72 Main St East Hampton, CT 06424-1153

VC Zone - Village Center (Village District) A. Purpose / Village District Declaration The purpose of the Village Center Zone is to encourage and support a vibrant and successful village center area by providing for a mixture of compatible public and private uses subject to specific standards and controls appropriate to the intensity, scale, and overall design elements and architecture of the area while stressing pedestrian circulation and amenities. The village center area possesses distinct historical, economic, and environmental characteristics which are embodied in intermixed residential, manufacturing, commercial and public uses and which differentiate it from other areas in East Hampton. Due to the importance of promoting good design and protecting and enhancing the distinctive design elements, landscape, and historic values in this area, the Village Center Zone is hereby declared to be a “village district” as authorized by CGS Section 8- 2j and as r ecommended in the East Hampton Plan of Conservation and Development. B. Uses Permitted with Site Plan Review The following uses are permitted in the VC Zone upon approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission of a site plan in accordance with Section 9.1 and the Special Provisions set forth in this Section: 1. Retail store (drive-in windows are prohibited) 2. Medical office 3. Professional office 4. Business office 5. Personal service shop (drive-in windows are prohibited) 6. Financial institution (drive-in windows are prohibited) 7. Restaurant (drive-in windows are prohibited) 8. Club or fraternal organization 9. Child Care Center 10. Place of worship 11. Business school, including, but not limited to, secretarial, data processing, real estate, accounting/tax, administration, management 12. Corporate office 13. Shop for custom or craft work which is deemed not to be industrial in nature 14. Wholesale sales office, sample room 15. Sign in accordance with Section 7.2 C. Specially Permitted Uses The following are Specially P ermitted Uses in the VC Zone , specifically approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with Section 9.2, following a public hearing. 1. Establishments for retail and sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption as limited by Section 8.4.B 2. Hotels, inns 3. Mixed Use (Commercial &Industrial Uses) (Effective 1/27/25) 4. Mixed Use (Residential & Commercial Uses) (Effective 1/27/25) 5. Theaters, cinemas 6. Places of assembly for recreation, entertainment or amusement 7.