Below is a list of each Section of the current version of Westport Zoning & Subdivision Regulations last revised on November 19, 2017.  Each section below is available as a PDF file. 

When you open each section you will see a date after each section name, this date indicates the last date that section only was revised. 

Fees list for P&Z & ZBA is located in Appendix A, toward the end of list below. (Current Fees became effective 05-04-15).

For list of Amendments see Appendix C, which has a brief description of when & why each section revision occurred, located toward end of list below.

Cover

Staff List

Table of Contents 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Legislative Intent

2. Interpretation

3. Scope of Regulations

4. Establishment of Zoning Districts and Map

5. Definitions

6. Non-Conforming Uses, Buildings and Lots 

RESIDENCE DISTRICTS

11. Residence AAA District

11-B  Affordable Housing Apartment Rent Calculations (updated yearly)

12. Residence AA District 

13. Residence A District 

14. Residence B District 

15. Planned Residential Development (PRD)

16. Mobile Home Park District (MHPD)

17. Open Space Residential District (OSRD)

18. Residence C District (RES C)  

19. Residential Affordable Housing Zone (R-AHZ) 

19A. Residential Affordable Housing Zone/Work force (RAHZ/W)

19B. 19B Residential-Rental Housing/ Workforce Zone (R-RHOW)

20. Municipal Housing Zone (MHZ)

Summary Schedule of Residence District Provisions (Chart)

NON-RESIDENCE DISTRICTS

21. Restricted Professional Office District (RPOD)

22. Restricted Office-Retail Districts #1, #2 & #3 (RORD)

23. Restricted Business District (RBD)

24. General Business District (GBD)

24A. General Business Districts—Saugatuck (GBD/S)

24B. General Business District —Residential (GBD/R) 

25. Highway Service District (HSD)

26 Design Development District (DDD)

27. Corporate Park District (CPD)

28. Business Preservation District (BPD)

29. Business Center District (BCD)

29A. Business Center District / Historic (BCD/H)

29B. Business Center Retail-Residential District (BCRR) 

30. Historic Design District (HDD)

Summary Schedule of Non-Residential District Provisions (Chart)

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS and STANDARDS

31. Regulations Applying To All Districts

Guide to Groundwater and Aquifer Protection (map)

32. Supplementary Use Regulations

33. Signs

Sign Location and Design (Drawing)

34. Off-Street Parking and Loading

Off-Street Parking Diagram 1 

Off-Street Parking Diagram 2 

Off-Street Parking Diagram 3

Off-Street Parking Diagram 4

35. Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas

Landscape Design Standards, 1 of 4, 8-5-16
Landscape Approved Tree List, 2 of 4, 8-5-16
Landscape Type Standards, 3 of 4, 8-5-16
Landscape Sidewalk Design, 4 of 4, 8-5-16

36.  Village District Overlay Zone (VDO)

37. Sediment and Erosion Control Regulations

38. Aquifer Protection Overlay Zone

Aquifier Protection Overlay Zone (map)

39. Historic Overlay District

39A. Inclusionary Housing Overlay District

40. Dedicated Open Space and Recreation District #1 and #2 (DOSRD)

ADMINSTRATION and ENFORCEMENT

41. Planning and Zoning Commission

42. Amendment of Zoning Regulations

43. Special Permit and/or Site Plan Review Procedures

44. Special Permit and/or Site Plan Documents, Standards and Objectives

45. Zoning Administration and Enforcement

46. Zoning Board of Appeals

47. Severability, Repealer and Effective Date

 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

51. General Requirements

52. Procedures

53. Approval and Compliance

54. Design Standards

55. Improvements

56. Open Space Subdivisions

57. Severability, Repealer and Effective Date

APPENDICES

Appendix A  Schedule of Fees

Appendix B  Index 

Appendix C  Amendment History Listing

Appendix D  Lot Area Calculation 

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