299 Main St Thomaston, CT 06787-1813

GC General Commercial 15,000 M-1 Manufacturing Light 15,000 M-2 Manufacturing Heavy 15,000 3.2 General Zone and District Definitions A. General Commercial (GC) Provides for comm ercial activities in the central business district and along the major arterials. Uses may require Commission review regarding their impact on parking, vehicular traffic patterns, and pedestrian traffic. B. Manufacturing Light Zone (M-1) Provides for transportation, distribution, wholesale and warehouse facilities in a low-density park- like atmosphere. Uses shall be located near major arterials capable of accepting an increase in vehicular traffic. Manufacturing uses may be developed near mixed use r esidential areas provided they are adequately screen and noise buffered. Uses include those which create minimal levels of noise, air and water pollution, and are generally involved in secondary or tertiary manufacturing, processing, assemblies, packaging , fabrication, and treatment of goods or merchandise. C. Manufacturing Heavy Zone (M-2) Provides suitable locations for heavy industrial uses and open storage of goods, materials, earth excavation and mining operations. Heavy traffic generating commercial activities are permitted. Sites shall be located near Route 8, major arterials, or mixed -use areas and away from high - density residential neighborhoods. D. Residential Zones Residential property shall be capable of accommodating the buildable square as required in Schedule B. The square shall not contain any wetlands or watercourses or the required fifty (50) foot setback or predevelopment slopes in excess of twenty five percent (25%). Developments in the RA-80A zone shall not be required to double the square footage for interior lots. 3.3 Overlay Zone Definitions A. Flood Plain District District overlaps other zones. Boundaries and other requirements are specified in Article 7.1. B. Aquifer Protection District District overlaps other zones. Boundaries and other requirements are specified in Article 7.2. C. Downtown Development District As the “Town Center” of the Town of Thomaston, the Downtown Development District overlay zone (DDD) is identified as the comme rcial, governmental, historic, and cultural center of the Town, and as such has been determined by the Town’s Planning and Zoning and Economic Development Commissions as having distinct characteristics in contrast with the General Commercial Zone, meriting an independent plan and regulations for its future design and development.