COLCHESTER DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

SUPPLEMENT 43

 

ARTICLE I: PURPOSE AND TITLE

      APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS………..………………..……………….1

 

ARTICLE 2:

            GENERAL PROVISIONS ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS AND

DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS……………...……………………...1

OFFICIAL MAPS AND OTHER MAPS…………………………………………2

DISTRICT BOUNDARIES……..………………..……………………………….3

            LOTS…………………………………………………………………………...….5

          SETBACKS AND BUFFERS..………..……………………...…………………...6  

           HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES………………………………………………….......9

           TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES………………………………….....11

           MULTIPLE STRUCTURES………………………………………………...…...12

           ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES……………………………………..12

  FENCES……………………………………………………………………….…15

           SWIMMING POOLS………………………………………………………….... 16

            NON-CONFORMING USES AND NON-COMPLYING STRUCTURES AND

       LOTS…………………….……………………………………………………… 16

    ALTERATION OF EXISTING GRADE OR IMPERVIOUS AREA….….........19

           POTABLE WATER…………………………………………………………..… 20

           SEPTIC………………………………………………………………………….. 20

           FIRE PREVENTION CODE………………………...………………….……….21

           BUILDING CODE……………………………………………………….…..…..21

           SIGNS…………………………………………………………………………….21

           COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 14 OF THE COLCHESTER CODE OF

           ORDINANCES…………………….……………………………………………..31

         GENERAL PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS…....…..32

 

ARTICLE 3: RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

RESIDENTIAL THREE DISTRICT...……………………………………………1

RESIDENTIAL TWO DISTRICT……….……………………………………......1

RESIDENTIAL ONE DISTRICT…………………..…...………………………...2

RESIDENTIAL FIVE DISTRICT……..……...…………………………..……….3

RESIDENTIAL TEN DISTRICT…...……...………………………...………..…..4

 

ARTICLE 4: GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ONE (GD1)……….………………………...…….1

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT TWO (GD2)……….…………………………..….2

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT THREE (GD3)…….……………………..……….3

  GENERAL DEVELOPMENT FOUR (GD4)……...…………………….………13

LAKESHORE ONE (LS1)…………………….………………..………………..20

LAKESHORE TWO (LS2)…………………….………………..………………..24

 

   ARTICLE 5: COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (COM)………………………………….……..........1

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (IND)………………….…………………….……..….2

BUSINESS DISTRICT (BD)……………………………………………………..4

 

ARTICLE 6: OTHER DISTRICTS

AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (AGR)……………………………………..….....1

MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT (MHP)………………………………..…....2

FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT (FP)……………………………………………..…..2

AGRICULTURAL MIXED USE DISTRICT (AMU)………...……………….…5

 

ARTICLE 7: OVERLAY DISTRICTS

        GENERAL DEVELOPMENT FOUR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (GD4C)..…....1

           GENERAL DEVELOPMENT FOUR OPEN SPACE DISTRICT (GDOS).…........2

         SHORELAND DISTRICT (SD)…………………………….………………….......3

         WATER PROTECTION DISTRICT (WPD)……...………….…………………….7

       HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT (HPD)……….…………………...…...14

        TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS DISTRICT (TDRD)…….…….……17

        GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ONE COMMERCIAL (GD1C).…………………..20

 

ARTICLE :8 SITE PLAN AND CONDITIONAL USE REVIEW

 

ARTICLE 9: SUBDIVISION REVIEW

 

ARTICLE 10: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

OFF STREET PARKING, LOADING, & CIRCULATION…….……….……….1

OUTDOOR ILLUMINATION………………………..…………………………14

OUTSIDE STORAGE AND DISPLAY…………………………………….…. 22

LANDSCAPING, SCREENING, AND STREET TREES……………….……..22

UTILITY CABINETS AND SIMILAR STRUCTURES………………….…….25

TRASH CONTAINERS……………………………………………………....….26

           NUMBERING SYSTEMS…………………………………………………..…. 26

SOLAR COLLECTORS…….………………………………………………..….26

WIND TURBINES…….…………………………………………………………27

            TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS & COMMERCIAL SATELLITE DISHES   28

SATELLITE DISHES OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL SATELLITE DISHES…35

BUS SHELTERS………………………………………………………………...35

HOME OCCUPATIONS & BUSINESS……………………………………..….35

SEASONAL DWELLING UNIT CONVERSION……….…………………..….36

 

ARTICLE 11: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

 

ARTICLE 12: DEFINITIONS

 

 

APPENDICES

 

TABLE A-1 TABLE OF USES

 

TABLE A-2 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS

 

APPENDIX B GENERAL PROVISIONS DIAGRAMS

 

APPENDIX C PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

 

APPENDIX D TRAFFIC GENERATION DATA

 

APPENDIX E ZONING REGULATION AMENDMENTS

 

APPENDIX F ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS

 

APPENDIX G DIGITAL FORMAT REQUIREMENTS

 

APPENDIX H PLAT REQUIREMENTS

 

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