7.03.110
Residential front. No dwelling,
building or other structure may exceed 30 feet in height above the
average finished ground level at the side of the building closest
to the street or private road and no portion of the structure shall
be more than 10 feet below the average finished ground level at the
front of the building.
7.03.120
Business front. No building
or structure may exceed 30 feet in height above the average finished
ground level at the side of the building closest to the street or
private road and no portion of the structure shall be more than 10
feet below the average finished ground level at the front of the building.
7.03.121
Industrial height. No building or other structure
may exceed 40 feet to the highest point of the building from any ground
level point on any side of the building.
[Added effective 9-26-2020]
7.03.130
Multiple buildings. In zones
where multiple buildings are allowed or the building front setback
is 100 feet or greater, the side closest to the access driveway may
be considered the front at the discretion of the Commission.
7.03.140
Highest point. No dwelling,
building or other structure may exceed 42 feet to the highest point
of the building from any ground level point on any side of the building.
7.03.150
Exceptions to height limitations.
7.03.151
Specialty structures. The
height limitations of these regulations shall not apply to spires,
towers or belfries of churches; flagpoles; residential radio or television
antennae; electric utility transmission towers and cables; or buildings
or structures used in farming and not inhabited by humans.
7.03.152
Equipment or devices installed on roof. Air
conditioning units, elevator shafts and mechanical devices used in
connection with manufacturing which cannot be placed at a height of
less than 30 feet in the front of the building for engineering or
technological reasons may be installed above the roof line of a building
within the perimeter of the roof to a reasonable and necessary height
as allowed by the Commission.
7.03.153
Outdoor above-ground tank. Outdoor above ground
tanks located in industrial zones for the storage of material used
or consumed in the manufacturing processes taking place within a building
may extend to a height not to exceed 40 feet above average finished
ground level. All such tanks shall be included in determining the
structural coverage and bulk limitations.
7.03.154
Hospitals in the EH-10 Zone. Enclosures for
elevator shafts used in hospital buildings in the EH-10 Zone may exceed
the building height limitations established herein to a reasonable
and necessary height as allowed by the Commission.
A parapet wall around the roof of a hospital building in an
EH-10 Zone may be required to screen roof equipment from view and
may be erected to a reasonable and necessary height as allowed by
the Commission.
7.03.155
Fairfield hills adaptive reuse zone.
(a)
Buildings or structures located in the FHAR Zone
erected without a peaked roof may not exceed 42 feet to the highest
point of the building or structure from any ground level point on
any side of the building or structure.
(b)
Buildings or structures located in the FHAR zone
with a peaked roof may not exceed 60 feet to the highest point of
the building or structure from any ground level point on any side
of the building or structure.
7.03.156
Public schools. Public schools may be erected
to exceed 30 feet in height above the average finished ground level
at the front of the building provided that the front, rear and side
yards shall be increased by two feet for each one foot by which such
buildings exceed 30 feet. For any such structure which exceeds the
30 feet in height, such structure shall not exceed 60 feet to the
highest point of the building from any ground level point on any side
of the building.
[Effective 1-15-2001]
7.03.210
Corner lots. All yards bounding
on a street shall meet the minimum requirements for front yards whether
or not said street is presently maintained by the Town.
7.03.220
Buildings housing animals.
Any building housing horses, cattle, sheep or poultry, or any other
such animal, whether as a principal or accessory use of the premises,
shall be located at least 100 feet from any property line, except
for a single structure not exceeding 120 square feet of footprint
and not more than eight feet in height, housing 10 or fewer hens located
in a side or rear yard, where the application of this rule as currently
worded would leave the property without a buildable area because of
its setback requirements, for which structure the setback shall be
the standard setback for the zone in which the property is located
per the Newtown Zoning Regulations.
[Amended effective 9-26-2020]
7.03.230
Railroad track. There shall
be no side or rear yard required in any industrial zone adjacent to
a railroad right of way actually containing track.
7.03.240
ADA structural exemptions.
Structural alteration to an existing single-family residences, including,
but not limited to, handrails or wheelchair ramps, which are necessary
to provide access for individuals with a physical disability shall
be exempt from the applicable minimum yard setback and maximum lot
coverage requirements provided that the proposed structure meets the
following criteria:
(a)
The proposed structural alteration must comply
with applicable guidelines for the American with Disabilities Act
(ADA), and
(b)
An A-2 survey shall not be required provided that
the applicant can illustrate, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Enforcement
Officer, that the proposed structure is located wholly within the
subject property boundary and access will not affect adjoining property
or the public right of way.
