202 Frst Rd West Haven, CT 06516-1304

NB Neighborhood Business RB Regional Business CBD Central Business District SCR Shoreline Commercial Retail VDO Village District Overlay INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS LM Light Manufacturing IPD Industrial Development DESIGN DISTRICTS RPD Residential Design RCPD Residential - Commercial Design CD Commercial Design SRR Shoreline Retail/Residential Design SDD Shoreline Design District PRD Planned Research and Development TOD Transit Oriented Design WD Waterfront Design OTHER DISTRICTS OS Open Space PF Public Facilities PVD Planned Village District CAM Coastal Area Management (On Separate Map) FLOOD FEMA Flood Prevention (On Separate Map) 1.5 INCORPORATION OF MAPS The location and boundaries of the Districts established by these Regulations are shown upon zoning maps, which are hereby incorporated into the provisions of these Regulations. The zoning maps in their entirety, including all amendments thereto, shall be as much a part of this Regulation as if fully set forth and described herein. 1.6 INTERPRETATION OF PROVISIONS In interpreting and applying the provisions of these Regulations, such provisions shall be considered as the minimum requirements: 1.6.1 To promote and protect public health, safety, and general welfare, as set forth in this Article and in the statements of legislative intent for the respective districts and other regulations, and 1.6.2 To provide a gradual remedy for existing conditions which are detrimental thereto. 1.7 WHEN PROVISIONS CONFLICT DEFINITIONS Page 2-3 Whenever any provisions of these Regulations and any other provisions of law, whether set forth in this or in any other law, ordinance, or resolution of any kind, impose overlapping of contradictory regulations over the use of the land, or over the use or bulk of buildings or other structures, or contain any restrictions covering any of the same subject matter, that provision which is more restrictive or imposes higher standards or requirements shall govern. In addition, in those instances where two or more provisions appear to apply, that which is more specific shall control that which is more general in nature. 1.8 INTERPRETATION OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES 1.8.1 Unless otherwise indicated the zoning district boundary lines are the centerlines of streets, the middle of the channel of waterways, the centerline of main tracks of rail- road lines, or the centerlines of utility rights-of-way.