TOWN OF PLYMOUTH ZONING REGULATIONS

1 TOWN OF PLYMOUTH ZONING REGULATIONS Adopted: January 10, 2008 Effective Date: January 15, 2008 Revised Date: March 1, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ARTICLE 1 PREAMBLE, ENACTING CLAUSE, ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP A. Preamble 1 B. Enacting Clause, Short Title 1 C. Establishment of Districts 2 D. Purpose of ZONING Districts 2 E. ZONING Map 3 F. Scope of Controls 4 ARTICLE 2 INTERPRETATION A. General Requirements 5 B.

2 Definition of Terms 5 C. Definitions 5 ARTICLE 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS A. Applicability 19 B. Permitted Uses 19 C. Prohibited Uses 19 D. General Provisions 20 E. Non-Conforming Uses and Structures 23 F. Driveway Cuts Within the Route 6 Corridor 25 G. Development in an R-Lake district 25 ARTICLE 4 USE AND BULK REGULATIONS A. General Requirements 27 B. Table of General Use REGULATIONS 27 C. Table of General Bulk REGULATIONS 31 ARTICLE 5 ENVIRONMENTAL/RELATED REGULATIONS A.

3 General Requirements 33 B. Soil & Erosion Control REGULATIONS 34 C. Flood Damage Prevention REGULATIONS 37 D. Aquifer/Watershed Protection REGULATIONS 47 ARTICLE 6 SPECIAL PERMIT USES AND REGULATIONS A. Special Permit Requirements and Criteria 49 B. Sand Pits, Gravel Pits, Removal of Topsoil or 51 Excavation Operations (in any district ) C. Filling of Land 56 D. Garden Apartments or Condominiums 58 E. Recreational Camps 63 F. Individual Mobile Homes 65 G.

4 Firearms Club 66 H. Convalescent Home 66 I. Club 67 J. Home Occupation 69 K. Keeping of Livestock as Home Agriculture Use on 70 Less Than Five Acres L. Planned Affordable Housing Development 72 M. Senior Residence Development (SRD) 77 N. Open Space Subdivision 81 O. Conversion of Historic Dwellings 84 P. Wireless Communication Facilities 85 Q. Adult Uses REGULATIONS 87 R. Commercial Kennel 89 S. Accessory Apartments 91 T.

5 Village district 92 U. Motels 96 V. Motor Vehicle Service Stations 97 W. Bed & Breakfast 98 X. Micro-Slaughterhouses 99 Y. Self-Storage 101 ARTICLE 7 SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS A. Site Plan Requirements 102 B. Landscape Requirements 104 C. Stormwater Design 105 D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements 105 E. Driveways 109 F. Signs 111 G. Rules for Site Plan Enforcement 117 ARTICLE 8 SPECIAL REGULATIONS A. Sale of Alcoholic Beverages 118 B.

6 Working on Motor Vehicles or Motorized 118 Equipment Restricted C. Swimming Pools 118 D. Dog Kennels 119 E. Snowmobiles 119 F. Tag Sales 119 G. Fences 120 ARTICLE 9 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT, ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, AMENDMENTS, SEPARABILITY, EFFECTIVE DATE A. Administration and Enforcement 121 B. ZONING Board of Appeals 124 C. Applications for Amendments 126 D. Separability 126 E. Effective Date 126 APPENDIX: A. ZONING Map B. Amendments 1 ARTICLE 1 PREAMBLE, ENACTING CLAUSE, ZONING DISTRICTS, ZONING MAP, AND SCOPE OF CONTROLS A.

7 PREAMBLE These ZONING REGULATIONS are designed to further the purposes set forth in Chapter 124, section 8-2 of the Connecticut General Statutes, particularly in the following ways: to regulate the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of the area of the lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of the population and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence and other purposes; and the height, size and location of advertising signs and billboards within the limits of said town; to divide said town into districts of such number, shape and area as may be best suited to carry out the purposes of such act; to regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration or use of buildings or structures and the use of land in accordance with a comprehensive plan designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers.

8 To promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate the adequate provision for transportation, water, sewers, schools, parks and other public requirements, and with full consideration for the protection of historic factors and may provide that proper provision be made for sedimentation control, and the control of erosion caused by wind or water; and with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout said town, all in accordance with a comprehensive plan.

9 Such REGULATIONS may also encourage energy efficient patterns of land development, the use of solar and other renewable forms of energy, and energy conservation. All references to the Connecticut General Statutes refer to the revision of 1958, as amended. B. ENACTING CLAUSE, SHORT TITLE The PLYMOUTH Planning & ZONING Commission, acting under authority of Chapter 124 of the Connecticut General Statutes, hereby adopts and enacts these REGULATIONS as the ZONING REGULATIONS of the Town of PLYMOUTH . 2 C. ESTABLISHMENTS OF DISTRICTS The Town of PLYMOUTH is hereby divided into the following districts, the respective symbol for each type of district set forth opposite its title.

10 SYMBOL TITLE_____ R-20 Residence R-20 district R-40 Residence R-40 district R-LAKE Residence R-LAKE district C-1 General Commercial district RBZ Restricted Business district C-VILLAGE Village district I-1 Industrial I-1 district I-2 Industrial I-2 district Each district may be designated on the ZONING Map referred to in the Use and Bulk Tables in Article 4, and elsewhere in the text of these REGULATIONS by its symbol only.