ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF WILTON, CONNECTICUT

29-9.F16. LOWEST FLOOR: The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area(including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure,usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage, in anarea other than a basement area is not considered a building’s lowestfloor, provided that such an area meets the design requirementsspecified in Section 29-9 F. 7. C. of this regulation.17. MANUFACTURED HOME: A structure, transportable in one (1) ormore sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designedfor use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to therequired utilities.18. MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION: A parcel orcontiguous parcels of land divided into two (2) or more manufacturedhome lots for rent or sale.19. MARKET VALUE: The market value of the structure shall bedetermined by an independent appraisal by a professional appraiserprior to the start of the initial repair or improvement, or in the case ofdamage, the value of the structure prior to the damage occurring.20. MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL): The North American Vertical Datum(NAVD) of 1988 or other datum, to which base flood elevations shownon a community’s Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are referenced.21. NEW CONSTRUCTION: Structures for which the “start ofconstruction” commenced on or after October 1, 1982, the effectivedate of the floodplain management regulations, and includes anysubsequent improvements to such structures.22. NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION: Amanufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction offacilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes areto be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, theconstruction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring ofconcrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date, October 1,1982, of the floodplain management regulation adopted by thecommunity.23. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: A portable vehicle built on a singlechassis, four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at thelargest horizontal projection, which can be towed, hauled or drivenand primarily designed to be used as temporary livingaccommodations, not for use as a permanent dwelling, for travel,camping and recreational purposes, including but not limited tocampers, travel trailers and motor homes but excluding manufacturedhomes. Recreational vehicles shall not be stored in special floodhazard areas. Recreational vehicles and similar transportable170