CONNECTICUT MODEL ZONING CODE PROJECT - Land Use Law

Any land or building used in whole or in part for the collection, storage, and/or sale of wastes, paper, rags, a clutterof metal, scrap metal, glass or similar accumulations of appliances, articles or material; or any place in or on whichold material, glass, paper, cordage, or other waste or discarded or second hand material which has not been a part, oris not intended to be part, of any motor vehicle, is stored or deposited. It includes also any business and any place ofstorage or deposit, whether in connection with another business or not, which has stored or deposited two or moreunregistered motor vehicles which are no longer intended or in condition for legal use on public highways; or usedparts of motor vehicles or old iron, metal, glass, paper, cordage or other waste or discarded or secondhand materialwhich has been a part, or intended to be a part, of any motor vehicle. (Stonington, CT)Kitchen:An area of a dwelling unit, as herein defined, house or apartment used for the preparation, storage and/or service offood which contains any or all of the following fixtures and/or equipment in whole or part: storage cabinets (plastic,metal or wood), kitchen sinks, refrigerator, dishwasher, stove, hot plate, oven, table top broiler, including fans andhoods; all of which are installed or plugged into related plumbing and electrical fixtures or connections. (Norwalk,CT)Land Bank:An entity that purchases land and reserves it for later use or development. Land could be leased for immediate use.Essentially, land banking is a land trust operated by the government and funded by real estate transfer taxes, either atthe local or state level. (Washtenaw County, MI – A Planners Dictionary)Landfill:A lot or land or part thereof used primarily for the disposal by abandonment, dumping, burial, burning or any othermeans and for whatever purpose, of garbage, offal, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded machinery, vehicles orparts thereof, or nontoxic waste material of any kind. (Planners Dictionary)Landing(s):A landing pad, area, strip, deck, or building roof used to launch or receive aircraft, including but not limited topower-driven winged or delta winged aircraft, gliders, balloons, and helicopters. (Traverse City, MI – A PlannersDictionary)Landscaped Island:An area set aside from structures and parking which is surrounded by impervious surfaces and developed withnatural materials (ie., lawns, trees, shrubs, vines, hedges, bedding plants, rock) and decorative features, includingpaving materials, walls, fences, and street furniture. (Concord, NC – A Planners Dictionary See landscaped area)Landscaping:An expanse of scenery including lawns, trees, plants, and other organic or inorganic materials used to soften ormitigate the impacts of development. (Clarkdale, AZ – A Planners Dictionary)Level A Mapping:The lines as shown on Level A maps approved or prepared by the Commissioner pursuant to §22a-354c, §22a-354dor §22a-354z of the Connecticut General Statutes encompassing the area of contribution and recharge areas.Library:A public, nonprofit facility in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials such as but not limited tobooks, manuscripts, computers, records, or films are kept for use by or loaning to patrons of the facility, but are notnormally offered for sale. (Milwaukee, WI – A Planners Dictionary)Light Trespass:The shining of direct light produced by a luminaire beyond the boundaries of the lot or parcel on which it is located.(Lexington, KY)Lighting, artificial:Any fixed source of light emanating from a man-made device, including but not limited to incandescent mercuryvapor, metal halide, or sodium lamps, spotlights, street lights, construction or security lights. (Planner’s Dictionary)23