279 Essex Rd Westbrook, CT 06498-3583

• MDR Medium Density Residential District • HDR High Density Residential District (including HDR-2) Other residential districts or types may be located in Section 5 of these Regulations. A. PURPOSES 1. The various residential districts are intended to provide suitable areas for residential use and development appropriate to the environmental characteristics of the land and of the neighborhood. 2. The differentiation among the residential districts is intended to provide for variety in the size and density of residential neighborhoods and a diversity of housing opportunities after consideration of soil types, terrain, and infrastructure capacity. 3. The residential districts may allow for certain non-residential uses when it can be demonstrated that they are compatible with nearby residential uses and property values in accordance with the standards in the Regulations.