CONNECTICUT MODEL ZONING CODE PROJECT - Land Use Law

Any process whereby the nature, size, or shape of articles is changed through processing, fabrication, assembly,treatment, packaging or other means. (blend of Northampton, MA and Stonington, CT)Market Value:The Value of Real Property (i.e. building.) as determined by dividing the assessed value of the building as shown onthe official Tax Assessor’s records by the current assessment sales ratio established by the State Office of Policy andManagement (OPM). (Westport, CT)Marina:A boat basin with facilities for berthing, securing, and servicing of recreational craft, the sale of marine motors, thesale and brokerage of recreational craft, as well as providing adequate supplies, provisions, storage, fueling andother facilities for the same, including parking. (Stonington, CT)Marine Police:Respond to numerous types of calls on the water. They handle emergency calls such as boaters in distress, sinkingvessel fires. They routinely search for missing boats or persons around the shoreline. They also enforce all state andlocal boating laws and regulations as well as perform safety inspections of vessels within their area of responsibility.The marine police also work closely with the United States Coast Guard and other local police units.http://tinyurl.com/ya99quvMarine Research Laboratory:See Research Laboratory, provided the scientific nature of the research and development of manufactured productsis strictly limited to that directly related to a coastal or ocean ecosystem, or plants and animals therein.Marquee:A permanent structure other than a roof attached to, supported by, and projecting from a building and providingprotection from the elements.Masory Sound Barrier:A sound barrier, fence, wall or combination of fence and berm or wall and berm constructed in a board-to-board orstone, masonry or brick and mortar style may be erected that prevents sound penetration and decreases the noiselevels along the back or side yard abutting a roadway that is posted with speeds greater than 45 miles per hour shallnot be less than 14 feet not more than 20 feet in height, as measured from the grade of the adjacent major roadway.Plans from a state certified engineer/architect that assure structural integrity may be required by the Planning andZoning Commission for fences higher than eight feet. http://tinyurl.com/yj65rbfMean Sea Level:For purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 orother datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map are referenced.(Stonington, CT)Medical Center:A building or group of buildings used for the offices and facilities accessory to the practice of licensed medicalpractitioners, (including physicians, dentists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and persons engaged in all fieldsrelated generally to medicine, but not including veterinarians) and including such common facilities as an outpatientclinic or emergency treatment rooms, but not including inpatient facilities. (Northampton, MA)Medical Clinic:Facility or institution principally engaged in providing services to individuals, including offices of physicians,dentists, other health practitioners and medical and dental laboratories designed for health maintenance, diagnosis ortreatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical condition on an out-patient basis. (Stonington)Medical Office Building: (See, Office, Professional Office)Medical Professional: (See also, Healthcare Professional)27