CONNECTICUT MODEL ZONING CODE PROJECT - Land Use Law

protected coastal body of water with an open connection to the sea in which saline sea water is measurably dilutedby fresh water including tidal rivers, bays, lagoons and coves; (H) "coastal hazard areas" means those land areasinundated during coastal storm events or subject to erosion induced by such events, including flood hazard areas asdefined and determined by the National Flood Insurance Act, as amended (USC 42 Section 4101, P.L. 93-234) andall erosion hazard areas as determined by the commissioner; (I) "developed shorefront" means those harbor areaswhich have been highly engineered and developed resulting in the functional impairment or substantial alteration oftheir natural physiographic features or systems; (J) "island" means land surrounded on all sides by water; (K)"nearshore waters" means the area comprised of those waters and their substrates lying between mean high waterand a depth approximated by the ten meter contour; (L) "offshore waters" means the area comprised of those watersand their substrates lying seaward of a depth approximated by the ten meter contour; (M) "shorelands" means thoseland areas within the coastal boundary exclusive of coastal hazard areas, which are not subject to dynamic coastalprocesses and which are comprised of typical upland features such as bedrock hills, till hills and drumlins; (N)"shellfish concentration areas" means actual, potential or historic areas in coastal waters, in which one or morespecies of shellfish aggregate. http://tinyurl.com/ya6easfCoastal Resource Areas:Tidal wetlands (measured from the upland boundary of tidal wetland), coastal bluffs and escarpments (measuredfrom the crest of the bluff), beaches and dunes (measured from the landward boundary of the frontal or primarydune), rocky shore fronts, and tidal or coastal waters (measured from the high tide line determined by locating avisible line of oil, scum, crushed shell, debris, vegetation or any combination of these indicating the highest pointreached by water. The high tide line should be calculated to include spring high tides and other unusually high tidesexclusive of storm surges). See C.G.S. §22a-93 for more information on these definitions. (Madison, CT)Coastal Site Plan:Plans and applications for activities or projects to be located fully or partially within the coastal boundary andlandward of the mean high water mark shall be defined as "coastal site plans" and shall be subject to therequirements of this chapter: (1) Site plans submitted to a zoning commission in accordance with ConnecticutGeneral Statutes Section 22a-109; (2) plans submitted to a planning commission for subdivision or resubdivision inaccordance with Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-25 or with any special act; (3) applications for a specialexception or special permit submitted to a planning commission, zoning commission or zoning board of appeals inaccordance with Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-2 or with any special act; (4) applications for a variancesubmitted to a zoning board of appeals in accordance with subdivision (3) of Connecticut General Statutes Section8-6 or with any special act, and (5) a referral of a proposed municipal project to a planning commission inaccordance with Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-24 or with any special act. http://tinyurl.com/ya6easfCoastline:A line on a map indicating the disposition of a coast, but the word is often used to refer to the coast itself. Theadjective coastal describes something as being on, near to, or associated with a coast. http://tinyurl.com/y9qko8sCoin Operated Amusement Device:Any machine which upon the payment of a charge or upon insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate or disk, may beoperated by the public for use as a game, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score andwhether or not electronically operated. (New Milford, CT)Co-Location: (See, Telecommunications Tower, co-location)Commercial Day Care Center:A facility: (1) licensed by the state, if applicable; (2) providing care for seven or more children or adults who doesnot reside in the facility; are present primarily during daytime hours, and do not regularly stay overnight; and (3)which may include some instruction. (Boulder, CO – A Planners Dictionary)Commercial Fishery:A parcel or building where commercial water dependent fishery facilities are located, including structures for thepacking, processing, canning, or freezing of fin fish, crustaceans, mollusks, amphibians and reptiles, includingrelated activities such as wholesale and retail sales, product storage facilities, crab shedding, off-loading docks,12