Windsor
Zoning districts
6 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2Industrial
1General provisions
49 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The general specifications and requirements set forth in this section shall be followed.
Overhang: No such construction shall project into any required yard more than two feet...
HDR High Density Residential District
LDR Low Density Residential District
MHP—Manufactured Home Park
All newly created major subdivisions in the HDR Districts must provide at a minimum, ten percent of the entire project area as open space within the parcel being subdivided/developed. In the HDR District, density should not exceed five units per acre. However, with a conditional use permit, density may increase up to ten units per acre.
O-R Office Residential and B-2 Restricted Business District
### O-R Office Residential and B-2 Restricted Business District
Minimum lot area | No minimum lot area
Minimum lot area | No minimum lot area
Minimum lot area (commercial/industrial) | Flexible as proffered
Minimum lot area (commercial/industrial) | Flexible as proffered
Dwelling unit means two or more rooms in a dwelling designed for living or sleeping purposes and having at least one kitchen area and one bathroom. Each unit must be at least 600 square feet in size, or meet the minimum dwelling unit square footage for a specific zoning district.
Dwelling unit means ... Each unit must be at least 600 square feet in size, or meet the minimum dwelling unit square footage for a specific zoning district.
Home occupation means ... subject to the following further stipulations: no one is employed other than immediate members of the family residing on the premises with the exception that up to two employees ... the activities are conducted within the dwelling or accessory buildings and shall not equal in size more than 50 percent of the total floor area of the primary residence; and the home occupation shall not generate excessive traffic or produce obnoxious odors, glare, noise, vibration, electrical disturbance, radioactivity, or other conditions detrimental to the character of the surrounding area
Buffer strip, planted means a strip of land running adjacent to and along a property line, which shall be planted with evergreen shrubbery at least seven feet in height from the ground.
Family day-care home means any private family home providing care, protection, and guidance to not more than ten children during only part of the day.
Cottage industry means a small, nonpolluting business or industry employing fewer than five workers.
The Planning and Zoning Administrator shall have posted in a conspicuous place on the property ... one or more signs, each of which shall not be less than one and one-half square feet in area ... These signs shall be posted at least 15 days prior to the public hearing.
A detached accessory building in a residentially zoned district, shall not exceed two stories in height, and may be constructed on not more than 30 percent of the rear yard; No detached accessory building may be located in the front yard of a lot
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.