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City of Norwalk, CT
Fairfield County
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[Amended effective 6-24-1946; effective 12-19-1969; effective 1-22-1974; effective 4-24-1978; effective 10-16-1981; effective 1-16-1987; effective 10-1-1987; effective 4-19-1988; effective 8-24-1990; effective 11-27-1991; effective 12-24-1992; effective 6-27-2003; effective 6-27-2008; effective 1-28-2010; effective 6-18-2010; effective 6-13-2019]
A. 
For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community; for the purpose of lessening congestion in the streets; for the purpose of securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers; for the purpose of preventing the overcrowding of land and avoiding undue concentration of population; for the purpose of facilitating adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; for the purpose of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city; for the purpose of providing for public health, comfort and general welfare in living and working conditions; for the purpose of regulating and restricting the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specified uses; for the purpose of regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected; and for the purpose of regulating and determining the area of yards, courts and other open spaces for buildings hereafter erected, the City of Norwalk is hereby divided into thirty (30) classes of zones:
AAA Residence Zones
AA Residence Zones
A Residence Zones
B Residence Zones
C Residence Zones
D Residence Zones
Executive Office Zone
Business Zones No. 1
Business Zones No. 2
Rowayton Avenue Village District
Silvermine Tavern Village District
East Avenue Village District
Golden Hill Village District
SoNo Station Design District
Neighborhood Business Zone
South Norwalk Business District
Central Business District
Marine Commercial Zone
Industrial No. 1 Zone
Light Industrial No. 2 Zone
Restricted Industrial Zone
Research and Development Zone
Island Conservation Zone
Flood Zone A
Flood Zone AE
Flood Zone VE
Washington Street Design District
Reed-Putnam Design District
Hospital Zone
B. 
The Flood Hazard Zone shall be as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated October 16, 2013 (Panel 09001C0393G), July 8, 2013 (Panels 09001C0529G, 09001C0531G, 09001C0532G, 09001C0533G, 09001C0534G, 09001C0537G, 09001C0541G, 09001C0542G) and June 18, 2010 (Panels 09001C0389F, 09001C0391F, 09001C0392F, 09001C0394F, 09001C0526F, 09001C0527F), as referenced in Article 110, Flood Hazard Zone, which is hereby declared to be part thereof. No building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered, except in conformity with the regulations herein prescribed for the zone in which such building or premises are located.
[Amended effective 7-8-2013]
[Amended effective 4-21-1955; effective 12-5-1973; effective 5-26-2000]
A. 
All of the various unzoned waters within and bordering upon the city which shall in any part be filled in or upon which any wharf, dock, pier or structure shall be erected shall be deemed to bear the zone classification of the adjacent zoned land until such time as the Zoning Commission shall otherwise act to determine the zone thereof.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of these regulations shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare. It is not intended by these regulations to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any way to impair or interfere with any existing provision of the law or ordinance, or any rule, regulations or permit previously adopted or issued or which shall be adopted or issued pursuant to law, relating to the use of buildings or premises; nor is it intended by these regulations to interfere with or abrogate or annul any easements, covenants or other agreements between persons; provided, however, that where these regulations impose a greater restriction upon the use of buildings or premises or upon the height of buildings, or require larger yards, courts or other open spaces than are imposed or required by existing provisions of law or ordinance or by such rules, regulations or permits, or by such easements, covenants or agreements, the provisions of these regulations shall control.
[Amended effective 6-24-1946; 11-15-1946; 2-5-1962; 4-12-1966; 12-5-1973; 2-24-1989]
The dimensional standards for lots and buildings shall be as given in the schedules, except as modified by the sections which follow. These schedules are hereby declared to be a part of these regulations.