[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Coventry 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 3-94-0196, as amended through 1-11-2016 by Ord. No. 02-16-0308. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Boards
- Ch 11 Code Review Committee
- Ch 15 Commissions
- Ch 18 Comprehensive Plan
- Ch 22 Court, Municipal
- Ch 39 Library
- Ch 47 Parks and Recreation, Department of
- Ch 51 Personnel
- Ch 56 Purchasing
- Ch 63 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 74 Water Quality Task Force
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 85 Adult Uses
- Ch 87 Alarm Systems
- Ch 89 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 93 Amusement Devices
- Ch 97 Animals
- Ch 102 Boats and Boating
- Ch 104 Body Works Services
- Ch 106 Building Regulations
- Ch 109 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 113 Campgrounds and Trailer Parks
- Ch 115 Clothing Collection Bins
- Ch 118 Drugs and Intoxicants
- Ch 122 Fees
- Ch 124 Firearms
- Ch 127 Outdoor Fires
- Ch 131 Floodplain Management
- Ch 136 Hazardous Wastes
- Ch 139 Housing, Affordable
- Ch 142 Industrial Waste Disposal
- Ch 147 Junk and Secondhand Goods Dealers
- Ch 153 Licensed Businesses
- Ch 158 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 164 Official Map
- Ch 169 Noise
- Ch 175 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 180 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 183 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 186 Poles, Utility
- Ch 189 Schools
- Ch 191 Sewers
- Ch 196 Shows, Performances and Exhibitions
- Ch 200 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 204 Solid Waste
- Ch 206 Stormwater Management
- Ch 209 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 213 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 217 Taxation
- Ch 222 Tobacco Dealers
- Ch 223 Tobacco and Non-Tobacco Products
- Ch 226 Trees
- Ch 231 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 234 Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned
- Ch 240 Waterways
- Ch 242 Wells
- Ch 245 Yard Sales
- Ch 255 Zoning
- Ch 255 Art I Introduction
- § 255-I-100 Preamble.
- § 255-I-110 Purpose.
- § 255-I-120 Regulation.
- Ch 255 Art II Definitions
- § 255-II-200 Standard interpretations.
- § 255-II-210 Specific definitions.
- Ch 255 Art III Administration and Enforcement
- § 255-III-300 Building inspector and zoning enforcement officer.
- § 255-III-310 Duties of building inspector and zoning enforcement officer.
- § 255-III-320 Zoning certificate required.
- § 255-III-330 Zoning certificates.
- § 255-III-340 Publication of zoning certificates.
- § 255-III-350 Zoning certificate relationship to other codes, regulations and ordinances.
- § 255-III-360 Expiration of zoning certificate.
- § 255-III-370 Work previously authorized.
- § 255-III-380 Vested rights.
- § 255-III-390 Administrative variances.
- § 255-III-3100 Violations and penalties.
- § 255-III-3110 Appeal from decision of Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement Officer.
- § 255-III-3120 Maintenance of chapter.
- § 255-III-3130 Filing fees.
- Ch 255 Art IV Zoning Board of Review
- § 255-IV-400 Organization.
- § 255-IV-410 Powers and duties of Board.
- § 255-IV-420 Procedure of the Board.
- § 255-IV-430 Special use permits.
- § 255-IV-440 Extension of special use permits.
- § 255-IV-450 Variances.
- § 255-IV-460 Special conditions.
- § 255-IV-470 Application procedure for special use permits and variances.
- § 255-IV-480 Participation in zoning hearing.
- § 255-IV-490 Appeals to superior court.
- § 255-IV-4100 Unified development review.
- Ch 255 Art V Zoning Districts and Zoning District Map
- § 255-V-500 Zoning districts.
- § 255-V-510 Zoning Map.
- § 255-V-520 Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.
- § 255-V-530 SPD-Special Planning Overlay District/Special Management District for Route 3 and Sandy Bottom Road.
- Ch 255 Art VI Zoning District Use and Dimensional Regulations
- § 255-VI-600 Schedule of Zoning District Use Regulations.
- § 255-VI-610 Dimensional regulations.
- Ch 255 Art VII Industrial Performance Standards
- § 255-VII-700 Purpose.
- § 255-VII-710 Application of standards.
- § 255-VII-720 Administration of performance standards.
- § 255-VII-730 Plans and specifications.
- § 255-VII-740 Report by expert consultants.
- § 255-VII-750 Required alterations.
- § 255-VII-760 Continued enforcement.
- § 255-VII-770 Cancellation of permits.
- § 255-VII-780 Appeals.
- § 255-VII-790 Performance standards for noise.
- § 255-VII-7100 Performance standards for vibrations.
- § 255-VII-7110 Performance standards for smoke and particulate matter.
- § 255-VII-7120 Performance standards for odorous matter.
- § 255-VII-7130 Performance standards for glare.
- § 255-VII-7140 Performance standards for heat.
- § 255-VII-7150 Performance standards for airborne toxics, gases, and fumes.
- § 255-VII-7160 Performance standards for sewage and water-borne wastes.
- § 255-VII-7170 Performance standards for radioactive materials.
- § 255-VII-7180 Performance standards for fire and explosive hazards.
- § 255-VII-7190 Performance standards for hazardous materials.
- Ch 255 Art VIII Nonconforming Development
- § 255-VIII-800 Purpose and applicability.
- § 255-VIII-810 Completion of construction.
- § 255-VIII-820 Prior illegal establishment.
- § 255-VIII-830 Abandonment.
- § 255-VIII-840 Restrictions on nonconforming development.
- § 255-VIII-850 Restrictions on nonconforming structures.
- § 255-VIII-860 Special use permits.
- § 255-VIII-870 Single nonconforming lots of record.
- § 255-VIII-880 Adjacent nonconforming lots of record under same ownership.
- § 255-VIII-890 Nonconforming lots of record, building setback requirements in residential zones.
- Ch 255 Art IX Supplementary Regulations
- § 255-IX-900 Purpose.
- § 255-IX-910 Exceptions to dimensional requirements.
- § 255-IX-920 General development regulations.
- § 255-IX-930 Supplemental regulations for specific land uses.
- § 255-IX-940 Leased land/seasonal housing.
- § 255-IX-950 Keeping of horses.
- § 255-IX-960 Utilities.
- § 255-IX-970 Telecommunication towers.
- § 255-IX-980 Mill Conversion District.
- § 255-IX-990 Adaptive reuse projects.
- Ch 255 Art X Earth Removal/Sand and Gravel Extraction
- § 255-X-1000 Purpose.
- § 255-X-1010 Applicability.
- § 255-X-1020 Permit application.
- § 255-X-1030 Operational requirements.
- § 255-X-1040 Buffers and setbacks.
- § 255-X-1050 Site restoration.
- § 255-X-1060 Security/performance bond.
- § 255-X-1070 Duration of permits.
- § 255-X-1080 Nuisance avoidance.
- Ch 255 Art XI Residential Mobile Home Districts (RMD)
- § 255-XI-1100 Purpose.
- § 255-XI-1110 Establishment of residential mobile home districts.
- § 255-XI-1120 Planning Commission review.
- § 255-XI-1130 Permitted uses.
- § 255-XI-1140 Occupancy.
- § 255-XI-1150 Service building.
- § 255-XI-1160 Sale of mobile homes.
- § 255-XI-1170 Change of lot size.
- Ch 255 Art XII Standards for Parking Lots and Loading Facilities
- § 255-XII-1200 General requirements.
- § 255-XII-1210 Loading space requirements and dimensions.
- § 255-XII-1220 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 255-XII-1230 Property access standards.
- Ch 255 Art XIII Residential Cluster Development
- § 255-XIII-1300 Purpose.
- § 255-XIII-1310 Development parameters.
- § 255-XIII-1320 Dimensional regulations.
- § 255-XIII-1330 Application requirements.
- § 255-XIII-1340 General requirements.
- § 255-XIII-1350 Criteria for approval.
- § 255-XIII-1360 Common open space requirements.
- § 255-XIII-1370 Incentives.
- § 255-XIII-1380 Approval required before improvements.
- § 255-XIII-1390 Previously approved developments.
- § 255-XIII-13100 Security/performance bond.
- Ch 255 Art XIV Land Development Projects
- § 255-XIV-1400 Definition.
- § 255-XIV-1410 Purpose.
- § 255-XIV-1420 Permitted uses.
- § 255-XIV-1430 Procedure.
- § 255-XIV-1440 Modifications and amendments.
- Ch 255 Art XV Signs
- § 255-XV-1500 Findings and purpose.
- § 255-XV-1510 Standard sign use regulation.
- § 255-XV-1520 Signs in residential zoning districts.
- § 255-XV-1530 Signs in commercial and industrial districts.
- § 255-XV-1540 Village commercial sign regulations.
- § 255-XV-1550 Hazardous or obsolete signs.
- § 255-XV-1560 Abatement and removal of unlawful or unsafe signs.
- § 255-XV-1570 Exemptions for signs.
- § 255-XV-1580 Nonconforming signs.
- Ch 255 Art XVI Development Plan Review
- § 255-XVI-1600 Uses requiring development plan review.
- § 255-XVI-1610 Permitting authority.
- § 255-XVI-1620 Specific and objective guidelines.
- § 255-XVI-1630 Waivers.
- § 255-XVI-1640 Appeal.
- Ch 255 Art XVII Landscaping
- § 255-XVII-1700 Purpose.
- § 255-XVII-1710 Applicability.
- § 255-XVII-1720 Plan submittal requirements.
- § 255-XVII-1730 Minimum landscaped buffer.
- § 255-XVII-1740 Landscape standards and specification.
- § 255-XVII-1750 Parking lots.
- § 255-XVII-1760 Maintenance of landscaped buffers.
- Ch 255 Art XVIII Adoption and Amendment
- § 255-XVIII-1800 Procedure.
- § 255-XVIII-1810 Review by Planning Commission.
- § 255-XVIII-1820 Notice and hearing requirements.
- § 255-XVIII-1830 Change of zone; limitations and restrictions.
- § 255-XVIII-1840 Review by Planning Commission.
- § 255-XVIII-1850 Adverse decision.
- § 255-XVIII-1860 Fees.
- § 255-XVIII-1870 Amendment to Zoning Map.
- § 255-XVIII-1880 Appeal of enactment of or amendment to zoning ordinance.
- Ch 255 Art XIX Legal Status
- § 255-XIX-1900 Conflict with other ordinances.
- § 255-XIX-1910 Severability.
- § 255-XIX-1920 Minimum requirements.
- § 255-XIX-1930 When effective.
- Ch 255 Art XX Special Regulations for Wind Energy Facilities
- § 255-XX-2000 Wind energy facilities.
- § 255-XX-2010 Definitions.
- § 255-XX-2020 Applicability.
- § 255-XX-2030 Conflict and severability.
- § 255-XX-2040 Administration.
- § 255-XX-2050 Application submission requirements.
- § 255-XX-2060 General standards.
- § 255-XX-2070 Safety setback.
- § 255-XX-2080 Decommissioning and abandonment.
- § 255-XX-2090 Special standards for wind energy facilities.
- § 255-XX-20100 Plan Commission approvals.
- § 255-XX-20110 Liability insurance.
- § 255-XX-20120 Improvement guarantees.
- § 255-XX-20130 Public inquiries and complaints.
- § 255-XX-20140 When effective.
- Ch 255 Art XXI Special Regulations - Solar Power Generators
- § 255-XXI-2100 Purpose.
- § 255-XXI-2110 Definitions.
- § 255-XXI-2120 General requirements.
- § 255-XXI-2130 Roof-mounted solar installations.
- § 255-XXI-2140 Ground-mounted solar installations.
- § 255-XXI-2150 Construction and application.
- Appendix
- Ch A260 Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
