Town of Somers, CT Zoning

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Town of Somers, CT

Tolland County

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Table of Contents

Division 1 Charter
Ch C Charter
Division 2 Ordinancees
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 7 Budget and Finance
Ch 8 Benefits Funds
Ch 10 Building Board of Appeals
Ch 14 (Reserved)
Ch 17 Civil Preparedness Agency
Ch 20 Conservation Commission
Ch 22 Cultural Commission
Ch 23 Design Advisory Board
Ch 24 Economic Development Commission
Ch 26 Ethics, Code of
Ch 29 Flood and Erosion Control Board
Ch 35 Justices of the Peace
Ch 47 Planning Commission
Ch 51 Property, Town
Ch 57 Scenic Roads, Designation of
Ch 59 School Board
Ch 61 Central Connecticut Solid Waste Authority
Ch 62 Special Project Committee
Ch 63 Youth Services Advisory Board
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 72 Adult-Oriented Establishments
Ch 73 Cannabis
Ch 75 Alcoholic Beverages
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.
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 214 Zoning

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[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

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Editor's Note: This regulation also superseded former Ch. 214, Zoning, adopted 3-19-1990, as amended.