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Please note that any regulation amendments adopted after June 20, 2018 can be found under Zoning Regulation Amendments (Adopted & Proposed)

NEW MILFORD ZONING REGULATIONS

Click Here for Full Regulations - amended February 15, 2024

ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS


Chapter 10: General Provisions
Section 010-010	Statement of Intent and Purpose
Section 010-020	Establishment of Zoning Districts
Section 010-030	Official Zoning Map
Section 010-040	Zone Boundaries
Section 010-050	Application of Zoning Regulations
Section 010-060	Rules of Interpretation of Language
Section 010-070	Performance Standards

Chapter 15: Definitions
Section 015-010	Definitions

ARTICLE II - BASE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Chapter 20: Lot and Building Standards
Section 020-010	Lot and Area Tables
Section 020-020	Height and Area Regulations Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 020-030	Exceptions to Height and Area Requirements

Chapter 25: Single Family Residence Districts (R-160, R-80, R-60, R-40, R-20, R-8, R-5)
Section 025-010	Purpose
Section 025-020	Permitted Uses
Section 025-030	Lot Area
Section 025-040	Lot Frontage and Access
Section 025-050	Agricultural Uses
Section 025-060	Horses and Livestock
Section 025-070	Home Occupations
Section 025-080	Conversion of Existing Dwellings
Section 025-090	Accessory Apartments
Section 025-100	Special Permit Uses in Residential Districts
Section 025-110	Accessory Uses and Buildings Permitted in a Single Family Residential District
Section 025-120	Farm Brewery/Farm Winery/Farm Distillery

Chapter 30: Two-Family Residence District (R-8-2)
Section 030-010	Purpose
Section 030-020	Permitted Uses

Chapter 35: Multiple Residence District (MR)
Section 035-010	Purpose
Section 035-020	Use Classifications
Section 035-030	Application Requirements
Section 035-040	Site Requirements
Section 035-050	Building Requirements
Section 035-060	Accessory Buildings and Uses
Section 035-070	Parking Areas
Section 035-080	Refuse Collection Area and Facilities
Section 035-090	Landscaping and Recreation
Section 035-100	Affordable Housing Provisions

Chapter 36: Mobile Home District (R-MH)
Section 036-010	Purpose
Section 036-020	Establishment
Section 036-030	Definitions
Section 036-040	Placement of Mobile Home
Section 036-050	Permits

Chapter 40: Restricted Business Zone (B-1)
Section 040-010	Purpose
Section 040-020	Permitted Uses
Section 040-030	Standards

Chapter 45: General Business Zone (B-2)
Section 045-010	Purpose
Section 045-020	Permitted Uses
Section 045-030	Standards

Chapter 50: Lake Business Zone (B-3)
Section 050-010	Purpose
Section 050-020	Use Classifications

Chapter 55: Business Zone (B-4)
Section 055-010	Purpose
Section 055-020	Use Classifications
Section 055-030	Minimum Standards

Chapter 60: Industrial/Commercial Zone (I/C)
Section 060-010	Purpose
Section 060-020	Use Classifications
Section 060-030	Additional Conditions and Standards

Chapter 65: Industrial District (I)
Section 065-010	Purpose
Section 065-020	Use Classifications
Section 065-025 - Deleted effective 11/14/14

Chapter 66: Restricted Industrial Zone (RI)
Section 066-010	Purpose
Section 066-020	Use Classifications
Section 066-030	Conditions and Standards

Chapter 70: Motor Vehicle Junkyard District (MV)
Section 070-010	Purpose
Section 070-020	Use Classifications
Section 070-030	Application Requirements

Chapter 75: Airport District
Section 075-010	Purpose
Section 075-020	Use Classifications
Section 075-030	Special Conditions
Section 075-040	Building and Lot Requirements

Chapter 80: Village Center District (VCD)
Section 080-010	Purpose
Section 080-020	Use Classifications
Section 080-030	Application Requirements
Section 080-040	Special Conditions
Section 080-050	Building Requirements
Section 080-060	Procedures and Basis for Determination and Approval

ARTICLE III - OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Chapter 85: Government Service District (GSD)
Section 085-010	Purpose
Section 085-020	Use Classifications

Chapter 90: Town Landmark District (TLD)
Section 090-010	Purpose
Section 090-020	Definitions and Standards
Section 090-030	Permitted Uses
Section 090-040	Application Requirements
Section 090-050	Method of Identification
Section 090-060	Special Enforcement Procedures

Chapter 95: Housatonic River District (HRD)
Section 095-010	Purpose
Section 095-020	Use Classifications
Section 095-030	Permit Procedures
Section 095-040	Requirements and Standards

Chapter 100: Route 7 and 202 Curb Cut and Access Management Overlay Zone
Section 100-010	Intent and Purpose
Section 100-020	Location
Section 100-030	Maps as Standard Provision
Section 100-040	Requirement for Compliance

Chapter 103: Litchfield Road (Route 202) Corridor District
Section 103-010	Purpose
Section 103-020	Overlay Area
Section 103-030	Use Classifications
Section 103-040	Conditions and Standards

Chapter 104: Candlewood Lake Watershed District (CLWD)
Section 104-010	Background
Section 104-020	Purpose
Section 104-030	Land to Which These Regulations Apply
Section 104-040	Compliance
Section 104-050	Permitted Uses
Section 104-060	Required Stormwater Management Plan and Data
Section 104-070	Best Management Practices
Section 104-080	Approval Considerations

ARTICLE IV - SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Chapter 105: Planned Residential Development (PRD)
Section 105-010	Purpose
Section 105-020	Procedures for Establishments of PRD
Section 105-030	Lot and Building Requirements
Section 105-040	Utility Requirements
Section 105-050	Sewage Disposal
Section 105-060	Circulation, Access and Parking
Section 105-070	Landscaping
Section 105-080	Open Space and Recreational Amenities

Chapter 107: Cluster Conservation Subdivision District (CCSD)
Section 107-010	Purpose
Section 107-020	Definitions
Section 107-030	Establishment
Section 107-040	Standards
Section 107-050	Open Space Ownership and Preservation
Section 107-060	Modifications
Section 107-070	Final Subdivision Approval

Chapter 110: Planned Development District (PDD)
Section 110-010	Purpose
Section 110-020	Use Classifications
Section 110-030	Application Requirements
Section 110-040	Standards and Conditions

Chapter 116: Active Adult Community Zone (AACZ)
Section 116-010	Purpose
Section 116-020	Establishment
Section 116-030	Permitted Use
Section 116-040	Standards
Section 116-050	Open Space Requirements
Section 116-060	Zoning Map
Section 116-070	Completion of Work
Section 116-080 - Repealed effective 2/27/15

Chapter 117: Major Planned Residential Development District Number 1 (MPRDD#1)
Section 117-010	Purpose
Section 117-020	Procedures for Establishment of a MPRDD
Section 117-030	Permitted Uses
Section 117-040	Design and Development Standards
Section 117-050	Open Space Ownership and Preservation
Section 117-060	Contribution in Lieu of Affordable Housing
Section 117-070	Zoning Map
Section 117-080	Time for Completion and Reversion to Prior Zone

Chapter 119: Housatonic Riverfront Zone (HRFZ)
Section 119-010	Purpose and Applicability
Section 119-020	Permitted Uses
Section 119-030	Procedure for Establishment of Housatonic Riverfront Zone and Application Requirements
Section 119-040	Additional Requirements and Exceptions
Section 119-050	Timeframes for Completion and Reversion to Prior Zone

ARTICLE V - REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
Chapter 120: Floodplain Management Regulations
Section 120-010	Purpose and Objectives
Section 120-020	General Provisions
Section 120-030	Definitions
Section 120-040	Application Procedures
Section 120-050	Provisions for Flood Hazard Reductions
Section 120-060	Enforcement Provisions
Section 120-070	Miscellaneous Provisions

Chapter 125: Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations
Section 125-010	Purpose
Section 125-020	Definitions
Section 125-030	Activities Requiring a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
Section 125-040	Contents of Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
Section 125-050	Standards for Review of Plan
Section 125-060	Procedures for Approval of Plan
Section 125-070	Conditions Imposed on Plan
Section 125-080	Inspection Procedures

Chapter 130: Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Area Standards
Section 130-010	Purpose
Section 130-020	General Requirements
Section 130-030	Parking Lot Landscaping Requirements
Section 130-040	Buffer Areas
Section 130-050	Bonding
Section 130-060	Definitions
Section 130-070	Modification of Standards

Chapter 131: Outdoor Lighting Regulations
Section 131-010	Purpose
Section 131-020	Definitions
Section 131-030	Lighting Plan
Section 131-040	General Requirements
Section 131-050	Modifications of Standards
Section 131-060	Exceptions

Chapter 135: Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
Section 135-010	Purpose
Section 135-020	Existing Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities
Section 135-030	Amount of Off-Street Parking Space and Loading Space to be Provided
Section 135-040	Amount of Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities to be Provided When Not Listed in Section 135-030
Section 135-050	Location of Off-Street Parking Facilities and Off-Street Loading Spaces
Section 135-060	Off-Street Parking and Facilities Specifications
Section 135-070	Modifications of Standards

Chapter 140: Excavation of Earth Products
Section 140-010	Purpose
Section 140-020	Permitted Excavations
Section 140-030	Prohibited Excavations
Section 140-040	Excavation Permit Application Requirements
Section 140-050	Regulations Concerning Conduct of Operations
Section 140-060	General and Specific Provisions
Section 140-070	Grading and Re-Grading of Property
Section 140-080	Filling of Land
Section 140-090	Processing of Earth Products in Connection with Building and Construction

Chapter 145: Signs
Section 145-010	Purpose
Section 145-020	Definitions
Section 145-030	Exempt Signs
Section 145-040	Prohibited Signs
Section 145-050	Permitted Signs
Section 145-060	Application Procedures
Section 145-070	Additional Standards
Section 145-080	Nonconforming Signs
Section 145-090	Off-Site Signs
Section 145-100	Temporary Advertising Signs

Chapter 150: Telecommunications Facilities
Section 150-010	Purpose
Section 150-020	Definitions
Section 150-030	Permitted Uses
Section 150-040	General Provisions
Section 150-050	Application Requirements

Chapter 155: Separation Distances
Section 155-010	Purpose
Section 155-020	Regulated Uses
Section 155-030	Exceptions

Chapter 160: Noncomforming Lots, Uses, Buildings, and/or Structures
Section 160-010	Purpose
Section 160-020	Nonconforming Uses
Section 160-030	Nonconforming Buildings and Structures
Section 160-040	Nonconforming Lots
Section 160-050	Nonconforming Signs

Chapter 165: General Provisions
Section 165-010	Conformance with Open Space Requirements
Section 165-020	Lot Area
Section 165-030	Lot Frontage and Access
Section 165-040	Lots in More than One Zoning District
Section 165-050	Temporary Uses
Section 165-060	Improving or Widening of a Town Road
Section 165-070	Common Driveways in Business and Industrial Zones

Chapter 170: Special Provisions
Section 170-010	Alcoholic Beverages
Section 170-020	Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
Section 170-030	Adult Oriented Establishments
Section 170-040	Inclusionary Zoning - Affordable Housing Contribution
Section 170-050	Cannabis Establishments

ARTICLE VI - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 175: Site Plan Application
Section 175-010	Purpose
Section 175-020	Site Plan Application Requirements
Section 175-030	Criteria for Site Plan Approval
Section 175-040	Duration of Site Plan Approval

Chapter 180: Special Permits
Section 180-010	Purpose
Section 180-020	Uses Requiring Special Permits
Section 180-030	Special Permit Application Requirements
Section 180-040	Standards for Review of Special Permit Application
Section 180-050	Procedure for Approval of Special Permit
Section 180-060	Public Hearing Notice Requirements
Section 180-070	Performance Bond Requirements

Chapter 185: Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
Section 185-010	Application for Use Permit
Section 185-020	Duration of Use Permit
Section 185-030	Pending Application for Building Permit
Section 185-040	Certificate of Use Compliance

Chapter 190: Fee Schedule
See Appendix B

Chapter 195: Zoning Board of Appeals
Section 195-010	Powers and Duties

Chapter 200: Amendments
Section 200-010	General Provisions
Section 200-020	Application for Zone Change
Section 200-030	Public Hearing Requirements

Chapter 205: Validity

Chapter 210: Effective Date

APPENDICES
Appendix A: Trip Multiplier Table	Appendix A-1
Appendix B: Schedule of Fees	Appendix B-1
Appendix C: Dates of Amendments	Appendix C-1
Appendix D: Tree Planting Details	Appendix D-1
Appendix E: Cluster Conservation Subdivision Districts #1	Appendix E-1
Appendix E: Cluster Conservation Subdivision Districts #2	Appendix E-2

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