Windsor
Zoning districts
33 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
7Boulevard Commercial
Community Commercial District
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 16 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 33
Gateway Commercial District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 26
Neighborhood Commercial
Regional Commercial District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 26
Shopping Center District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 27
Town Center Commercial
Mixed use
5Boulevard Mixed-Use Zone
Boulevard Mixed Use District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 32 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 28
Neighborhood Commercial Mixed Use District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 16 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 28
Town Center District
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 57 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 32 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 31
Town Center - Employment Overlay District
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 57 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 32 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
Industrial
3Residential
14Compact Residential
- Min lot
- 1,300 sq ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Max density
- 32 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
Estate Residential
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 3 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
High Density Residential
Medium Density Residential
- Min lot
- 2,700 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 16 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
R-1 Residential
R-2 Residential
R-3 Residential
R-4 Residential
R-5 Residential
R-6 Residential
Rural Residential
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 0.2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
Suburban Residential
- Min lot
- 5,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
Very Low Density Residential
Village Residential
- Min lot
- 4,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
General provisions
119 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
It is found and determined ... that five (5) acres of land for each one thousand (1,000) persons residing in a subdivision ... be devoted to local park and recreational purposes. LAND = A × B
Comprises less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in area at the time of the determination of merger.
Contains at least five thousand (5,000) square feet in area. ... Meets slope density standards. ... Meets current standards for sewage disposal and domestic water supply.
Final grading plans shall show: ... Slope angle of all banks ... Spot elevations at the top of cuts and toe of fills for all hillside grading ... One-foot intervals for zero (0%) to five (5%) percent cross slope; Five-foot (maximum) intervals for over five (5%) percent cross slope
the minimum width of the 'flag' corridor shall be twenty (20) feet
Each unit or lot within the subdivision shall have an approved access to a public or private street.
Planned developments shall generally consist of five (5) or more lots.
Final maps for major and minor subdivisions shall depict remainders of less than five (5) acres. If a remainder is five (5) acres or larger, then the subdivider shall submit with the final map a separate map exhibit showing the location and boundaries of the remainder in relation to the subdivided property.
Up to four (4) adjoining parcels may be adjusted or reconfigured under lot line adjustment procedures. All lot line adjustment approvals shall expire two years from their approval date.
Minimum scale is one inch = 100 feet for parcels of more than 20 acres and one inch = 50 feet for parcels of less than 20 acres. Topographic contours of the site at one-foot intervals
Locations and species of all trees six (6) inches or greater in trunk diameter
As a condition of approval of a tentative map, the subdivider shall reserve sites for parks, recreational facilities, fire stations, libraries, or other public uses according to the standards and formula contained in this Section.
All existing and proposed utilities within the subdivision and along street frontages adjacent to the subdivision shall be placed underground.
An overlay zone supplements the base zone ... In the event of conflict between the base zone regulations and the overlay zone regulations, the provisions of the overlay zone shall apply.
Where a public street or alley is officially abandoned or vacated by the Council, the property encompassed by areas associated with the abandoned/vacated street or alley shall be included within the zone(s) of the adjoining properties.
If there is uncertainty about the location of any zone boundary shown on the official Zoning Map, the precise location of the boundary shall be determined by the Director.
The allowable residential density ranges from sixteen (16) to thirty-two (32) dwelling units per acre. The allowable nonresidential density ranges from 0.75 FAR to 2.5 FAR. However, the TC-AUFO overlay zone requires that the ground level have uses that are accessible to the general public, generate walk-in pedestrian clientele and thus contribute to a high level of pedestrian activity, and are engaging to pedestrians walking by.
TC-AUFO overlay zone is consistent with TCMU; entertainment uses are allowed throughout.
Additional development standards including garage design, upper floor setbacks, walkability, porch design, corner parcel, open space, and zero lot line.
Any land use normally allowed in the underlying base zone shall be allowed in the -HO overlay zone, provided that the land use is also in compliance with applicable development standards.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.