17 Hillcrest Rd Bolton, CT 06043

General Business Zone (GB). A. Purpose. The purpose of the General Business Zone (GB) is to create an area where regional retail, service, professional office and business activities can be located with access to the interstate and state highway system, sewer and water. This zone is intended to allow intense commercial development, while still imposing a high standard of architectural and site design to preserve and enhance the scale, materials and architectural character of Bolton as a small New England town. This zone recognizes that it is located at the gateway to Bolton for those arriving from the Hartford and Manchester urban areas, and that it will form the first impression of this Town that many travelers see. Control of signs, abundant landscaping, compatible uses and limitation of curb cuts are essential. B. Permitted uses and use categories. Land and water areas shall be used and buildings or structures shall be erected, altered, enlarged or used only for one or more of the uses or use categories listed in the lists below of uses permitted by site plan review and special permit uses, subject to such standards and conditions which may be required by these regulations, and subject to the Bolton, CT Architectural and Design Guidelines (Appendix C [1] ). See the definition, where applicable, for any use or term in Article II . (1) Permitted by site plan review. Uses and use categories permitted as a matter of right subject to site plan review by the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with Article XVI , Part 1, of these regulations and all requirements of the GB Zone and any applicable provisions of these regulations: (a) Public utility building or substation. (b) State- or Town-operated public commuter parking lots. (c) Municipal facilities of the Town of Bolton. (d) Farm stands pursuant to § 450-3.26C(1) and farmer's markets pursuant to § 450-3.26C(2) . (2) Special permit. Uses and use categories permitted subject to the issuance of a special permit by the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with Article XVI , Part 2, of these regulations, and all requirements of the GB Zone and any applicable provisions of these regulations: (a) Grocery store. (b) Drugstore. (c) Beauty salon/barber shop. (d) Business or professional office. (e) Studio (photographic, graphic arts, crafts). (f) Retail shop. (g) Personal and business services. (h) Restaurants, full-service, per § 450-3.27 . (i) Restaurants, fast-food, per § 450-3.27 . (j) Restaurants, take-out, per § 450-3.27 . (k) Taverns. (l) Package stores. (m) Bank/Financial institution.