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ac. – acre
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BFE – base flood elevation
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BMP – best management practices
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CGS – CT General Statutes
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DEEP – Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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DBH – diameter at breast height
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DOT – Department of Transportation
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FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Ft – feet
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GFA – gross floor area
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Max – maximum
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Min – minimum
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MPH – miles per hour
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n/a – not applicable
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NGVD – National Geodetic Vertical Datum
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ROW – right-of-way
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RWA – Regional Water Authority
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sq. ft.–square feet
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TOD – Transit Oriented District
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TPZ – Town Plan and Zoning Commission
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ZBA – Zoning Board of Appeals
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ZEO – Zoning Enforcement Officer
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A.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words,
and their derivations shall have the meaning defined in this article
of this chapter, unless otherwise clearly qualified by the context.
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present
tense include the future, words in the plural include the singular,
and words in the singular include the plural.
B.
The language used in this chapter is integral to their meaning and interpretation. Those terms not defined in this article, or elsewhere in this document, shall be accorded their common accepted meanings (See § 495-10). In the event of conflicts between these definitions and those of the existing local codes, this chapter shall take precedence. Where in conflict, numerical metrics shall take precedence over graphic metrics.
In the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter, certain
words contained herein shall be interpreted as follows:
A.
The word "shall" is always mandatory.
B.
The word "should" is recommended.
C.
The word "may" is optional.
D.
The words "occupied" or "used" include the words "designed, arranged
or intended to be occupied or used."
E.
The words "zone," "zoning district," and "district" have the same
meaning.
F.
The word "person" also includes a partnership, association, trust,
corporation, or other legal entity.
G.
The word "lot" includes the words "plot" or "parcel."
In the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter, the Commission
after consulting one or more of the following shall interpret words
not defined in this chapter:
In this chapter, words and terms are defined as follows:
A driveway not to exceed a grade of 15% and adequate to accommodate
the free passage of fire and other emergency apparatus providing access
from an accepted or approved street to an existing or proposed building
on any lot.
Any structure on the same lot with and customarily incidental
to and subordinate in extent in comparison to the principal permitted
building on such lot except that any structure being used on a farm
for a customary farm purposed shall not be limited in size or height.
A dwelling unit that has been added onto or created within
a single-family house. An accessory dwelling unit has a separate kitchen,
bathing area, and sleeping area, and has a maximum size of 600 square
feet.
The use of land, or of a building, or portion thereof, customarily
incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building
and located on the same lot as the principal use.
An organized program, structured through individual plans
of care, including, but not limited to, both therapeutic and rehabilitative,
which is provided in a congregate setting 16 hours or less during
a twenty-four-hour calendar day.
See § 495-15I.
Refer to "online hospitality service.
Any projectile or other device which is designed to or may
readily be converted to be expelled from any gun or firearm.
Devices used to collect or transmit telecommunications or
radio signals. Examples include panels, microwave dishes, and whips.
A private frontage, conventional for retail use, wherein
the facade is a colonnade supporting habitable space that overlaps
the sidewalk, while the facade at sidewalk level remains at the frontage
line.
The Woodbridge Town Plan and Zoning Commission shall appoint
an advisory committee to review applications for new construction
and substantial reconstruction with the WVD. The Architectural Review
Board shall be composed of five individuals whose members shall include
at least one architect, landscape architect, or planner who is a member
of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
A roof-like cover that is temporary or portable in nature
and that projects from the wall of a building for shielding a doorway
or window from the elements and may be periodically retracted into
the face of the building.
A story partly underground having more than half of its interior
height measured from floor to ceiling above the average finished grade
of the ground adjoining the building.
A generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless
of height.
Refer to "online hospitality service."
A row of paired metal prongs, or other design, that supports
multiple bicycles so that each may be left unattended.
A single unit of paired metal prongs, or other design, that
supports a single bicycle so that it may be left unattended.
The aggregate of private lots, passages, rear alleys, and
rear lanes, circumscribed by public or private vehicular roadways.
Open spaces, landscaped areas, fences, walls, berms, or any
combination thereof used to physically separate and/or screen one
use or property from another to visually shield or block noise, lights,
or other nuisances.
The line with which the exterior wall of a building is required
to coincide. Front porches and handicapped ramps shall be exempt from
build-to-line requirements.
The contiguous portion of a lot exclusive of, and undivided
by, any areas of wetland soils and watercourses as defined in Section
22a-38 of the Connecticut General Statutes. All new lots must comply
with this requirement whether or not they are part of a subdivision.
An independent structure resting on its own foundations.
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended
for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of any person, animal or material
of any kind or nature. Where two or more buildings are connected by
covered walkways or by structural features which are not roofed or
provide shelter, housing, or enclosures of persons, animals, or material,
they shall be considered separate buildings.
The aggregate of the maximum outside horizontal cross section
area of the main building on a lot, including porches arranged for
or altered for use as living rooms enclosed against the weather and
part of the main building. Excluded are cornices, eaves, gutters,
steps, open porches of one or more stories, balconies, and terraces.
Any building which is subordinate, incidental or supplementary
to the use of the principal building on the same lot or on a contiguous
lot where both lots are under the same ownership in all respects as
to title and fractional interest. A detached accessory building is
one that is not attached to the principal building by any covered
porch, breezeway, or other roofed structure. (Synonymous with accessory
building)
A building separated on all sides from adjacent buildings
by open spaces from the ground up.
The vertical distance of a building measured from the average
elevation for the finished grade adjacent to the exterior walls of
the building to:
The highest point of the roof, including any parapet, for a
plat roof;
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The top of the lower slope for a mansard roof;
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The average height between the eaves and the ridge for a gable,
hip, gambrel, or other roof type.
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When the finished ground level slopes away from an exterior
wall, the vertical distance will be calculated based on the lowest
points within the area between the building and the lot line or, when
the lot line is more than 10 feet from the building, between the building
and a point 10 feet from the building.
Chimneys, spires, towers, elevator penthouses, tanks, and similar
projections shall not be included in determining building height.
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A building in which the primary use of the lot is conducted.
A story having more than half of its interior height measured
from floor to ceiling below the average finished grade of the ground
adjoining the building.
A signed, written approval by the Commission Chairperson,
Secretary, or his/his designee, that a plan complies with the applicable
requirements of this chapter.
A structure or group of structures on a lot containing a
facility licensed by the State of Connecticut as a child day-care
center as this term is defined in Section 19a-79-1(a) of the Connecticut
General Statutes, as it may have been amended from time to time.
Telecommunications facilities which utilize existing towers,
buildings, or other structures for the placement of antennae and do
not require construction of a new tower. A co-located telecommunications
facility may include accessory structures such as cabinets and sheds
for associated telecommunications equipment.
The Town Plan and Zoning (TPZ) Commission of the Town of
Woodbridge.
A structure that is intended to support equipment used to
transmit and/or receive telecommunications signals. Examples include
monopoles and lattice construction steel structures. [A structure
that is intended to send and receive radio, television, internet,
or other wireless communications.]
A facility designed for occupancy by the elderly.
The New Haven County Soil and Water Conservation District
established under Subsection (a) of Section 22a-315 of the Connecticut
General Statutes.
A minimum eight-foot-wide pedestrian access reserved between
buildings.
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including but not limited to the construction of buildings or structures;
the construction of additions, alterations, or substantial improvements
to buildings or structures; the placement of buildings or structures;
mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling
operations, or storage of equipment; the storage, deposition, or extraction
of materials; the installation, repair, or removal of public or private
sewage disposal systems or water supply facilities; or any use or
extension of the use of land.
An area where the ground cover is destroyed or removed, leaving
the land subject to accelerated erosion.
A dwelling unit is any building or portion thereof used or
intended for use exclusively for residential occupancy by a family.
A single detached building used or intended for use exclusively
as residence for only one family.
A single detached building containing two dwelling units.
A person who is 62 years of age or over.
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by
water, wind, ice, or gravity.
A line prescribed at a certain level of a building for the
major part of the width of facade, created by variation in material
or by limited projection such as molding or balcony.
The exterior walls of a building exposed to public view,
or that wall viewed by persons not standing within the building.
One or more persons related by blood or marriage or legal
adoption, or a group of not more than four persons who are not so
related, who are living together in a single dwelling unit and maintaining
a common household.
A facility within a one-family dwelling unit in which care
is provided for not more than six children, including the provider's
own children not in school full-time, where the children are cared
for not less than three nor more than 12 hours during a twenty-four-hour
period and where care is given on a regularly recurring basis. During
the regular school year, a maximum of three additional children who
are in school full-time, including the provider's children, shall
be permitted.
A tract of more than five acres used for agricultural, dairy,
orchard, or horticultural purposes, and including, without limitation,
truck gardens, nurseries, pasturage, woodland, and other unimproved
land.
The relatively flat area or low lands adjoining the channel
of a river, stream, watercourse or any body of standing water which
has been or may be covered by floodwater.
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These terms used in connection with the minimum off-street
parking requirements and the minimum off-street loading requirements
of this chapter shall mean the aggregate of the inside horizontal
areas of all useable floor space contained in the building, excluding
common hallways and stairs, utility rooms, boiler rooms, lavatories,
bathrooms, shower rooms, and locker rooms.
The floor area of a residence adequately heated, lighted,
and ventilated for human habitation. It shall include a finished basement,
finished cellar, attic space, and enclosed porch, but shall not include
a garage space, an unfinished basement or cellar, a terrace, or an
open porch or steps.
The side of a lot abutting a street; the front lot line.
(See Figure 2.1.)
The side of a lot abutting the most traveled street.
The side(s) of a lot abutting the lesser traveled street(s).
A private frontage conventional for retail use where the
facade is aligned close to the frontage line with an attached cantilevered
shed or lightweight colonnade overlapping the sidewalk.
Any accessory building used only for the parking or storage
of not more than four passenger automobiles, except that in place
of one passenger automobile there may be substituted one commercial
vehicle not exceeding one-ton capacity if used solely by one residing
in said main building, and other usual and customary storage.
A building of one or more stories used for the storage of
and/or repair of motor vehicles.
An area of land, consisting of no less than 100 contiguous
acres of land inclusive of land bisected by an improved road, laid
out for golf with a series of 18 holes, each including tee, fairway,
and putting green and one or more natural or artificial hazards, as
well as swimming pool(s) and tennis facilities.
Any excavating, grubbing, filling (including hydraulic fill)
or stockpiling of earth materials or any combination thereof, including
the land in its excavated or filled condition.
The floor area or gross floor area, as hereinbefore defined,
of a building used primarily for a retail store or stores.
A facility within a one-family dwelling unit in which is
offered or provided a program of supplementary care to not less than
seven nor more than 12 related or unrelated children on a regular
basis for a part of the 24 hours in one or more days in the week and
licensed pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-80
and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Any establishment or portion of an establishment which sells
guns, firearms, or associated goods, including ammunition and gun
sights.
See "building, height."
The elevation of a co-located telecommunications facility
or communications tower measured from ground level to the highest
point on the structure, including antennae, lightning rods, and such
other equipment that may be fastened thereto.
An office used for a business run from the home, situated
within a dwelling unit, the use of which is clearly accessory and
secondary to the residential use of the dwelling unit.
Refer to "accessory dwelling unit."
An indoor sports facility providing space for athletic activity
such as swimming, tennis, badminton, racquetball, or squash.
See "manufacturing."
The periodic review of soil erosion and sediment control
measures shown on the certified plan or as may be required by other
provisions adopted by the Commission.
Grading, filling, planting, and improving of land to produce
a desirable aesthetic effect.
A private frontage type that is a below-grade entrance or
recess designed to allow light into basements. (aka: light court.)
A building specifically designed to mask a parking lot, parking
structure, or a big box store from a view along the frontage of a
street.
A room or rooms, including a bathroom and kitchen, meeting
the requirements of elderly persons. When used in conjunction with
a congregate community, it may also be referred to as a "personal
care living unit," an "assisted personal care living unit," or simply
as a "unit."
An off-street space available for the standing, loading,
and unloading of one truck, excluding adequate maneuvering area.
An area of land in one ownership with definite boundaries
ascertainable by deed or other instruments or plan filed in the Town
Clerk's office and used or set aside and available for use as
the site of one or more buildings or for any other definite purpose.
(See Figure 2.1).
The total area within the lot lines of a parcel, excluding
any street rights-of-way.
The horizontal distance measured along the full length of
the front lot line. In determining the frontage of a lot which is
on the outside of a curve of the road, the Commission may, in cases
deemed to be appropriate, authorize the measurement to be made at
the front yard setback line.
The development of new housing or other buildings on scattered
vacant sites in a built-up area.
The line of a public road, drive, lane, or proposed road
in a subdivision, on which abuts a lot. (See Figure 2.1)
Any lot line which is the farthest lot line from the road
and does not front on a pubic road, drive, or lane. See definition
graphic located above lot width" definition.
Any lot line which is not a front lot or rear lot line. (See
definition graphic located below.)
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The distance between side lines of a lot measured along the
front lot line and the front yard setback line except where the front
lot line is a curve, in which case the distance shall be measured
only along the front yard setback line.
A lot whose lot lines have an interior angle of less than
135° at the intersection of two roads. A lot abutting on a curved
road shall be deemed a corner lot if the tangents to the curve drawn
at the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the curve,
intersect at an interior angle of less than 135° (See Figure 2.1)
A lot other than a corner, rear, or through lot.
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Figure 2.1 Lots, Lot Lines and Lot Yards
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Note: The word "front" is used in these figures instead of "frontage,"
the latter being the term defined in this section.
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Minimum lot area, shape, and frontage requirements are to
be as stated in the respective zoning district regulations. In determining
compliance with the minimum lot area, shape (including square on the
lots provided for in lots in a Residence A District), slope, and frontage
requirements, the following areas shall be excluded:
Land subject to prior public utility easements;
Any part of an easement for ingress and egress;
Any right-of-way;
All wetlands as defined in the Connecticut General Statutes
and the Woodbridge Inland Wetlands Regulations, as may be amended
from time to time;
The area remaining after the exclusion shall be contiguous and,
with respect to the Residence A District, shall be able to accommodate
the size of the square on the lot that is specified for that zoning
district;
Any area having a slope in excess of 25%; and
Any street rights-of-way.
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Exception: The foregoing provisions shall not apply to lawfully
conforming or legally nonconforming lots in existence prior to the
effective date of this amendment.
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A lot accessible only over a private right-of-way or driveway
at least 20 feet but not more than 50 feet in width.
A lot other than a corner lot having frontage on two streets
or two frontages on the same street.
A comprehensive stormwater management and site-design technique
where the design of a hydrologically functional site mimics pre-development
conditions. This is achieved by using design techniques that infiltrate,
filter, evaporate, and store runoff close to its source. LID addresses
stormwater through a variety of small landscape features located on-site.
LID is a versatile approach that can be applied to new development,
urban retrofits, and revitalization projects. This design approach
incorporates strategic planning with micro-management techniques to
achieve environmental protection goals while still allowing for development
or infrastructure rehabilitation to occur.
Any process whereby the nature, size, or shape of articles
is changed, or where articles are assembled or packaged in quantity.
The assembly or finishing of articles predominately from
raw, unprocessed materials.
The assembly or finishing of articles predominately from
previously processed materials or finished products or parts.
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Regarding the above definition having to do with manufacturing,
there is no outdoor storage of raw or semi-finished materials. All
manufacturing takes place within the primary structure.
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A structure or group of structures on a lot, containing individual
rental sleeping rooms, each with private bath and with or without
individual cooking facilities. An office, lounge, and apartment for
resident manager, linen and supply storage, and maintenance rooms
shall be provided, but no rooms or structures for any other uses shall
be provided.
A principal use of land to which the buildings on the lot,
if any, are accessory, such as pubic parking lot or an open storage
yard for materials.
A structure or group of structures on a lot containing a
facility licensed by the state as either a "chronic and convalescent
home" or a "rest home with nursing supervision," as those terms are
defined in the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut, including
child day care for employees and adult day care as accessory uses,
subject to regulations for the DEV 1 District, upon formal application
and after a public hearing.
An online marketplace and hospitality service, for people
to lease or rent short-term lodging, including vacation rentals, apartment
rentals, homestays, hostel beds, or motel rooms.
An outdoor area located on the same property as a restaurant, fast food restaurant, or retail food establishment that allows for tables and chairs for outdoor table service or self-service dining subject to a zoning permit and the requirements found in § 495-15O.
A type of antennae that is rigid, flat, and directional,
and is up to six feet in height. For panels over six feet in height,
(see "structure.")
Any area of open land customarily used for parking four or
more automobiles or other motorized equipment or vehicles, whether
or not for compensation and whether such parking is designed for short
or long periods.
The amount of parking required prior to adjustment based
upon the shared parking factor and/or the allowed TOD reduction.
The amount of parking required based upon adjustment using
the shared parking factor and/or the allowed TOD reduction.
Parking meant for drop-off, pick-up, or standing. Time allowed
shall not exceed 30 minutes.
Any material that permits full or partial absorption of stormwater
into previously unimproved land.
A structure or group of structures on a lot containing dwelling
units exclusively for occupancy by one or more persons, at least one
of whom in each unit is elderly. Said lot shall abut a nursing home
with which the owner and/or operator of the planned residential care
development for the elderly has a binding legal agreement for placement
of said elderly persons who need more intensive care. A signed copy
of this agreement shall be submitted to the TPZ as part of the permitting
process and reviewed by the Town Attorney for compliance with the
intent of this chapter. Said structure or structures shall also contain
community areas suitably equipped to meet the social interaction and
leisure time needs of the residents and common dining facilities where
at least one meal each day is made available to residents.
A vehicular way located to the rear of lots providing access
to service areas, parking, and outbuildings and containing utility
easements. Rear alleys should be paved from building face to building
face, with drainage by inverted crown at the center or with roll curbs
at the edges.
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A vehicular way located to the rear of lots providing access
to service areas, parking, and outbuildings and containing utility
easements. Rear lanes may be paved to driveway standards. The streetscape
consists of gravel or landscaped edges, has no raised curb, and is
drained by percolation.
A place having an adequate kitchen and dining room, the primary
business of which is the service of meals to patrons seated at tables
or counters. Meals are served by waiters or waitresses and consumed
at the table or counter where they are ordered. A restaurant may have
a restaurant permit to allow the retail sales of alcoholic liquor
to be consumed on the premises, as granted by the Department of Liquor
Control. (See "restaurant, drive-in;" "Restaurant, Fast Food.")
A place that delivers prepared food and/or nonalcoholic beverages
to patrons in motor vehicles, regardless of whether it also serves
said items to patrons who are not in motor vehicles, for consumption
in or out of motor vehicles, on or off the premises.
A place whose primary business is the quick sale of 1) frozen
desserts, 2) food, already prepared, or prepared and cooked quickly,
or cooked or heated in a microwave oven, or 3) nonalcoholic beverages
for consumption on or off the premises. Generally, service is cafeteria
style in disposable plates or containers, and food and beverages are
not consumed at the point where they are ordered or paid for.
Any business where food or beverages are sold to the public for either on premises or off premises consumption. Such establishments shall not be considered restaurants or fast food restaurants. No additional parking will be required provided that they have indoor seating for 10 or fewer patrons. (For outdoor seating, see § 495-15O.)
A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, prescription,
or condemnation and intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk,
railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water
line, sanitary storm sewer, or similar uses. Generally, the right
of one to pass over the property of another.
Any street, road, drive, or lane, public or private.
The right-of-way line of a road.
Any road which has become public by official acceptance by
the Town according to law.
Any road, the design and location of which has been approved
by official action of the Commission.
An individual other than a member of the family occupying
a dwelling unit.
Any dwelling in which at least five persons, but less than
15 persons, are housed or boarded for consideration or otherwise without
separate kitchen facilities, with or without meals. If 15 or more
persons are housed or boarded, such building(s) shall be considered
a motel.
Any nursery, kindergarten, elementary, junior high, or senior
high school, college, or university, offering general or general and
specialized courses of instruction.
A landscape strip at least 10 feet wide, that may be combined
with a wall or fence, as required by the Commission, and that is densely
planted (or has equivalent natural growth) with evergreen shrubs or
trees that grow to at least six feet high within three years. The
screen, and wall or fence, if any, may have reasonable entrances and
exits, and said screen, wall, or fence shall be maintained in good
condition at all times.
Solid material, either mineral or organic, that is in suspension,
is transported, or has been moved from its site or origin of erosion.
The distance between the building and any lot line. (See
definition graphic below.)
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A facade that is provided on average every 30 feet along the frontage. The shopfront shall be no less than 70% glazed in clear glass and shaded by an awning overlapping the sidewalk as specified in § 495-17G(2). The first floor shall be confined to retail or commercial use for a minimum depth of 20 feet from the frontage line. Lobbies for motels and offices may be considered as part of the required retail frontage, provided that any such lobby occupies no more that 50% of said building.
Any structure, or part thereof, or any device attached to
a building, painted, or represented thereon, which shall display and/or
include any letter, word, model, flag, insignia, device, or representation.
A sign includes a billboard, a neon tube, a series of signs, a string
of lights, and/or similar device(s) outlining or hung upon any part
of a building, Exception: A flag or insignia of any government or
governmental agency, or of any fraternal, civic, charitable, or religious
organization. Window displays lasting no more than 30 days are treated
as temporary signage.
The area within the shortest line that can be drawn around
the outside perimeter of a sign.
Any sign, illuminated directly or indirectly, where the artificial
light is not maintained stationary, and such light is constant in
intensity and color at all times when in use.
A sign, including the type commonly known as a billboard,
which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or entertainment
conducted, sold, or offered elsewhere than upon the same lot where
such sign is displayed or only incidentally upon such lot.
A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity,
service, or entertainment conducted, sold or offered upon the same
lot on which it is displayed. A "for sale" or "to let" sign related
to the lot on which it is displayed shall be deemed a business sign.
A sign with sign area of not over two square feet indicating
the direction or route to an establishment.
Any sign designed to give forth any artificial light directly
(or through any transparent or translucent material) from a source
of light connected with such sign.
A sign which directs attention to an event to be conducted
within the Town of Woodbridge during a specified period, not lasting
more than two weeks, held by an educational, municipal, religious,
or philanthropic organization. Examples of such events include, but
are not limited to, plays, concerts, seasonal fairs, rummage sales,
registration for team sports, blood drives, picnics, and dinners.
A sign illuminated with a light so shielded that no direct
rays therefrom are visible elsewhere than on the lot where said illumination
occurs. If such shielding is defective, such sign shall be deemed
to be a directly illuminated sign.
In determining the minimum lot area required, all slopes
equal to or greater than 25% shall be excluded. Slopes shall be measured
prior to any proposed excavation, filling, or other regrading activities.
Slopes are further defined as slopes equal to or greater than 25%
as measured on a certified topographic survey (to Class T-2 or T-3),
meeting the minimum standards of one of the following types of topographic
surveys:
Any unconsolidated mineral or organic material of any origin.
A scheme that minimizes soil erosion and sedimentation resulting
from development and including, but not limited to, a map and a narrative.
A building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed.
A small landing with steps in the front of a building.
That part of a building comprised between any floor and the
floor or roof next above.
See "road."
A freestanding wall or combination of wall and landscape
built along the frontage line, or co-planer with the street. It may
screen a parking lot from the thoroughfare, provide privacy to a side
yard, and/or strengthen the spatial definition of the public realm
at a height not less than 42 inches or more than 54 inches.
Any thing constructed or erected above ground from an assembly
of materials. For the purposes of this chapter the following shall
not be deemed to be a structure: A small structure not to exceed six
feet in any direction and not permanently attached to the ground,
an ornamental well, a fence, a nonretaining wall, a sign, a dumpster
used during construction for which a permit has been issued, a transformer,
an arbor, a mailbox, or a utility pole.
Any extension, repair, reconstruction, or other modification
of property, the cost of which equals or exceeds 60% of the fair market
value of a structure, as determined by a licensed appraiser, either
before the modification is started or, if the property has been damaged
and is being restored, before the damage occurred.
Antennae, telecommunications equipment, communications towers,
and/or other support structures used in connection with the provision
of wireless communications service. These services may include, but
are not limited to, cellular communications, personal communications
services, and paging.
A type of community development that includes a mixture of
housing, office, retail, and/or other amenities integrated into a
walkable neighborhood and located within 1/2 mile of public transportation.
A use or activity that was lawful prior to the adoption,
revision, or amendment of the Zoning Ordinance, but that fails, by
reason of such adoption, revision, or amendment, to conform to the
present requirements of the zoning district. It may be a nonbuilding
use.
The Woodbridge Village District shall be an overlay district
for the GB, BI, and DEV-1 Districts as delineated on the Zoning Map
for the Town of Woodbridge. The regulations for the Woodbridge Village
District shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the regulations
applicable to the underlying zoning districts.
A space extending the full width of the lot between any building
and the front lot line and measured perpendicular to the building
at the closest point to the front lot line.
A space extending across the full width of the lot between
the principal building and the rear lot line and measured perpendicular
to the building of the closest point of the rear lot line.
A space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between
the principal building and the side lot line and measured perpendicular
from the side lot line to the closest point of the principal building.
