §43-14.2 / #633 | To delete Accessory Apartments and Affordable Accessory Apartments from the list of ARC eligible applications. |
| AMENDMENT #630, Adopted 7/14/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §5-2 / #630 | To amend the definition that MHRUs can be developed on MHPD sites if such units existing as of the date of the amendment. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-1 / #630 | To add the word, “enhance”. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.1.2 / #630 | To indicate that density may be increased to 20 units or 40 bedrooms per gross acre on sites where not less than 65% of the total units are affordable to families earning not more than 80% of the State Median Income and not less than an additional 15% of the total units are affordable to families earning not more than 60% of the State Median Income and the units must qualify for moratorium points pursuant to CGS 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.1.3/ #630 | To modify open space requirement for MHRUs of 150 square feet per unit on sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-2.2.2 / #630 | To amend accessory structures. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-4.1 / #630 | To remove the requirement for setbacks from lot lines that are interior to the Special Permit site on lots of 2 acres or more. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-5 / #630 | To modify building height to allow 3 stories and 35 feet on a sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g for MHRU that are at least 30 feet away from a single family residential zoning district boundary line and allow increased height for only new MHRUs not replacement MHRUs. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-6 / #630 | To modify measurement of total coverage be based on total area of each mobile home lot, to increase building coverage to 30% & total coverage to 60% on sites where 80% of dwelling units are affordable per 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-8.2 / #630 | To increase the maximum size for an individual unit from 1200 to 1350 sq. ft and the average unit size from 1100 to 1200 sq. ft on sites where 80% of the dwelling units are affordable pursuant to 8-30g. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-11.4 / #630 | To add tandem parking may be considered subject to the discretion of the P&Z Commission and that parking in excess of the minimum required parking may be pavers or pervious. |
| 8/15/2011 | §16-11.7 / #630 | To add for MHRU developments, the minimum back-up distances for perpendicular spaces, as depicted in §34 of the these Regulations, may be reduced to 24 feet on lots of 2 acres or greater if approved by P&Z Commission. |
| AMENDMENT #635, Adopted 7/14/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §31-9.2 / #635 | To delete the requirement that the P&Z Commission approve liquor establishments by Special Permit. |
| 8/15/2011 | §31-9.3 / #635 | To delete section that allows waivers by P&Z Director. |
| 8/15/2011 | §32-6.2 / #635 | To delete the words a Temporary Zoning Permit and to change reference from §43-15 to §43-14. |
| AMENDMENT #636, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 8/15/11 | ||
| 8/15/2011 | §34-11.12 / #636 | To expand the authority of the P&Z Commission to designate as Reserved Future Spaces up to 50% of the required parking spaces and to allow small car and loading spaces to be placed in reserve. |
| AMENDMENT #626, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 9/6/11 | ||
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8 / #626 | To clarify that items that are not exempt are subject to Site Plan and/or Special Permit approval and that all exempt and non-exempt activities must conform to the standards listed in §32-8.6. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1 / #626 | To add that even exempt activities are subject to the standards in §32-8.3. |
| 09/0611 | §32-8.1.1 / #626 | To limit exemptions to within 25 ft. from any building or structure only for work approved as part of a zoning permit. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.2 / #626 | To include Site Plan & Special Permit applications in the list of exemptions. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.3 / #626 | To delete the word ‘fence’ & to limit exemptions to within 25 ft from such improvements & temporary collecting, stockpiling & reuse of topsoil is exempt. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.1.4 / #626 | To include changes in groundwater patterns as an activity that is not exempt, also to recognize additional enforcement mechanisms are now available. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2 / #626 | To add Excavation. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(a) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is reduced by 50% in residential zoning districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(b) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is reduced by 50% in non-residential districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.1(c) / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. The lot area restriction is changed from 8,000 to 10,000 SF & the maximum excavation or fill amount is capped at 500 cubic yards for smaller lots in both residential & non-residential districts. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.2 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill. This formula reduces all allowable excavation or fill by 50%. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.3 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill in height calculations, fill height shall not exceed a ratio of 0.20 relative to the distance from the property line, excavation or fill of driveways in front & side setbacks shall be exempt from this requirement. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.6 / #626 | To include both excavation & fill in the total maximum excavation & fill calculations & requires the use of total excavation not net change. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.2.7 / #626 | To require an up to date topographic survey, that is verified in the field & based on 1988 NAVD datum. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.2 / #626 | To reduce the allowable man made earth slopes & no grading or slope changes within 5 ft of any property line. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.4 / #626 | To add that processing of earth materials is prohibited except for material that is excavated directly from the site for use on same site. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.5 / #626 | To delete section about no permanent buildings on-site. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.8 / #626 | To add new section prohibiting the use of fill that contains organic material or petroleum based products. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.3.9 / #626 | To add new section to require erosion controls be installed pursuant to §37. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5 / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’ & to add ‘shall be given to protecting’. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.1 / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’ so the ARC may also be allowed to apply these standards. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.4 (f) / #626 | To delete the word ‘Commission’, so the ARC may now also be allowed to require a bond. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.5.4 (g) / #626 | To add new section that allows for the hiring of a site monitor to be paid for at the applicant’s expense. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.6 / #626 | To add the word ‘either’ & to specify that either a disturbance of 5,000 SF or an excavation/fill change of 1,000 cubic yards requires a Special Permit. |
| 9/6/2011 | §32-8.6.4 / #626 | To modify the requirement for mailing of notices to be consistent with §44-1.2. |
| AMENDMENT #640, Adopted 7/21/11, effective 10/5/11 | ||
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.1.7 / #640 | To add Temporary Lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property subject to Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission pursuant to the provisions of §32-19A as applicable. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.3.14 / #640 | To add the word “permanent”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-2.4.8 / #640 | To add the word “permanent and temporary” and to specify the height of temporary lights to 50 feet also to reference §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §11-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §12-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §12-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §13-5 / #640 | To add the words “permanent and temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §13-6 / #640 | To add the words “temporary light poles for lighted athletic fields on town owned public school property as defined in §11-2.4.8 shall be exempt from coverage”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19 / #640 | To add the word “permanent”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(i) / #640 | To add the words “permanent or temporary”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(j) / #640 | To add the words “1 permanent or 2 temporary” also to add the words “but not a combination of permanent and temporary lights”. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(k) / #640 | To add “except if specifically approved by the P&Z Commission as temporary athletic field lighting pursuant to §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19.4(k) / #640 | To add “except if specifically approved by the P&Z Commission as temporary athletic field lighting pursuant to §32-19A. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A / #640 | To add new section for the Purpose of Temporary Athletic Field Lighting for Practice on Town Owned Public School Property. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.1 / #640 | To add new section - Application Requirements. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Considerations. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Requirements. |
| 10/5/2011 | §32-19A.2 / #640 | To add new section - Considerations. |
| AMENDMENT #638, Adopted 10/13/11, effective 11/14/11 | ||
| 11/14/2011 | §30-1 / #638 | To allow office use, primarily above the first floor. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-2.2 (e) / #638 | To delete the words “on the ground floor; and on the upper floors not to exceed 10%of the sum of the gross floor area of all buildings existing on the effective date of the HDD”. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-2.2 (h) / #638 | To add the words “are permitted as follows”, to delete the 10% maximum of retail uses on upper floors and to delete the limitation of 10% office uses and to allow office uses on the ground floor in the largest building within the zone and up to 500 sq ft in an abutting building. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-5.1 / #638 | To increase building height up to three feet to a building on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in the HDD. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-6.1 / #638 | To allow 100% building coverage on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in the HDD. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-8.1 / #638 | To modify that no FAR limitations shall apply to a lot bordered by HDD on more than four sides and abutting the largest lot in HDD, or to the conversion to floor area of an existing area constituting building coverage. |
| 11/14/2011 | §30-8.4 / #638 | To modify total FAR to allow the conversion to floor area of an existing area constituting building coverage on a lot bordered by the HDD on more than 4 sides & abutting the largest lot in the HDD zone. |
| AMENDMENT #594, Approved for Settlement 11/10/11, effective 01/16/12 | ||
| 1/16/2012 | §5 / #594 | To add definition for Westport Athletic Special Events. |
| 1/16/2012 | §11, §12 & §13 / #594 | To add the word “permanent” and to exempt light poles for Athletic Fields from coverage. |
| 1/16/2012 | §32-19 / #594 | To modify section pursuant to Stipulated Settlement. |
| 1/16/2012 | Appendix | Delete entire list of old 1930-1992 zone maps. |
| AMENDMENT #643, Adopted 11/17/11, effective 2/17/12 | ||
| 2/17/2012 | §11-2.4.6 & §11-2.4.6 (h) / #643 | To change references from §33-5 to §33-6. |
| 2/17/2012 | §32-10.5 & §32-21.8 / #643 | To change references from §33-5 to §33-6 |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-3.14 / #643 | To add an exception for Temporary Free-Standing Portable signs as per §33-5. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-4, §33-4.1.5, §33-4.1.6 & §33-4.2 / #643 | To modify this section to be for “permanent signs” only and to relocate temporary signs, which are permitted in all districts, to §33-5.1 & §33-5.2. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5 & §33-5.1 / #643 | To relocate temporary signs to §33-5, to apply to all zoning districts. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5 & §33-5.2 / #643 | To relocate requirements for temporary signs in non- residential zoning districts. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-5.3 (a)–(i) / #643 | To add requirements for Temporary Free Standing Portable signs in non- residential zoning districts with in Saugatuck Center & Westport Center depicted in the 2007 Town Plan of Conservation & Development. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-6 & §33-7 / #643 | To re-number both sections. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-8 / #643 | To re-number this section. Text previously in this section has been relocated to §33-5.2. and to add the following district abbreviations for: RBD, GBD/S, HSD, DDD, BPD, BCD & BCD/H. |
| 2/17/2012 | §33-1 / #643 | To add new section for Coastal/Shoreline Public Access signs. |
| 2/17/2012 | §40-10 / #643 | To add reference to §33-6. |
| AMENDMENT #644, Adopted 2/09/12, effective 3/09/12 | ||
| 3/9/2012 | §5-2 / #644 | To modify “Sign-Free Standing” directing you to the different standards applicable to Free Standing Portable Signs listed in §33-5.3. |
| 3/9/2012 | §5-2 / #644 | To clarify definition for “Structure” that temporary signs are not structures thus allowed in setback and do not count as coverage. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.1 & 33-5.2 / #644 | To clarify temporary signs, except Free Standing Portable signs, are permitted in all districts without Zoning Permits. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 / #644 | To clarify that only one Free Standing Portable sign is allowed per tenant in all non-residence districts. and to delete the requirement to be in Saugatuck Center or Westport Center. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (f), (g) / #644 | To clarify allowable locations for signs. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (h) / #644 | To modify signs can not be internally or externally lit. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-5.3 (i) / #644 | To modify that a Free Standing Portable sign requires a Zoning Permit annually. |
| 3/9/2012 | §33-10 / #644 | To clarify that Directional signs for Coastal and/or shoreline public access do not require a Zoning Permit. |
| AMENDMENT #642, Adopted 3/15/12, effective 4/16/12 | ||
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.7.2 / #642 | To modify section adding “BCD/H”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.7.2.2 / #642 | To change 40% to 30% in GBD, RBD, BCD, BCD/H & DDD#2 zones, to add the words “exclusive of Affordable Units.” To have no minimum commercial requirements in the RPOD, RORD & BPD zones. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.11 / #642 | To replace the word “consider” with “allowed”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.15.1 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §32-12.16 / #642 | To modify section to give P&Z Commission discretion to waive Traffic Analysis. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-1 / #642 | To add the word “residential”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-10.3.2 / #642 | To change 40% to 30% in GBD, RBD, BCD, BCD/H & DDD#2 zones, to add the words “exclusive of Affordable Units” to have no minimum commercial requirements in the RPOD, RORD & BPD zones. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-14 / #642 | To replace the word “consider” with “allowed”. |
| 4/16/2012 | §39A-19 / #642 | To modify section to give P&Z Commission discretion to waive Traffic Analysis. |
| AMENDMENT #645, Adopted 5/3/12, effective 6/4/12 | ||
| 6/4/2012 | §34-5 / #645 | To modify Parking Requirements Table; deleting parking requirements for places of worship and theaters. Adding a combined parking requirement for places of worship and theaters; the greater of (a) 1 space for each 35 SF of the Sanctuary or Theater or; (b) 1 space for each 40 SF of all rooms, other than the Sanctuary or Theater, used for social functions. |
| AMENDMENT #649, Adopted 6/7/12, effective 7/9/12 | ||
| 7/9/2012 | §32-20 / #649 | To add “Outdoor Eating Areas shall not be counted in building coverage if storm water runoff from said tent, canopy or fixed awning is addressed in a drainage plan, approved by Town Engineer”. |
| AMENDMENT #650, Adopted 7/12/12, effective 8/24/12 | ||
| 8/24/2012 | §5 / #650 | To modify Change of Use, to exempt from Site Plan requirements any change for a building or use that results in an increase of not more than three (3) parking spaces. |
| 8/24/2012 | §11-2.1.4 / #650 | To delete requiring Site Plan approval by the ARC for Mobile Vendors on Private Property and renumber remaining sections. |
| 8/24/2012 | §11-2.4.13 / #650 | To modify Pre-59 Apartments to exempt from Site Plan requirements. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-6.1 / #650 | To modify Outdoor Storage and Display to exempt from Site Plan requirements. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-6.2 / #650 | To clarify P&Z Commission approval will be required for truck trailer storage if proposed for more than seven (7) days. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-8 & / #650 | To delete reference to Excavation and Fill applications eligible for ARC approval. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23.1 / #650 | To eliminate reference to events involving amusement devices. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2a / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission, for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 10 days on commercially zoned property. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2b / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 2 days on residentially zoned property. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23,2c / #650 | To require Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 7 days on residentially zoned property occupied by a Special Permit use. |
| 8/24/2012 | §32-23.9 / #650 | To authorize P&Z Commission to waive Site Plan requirements for repeat or annual events. |
| 8/24/2012 | §43-5.2 / #650 | To add a consolidated list of activities requiring Site Plan approval by the P&Z Commission. To authorize the P&Z Director to waive Site Plan review for certain small-scale projects. |
| 8/24/2012 | §43-14 & 43-12.2 / #650 | To delete reference to Administrative Approvals and ARC. To delete list of applications eligible for ARC. |
| 8/24/2012 | §46-3.1 / #650 | To delete reference to the ARC in the list of boards whose decision may not be appealed to the ZBA. |
| AMENDMENT #656, Adopted 12/20/12, effective 1/4/13 | ||
| 1/4/2013 | §6-2.1.7 & 6-2.1.8 / #656 | To allow flexibility for property owners to elevate their existing structures to at least the BFE with no cellar or basement below BFE. If in AE zone they are to be fully compliant with 31-11.5.2 (Elevated buildings). If in V Zone will be fully compliant with 31-11.3.5. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-2.2 / #656 | To allow properties that exceed allowable coverage to elevate structures in flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a maximum of 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-3.1 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate existing structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line so that they do not encroach on the property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §6-3.3 / #656 | To allow properties that are or may become non-conforming up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot max total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE to allow these structures to be elevated to at least the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-4 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-5 / #656 | To allow properties that are within the Flood zone and south of the railroad tracks that are or may become non-conforming to allow building height up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot max total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §13-6 / #656 | To allow properties that are over coverage to elevate structures in the flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt from coverage requirements. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a maximum 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-4 / #656 | To allow properties that have non-conforming setbacks to elevate structures in the flood zone that are non-conforming while also allowing entry stairs and open porches that may be in the setbacks to be exempt from setback requirements. However, no such structures shall be permitted within 5 feet of any property line. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-5 / #656 | To allow properties within Flood zone & south of railroad tracks that are or may become non-conforming to allow building height up to 5 feet additional or 31 foot maximum total building height. The ratio shall be up to one additional foot of building height for every foot that average grade is below the BFE. |
| 1/4/2013 | §14-6 / #656 | To allow properties that are over coverage to elevate structures in the flood zones while also allowing entry stairs and open porches to be exempt from coverage requirements. With 15 s.f. of coverage for each foot that a building is elevated per building entrance up to a max 225 s.f. |
| 1/4/2013 | §31-11.9 / #656 | To add new section called “Above Ground Storage Tanks”, to insure that above ground fuel tanks in the flood hazard area are required to be securely anchored to avoid floatation during a storm event. |
| AMENDMENT #647, Adopted 1/10/13, effective 2/15/13 | ||
| 2/15/2013 | §4-2 / #647 | To add references to GIS in description of Zoning Map. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.2 / #647 | To delete references to Coastal Boundary Map as the Coastal Boundary is now represented on Zoning Map. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.3, §31-10.5 / #647 | To correct references to CGS section number. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.5 / #647 | To modify requirements to be consistent with the Connecticut General Statues. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.6 / #647 | To reformat exemptions and delete two references to “Environmentally Sensitive Areas Map” |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-10.7.7 / #647 | To delete section stating P&Z Commission may require a Bond as this authority is already listed in §43-12. |
| 2/15/2013 | §31-11.3 / #647 | To clarify the role of Floodplain Coordinator. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.1 / #647 | To eliminate requirement to obtain a Zoning Permit within one year of the Granting of a Special Permit or Site Plan approval. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.2 / #647 | To delete extension request language. |
| 2/15/2013 | §43-11.3 / #647 | To modify timeframes to complete project to be consistent with the Connecticut General Statues. |
| 2/15/2013 | §44-1.4 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Site Plan, applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §44-1.6 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Site Plan applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §45-3.3 / #647 | To modify the number of Building Plans required to obtain a Zoning Permit. |
| 2/15/2013 | §52-4.3 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Subdivision applications. |
| 2/15/2013 | §52-4.3 / #647 | To modify list of submission materials for Subdivision applications. |
| AMENDMENT #658, Adopted 5/30/13, effective 7/8/13 | ||
| 7/8/2013 | §31-11.2 / #658 | To add the new effective dates and map panel numbers of the flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) to be consistent with federal and state requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #661, Adopted 7/25/13, effective 8/26/13 | ||
| 8/26/2013 | §22-2.2.1 / #661 | To modify to allow Professional Healthcare Offices but excluding Medical Offices, in RORD#l and #2 only. |
| AMENDMENT #665, Adopted 10/17/13, effective 10/25/13 | ||
| 10/25/2013 | §31-14 / #665 | To add section on Medical marijuana Dispensaries and Producers Moratorium starting on 10-25-13 to enact a one year Moratorium. |
| AMENDMENT #660, Adopted 9/26/13, effective 10/28/13 | ||
| 10/28/2013 | §34-11.2 / #660 | To allow, at the discretion of the P&Z Commission, a third curb cut on corner lots in an IHZ district to serve the Residential portion of the site if none already legally exists on the site. |
| AMENDMENT #663, Adopted 11-7-13, effective 12/9/13 | ||
| 12/9/2013 | §5-2 / #663 | To relocate requirements for Public Waterfront Access from §5 to §31-10.7.4. |
| 2/15/2013 | §18-11/ #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| 2/15/2013 | §24A-10/ #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| 12/9/2013 | §31-10.7.4 / #663 | To relocate requirements for Public Waterfront Access to §31-10.7.4 from §5 and require PWA for all Special Permit & Non residential CAM site Plans. |
| 2/15/2013 | §32-12.9 & 39A-10 / #663 | To cross reference PWA to §31-10.7.4. |
| AMENDMENT #664, Adopted 11-7-13, effective 12/9/13 | ||
| 12/9/2013 | §34-11.2 / #664 | To add requirements of sight distances for projects that also require a Traffic Impact Analysis to base their sight distance requirements on actual travel speeds rather than a simple 150 feet linear distance. |
| 12/9/2013 | §44-2.5 / #664 | To modify requirements to now require a Traffic Impact study for any project with 15 or more dwelling units and the square footage requirement is changed to 10,000 s.f. Also to change the criteria whereby the Commission may request mitigation of a proposed project. |
| AMENDMENT #667, Adopted 1-23-14, effective 2/24/14 | ||
| 2/24/2014 | §5-2/ #667 | To modify Building Height definition and to add roof guard and railing exemption language. |
| 2/24/2014 | §31-10.6.6 / #667 | To change reference from “extreme high tide” to “coastal jurisdiction line” in Zoning Regulations. |
| 2/24/2014 | §46-3.2(a) / #667 | To eliminate requirement that a zoning permit be obtained within one year after a variance is granted. |
| 2/24/2014 | §46-3.2.1 / #667 | To eliminate language stating when Site Plan approval is required after a variance is granted. |
| 2/24/2014 | §52-4.3.3 / #667 | To change reference from “extreme high tide” to “coastal jurisdiction line” in Subdivision Regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #669, Adopted 3-6-14, effective 3/20/14 | ||
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-1 / #669 | To modify Purpose statement in BCD/H Zone for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-4 / #669 | To modify Setbacks for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-8.2 / #669 | To modify FAR for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-9.3 / #669 | To modify new additions and infill to historic buildings and additional buildings on the lot for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-11 / #669 | To modify Parking & Loading for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-12 / #669 | To modify Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas for the relocation of Historic Structures. |
| 3/20/2014 | §29A-15 / #669 | To add a new section 29A-15 for Relocated Historic Structures, which includes subsections regarding setbacks, floor area, additions, parking and landscaping. |
| AMENDMENT #668, Adopted 3-13-14, effective 4/14/14 | ||
| 4/14/2014 | §26-1.3 / #668 | To allow Special Permit Applications in DDD#4 Zones where Total Coverage is not increased by more than 10%. |
| AMENDMENT #673, Adopted 5-1-14, effective 6/2/14 | ||
| 6/2/2014 | §34-5 / #673 | To establish parking standards for Day Care Centers/ Nursery Schools requiring 1 space per 10 children, plus 1 space per employee. |
| AMENDMENT #676, Adopted 6-19-14, effective 6/27/14 | ||
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.1 / #676 | To add a new section 32-8.1 called Activities that require an Excavation & Fill Permit. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.1.2 / #676 | To list of 9 types of Exempt Activities that must still adhere to the standards in §32-8.2 & §32-8.3. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.2.2 / #676 | To add the word “percentage” twice; after Total Coverage and Building Coverage. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.2.7 / #676 | To add a requirement that Excavation & Fill Applications cannot be used to establish a new existing average grade for the purpose of measuring building height unless five years have passed since the date of approval. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.2 / #676 | To reduce manmade earth slopes to no greater than five horizontal to one vertical (20%) slopes unless approved by the town engineer and to add exemptions for grading within five feet of the property line for driveways and subdivision roads. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.3/ #676 | To change the word “excavating” to “excavated”. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.3.10 / #676 | To relocate a standard to §32-8.3.10 that was deleted from §32-8.1.4 regarding the pumping of ground water to a surface discharge point. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.4/ #676 | To delete the words “as part of a site Plan”. |
| 6/27/2014 | §32-8.5 / #676 | To add the words “and Special Permit Review as found in §44-5 and §44-6”. |
| AMENDMENT #679, Adopted 10-16-14, effective 10/24/14 | ||
| 10/24/2014 | §31-14 / #679 | To extend Moratorium on Medical Marijuana for nine (9) months until July 25, 2015. |
| AMENDMENT #678, Adopted 10-16-14, effective 11/17/14 | ||
| 11/17/2014 | §5-2 / #678 | To add definitions for the words “Cost” & “Unfinished Living Space” and To modify the definitions of Story” & “Structure” . |
| 11/17/2014 | §6-2.2, 6-3.1, 6-3.3 / #678 | To clarify Coverage, Setbacks & Height for structures in Flood Zones |
| 11/17/2014 | §13-4, 13-5, 13-6 / #678 | To modify Setbacks, Height & Coverage for structures in Flood Zones. |
| 11/17/2014 | §14-4 / #678 | To modify Setbacks, Height & Coverage for structures in Flood Zones. |
| 11/17/2014 | §31-11.3.5(a) / #678 | To modify Flood Zone VE, to change mean high tide line to the Connecticut Coastal Jurisdiction Line and to add Substantial Improvements, Ramps & Piers. |
| AMENDMENT #681, Adopted 11-06-14, effective 11/17/14 | ||
| 11/17/2014 | §32-1.1(a) & (b) / #681 | To correct Excavation & Fill Regulations for septic fields. To change exemptions from 5 feet to 25 feet. |
| AMENDMENT #680, Adopted 11-20-14, effective 12/22/14 | ||
| 12/22/2014 | §44-2.5 / #680 | To require applicants, when submitting traffic impact analysis reports to the Commission that they incorporate data from the Town’s baseline traffic study as amended from time to time. Also, the Commission may request additional information to supplement, improve and enhance the accuracy of the traffic data. |
| AMENDMENT #672, Adopted 01-08-15, effective 02/09/15 | ||
| 2/9/2015 | §29-8.1 & 29A-8.1 / #672 | To modify Floor Area Maximum. in BCD & BCD/H Zones to limit buildings, retail establishments, Restaurants, Businesses & other commercial establishments to a maximum of 10,000 SF of gross interior floor space. |
| 2/9/2015 | §29A-11 / #672 | To modify Commercial Parking and Loading in the BCD/H Zone to provide parking as specified in §34-5 for new Floor Area constructed after 02-09-15. |
| FEES UPDATE, Adopted 04-07-15, effective 05/04/15 | ||
| 5/4/2015 | §APPENDIX A & §11B | To modify the Land Use Fees and Affordable Accessory Apartment Rental figures. |
| AMENDMENT #690, Adopted 05-14-15, effective 06/15/15 | ||
| 5/4/2015 | §27-2.2 & 27-2.3 / #690 | Modified to allow more than 3 tenants in properties located in the Corporate Park District (CPD). |
| AMENDMENT #698, Adopted 07-16-15, effective 07/24/15 | ||
| 7/24/2015 | §31-14 / #698 | Modified to further extend The Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries & Producers for a period of six (6) months until January 25, 2016. |
| AMENDMENT #696, Adopted 07-16-15, effective 08/17/15 | ||
| 8/17/2015 | §5-2 / #696 | Modified definition of structure to exempt handicapped platform lifts for ADA compliance. |
| AMENDMENT #699, Adopted 09-03-15, effective 09/11/15 | ||
| 9/11/2015 | §22 / #699 | Modified to permit Health Care Professional offices in the RORD #3 zone. |
| AMENDMENT #694, Adopted 09-03-15, effective 10/05/15 | ||
| 10/5/2015 | §31-15 / #694 | Section added to require that no new or expanded uses requiring more than twenty parking spaces may be located on Local Streets as specified in Plan of Conservation & Development within a Residence Zone. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-5 / #694 | Modified the chart at the end of section, which specifies the minimum required number of parking spaces for a variety of uses. The changes are summarized below: |
| Senior Residential Communities will increase the required parking for Assisted Living Units from 0.5 spaces per unit to 1.0 space per unit, plus additional parking shall be required equal to 1 space per employee for the largest work shift. | ||
| Managed Residential Communities will increase parking from 0.75 spaces per unit to 1.0 space per unit. Also parking shall be required equal to 1 space per employee for the largest work shift. | ||
| Places of Worship and Theaters – Wording has been added to this parking standard to include vestibules and lobbies into the areas to be measured. Also a footnote has been added which specifies that for these uses they are to be measured from the interior of the exterior walls with no deductions for stages, bemas, alters, choirs or similar spaces. | ||
| The category called “Other” allows the Commission to determine the required parking for a use not found elsewhere in this section. The Commission will now approve parking for such uses through Site Plan and Special Permit approval instead of only Site Plan approval. | ||
| 10/5/2015 | §34-8 / #694 | Modified to require all requests to use Joint Parking must be approved by Special Permit when the relief sought between 20% and 50% of the allowable parking reduction. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-11.7 / #694 | Modified to require that all required parking for Special Permit uses in Residential Zones be paved with asphalt. |
| 10/5/2015 | §34-11.12 / #694 | Modified to require that all requests to use Future Reserved parking must be approved by Special Permit when the relief sought is between 20% and 50% of the allowable parking reduction. |
| 10/5/2015 | §44-2.1 / #694 | Modified to require that before the P&Z Commission renders a decision on an application that appropriate comments/approvals are obtained from the Fire Department, the Police Department and the Board of Selectmen/Traffic Authority/Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA). |
| AMENDMENT #701, Adopted 12-10-15, effective 01/11/16 | ||
| 1/11/2016 | §11-3, 12-3, & 13-3 / #701 | Modified Lot Area and Shape sections in AAA, AA, & A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for historic structures preservation listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-4, 12-4, & 13-4 / #701 | Modified Setbacks sections in AAA, AA, &A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-5, 12-5, & 13-5 / #701 | Modified Building Height sections in AAA, AA, &A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in §32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §11-6, 12-6, &13-6 / #701 | Modified Coverage sections in AAA, AA, & A to provide a cross reference to additional incentives for preservation of historic structures listed in§32-18. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.1/ #701 | Modified Purpose statement to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.4/ #701 | Modified Considerations section to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures. |
| 1/11/2016 | §32-18.5/ #701 | Modified Commission Actions section to add lot area & shape as additional incentives for preservation of historic structures provided: |
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| For lots in the Res AAA district, the Lot Area and Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the standards of the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res AA requirements); | ||
| For Lots in the Res AA district, the Lot Area and Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the standards of the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res A requirements); | ||
| For lots in the Res A district, the Lot Area requirements may be reduced to not less than one-quarter (1/4) acre, and the Lot Shape requirements may be reduced to the next less restrictive zoning district (or Res B). | ||
| AMENDMENT #707, Adopted 02-11-16, effective 03/01/16 | ||
| 3/1/2016 | §39A-4.1 / #707 | Modified to substitute the location requirement from frontage on an arterial street that is equal to at least fifteen percent (15%) of the perimeter of the lot, to a location requirement of frontage of seventy-five feet (75’) on an arterial street on sites over two (2) acres in size. |
| AMENDMENT #704, Adopted 05-12-16, effective 06/12/16 | ||
| 6/12/2016 | §5-2 / #704 | Add definition for Arboretum. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-1/ #704 | Modified to substitute the word “municipal” to Town-owned” to clarify the applicability of this section. Also to expand the purpose of DOSRD #2. DOSRD #2 is being modified so that it can be applied to Town-owned properties where existing facilities are located so that the Town may wish to expand or modify such legally existing uses in the future without losing the underlying purpose of the DOSRD zone which is open space. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-2.1 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #1, #2 to further limit the principal permitted uses to now be limited to walk, paths, gardens, ponds, picnic tables, benches, restrooms & water fountains. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-2.2 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #3 to further limit the principal permitted uses to now be limited to walk, paths, gardens, ponds, picnic tables, benches & nature preserves. Public art & Arboretums are now being added to the list of principal uses. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #2 to more clearly define the allowed Special permit uses. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.1 / #704 | Modified to simply allow by Special Permit “recreational uses” that are “proposed” by the Parks & Recreation Commission. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.2 / #704 | Modified to eliminate playgrounds exceeding 2,000 sq. ft. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.3 / #704 | Added new section to all existing facilities in DOSRD #2 which existed as of 04-20-15 to expand up to 50% of their existing footprint or floor area whichever is greater. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-3.4 / #704 | Added new section which specifies which “municipal” uses will be & will not be allowed on properties zoned as DOSRD #2 in new or expanded structures. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-7 / #704 | Modified DOSRD #2 to allow building height of 35 ft. or an addition up to the height of an existing structure. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-8 / #704 | Modified to eliminate the 50% reduction in coverage for Tennis Courts coverage. |
| 6/12/2016 | §40-13 / #704 | Modified “Final Approval” wording to make it more clear. |
| AMENDMENT #711, Adopted 05-12-16, effective 06/12/16 | ||
| 6/12/2016 | §32-18.5(e) / #711 | Adds new section and criteria for development that authorizes the Planning and Zoning Commission to grant both Lot Area and Lot Shape incentives to properties to be subdivided that are non-conforming to the minimum lot size requirements of the Res AAA zoning district, are at least 25,000 GSF (0.57 acres) in size as of the effective date of the regulation (6-12-16) and contain at least one Historic Residential Structure 100 years or older as listed on the Tax Assessor’s Field Card records. |
| AMENDMENT #720, Adopted 07-28-16, effective 08/05/16 | ||
| 8/5/2016 | §34-11.2.4 / #720 | Adds new section to align with construction standards required by Westport Det. Of Public Works (DPW). |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2, 35-2.1.1, 35-1.2, 35-2.1.3 / #720 | Modified Uses to include application for Site Plan Waivers, in reference to the Greening of the Post Road Tree Program, the promotion of drought tolerant tree species and the prohibition against the use of invasive species, bonding for trees, shrubs & landscaping walls. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.2.1(b), 35-2.2.2, 35-2.2.3, 35-2.2.4 / #720 | Modified Front Landscaping Area to add BCD/H and GBD/S zones to those zones where front landscaping may be reduced, low mature height in areas with overhead lines, aligning sidewalk and curb construction standards with DPW requirements. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.3.4 / #720 | Modified Sidewalks to remove redundant language and referring to §34-11.15 Sidewalk within the Off-Street Parking and Loading. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-2.4.1(b) & 35-2.4.3 / #720 | Modified both Buffer Strips & Type C Plants allowable height from 6’ to 8’. |
| 8/5/2016 | §35-4 / #720 | Modified to require Landscaping of Developed Sites be brought up to current standards rather than adherence to the maximum extent possible. |
| 8/5/2016 | Sketches at End of §35 / #720 | Modified Sketches to show above changes made in Amendment #720. Also added an Approved Tree List. |
| 8/5/2016 | §44-2.1.1 / #720 | Adds the Tree Board as the local agency to be consulted. |
| AMENDMENT #714, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §19-B-1 – 19B-11 / #714 | Adds new section for Residential Rental Housing Opportunity/ Workforce Zone (R-RHOW). To increase the availability of affordable and attainable rental workforce dwellings in Westport where existing and adequate public facilities and services are present. |
| AMENDMENT #716, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §13-2.1, 13-2.1.1 / #716 | Adds Special Permit Uses subject to special conditions for Small Home Development in Residence A District and as provided for in detailed new §32-24, Small Home Developments and Special Permit & Site Plan approval in accordance with §43. |
| 10/9/2016 | §32-24 – 32-24.13 / #716 | Adds new section Small Home Developments to expand the variety of housing choices in Westport while maintaining the character and integrity of the town. |
| AMENDMENT #717, Adopted 09-01-16, effective 10/09/16 | ||
| 10/9/2016 | §22-2.2.2 / #717 | Adds language authorizing fitness centers and/or exercise facilities to locate in the RORD #3 subject to certain restrictions listed in the regulations and subject to Special Permit approval from the P&Z Commission. |
| AMENDMENT #721, Adopted 10-20-16, effective 11/20/16 | ||
| 11/20/2016 | §4-5 / #721 | Modified to exempt the first 200 senior units from the multi-family housing cap. This amendment may be considered consistent with goals in 2007 Town Plan of Conservation & Development to create to help seniors stay in Westport. |
| 11/20/2016 | §5 / #721 | Adds the definition of a Continuing Care Retirement Community. |
| 11/20/2016 | §32-15B / #721 | Adds new section for Age-Restricted Housing (ARH). To address the housing and other needs of an aging population by allowing for a diversity of housing types. |
| AMENDMENT #726, Adopted 01-19-17, effective 01/25/17 | ||
| 1/24/2017 | §31-14 / #726 | Modified to further, extend the Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries & Producers for a period of four (4) months until May 25, 2017. |
| AMENDMENT #722, Adopted 01-12-17, effective 02/12/17 | ||
| 2/12/2017 | §32-18.5 (e) / #722 | Modified to expand the P&Z Commission authority to grant both Lot Area & Lot Shape incentives, to enable the preservation of historic residential structures located on property to be subdivided where the original lot conforms to minimum lot size & lot standards in the Res AAA district & is divided by the Aspetuck River, but the newly created lots will not conform to the minimum lot size & lot shape standards in the Res AAA district & at least one new lot will contain an Historic Residential Structure 100 years or older. |
| AMENDMENT #724, Adopted 03/16/17, effective 04/16/17 | ||
| 4/16/2017 | §5 / #724 | Adds definitions for: Automobile, Automobile Dealership New and Automobile Dealership Used. |
| 4/16/2017 | §6-6.2 / #724 | Modified §6-6, Redevelopment of Split Zoned Properties to add new section for the Redevelopment of Non-Conforming Automobile Dealerships. |
| AMENDMENT #725, Adopted 03/16/17, effective 04/16/17 | ||
| 4/16/2017 | §24B / #725 | Adds new section for General Business District/ Residential (GBD/R). |
| AMENDMENT #727, Adopted 04/06/17, effective 05/06/17 | ||
| 5/6/2017 | §5-2 / #727 | Modifies the Alteration definition to describe what constitutes an Alteration in the Village District Overlay Zone, §36. |
| 5/6/2017 | §5-2 / #727 | Add the following new definitions associated with the Village District Overlay Zone, §36: Compliance Alternative, Maintenance and Minor Repairs, Substantial Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, and Village District. |
| 5/6/2017 | §21-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Professional –Office District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §21-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Professional –Office District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §22-4.3 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Office Retail District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §22-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Office Retail District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §23-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Restricted Business District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §23-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Restricted Business District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29-4.1 / #727 | Add new section on front setbacks for properties within the Business Center District/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Business Center District-Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29A-2.2.6 / #727 | Adds language citing this section does not apply to properties within the Business Center District- Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §29A-9A / #727 | Add new section on Site Plan Review for properties within the Business Center District-Historic/Village District Overlay Zone. |
| 5/6/2017 | §36 / #727 | Add new chapter, §36 Village District Overlay (VDO) Zone/Westport Center, and design principles and standards. |
| 5/6/2017 | §43-5.2 / #727 | Adds language clarifying, Site Plan Review in the Village District Overlay Zone shall be performed by the Joint Committee, Planning, and Zoning Commission and is not eligible for a Site Plan Waiver. |
| AMENDMENT #735 Adopted 06/01/17, effective 07/26/17 | ||
| 7/26/2017 | §5-2 / #735 | Add definitions for Dispensary Facility, Place of Worship Public Building, Public Park and Recreation Area, and Separation Distance. |
| 7/26/2017 | §32-25 / #735 | Add new section §32-25 establishing Medical Marijuana Dispensary Facilities as a Special Permit use application which requires a License to Operate issued by the Department of Consumer Protection, is considered Retail for parking purposes and must conform to location requirements of 1,000 feet from protected uses. |
| AMENDMENT #737 Adopted 09/07/17, effective 09/15/17 | ||
| 9/15/2017 | §21-4.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Professional Office District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §22-4.3.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Office Retail District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §23-4.1 / #737 | Modified front lot-line requirements, to restore the thirty-foot (30’) front setback requirement in the Restricted Business District. |
| 9/15/2017 | §36-2.3 / #737 | Modified Design Standards in the VDO to correct an error in a cross-reference. |
| AMENDMENT #738 Adopted 10/05/17, effective 11/05/17 | ||
| 11/5/2017 | §27 / #738 | Modified Permitted Uses subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval to delete the term “dental” as that is prohibited in the CPD and to add “Healthcare Professional” as defined in §5-2, as a Permitted Use in the CPD subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval. |
| AMENDMENT #739 Adopted 10/12/17, effective 11/12/17 | ||
| 11/12/2017 | §4-5 / #739 | Modified Maximum Allowable Multi-family dwellings to enable ALFCI dwelling units to be included in the existing, first 200 unit exemption. |
| 11/12/2017 | §39-A / #739 | Modified Inclusionary Housing Zone Overlay District (IHZ) to allow Assisted Living, Full Care and Independent Living (ALFICIL) facilities subject to proposed standards. |
| AMENDMENT #740 Adopted 10/12/17, effective 11/19/17 | ||
| 11/19/2017 | §29-B / #740 | Add new Chapter §29-B Business Center Retail Residential District (BCRR). The locational criteria of the proposed district includes but is not liimited to (see regulation for exact text): 1. The lots must be commercially zoned; and 2. The lots must be within Westport Center, as defined in the POCD, north of the Post Road and east of Main Street; and 3. The lot must have 75 feet of frontage on a non-state hightway local road; and 4. The lot must have a 40% of its perimeter used as a municipal parking lot, which existed at the time of the adoption of this regulation. |
| AMENDMENT #748 Adopted 10/11/18, effective 11/11/18 | ||
| 11/11/2018 | §32-8.5.4 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §35-2.1.3 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §43-12 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §45-9 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| 11/11/2018 | §53-9 / #748 | Modify to bring Wetport's bonding regulations into line with Public Act 12-812 to allow only for financial guarantee to provide adequate completion of site improvements that will be conveyed to or controlled by the municipality and the implementation of any erosion and sediment controls required during construction activities. |
| AMENDMENT #752 Adopted on 11/8/2018, effective 11/25/2018 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §22-2.2.2 / #752 | Modify the current standards for fitness centers and/or exercise facilities in the RORD#3 zone. |
| AMENDMENT #753 Adopted 11/08/18, effective 11/25/18 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §5-2 / #753 | Modify Change of Use Definition to clarify Site Plan approval is only required when the designation or construction of more than three parking spaces is needed to support a Change of Use and to remove language requiring Site Plan approval to occupy commercial tenant space that has been vacant for more than one-year. |
| AMENDMENT #754 Adopted on 01/03/2019, effective 02/03/2019 | ||
| 2/3/2019 | §44-1.2 / #754 | To expand existing Certificate of Mailing requirement to include the P&Z Dept. as a recipient. |
| 2/3/2019 | §46-4 / #754 | To add standards for Notice Requirements which include Assessor's Map, List of Abutters, and Certificates of Mailing. |
| AMENDMENT #755 Adopted on 11/08/2018, effective 11/25/2018 | ||
| 11/25/2018 | §5-2 / #755 | Added Automobile Dealership, Electric Vehicle Definition |
| 11/25/2018 | §6-6.2 / #755 | To establish standards for split zoned lots (General Business District and Residential) and to allow for the conversion of non-conforming gasoline automobile dealerships to Electric Vehicle Automobile Dealerships (EVAD) and service centers. |
| AMENDMENT #759 Adopted on 01/10/2019, effective 02/10/2019 | ||
| 02/10/2019 | §5-2 / #759 | To add new definitions for Coastal AE Zone, Coastal High Hazard Area, Limit of Moderate Wave Action and modifies the definitions of Special Flood Hazard Area and Unfinished Living Space. |
| 02/10/2019 | §31-11 / #759 | Added references to Coastal AE and clarifies regulation to be consistent with OSBI and IRC requiring first floor elevations of one (1.0) foot above the Base Flood Elevation, commonly referred to as “Freeboard”. |
| AMENDMENT #762 Adopted on 06/13/2019, effective 07/13/2019 | ||
| 07/13/2019 | §6-2.1.4 / #762 | To clarify a building or structure prohibited by regs. but permitted by variance shall NOT be deemed to be a non-conforming building or structure but rather permitted by variance. |
| 07/13/2019 | §6-2.2 / #762 | Removed language if an existing building or structure does not conform to coverage shall not be expanded or extended. |
| AMENDMENT #764 Adopted on 01/17/2019, effective 02/10/2019 | ||
| 2/10/2019 | §34-5 / #764 | To modify parking requirements for Medical Use to 1 parking space for every 200 SF. |
| AMENDMENT #770 Adopted on 07/18/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §54-7.1 / #770 | To remove ambiguity regarding the intent of language in the intersection standards to prohibit a future third street or right-of-way from being located where two streets already exist. |
| AMENDMENT #771 Adopted on 07/18/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §24A-5 / #771 | To modify stories to 3, height to 30ft for flat roofs and 35ft to midpoint of pitched roofs, and add a bonus of 5ft to midpoint of pitched roofs on sites located within the 100-year floodplain that require the building to be elevated and/or where the site is sloped. |
| 08/06/2018 | §24A-8 / #771 | To modify gross interior floor area to 20,000 SF and to add "No one retail building or single retail establishment shall exceed 10,000 SF of gross interior floor area." |
| AMENDMENT #772 Adopted on 07/25/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §32-12.2.3; §32-12.7.2.4; §32-12.12.4; §32-12.12.5 / #772 | To modify Inclusionary Two-Family and Multi-Family Dwellings, to include new subsections that vary existing requirements and standards. |
| AMENDMENT #773 Adopted on 07/11/2019, effective 08/06/2019 | ||
| 08/06/2019 | §27-1 & §27-2.2 / #773 | To allow Medical uses subject to Special Permit approval. |
| AMENDMENT #775 Adopted on 03/05/2020, effective 03/30/2020 | ||
| 03/30/2020 | §5-2 / #775 | To add a new definition for Berm and Dune |
| 03/30/2020 | §32-8 / #775 | To modify Excavation and Fill to proposed exemptions for slope and restoration standards when projects involve beach nourishment or replenishment. |
| AMENDMENT #776 Adopted on 06/11/2020, effective 07/09/2020 | ||
| 07/09/2020 | §24-2.2.9 / #776 | Added Automobile dealership in operation as of 7/9/20 as a Special Permitted Use. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-2.4 / #776 | Removes Automobile dealership in operation as of 7/9/20 from Prohibited Uses. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-6.1 / #776 | Added Coverage Exemptions for entry ways less than 200 SF. |
| 07/09/2020 | §24-8.2 / #776 | Excludes internal vehicular drop off and internal display areas for pick up from FAR. |
| AMENDMENT #777 Adopted on 06/25/2020, effective 07/23/2020 | ||
| 07/23/2020 | §32-26 / #777 | Added a new section, Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Nonresidential Buildings to Housing as a new use subject to Special Permit/Site Plan approval. |
| AMENDMENT #778 Adopted on 05/14/2020, effective 06/03/2020 | ||
| 06/03/2020 | §4-5 / #778 | Modify, Maximum Allowable Multi-Family Dwellings, to exempt Special Needs Housing, a proposed use. |
| 06/03/2020 | §5-2 / #778 | To add a definition for Special Needs Individuals. |
| 06/03/2020 | §13-2.1 / #778 | To add Special Needs Housing to the list of allowable uses in the Residence A District subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. |
| 06/03/2020 | §32-27 / #778 | To add standards and conditions for Special Needs Housing. |
| AMENDMENT #779 Adopted on 02/04/2021, effective 03/04/2021 | ||
| 03/04/2021 | §31-10 / #779 | Removed the Public Hearing requirement for all CAM applications. |
| 03/04/2021 | §43-5.2 / #779 | Added Site Plan review requirement for F&ECS and non-residential activities. |
| AMENDMENT #783 Adopted on 07/23/2020, effective 09/08/2020 | ||
| 09/08/2020 | §32-20A / #783 | Added a new section, Continuation of Temporary Outdoor Dining in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #784 Adopted on 07/23/2020, effective 08/01/2020 | ||
| 08/01/2020 | §32-28 / #784 | Added a new section, Temporary Provisions for Fitness Businesses in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #787 Adopted on 05/27/2021, effective 06/09/2021 | ||
| 06/09/2021 | §25-14.1; §25-14.2; §25-14.4; §25-14 / #787 | To modify the purpose, Special Permit Uses, Setbacks, and to add Adaptive Reuse to Residential Development in the HSD, permitting Multi-Family Development where automobile uses will not be displaced, with a 15% requirement for on-site affordable housing and a limit of two developments. |
| AMENDMENT #788 Adopted on 03/11/2021, effective 04/01/2021 | ||
| 04/01/2021 | §32-20A / #788 | To extend, Continuation of Temporary Outdoor Dining in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #790 Adopted on 03/25/2021, effective 04/01/2021 | ||
| 04/01/2021 | §32-28 / #790 | To extend, Temporary Provisions for Fitness Businesses in Response to COVID-19. |
| AMENDMENT #791 Adopted on 04/22/2021, effective 05/07/2021 | ||
| 05/07/2021 | §11-2.4 and §11-2.4.12A / #791 | To allow Accessory Dwelling Units in detached structures with associated zoning standards and to increase allowable floor area, and to remove the requirement for Annual Certification. |
| AMENDMENT #792 Adopted on 05/13/2021, effective 05/27/2021 | ||
| 05/27/2021 | §24-11 / #792 | To add a unique parking standard for Unified Shopping Centers in the GBD. |
| 05/27/2021 | §34-5 / #792 | To add a unique parking standard for Unified Shopping Centers in the GBD. |
| AMENDMENT #794 Adopted on 07/22/2021, effective 08/13/2021 | ||
| 08/13/2021 | §32-18.4; §32-18.5; §32-18.9.4; §32-18.11 / #794 | To modify Historic Residential Structures, to enable expansion of existing medical office space in Principal Buildings in residential districts that previously obtained variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals for medical use and that meet additional proposed location criteria without restrictions on the number of employees or residency requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #795 Adopted on 06/24/2021, effective 07/01/2021 | ||
| 07/01/2021 | §5-2 / #795 | To add a definition of Bus Shelters and exclude them from coverage and setback requirements. |
| 07/01/2021 | §35-2.2 / #795 | To allow Bus Shelters in the Landscape area. |
| AMENDMENT #796 Adopted on 07/08/2021, effective 07/15/2021 | ||
| 07/15/2021 | §6-6.3 / #796 | To add a new subsection, Non-Conforming Medical Redevelopment. |
| AMENDMENT #798 Adopted on 07/22/2021, effective 08/13/2021 | ||
| 08/13/2021 | §5-2 / #798 | To add a new definition for Accessory Dwelling Unit. |
| 08/13/2021 | §11-2.4.8 / #798 | To restore zoning standards for allowable size and height for Accessory Buildings and Structures that are not ADUs. |
| 08/13/2021 | §11-2.4.8A / #798 | To add a new subsection to distinguish standards applicable to an Accessory Dwelling Unit. |
| AMENDMENT #799 Adopted on 09/02/2021, effective 09/15/2021 | ||
| 09/15/2021 | §5-2 / #799 | To add a new definition for Medical Dispensary Facility, Cannabis, and Cannabis Establishments. |
| 09/15/2021 | §31-16 / #799 | To prohibit Cannabis Establishments except for Medical Dispensary Facilities. |
| AMENDMENT #800 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §5-2 / #800 | To add a new definition for “Non-Residential Balcony” in §5-2 of the Zoning Regulations, that identifies it will be exempt from Setback relief when facing the Saugatuck River, and Coverage requirements if all proposed criteria is met, and to limit to no more than two Non-Residential Balconies per building shall receive the zoning relief; to modify existing definitions in §5-2 to provide the necessary cross-references for the proposed Setback and Coverage relief for “Non-Residential Balconies” including modifying the definitions for “Building;” “Building Area and/or Footprint;” “Coverage, Building;” “Coverage, Total; and ”Structure”. |
| 11/19/2021 | §6-2.1.9 / #800 | To exempt “Non-Residential Balconies” as defined from requiring a variance if/when added to a non-conforming building. |
| 11/19/2021 | §24A-6.2 / #800 | To modify §24A-6.2, Coverage Exemptions, to distinguish the proposal from existing standards for residential balconies on buildings in the General Business District/Saugatuck. |
| 11/19/2021 | §31-4 / #800 | To modify §31-4, Projections in Setbacks, to add “Non-Residential Balconies” to the list of improvements that may project into certain setbacks. |
| 11/19/2021 | §43-5.2 / #800 | To modify §43-5.2 to allow all non-residential coastal activities to be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission without the requirement for a public hearing, and to add new language in §43-5.2 authorizing the Commission to hold a public hearing on a case by case basis for Coastal Site Plans when they deem necessary. |
| AMENDMENT #801 Adopted on 09/30/2021, effective 10/15/2021 | ||
| 10/15/2021 | §31-11.3.4 / #801 | To clarify language previously adopted in Text Amend. #759, to require floodproofing be required to the Base Flood Elevation plus 1-foot consistent with the Building Code. |
| AMENDMENT #802 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §35-2.8 / #802 | To add §35-2.8, Access to Fire Department Apparatus, to the Zoning Regulations, requiring all landscaping shall comply with the access and obstruction requirements listed in the Connecticut State Fire Prevention Code. |
| 11/19/2021 | §35-4 / #802 | To modify §35-4, Landscaping of Developed Sites, to require any Site Plan and/or Special Permit application involving the expansion or structural Alteration of an existing building and/or a Change of Use, to comply with the landscaping requirements in §35, to the greatest extent possible without the creation of any new non-conforming conditions. |
| AMENDMENT #803 Adopted on 11/04/2021, effective 11/19/2021 | ||
| 11/19/2021 | §42; §44; §34; §52 / #803 | To modify application submission requirements listed in sections of the Zoning Regulations affecting Text and Map Amendment applications (§42), and Special Permit and Site Plan applications (§44), and related cross references found in §34, and modify the Subdivision Regulations affecting Subdivision and Resubdivision applications (§52), the Zoning and Subdivision regulations. |
| AMENDMENT #804 Adopted on 01/13/2022, effective 01/28/2022 | ||
| 01/28/2022 | §5-2 / #804 | To add language to the proposed definition for “Parking Management Plan”. |
| 01/28/2022 | §24-6.1 / #804 | To modify Coverage Exemptions in the General Business District (GBD) to provide Building Coverage relief for canopies up to 500 SF in size in the GBD. |
| 01/28/2022 | §28-4.2 & §28-6.1 / #804 | To add new sections, Setback Exemptions and Coverage Exemptions in the Business Preservation District (BPD) to provide building coverage and setback relief for canopies up to 500 SF in size in the BPD. |
| 01/28/2022 | §34-4 / #804 | To renumber §34-4 Parking Requirements of Developed Sites. |
| 01/28/2022 | §34-4.2 / #804 | To add a new section to authorize use of a Parking Management Plan by Special Permit for existing office buildings that are at least 25,000 SF in size, have a minimum of 100 parking spaces on site, and are wholly located in the GBD along the Post Road. |
| AMENDMENT #805 Adopted on 12/09/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §5-2 / #805 | To add a new definition for "Arbor" and "Pergola" and to modify the definition for "Structure" to provide zoning setback and coverage relief for certain arbors and pergolas. |
| AMENDMENT #806 Adopted on 12/16/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §31-3 / #806 | To require the finished side of the fence to face the adjacent lot, except if adjacent to wetlands or a non-residential use. |
| AMENDMENT #807 Adopted on 12/16/2021, effective 01/07/2022 | ||
| 01/07/2022 | §43-5.2 / #807 | To allow small-scale projects in the Village District Overlay/Westport Center to be eligible for Site Plan Waiver from the Planning and Zoning Director, following design review approval recommendation from the Joint Committee. |
| AMENDMENT #808 Adopted on 02/28/2022, effective 03/05/2022 | ||
| 03/05/2022 | §5-2 / #808 | To modify the definition of "Unified Shopping Center" such that at least three retail tenants are required for a site to achieve the USC designation, and such that at least six retail tenants are required to obtain a larger (100 SF maximum) free-standing sign. |
| AMENDMENT #809 Adopted on 02/28/2022, effective 03/05/2022 | ||
| 03/05/2022 | §40-1; §40-2 / #809 | To permit organized non-team activities such as, but not limited to, guided walks, hikes, and yoga classes in the DOSRD #2 and to correct language on permitted uses in the DOSRD #1 and #3. |
| AMENDMENT #810 Adopted on 03/14/2022, effective 04/01/2022 | ||
| 04/01/2022 | §5-2 / #810 | To add a definition for "Public Art" located on public or private property, and to exempt Public Art from Coverage calculations. |
| AMENDMENT #811 Adopted on 02/07/2022, effective 02/18/2022 | ||
| 02/18/2022 | §29-2.1.2; §29A-2.1.2; / #811 | To eliminate the prohibition on Retail locating above the First Floor. |
| AMENDMENT #812 Adopted on 02/07/2022, effective 02/18/2022 | ||
| 02/18/2022 | §29-8.1; §29A-8.1; / #812 | To eliminate the prohibition on limiting tenant size to 10,000 SF and to require Special Permit/Site Plan approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission for any tenant exceeding 10,000 SF in size. |
| AMENDMENT #813 Adopted on 02/27/2022, effective 03/27/2022 | ||
| 03/27/2022 | §15; §17; §18; §19; §19A; §20; §21; §22; §23; §24; §24A; §24B; §26; §27; §28; §29; §29A; §29B; §30; §31; §32; §36; §39; §39A; §40; §44; §46; §52; §54; §56 / #813 | To remove references to a district's "character". |
| AMENDMENT #814 Adopted on 03/14/2022, effective 04/01/2022 | ||
| 04/01/2022 | §32-6 / #814 | To remove the prohibition on locating display areas for non-Food Establishments within the 30-foot Front Landscape setback area, provided no existing landscaping is removed. |
| 04/01/2022 | §5-2; §32-20; §34-5; §43-5.2 / #814 | To modify the regulations in response to Public Act 21-2, Section 182, to provide new standards and requirements for Outdoor Eating areas on privately-owned property in non-residential zoning districts. |
| AMENDMENT #816 Adopted on 05/09/2022, effective 05/27/2022 | ||
| 05/27/2022 | §29-4 & §29-8.2 / #816 | To amend §29, Business Center District, Subsection 4, for setback and floor area relief to support affordable housing. |
| AMENDMENT #817 Adopted on 10/03/2022, effective 10/20/2022 | ||
| 10/20/2022 | §6-7; §6-7.1; §6-7.2; §6-7.3; §6-7.4; §6-7.5 / #817 | To add new §6-7, Renovation of Existing Nursing Home, or Skilled Nursing Facility, to create standards for expansion and redevelopment of existing nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities into a medical facility specializing in the care of Alzheimer's, Dementia, and/or other memory impairments. |
| AMENDMENT #819 Adopted on 12/12/2022, effective 01/12/2023 | ||
| 01/12/2023 | §5-2 / #819 | To add a new definition for "Event Facilities". |
| 01/12/2023 | §24C / #819 | To add a new zoning district, §24C, General Business District/Saugatuck Marina (GBD/SM). |
| 01/12/2023 | §33-8 / #819 | To add GBD/SM and GBD/R to Permanent Signs Permitted in Other Non-Residence Districts. |
| 01/12/2023 | §35-2.2.1 / #819 | To allow GBD/SM to have a zero (0) front landscaping area along streets other than the Post Road. |
| AMENDMENT #822 Adopted on 10/03/2022, effective 10/20/2022 | ||
| 10/20/2022 | §5-2 / #822 | To modify the "Special Needs Individuals" definition to include the homeless or at-risk of being homeless. |
| AMENDMENT #823 Adopted on 10/24/2022, effective 11/10/2022 | ||
| 11/10/2022 | §6-6.1.2 / #823 | To modify §6-6, Redevelopment of Split Zoned Properties, subsection §6-6.1, Non-Conforming Buildings, to add unique zoning standards that may be applied when redeveloping non-conforming motels, hotels, motor inns, or tourists cabins on eligible lots that contain a non-conforming building, have a minimum of two hundred (200) feet of frontage on the Post Road, consist of three (3) or more acres zoned both General Business District (GBD) and Residence A at the time of the effective date of §6-6. The unique standards include allowing increased Building Height, reduced drive aisle widths, and allow non-conforming loading spaces to remain and to fulfill the loading space requirements. |
| AMENDMENT #825 Adopted on 04/24/2023, effective 05/22/2023 | ||
| 05/22/2023 | §11-2.4.7 & §11-2.4.8 / #825 | To modify §11-2.4.7, Permitted Accessory Building, Structures and Uses, to establish standards for converting existing barns into Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and to modify §11-2.4.8 to remove erroneous language; and to modify §11-2.4.8a containing standards for ADUs for purposes of: 1) increaing allowable building area for lots under 1.5 acres; 2) clarifying how to measure BUilding Height; 3) describing exemptions from Builkding Height standards; and 4) removing restrictions on finishing cellars and basements in an ADU. |
| AMENDMENT #827 Adopted on 07/24/2023, effective 08/27/2023 | ||
| 08/27/2023 | §5-2 / #827 | To add a new definition for "General Development Plan" (GDP). |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-1 / #827 | To provide the opportunity for applicants seeking redevelopment of large-sized lots to pursue a General Development Plan which enables approval of uses and general concept in the IHZ simultaneously with an IHZ Map Amendment and subject to future Site Plan approval. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-4.2 / #827 | To amend the 0.55 regulatory factor to 0.50 in Lot Area and Shape. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-5.1 & §39A-5.2 / #827 | To remove the bedroom requirements within the density section to provide the flexibility for applicants to have larger bedroom units and to help meet the need for family-sized apartments. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-6 / #827 | To allow for new parking and drive aisles within the GBD to extend up to 5 feet to multi-family zoned property, buildings to extend up to 30 feet to multi-family zoned property, and 50 feet to single-family at the discretion of the Commission. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-7.5 / #827 | To allow 5 feet additional height for elevators and rooftop screening not to exceed 30 feet. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-8 / #827 | To allow the existing 5% building coverage bonus to apply to the whole site rather than just the non-residential portion. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-10.1 &§39A-10.2 / #827 | To remove the 2,500 SF maximum requirement for one floor, average unit size, interior floor area exclusions, and to allow existing nonconforming floor area to be relocated, provided the overall nonconforming floor area is reduced. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-14 / #827 | Parking and Loading, To correct wording inadvertently changed when updating the regulations and restore language originally adopted by Text Amendment #619. |
| 08/27/2023 | §39A-18 / #827 | To amend the regulation to require the Affordability Plan at final review, after the GDP, when more details are available, rather than during the preliminary review process. |
| AMENDMENT #828 Adopted on 06/12/2023, effective 06/19/2023 | ||
| 06/19/2023 | §32-26.1 / #828 | To modify §32-26, Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Non-Residential Buildings to Housing, to add language clarifying properties eligible to use this regulation must be split-zoned Residence A and Residence B, and shall contain one or more historic buildings listed on the Westport HRI that were approved or occupied by a non-residential use. |
| AMENDMENT #830 Adopted on 07/17/2023, effective 07/24/2023 | ||
| 07/24/2023 | §33-8.4.5 / #830 | To allow the surface area of a sign to be forty (40) square feet on properties where a Bus Shelter is located. |
| 07/24/2023 | §33-8.4.7 / #830 | To reduce the sign setback to zero (0) feet on properties where a Bus Shelter is located and to provide lighting standards. |
| AMENDMENT #831 Adopted on 09/18/2023, effective 10/18/2023 | ||
| 10/18/2023 | §28-1; §28-4; §28-5; §28-7; §28-8.1; §28-8.2; §28-13 / #831 | To modify §28, Business Preservation District (BPD), to allow for greater Building Area, Floor Area Maximum, FAR, Height, Stories, and Setbacks, and to adaptively reuse an existing drive-in on parcels wholly within the BPD zone, having at least 2-acres, while preserving existing Historic Structures |
| AMENDMENT #833 Adopted on 01/08/2024, effective 02/08/2024 | ||
| 02/08/2024 | §26.13 / #833 | To modify Removal to add applications for new Special Permits in a DDD #3, provided there is no change to Building or Total Coverage. |
| 02/08/2024 | §26-2.2.2 / #833 | To allow the following permitted uses in the DDD #3: General business offices, Medical offices, and Healthcare Professional offices, provided, however, the Floor Area of Medical offices and Professional Healthcare offices shall not exceed 65,000 square feet or occupy more than one building on any one Lot, and any use permitted in the a Res. AAA District. |
| 02/08/2024 | §34-11.12.1 / #833 | To authorize the P&Z Commission to accept a valet parking plan when granting Special Permit approvals in the DDD #3, if the Commission determines the actual parking needed is less than the minimum required. |
| AMENDMENT #835 Adopted on 10/02/2023, effective 11/01/2023 | ||
| 11/01/2023 | §12-2.1 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §13-2.1.3 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §23-2.2.5 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §24.2.2.10 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §29.2.2.7 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | §29A-2.2.8 / #835 | To allow Cottage Cluster Developments as a Special Permit Use, subject to special conditions. |
| 11/01/2023 | § / #835 | To add standards for Cottage Cluster Developments. |
| AMENDMENT #838 Adopted on 11/13/2023, effective 11/30/2023 | ||
| 11/30/2023 | §5-2 / #838 | To add a new definition for "Renewable Energy". |
| 11/30/2023 | §32-18.9.2 / #838 | To allow Historic Residential Accessory Apartments up to 1,000 SF in size (instead of 800 SF) if the unit is served by Renewable Energy sources. |
| AMENDMENT #839 Adopted on 11/13/2023, effective 11/30/2023 | ||
| 11/30/2023 | §5-2 / #839 | To add a new definition for "Smoke Shop or Tobacco Store". |
| 11/30/2023 | §31-17 / #839 | To prohibit Smoke Shops or Tobacco Stores in all zoning districts. |
| 11/30/2023 | §31-18 / #839 | To require any establishment selling any type of smoking, vaping, or related products to secure a Special permit from the P&Z Commission prior to opening a business in Town. |
| 11/30/2023 | §32-7.6 & §32-7.7 / #839 | To prohibit Cannabis Establishments, Smoke Shops, or Tobacco Stores in all zoning districts. |
| 11/30/2023 | §33-3.14 / #839 | To prohibit signs that have the appearance of neon signs that are visible from outside the building. |
| AMENDMENT #840 Adopted on 12/18/2023, effective 12/27/2023 | ||
| 12/27/2023 | §45-3.6.3 / #840 | To establish an Inclusionary Zoning Fee under Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-2.i. |
| AMENDMENT #842 Adopted on 03/18/2024, effective 04/12/2024 | ||
| 04/12/2024 | §5-2 / #842 | To modify the definition of General Development Plan or GDP in §5-2 to strike out the word “final” before “site plan,” to provide clarity, as there is no “preliminary” site plan. |
| 04/12/2024 | §26-1; §26-1.3; §26-2.2.3; §26-2.3; §26-2.14; §26-2.14.1; §26-2.14.2; §26-2.14.3; §26-2.14.4 / #842 | To modify standards in the Design Development District (DDD) No. 4 in §26 to authorize an applicant purse pursue a phased approval process for residential development with the GDP in the initial phase and Special Permit and Site Plan approvals in a subsequent phase, to increase allowable residential density, to impose a density limit, and to impose a requirement that 30% of the homes shall be Special Needs Housing as described in §32-27 when property is north of the Merritt Parkway and a minimum of 15-acres in size. |
| 04/12/2024 | §32-27 & §32-27.1 / #842 | To modify §32-27, Special Needs Housing, to expand the location requirements to include privately-owned property in the DDD No. 4, north of the Merritt Parkway and a minimum of 15-acres in size, and to authorize an applicant seeking approval for Special Needs Housing in the DDD No. 4 to pursue a phased approval process with the General Development Plan (GDP) in the initial phase and Special Permit and Site Plan approvals in a subsequent phase. |
| AMENDMENT #843 Adopted on 06/03/2024, effective 06/17/2024 | ||
| 06/17/2024 | §5-2 / #843 | To allow for liquor service for on-site consumption at existing Retail Food Establishments. |
| 06/17/2024 | §31-9.1 / #843 | To allow for liquor service for on-site consumption at existing Retail Food Establishments. |
| AMENDMENT #844 Adopted 09/09/2024, effective 09/25/2024 | ||
| 09/25/2024 | §42-3.1; §42-3.1.1; §42.3.1.2; §42-3.1.3; §42-3.3; §42.3.4; §42.3.5; §42.4; §42-4.1; §42-4.2; §42-5; §42-6; §42-7/ #844 | The proposed reformatting is intended to clarify a Notice Mailing to property owners within 500’ of the subject property is a requirement only for a zone change to the Official Building Zone Map; not a text change. |
| AMENDMENT #846 Adopted on 11/18/2024, effective 12/12/2024 | ||
| 12/12/2024 | §32-20 / #846 | Allow Outdoor Eating Areas for any Retail Food Establishment existing or operating in a residential zone prior to September 1, 2024, and Establish setback standards for Outdoor Eating Areas Accessory to Retail Food Establishments existing or operating prior to September 1, 2024. |
| 12/12/2024 | §5-2 / #846 | Definition of "Retail Food Establishment," to include any business capable of meeting the existing definition and operating in a Residence Zone under a zoning permit issued on or before September 1, 2024 and Definition of "Outdoor Eating Areas" to authorize use of portable food carts and service stations within an Outdoor Eating Area. |
| 12/12/2024 | §31-9.1 / #846 | To expand the sale of alcoholic liquor to Retail Food Establishments existing in a residential zone prior to September 1, 2024. |
| AMENDMENT #847 Adopted 11/18/2024, effective 12/12/2024 | ||
| 12/12/2024 | §5-2 / #847 | Modify Lot Line, Front and Street Lines Definition to clarify where a right-of-way for a street is part of a lot. |
| AMENDMENT #849 Adopted on 06/23/2025, effective 07/07/2025 | ||
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4 / #849 | Added Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.1 / #849 | Added Density to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.2 / #849 | Added Unit Types to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.3 / #849 | Added Parking to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.4 / #849 | Added Affordability Requirement and Plan to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.5 / #849 | Added Utilities to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| 07/07/2025 | §40-3.4.6 / #849 | Added Roadways to Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings to Residential Development |
| AMENDMENT #850 Adopted on 02/24/2025, effective 03/17/2025 | ||
| 03/17/2025 | §5-2 / #850 | Removed the definition of Westport Athletic Special Event |
| 03/17/2025 | §11 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §12 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §13 / #850 | Removed the distinction between temporary and permanent lights for athletic fields. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-19 / #850 | Complete re-write of lighted athletic fields on town-owned public school property. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-19A / #850 | Section deleted for temporary athletic field lighting for practice on town-owned public school property. |
| 03/17/2025 | §32-23 / #850 | Removed Westport Athletic Special Events from Outdoor Special Events. |
| AMENDMENT #851 Adopted 07/28/2025, effective 08/22/2025 | ||
| 8/22/2025 | §22-2.5 / #851 | Exempt existing non-conforming uses from the required creation of residential dwelling units. |
| 8/22/2025 | §22-8.2 / #851 | Remove RORD #3 from maximum expansion regulation and apply it only to RORD #1 and #2. |
| AMENDMENT #853 Adopted 06/30/2025, effective 07/14/2025 | ||
| 07/14/2025 | §5-2 / #853 | Modify Accessory Dwelling Unit Definition |
| AMENDMENT #858 Adopted 01/05/2026, effective 01/19/2026 | ||
| 01/19/2026 | §31-10.6 / #858 | Removed NSFR from CAM Exemption List. |
| 01/19/2026 | §43-5.2 / #858 | Added NSFR to the requirements for Site Plan Review. |
APPENDIX D - LOT CALCULATIONS
Revised 10-14-03
The following directions should be used in conjunction with the "Lot Area Worksheet"attached.
Line 1-Gross Lot Area
Lot area in square feet based on a Class A-2 survey of the lot lines. Do not include the area of the accessway for a rear lot per §31-2.2.4, herein.
Line 2-Above-Ground Utility Easements
Include all easements for above ground utilities, or , in the absence of an easement, the minimum area recommended by a utility company for public safety. Exclude easements for underground utilities.
Line 3-Streets and Roads
Include any and all parts of public or private roads or streets.
Line 4-Other Exclusive Surface Easements
Include any easement that grants exclusive surface use of the property to anyone other than the owner.
Exclude drainage easements and conservation easements. .
Line 5-Total Easements and Roads
Sum lines 2, 3, and 4 and enter here.
Line 6-Wetlands
Include: Land covered by waterbodies, water courses and lands officially designated inland and tidal wetlands.
Exclude: Any land located below the mean high water line (MHWL) along the Long Island Sound and/or the Saugatuck River south of the Kings Highway Bridge (Route 57). This land may not be counted in any calculations.
Line 7-Steep Slopes of 25% or greater
Include: Land of severe topography having slopes of 25% or greater. This land must be measured between each contour interval on a topographic map with one (1) or two (2) foot contours.
Exclude: Any land that was counted in the wetlands requirement. (i.e. do not count the overlap, if any, between the two areas here).
Line 8-Total Wetlands & Steep Slopes
Sum lines 6 and 7 and enter here.
Line 9 - District Maximum
No more than 20% of the district minimum lot size may be met by wetlands or steep slopes over 25%. Copy the maximum permitted amount from the table.
Enter whichever number is smaller--either line 8 or line 9.
Line 11 - Actual Lot Size
This is the amount of land available for computing the compliance with the minimum lot regulations. Compute Line 1, minus line 5, minus line 8, plus line 10.
Line 12 - District Minimum Lot size
Each district has a minimum allowed lot size. Determine the appropriate zoning district for the lot, and enter the value from the table.
Line 13 - Excess or Shortfall
If line 13 is positive, the lot complies with the zoning regulations for lot area. Otherwise, the lot does not comply.
Line 14 - Total Lot Perimeter
Enter the Lot Perimeter, which is found by adding up the lengths of the line segments found on an A-2 Survey Map. For purposes of this calculation, the lot perimeter may be configured to exclude any portion of lot area in excess of minimum required lot size. This is done in order to avoid having long narrow lots that are conforming in size and shape not meet the Regularity Factor.
Line 15 - Perimeter Squared
Multiply the Perimeter by itself and enter the value into the table.
Line 16 - Lot Area in Square Feet
Enter the gross lot area in square feet and enter the value into the table.
Line 17 - Lot Area Multiplication
Multiply the lot area by the number 16 and enter the value into the table.
Line 18 - Regularity Factor
Divide the number on line 17 by the number on line 15. Enter the resulting number into the table. The number must be at or above 0.55 for the lot to have a complying shape. This is in addition to the lot containing the required rectangle.
| LOT AREA WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (All entries in square feet--do not write in shaded areas) | |||
| 1. | GROSS LOT AREA | = | |
| 2. | Above-Ground Utility Easements | + | |
| 3. | Streets and Roads | + | |
| 4. | Other Exclusive Surface Easements | + | |
| 5. | TOTAL EASEMENTS AND ROADS (Sum of lines 2, 3 and 4) | = | |
| 6. | Wetland area | + | |
| 7. | Steep Slopes of 25% or greater | + | |
| 8. | TOTAL WETLAND AND STEEP SLOPES (Sum of lines 6 & 7) | = | |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA CALCULATION | |||
| 9. | Zoning District Maximum Enter value: Res AAA: 17,424 Res AA: 8,712 Res A: 4,356 Res B: 1,200 Res C: 870 | ||
| 10. | Maximum wetlands and slope (Smaller of line 8 or line 9 | ||
| 11. | Actual Lot Size Line 1 minus line 5 minus line 8 plus line 10) | ||
| 12. | District Minimum Lot Size Enter Value Res AAA: 87,120 Res AA: 43,560 Res A: 21,780 Res B: 6,000 Res C: 5,000 | ||
| 13. | EXCESS OR SHORTFALL (Line 11 minus line 12) | ||
| IF LINE 13 IS POSITIVE, THE LOT COMPLIES. OTHERWISE, THE LOT DOES NOT COMPLY | |||
| LOT AREA WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (All entries in square feet--do not write in shaded areas) | |||
| 1. | GROSS LOT AREA | = | |
| 2. | Above-Ground Utility Easements | + | |
| 3. | Streets and Roads | + | |
| 4. | Other Exclusive Surface Easements | + | |
| 5. | TOTAL EASEMENTS AND ROADS (Sum of lines 2, 3 and 4) | = | |
| 6. | Wetland area | + | |
| 7. | Steep Slopes of 25% or greater | + | |
| 8. | TOTAL WETLAND AND STEEP SLOPES (Sum of lines 6 & 7) | = | |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA CALCULATION | |||
| 9. | Zoning District Maximum Enter value: Res AAA: 17,424 Res AA: 8,712 Res A: 4,356 Res B: 1,200 Res C: 870 | ||
| 10. | Maximum wetlands and slope (Smaller of line 8 or line 9 | ||
| 11. | Actual Lot Size Line 1 minus line 5 minus line 8 plus line 10) | ||
| 12. | District Minimum Lot Size Enter Value Res AAA: 87,120 Res AA: 43,560 Res A: 21,780 Res B: 6,000 Res C: 5,000 | ||
| 13. | EXCESS OR SHORTFALL (Line 11 minus line 12) | ||
| IF LINE 13 IS POSITIVE, THE LOT COMPLIES. OTHERWISE, THE LOT DOES NOT COMPLY | |||
| LOT AREA WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (All entries in square feet--do not write in shaded areas) | |||
| 1. | GROSS LOT AREA | = | |
| 2. | Above-Ground Utility Easements | + | |
| 3. | Streets and Roads | + | |
| 4. | Other Exclusive Surface Easements | + | |
| 5. | TOTAL EASEMENTS AND ROADS (Sum of lines 2, 3 and 4) | = | |
| 6. | Wetland area | + | |
| 7. | Steep Slopes of 25% or greater | + | |
| 8. | TOTAL WETLAND AND STEEP SLOPES (Sum of lines 6 & 7) | = | |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA CALCULATION | |||
| 9. | Zoning District Maximum Enter value: Res AAA: 17,424 Res AA: 8,712 Res A: 4,356 Res B: 1,200 Res C: 870 | ||
| 10. | Maximum wetlands and slope (Smaller of line 8 or line 9 | ||
| 11. | Actual Lot Size Line 1 minus line 5 minus line 8 plus line 10) | ||
| 12. | District Minimum Lot Size Enter Value Res AAA: 87,120 Res AA: 43,560 Res A: 21,780 Res B: 6,000 Res C: 5,000 | ||
| 13. | EXCESS OR SHORTFALL (Line 11 minus line 12) | ||
| IF LINE 13 IS POSITIVE, THE LOT COMPLIES. OTHERWISE, THE LOT DOES NOT COMPLY | |||
| LOT AREA WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (All entries in square feet--do not write in shaded areas) | |||
| 1. | GROSS LOT AREA | = | |
| 2. | Above-Ground Utility Easements | + | |
| 3. | Streets and Roads | + | |
| 4. | Other Exclusive Surface Easements | + | |
| 5. | TOTAL EASEMENTS AND ROADS (Sum of lines 2, 3 and 4) | = | |
| 6. | Wetland area | + | |
| 7. | Steep Slopes of 25% or greater | + | |
| 8. | TOTAL WETLAND AND STEEP SLOPES (Sum of lines 6 & 7) | = | |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA CALCULATION | |||
| 9. | Zoning District Maximum Enter value: Res AAA: 17,424 Res AA: 8,712 Res A: 4,356 Res B: 1,200 Res C: 870 | ||
| 10. | Maximum wetlands and slope (Smaller of line 8 or line 9 | ||
| 11. | Actual Lot Size Line 1 minus line 5 minus line 8 plus line 10) | ||
| 12. | District Minimum Lot Size Enter Value Res AAA: 87,120 Res AA: 43,560 Res A: 21,780 Res B: 6,000 Res C: 5,000 | ||
| 13. | EXCESS OR SHORTFALL (Line 11 minus line 12) | ||
| IF LINE 13 IS POSITIVE, THE LOT COMPLIES. OTHERWISE, THE LOT DOES NOT COMPLY | |||
| LOT REGULARITY FACTOR WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | Lot Perimeter as derived from Survey Map | ||
| 15. | Perimeter Squared (multiplied by itself) | ||
| 16. | Lot Area (from Line 1) | ||
| 17. | Lot Area multiplied by the number 16 | ||
| 18. | Divide Line 17 above by line 15, enter number in box. This is the Regularity Factor | ||
| IF REGULARITY FACTOR IS 0.55 OR ABOVE, THE LOT SHAPE COMPLIES. IF REGULARITY FACTOR IS 0.54 OR BELOW, THE LOT SHAPE DOES NOT COMPLY. | |||
| LOT REGULARITY FACTOR WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | Lot Perimeter as derived from Survey Map | ||
| 15. | Perimeter Squared (multiplied by itself) | ||
| 16. | Lot Area (from Line 1) | ||
| 17. | Lot Area multiplied by the number 16 | ||
| 18. | Divide Line 17 above by line 15, enter number in box. This is the Regularity Factor | ||
| IF REGULARITY FACTOR IS 0.55 OR ABOVE, THE LOT SHAPE COMPLIES. IF REGULARITY FACTOR IS 0.54 OR BELOW, THE LOT SHAPE DOES NOT COMPLY. | |||
| LOT REGULARITY FACTOR WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | Lot Perimeter as derived from Survey Map | ||
| 15. | Perimeter Squared (multiplied by itself) | ||
| 16. | Lot Area (from Line 1) | ||
| 17. | Lot Area multiplied by the number 16 | ||
| 18. | Divide Line 17 above by line 15, enter number in box. This is the Regularity Factor | ||
| IF REGULARITY FACTOR IS 0.55 OR ABOVE, THE LOT SHAPE COMPLIES. IF REGULARITY FACTOR IS 0.54 OR BELOW, THE LOT SHAPE DOES NOT COMPLY. | |||
| LOT REGULARITY FACTOR WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | Lot Perimeter as derived from Survey Map | ||
| 15. | Perimeter Squared (multiplied by itself) | ||
| 16. | Lot Area (from Line 1) | ||
| 17. | Lot Area multiplied by the number 16 | ||
| 18. | Divide Line 17 above by line 15, enter number in box. This is the Regularity Factor | ||
| IF REGULARITY FACTOR IS 0.55 OR ABOVE, THE LOT SHAPE COMPLIES. IF REGULARITY FACTOR IS 0.54 OR BELOW, THE LOT SHAPE DOES NOT COMPLY. | |||
| LOT AREA COVERAGE WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BASE LOT CALCULATION (All entries in square feet--do not write in shaded areas) | |||
| 1. | GROSS LOT AREA | = | |
| 2. | Above-Ground Utility Easements | + | |
| 3. | Streets and Roads | + | |
| 4. | Other Exclusive Surface Easements | + | |
| 5. | TOTAL EASEMENTS AND ROADS (Sum of lines 2, 3 and 4) | = | |
| 6. | Wetland area | + | |
| 7. | Steep Slopes of 25% or greater | + | |
| 8. | TOTAL WETLAND AND STEEP SLOPES (Sum of lines 6 & 7) | = | |
| 9. | Wetlands/Slopes reduction | 0.80 x line 8 | = |
| 10. | BASE LOT AREA Lines 1, minus line 5 and line 9) | = | |
| MAXIMUM LOT AREA COVERAGE CALCULATION | |||
| 11. | BASE LOT AREA (Copied from line 10, above) | ||
| 12. | Square feet of Total Coverage | ||
| 13. | Line 12 divided by line 11 for a percentage | ||
| 14. | Square feet of Building Coverage | ||
| 15. | Line 14 divided by line 11 for a percentage | ||
| IF LINE 13 and LINE 15 ARE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE PERCENTAGE FOR MAXIMUM PERMITTED BUILDING AND/OR TOTAL COVERAGE WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT, THE COVERAGE COMPLIES | |||
| LOT AREA COVERAGE WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BASE LOT CALCULATION (All entries in square feet--do not write in shaded areas) | |||
| 1. | GROSS LOT AREA | = | |
| 2. | Above-Ground Utility Easements | + | |
| 3. | Streets and Roads | + | |
| 4. | Other Exclusive Surface Easements | + | |
| 5. | TOTAL EASEMENTS AND ROADS (Sum of lines 2, 3 and 4) | = | |
| 6. | Wetland area | + | |
| 7. | Steep Slopes of 25% or greater | + | |
| 8. | TOTAL WETLAND AND STEEP SLOPES (Sum of lines 6 & 7) | = | |
| 9. | Wetlands/Slopes reduction | 0.80 x line 8 | = |
| 10. | BASE LOT AREA Lines 1, minus line 5 and line 9) | = | |
| MAXIMUM LOT AREA COVERAGE CALCULATION | |||
| 11. | BASE LOT AREA (Copied from line 10, above) | ||
| 12. | Square feet of Total Coverage | ||
| 13. | Line 12 divided by line 11 for a percentage | ||
| 14. | Square feet of Building Coverage | ||
| 15. | Line 14 divided by line 11 for a percentage | ||
| IF LINE 13 and LINE 15 ARE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE PERCENTAGE FOR MAXIMUM PERMITTED BUILDING AND/OR TOTAL COVERAGE WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT, THE COVERAGE COMPLIES | |||
| LOT AREA COVERAGE WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BASE LOT CALCULATION (All entries in square feet--do not write in shaded areas) | |||
| 1. | GROSS LOT AREA | = | |
| 2. | Above-Ground Utility Easements | + | |
| 3. | Streets and Roads | + | |
| 4. | Other Exclusive Surface Easements | + | |
| 5. | TOTAL EASEMENTS AND ROADS (Sum of lines 2, 3 and 4) | = | |
| 6. | Wetland area | + | |
| 7. | Steep Slopes of 25% or greater | + | |
| 8. | TOTAL WETLAND AND STEEP SLOPES (Sum of lines 6 & 7) | = | |
| 9. | Wetlands/Slopes reduction | 0.80 x line 8 | = |
| 10. | BASE LOT AREA Lines 1, minus line 5 and line 9) | = | |
| MAXIMUM LOT AREA COVERAGE CALCULATION | |||
| 11. | BASE LOT AREA (Copied from line 10, above) | ||
| 12. | Square feet of Total Coverage | ||
| 13. | Line 12 divided by line 11 for a percentage | ||
| 14. | Square feet of Building Coverage | ||
| 15. | Line 14 divided by line 11 for a percentage | ||
| IF LINE 13 and LINE 15 ARE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE PERCENTAGE FOR MAXIMUM PERMITTED BUILDING AND/OR TOTAL COVERAGE WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT, THE COVERAGE COMPLIES | |||
| LOT AREA COVERAGE WORKSHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BASE LOT CALCULATION (All entries in square feet--do not write in shaded areas) | |||
| 1. | GROSS LOT AREA | = | |
| 2. | Above-Ground Utility Easements | + | |
| 3. | Streets and Roads | + | |
| 4. | Other Exclusive Surface Easements | + | |
| 5. | TOTAL EASEMENTS AND ROADS (Sum of lines 2, 3 and 4) | = | |
| 6. | Wetland area | + | |
| 7. | Steep Slopes of 25% or greater | + | |
| 8. | TOTAL WETLAND AND STEEP SLOPES (Sum of lines 6 & 7) | = | |
| 9. | Wetlands/Slopes reduction | 0.80 x line 8 | = |
| 10. | BASE LOT AREA Lines 1, minus line 5 and line 9) | = | |
| MAXIMUM LOT AREA COVERAGE CALCULATION | |||
| 11. | BASE LOT AREA (Copied from line 10, above) | ||
| 12. | Square feet of Total Coverage | ||
| 13. | Line 12 divided by line 11 for a percentage | ||
| 14. | Square feet of Building Coverage | ||
| 15. | Line 14 divided by line 11 for a percentage | ||
| IF LINE 13 and LINE 15 ARE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE PERCENTAGE FOR MAXIMUM PERMITTED BUILDING AND/OR TOTAL COVERAGE WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT, THE COVERAGE COMPLIES | |||