ARTICLE XIV-B - CONNECTICUT RIVERFRONT DISTRICT - R

Section B-1400.Intent.The Connecticut Riverfront District is intended to accommodate and control the development of the riverfront land so as to promote and protect the natural and aesthetic qualities of the river for the general welfare of the public.

Section B-1401.Use Regulations.Buildings may be erected or used, and a lot may be used occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

1. Municipal recreation buildings, playgrounds, parks and benches.

2. Public and private recreation use including a riverway trail system, fishing piers, boathouse and picnic areas.

3. Agricultural, horticultural and viticultural uses.

4. Municipal Buildings and telephone exchange buildings.

5. Automobile parking lot.

6. Commercial marina to include boat sales, service, rentals, storage, launching ramps and docks.

7. Commercial sightseeing and ferrying.

8. The following uses, when authorized as a special permit by the City Council, subject to the general provisions prescribed in Section 2005 EXCEPT that Section 2005-5 Planning Board Report shall also include a report from the Riverfront Development Commission after the Riverfront Development Commission holds its own public hearing.

a. Apartments (provided such complexes are not designed to preclude public access to and along the shoreline).

b. Theater, stage building, art gallery and museums.

c. Restaurant, delicatessen, gift shop, craft shop, or similar retail uses intended to serve tourism.

d. Office or studio building.

e. Wholesale and retail sale of agricultural products, but not storage for distribution thereof.

f. Commercial greenhouse or nursery.

g. Hotel, motel and tourist information center.

h. Passenger terminal, rail, bus or helicopter.

i. Downtown district heating facility.

j. Accessory uses to all of the above.

Section B-1402.Area and Building Regulations. Height:

1. Uses 1-7 in Section B-1401 -- no more than 35 feet.

2. Uses 8a-j in Section B-1401 -- to be determined by the City Council on a case by case basis, except that in no case may a building exceed 300 feet.
Yards:Side Yard - Minimum Side Yard - 10 feet
Area Coverage:

1. Uses 1-7 in Section B-1401 -- 70%

2. Uses 8a-j in Section B-1401 -- to be determined by the City Council on a case by case basis except that in no case may a building cover more than 80% of the lot.

Section B-1403.Parking. Residential - 1.5 spaces per unit. Non-residential - as required in Article XVII.

Section B-1404.Signs.

1. Permitted signs in Section 1802, Section 1805-1, and Section 1808.

2. RoofSigns.

3. All signs in preceding paragraphs are subject to review and approval by the Riverfront Development Commission which will consider size, location, height, color and style of each sign before it can be erected.