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Town of Somers, CT
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2022-06-02
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Division 3 Regulations
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Chapter 214 Zoning
Division 1 Charter
Ch C
Charter
Division 2 Ordinancees
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
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Ch 7
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Ch 8
Benefits Funds
Ch 10
Building Board of Appeals
Ch 14
(Reserved)
Ch 17
Civil Preparedness Agency
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Ch 57
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Ch 59
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Ch 61
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Ch 62
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Ch 63
Youth Services Advisory Board
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 72
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Ch 73
Cannabis
Ch 75
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Ch 79
(Reserved)
Ch 88
Building Construction
Ch 92
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 96
Citations
Ch 104
Driveways
Ch 114
Fees
Ch 130
Littering
Ch 135
Mass Gatherings
Ch 145
Property Maintenance
Ch 155
Sewers
Ch 161
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 166
Solid Waste
Ch 172
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 179
Taxation
Ch 187
Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 192
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 196
Vendors, Hawkers, Peddlers, Canvassers and Solicitors
Ch 198
Vending and Sidewalk, Tag and Auction Sales
Ch 204
Water
Division 3 Regulations
Ch 211
Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Ch 212
Sewer Use Charge System
Ch 213
Subdivision of Land
Ch 214
Zoning
Ch 214 Art I
Regulatory Basics
§ 214-1.1
Authority.
§ 214-1.2
Purposes.
§ 214-1.3
Zoning Map; interpretation of boundaries..
§ 214-1.4
Application of regulations.
§ 214-1.5
Compliance required.
§ 214-1.6
Enforcement.
§ 214-1.7
Severability; effective date.
Ch 214 Art II
Words and Terms
§ 214-2.1
Basic usage.
§ 214-2.2
Definitions.
Ch 214 Art III
Residential Districts
§ 214-3.1
Purposes.
§ 214-3.2
Principal uses and structures.
§ 214-3.3
Accessory uses and structures.
§ 214-3.4
Area, yard and bulk regulations.
Ch 214 Art IV
Business/Industrial Districts
§ 214-4.1
Purposes.
§ 214-4.2
Village District declared.
§ 214-4.3
Principal uses and structures.
§ 214-4.4
Accessory uses and structures.
§ 214-4.5
Area, yard and bulk regulations.
Ch 214 Art V
Special Districts
§ 214-5.1
Floodplain Overlay District.
§ 214-5.2
Planned Development District.
§ 214-5.3
Detached Housing Development Zone (DHD).
Ch 214 Art VI
Use-Related Provisions
§ 214-6.1
Prohibited uses.
§ 214-6.2
Home occupation.
§ 214-6.3
Horses and ponies.
§ 214-6.4
Accessory apartments.
§ 214-6.5
Age-restricted housing.
§ 214-6.6
Open space subdivisions.
§ 214-6.7
Adaptive reuse.
§ 214-6.8
Drive-through establishments.
§ 214-6.9
Temporary uses.
§ 214-6.10
Public utility uses.
§ 214-6.11
Alcoholic beverages.
§ 214-6.12
Farm brewery/farm winery/farm distillery.
§ 214-6.13
Wood-burning furnaces.
Ch 214 Art VII
Standards
§ 214-7.1
Signs.
§ 214-7.2
Parking and loading.
§ 214-7.3
Exterior lighting.
§ 214-7.4
Landscaping.
§ 214-7.5
Stormwater management.
§ 214-7.6
Soil erosion and sediment control.
§ 214-7.7
Driveways.
§ 214-7.8
Corner visibility.
§ 214-7.9
Sewers and water.
§ 214-7.10
Historic significance.
§ 214-7.11
Performance standards.
§ 214-7.12
Groundwater protection.
§ 214-7.13
Access management.
§ 214-7.14
Pedestrian improvement.
§ 214-7.15
Refuse management.
Ch 214 Art VIII
Special Provisions
§ 214-8.1
Dimensional exceptions.
§ 214-8.2
Nonconforming conditions.
§ 214-8.3
Telecommunication facilities.
§ 214-8.4
Earthwork regulations.
§ 214-8.5
Adult-oriented establishments.
Ch 214 Art IX
Procedures
§ 214-9.1
Staff procedures.
§ 214-9.2
Preapplication reviews (staff/Zoning Commission).
§ 214-9.3
Site plan application.
§ 214-9.4
Special use permit application.
§ 214-9.5
Text amendment.
§ 214-9.6
Zoning Map amendment.
§ 214-9.7
Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 214-9.8
Procedural requirements.
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Chapter 214
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted
5-1-2021
by the Zoning Commission of the Town of Somers, effective 5-1-2021.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Site Plan Application Checklist
Attachment 2 - Special Use Permit Application Checklist
Attachment 3 - Regulation Change Application Checklist
Attachment 4 - Zone Change Application Checklist
Attachment 5 - Planned Development District Application Checklist
[1]
Editor's Note: This regulation also superseded former Ch. 214, Zoning, adopted 3-19-1990, as amended.
Article I
Regulatory Basics
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§ 214-1.1
Authority.
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§ 214-1.2
Purposes.
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§ 214-1.3
Zoning Map; interpretation of boundaries..
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§ 214-1.4
Application of regulations.
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§ 214-1.5
Compliance required.
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§ 214-1.6
Enforcement.
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§ 214-1.7
Severability; effective date.
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Article II
Words and Terms
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§ 214-2.1
Basic usage.
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§ 214-2.2
Definitions.
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Article III
Residential Districts
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§ 214-3.1
Purposes.
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§ 214-3.2
Principal uses and structures.
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§ 214-3.3
Accessory uses and structures.
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§ 214-3.4
Area, yard and bulk regulations.
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Article IV
Business/Industrial Districts
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§ 214-4.1
Purposes.
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§ 214-4.2
Village District declared.
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§ 214-4.3
Principal uses and structures.
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§ 214-4.4
Accessory uses and structures.
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§ 214-4.5
Area, yard and bulk regulations.
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Article V
Special Districts
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§ 214-5.1
Floodplain Overlay District.
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§ 214-5.2
Planned Development District.
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§ 214-5.3
Detached Housing Development Zone (DHD).
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Article VI
Use-Related Provisions
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§ 214-6.1
Prohibited uses.
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§ 214-6.2
Home occupation.
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§ 214-6.3
Horses and ponies.
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§ 214-6.4
Accessory apartments.
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§ 214-6.5
Age-restricted housing.
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§ 214-6.6
Open space subdivisions.
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§ 214-6.7
Adaptive reuse.
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§ 214-6.8
Drive-through establishments.
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§ 214-6.9
Temporary uses.
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§ 214-6.10
Public utility uses.
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§ 214-6.11
Alcoholic beverages.
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§ 214-6.12
Farm brewery/farm winery/farm distillery.
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§ 214-6.13
Wood-burning furnaces.
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Article VII
Standards
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§ 214-7.1
Signs.
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§ 214-7.2
Parking and loading.
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§ 214-7.3
Exterior lighting.
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§ 214-7.4
Landscaping.
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§ 214-7.5
Stormwater management.
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§ 214-7.6
Soil erosion and sediment control.
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§ 214-7.7
Driveways.
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§ 214-7.8
Corner visibility.
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§ 214-7.9
Sewers and water.
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§ 214-7.10
Historic significance.
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§ 214-7.11
Performance standards.
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§ 214-7.12
Groundwater protection.
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§ 214-7.13
Access management.
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§ 214-7.14
Pedestrian improvement.
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§ 214-7.15
Refuse management.
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Article VIII
Special Provisions
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§ 214-8.1
Dimensional exceptions.
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§ 214-8.2
Nonconforming conditions.
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§ 214-8.3
Telecommunication facilities.
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§ 214-8.4
Earthwork regulations.
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§ 214-8.5
Adult-oriented establishments.
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Article IX
Procedures
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§ 214-9.1
Staff procedures.
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§ 214-9.2
Preapplication reviews (staff/Zoning Commission).
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§ 214-9.3
Site plan application.
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§ 214-9.4
Special use permit application.
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§ 214-9.5
Text amendment.
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§ 214-9.6
Zoning Map amendment.
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§ 214-9.7
Zoning Board of Appeals.
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§ 214-9.8
Procedural requirements.
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