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Town of Somers, CT
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Division 3 Regulations
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Chapter 214 Zoning
Chapter 214
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted
5-1-2021
by the Zoning Commission (now Planning & 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Editor's Note: This regulation also superseded former Ch. 214, Zoning, adopted 3-19-1990, as amended.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
§ 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.
Article II
Words and Terms
§ 214-2.1
Basic usage.
§ 214-2.2
Definitions.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article V
Special Districts
§ 214-5.1
Floodplain Overlay District.
§ 214-5.2
Planned Development District.
§ 214-5.3
Detached Housing Development Zone (DHD).
Article 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.
§ 214-6.14
Mixed-proximate residential.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article IX
Procedures
§ 214-9.1
Staff procedures.
§ 214-9.2
Preapplication reviews (staff/ZC).
§ 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.