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Town of Orange, CT
New Haven County
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[Amended 6-2-2015]
The purpose of the Light Industrial District #3 is to provide a transition district between the commercial uses on smaller lots along the Boston Post Road and the light industrial uses south of Indian River Road. The district allows certain light industrial uses and office buildings similar to the LI-2 District. The district allows as special uses, subject to special use approval standards, controlled commercial uses and hotel/motel uses.
A. 
Manufacture, processing or light assembling of goods.
B. 
Laboratories for research, testing and development; printing and publishing establishments.
C. 
Office buildings for business and professional establishments.
D. 
Indoor sit-down style restaurants.
E. 
Repairing and servicing of motor vehicles when clearly accessory and subordinate to another permitted use on the same lot and not a commercial enterprise of itself.
F. 
Funeral service facility with accessory caretaker apartment.
G. 
Accessory uses customary with and incidental to any aforesaid permitted use, provided such accessory uses are located on the same lot with the use to which they are accessory; such uses may include but are not limited to off-street parking and loading spaces, and eating, recreation and auditorium facilities primarily for persons employed on the lot and not open to the general public.
A. 
Stores and other buildings where goods are sold or service is provided primarily at retail, provided:
(1) 
Minimum lot size is at least two acres.
(2) 
Building square footage does not exceed:
(a) 
5,000 square feet per acre on properties containing less than five acres; and
(b) 
6,500 square feet per acre on properties containing five or more acres.
(3) 
The proposed development makes adequate provision, in the sole opinion of the Commission, for access management and for ameliorating traffic impacts.
(4) 
Minimum frontage: 200 feet.
B. 
Hotels and motels, provided that:
(1) 
Minimum lot size is at least five acres.
(2) 
Hotel/motel contains at least 100 rooms.
(3) 
Minimum frontage: 200 feet.
C. 
Mixed use developments consisting of a combination of office and retail use subject to the FAR schedule limitations of § 383-95B.
D. 
Special uses will be considered and acted upon according to the provisions of Article XIV of these regulations.
E. 
Special standards for special uses in LI-3 District: In addition to the special use standards of Article XIV, special uses in the LI-3 District will be subject to the following requirements:
(1) 
Access and parking and circulation will, wherever possible and feasible, be arranged such that individual developments will be interconnected and serviced by an internal circulation network along the front of the property which will accomplish a reduction in the number of vehicles entering and exiting directly onto Indian River Road.
(2) 
Outside storage and display shall only be permitted in accordance with § 383-121 and as specifically approved by the Commission in one or more locations shown on the approved site plan.
A. 
Dwellings.
A. 
Minimum lot area: two acres.
B. 
Minimum dimension of square: 200 feet.
C. 
Minimum frontage: 50 feet.
A. 
Maximum height: 40 feet.
A. 
From street line: 50 feet.
B. 
From rear property line: 40 feet.
C. 
From other property line: 40 feet.
D. 
From Residence District boundary line: 50 feet.
E. 
Projections into setback area: five feet.
A. 
Maximum floor area schedule:
(1) 
All uses except retail: 50%.
(2) 
Retail: 15%.
B. 
Mixed use office/retail FAR schedule:
Maximum Office FAR
If Retail FAR is
Maximum Combined FAR
Office 50%
0 retail
50%
Office 35%
Up to 4.9% retail
Under 40%
Office 20%
5 to 9.9% retail
Under 30%
Office 5%
10 to 14.9% retail
Under 20%
C. 
Maximum building ground coverage: 35%.
D. 
Maximum impervious surface coverage:
(1) 
Retail: 60%.
(2) 
All uses except retail: 70%.
Prior to approval of any application for a certificate of zoning compliance, a site plan shall be submitted and approved in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII.