Wilton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
General Provisions
§ 129-5 Districts enumerated.
[Amended 7-2-1997; 12-1-2005; 3-1-2007; 2-7-2013]
The Town of Wilton is hereby divided into the following classes of districts:
R-1 | Residential District |
R-2 | Residential District |
R-3 | Residential District |
R-M | Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks District |
RB-1 | Residential Business |
H-1 | Hamlet |
C-1 | Commercial District |
C-2 | Business/Light Industrial |
C-3 | Commercial/Light Industrial District |
I-1 | Industrial District |
NC-1 | Northway Corridor Overlay District |
CRT | Composting/Recycling/Transfer/C&D Processing Facility District |
CR-1 | Commercial Residential |
CR-2 | Commercial Residential |
PUD | Planned Unit Development District |
§ 129-6 Official Zoning Map.
The districts, as identified, bounded and defined, are shown on the map entitled "Official Zoning Map of the Town of Wilton." This Zoning Map is hereby adopted as a part of this chapter and is on file with the Town Clerk. Regardless of the existence of other printed copies of the Zoning Map which from time to time may be made or published, the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Wilton shall be located with the Town Clerk and shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas in the Town of Wilton.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Town office and a copy is included as an attachment to this chapter..
§ 129-7 Determination of district boundaries.
District boundaries shown within the lines of roads, streams and transportation rights-of-way shall be deemed to follow center lines. In the event that roads are abandoned, this shall not affect the location of these boundaries. When the actual district boundary is in doubt, the Building Inspector shall refuse action. In these cases, the applicant shall be referred to the Zoning Board of Appeals which shall interpret the Zoning Map and the purposes set forth in all relevant provisions of this chapter. (Boundary limits shall usually include an area 600 feet from the centers of roads within the districts.)
§ 129-8 Compliance required; existing uses.
As of the effective date of this chapter, all existing undeveloped land and all new construction shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and amendments thereto. No building or use shall be altered unless in conformance with these regulations. Existing uses shall be considered permitted nonconforming uses and be subject to the provisions of Article XX.
§ 129-9 Permits.
A.
A permit is required for but not limited to the following activities:
(1)
Alteration of any structure.
(2)
Banner placement.
(3)
Construction of any structure.
(4)
Demolition of any structure.
(5)
Driveway installation.
(6)
Mobile home placement or replacement.
(7)
Modular home placement.
(8)
Relocation of structures.
(9)
Septic installation.
(10)
Sewer hookup.
(11)
Sign placement.
(13)
Installation of solid-fuel-burning devices.
(14)
Installation of swimming pools, including aboveground pools.
B.
The Town reserves the right to require additional permits as deemed necessary.
§ 129-10 Certificate of occupancy.
A certificate of occupancy must be issued by the Building Inspector for any land changed in use and any buildings hereafter constructed or modified in any way prior to occupancy. The certificate shall state that the new usage is in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
§ 129-12 Measuring distances.
[Added 2-5-1998; amended 12-6-2001]
All distances as set forth in this chapter shall be deemed to be distances of .0 feet and all surveys and plans submitted for review shall have distances measured to a distance of .0 feet. All distances shall be measured on the horizontal. Slope and property contours shall not be considered when determining a correct distance. Unless otherwise indicated in this chapter, all dimensions shall be measured from the property line and shall be the shortest distance between the two points.