Main St Middlefield, CT 06455

Floor Area Ratio (FAR)- is the ratio of “total floor area” to the total area of the lot, in square feet. “Total floor area” is the area of all floors in all buildings measured to the outside of the exterior walls, excluding attics, basements and open porches (measured in square feet). Garage - Private- A building or part of a building used for the storage of motor vehicles as an accessory use. Garage - Public- A building, not a private garage, used for the repair, servicing or storage of motor vehicles. Garage, Vehicle Repair and/or Service: A commercial garage or gasoline station used for repairing, overhauling, removing, adjusting, replacing, assembling or disassembling any parts of any motor, engine, or vehicle. Gasoline Station: Any lot, building or part thereof, used for the sale of gasoline or motor vehicle fuel. Grading- Any excavating, grubbing, filling (including hydraulic fill) or stockpiling of earth materials on any combination thereof, including the land in its excavated or filled condition. Grazing-Grazing means the keeping in an enclosed space of domesticated animals so as to allow or encourage such animals to feed upon natural or cultivated vegetation growing upon the land. As used herein, "domesticated 16 animals" shall include any animals typically maintained in pastures, paddocks, or similar outdoor enclosures, regardless of whether such animals are kept for agricultural, recreational, or any other use or purpose. "Grazing" shall include, but not be limited to, the pasturing of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, llamas, pigs, or other customary farm animals; but shall not include the kenneling of dogs nor the enclosure of mink or other small mammals. Grooming Facilities- Any place, other than a commercial kennel, which is maintained as a business when dogs or cats are groomed. Such facilities shall have no outside kennels. Group Day Care Home- A facility which offers or provide a program to supplementary care to not less than five nor more than twelve related or unrelated children on a regular basis for a part of the twenty-four hours in one or more days in the week and is licensed under Section 19-43C of the General Statutes of Connecticut. Habitable Floor Area- Space within a dwelling not less than 6'-8" ceiling height, exclusive of attic, basement, garage, porches and utility room, and provided that all space above the first floor shall be accessible by means of a permanent stairway.