No material which is dangerous due to explosion, extreme fire hazard or radioactivity shall be used, stored, manufactured, processed or assembled except in accordance with applicable codes and regulations of the City of Shelton and State of Connecticut.

With the exception of time signals and noise necessarily involved in the construction or demolition of buildings and other structures, no noise which is objectionable due to volume, intermittence, beat frequency or shrillness shall be transmitted outside the lot where it originates. The following additional standards shall also apply in Industrial IA- I Districts and Light Industrial Park LIP Districts:

43.7.1 Protection of Residence Districts: At no point on the boundary of any Residence District during the hours from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. shall any continuously radiating sound level, having its source in such Districts, exceed the following decibels:

43.7.2 Protection of Lk- I and LIP Districts: At no point within an industrial IA - 1 District or Light Industrial Park LIP District during the hours from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., which point is nearer than 125 from a property line or nearer than 250 feet from a boundary of such Districts, shall any continuously radiating sound level exceed the following decibels:

43.7.3 Conflict In the event of any conflict between the standards of Paragraph 43.7.1 and 43.7.2 during tests for noise level, the standards of Paragraph 43.7.1 shall apply.

43.7.4 Night Operation During the hours from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the noise level standards of Paragraph 43.7.1 and 43.7.2 shall apply, less five (5) decibels.

43.7.5 Periodic Noise: For noise impulsive in character such as hammering or periodic in character such as hum, screech or continuous tone, the noise level standards of Paragraph 43.7.1 and 43.7.2 shall apply, less five (5). decibels.

43.7.6 Period: For noise existing less than 10% of any one hour period, the noise level standards of Paragraph 43.7.1 and 43.7.2 shall apply, plus five (5) decibels.

43.7.7 Measurement-, Noise levels shall be measured with a sound level or decibel meter and associated octave band analyzer that conform to current American Standards Association specifications.

With the exception of vibration necessarily involved in the construction or demolition of buildings, no vibration shall be transmitted outside the lot where it originates so as to impair safety on or the value and reasonable use of any other lot. The following additional standards shall also apply in Industrial IA - 1 Districts and Light Industrial Park LIP Districts:

At no point on the boundary of or within any Residence District shall any vibration, transmitted from a lot in any Industrial Lk- 1 District or Light Industrial Park LIP District, exceed .0002 inches at a frequency of 15 cycle per second or less, when measured by a seismograph of accepted standard manufacturer.

No offensive glare from lighting shall be transmitted so as to endanger public safety or be transmitted into or within any Residence District so as to impair the value and reasonable use of any lot other therein.

No use of land, buildings or other structures on any lot shall create interference with radio or television reception on any other lot.

The performance standards set forth above shall be of continuing application.

No sign shall be established, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, extended, moved or structurally altered until a Certificate of Zoning Compliance therefore has been approved as for buildings and other structures. All signs shall conform to the provisions hereinafter specified.

For the purpose of this Section, the term "sign" shall include every sign, billboard, illustration, insignia, lettering, picture display, banner, pennant, flag or other device, however made, displayed, painted, supported or attached, intended for use for the purpose of advertisement, identification, publicity or notice, when located out-of-doors and visible from any street or from any lot other than the lot on which the sign is located. The term "sign" shall include continuous strip lighting and shall not include any flag, pennant or insignia of any governmental unit or non-profit organization.

Signs shall conform to the following standards applicable in all Districts:

44.3.1 Purpose: All signs shall pertain only to goods sold, services rendered and establishments, enterprises, activities, persons, organizations and facilities on the lot where the sign is located.

44.3.2 Location: No sign shall be located within or hang over the right-of-way of any street, except that a sign attached to a building may project into such rightof-way.

44.3.3 Projecting and Hanging Signs: No sign shall project over or hang over any sidewalk, driveway, walkway, roadway or accessway, except that signs attached to the wall of a building may thus project not more than 15 inches therefrom.

44.3.4 Obstructions: No sign shall be located or maintained so as to be a hazard to traffic or pedestrians, to obstruct any door, window, ventilation system or fire escape or exit or to cause any other hazard to the public health or safety.

44.3.5 Light and Motion No flashing, revolving or moving signs or continuous strip lighting will be permitted. All lighting of signs in Residence Districts shall be indirect with the source of illumination not visible from any street or from any lot other than the lot on which the sign is located.

In addition to the standards specified in Paragraph 44.3, signs in Residence Districts shall conform to the following standards:

44.4.1 Purpose Signs in Residence Districts shall be limited to the following:

a. On premises which are for sale or for rent, not more than two (2) signs which shall advertise only the premises, provided that each such sign shall have an area not exceeding six (6) square feet.

b. On any lot containing a farm, church, place of worship, parish hall, cemetery, museum, school, college, university, membership club, charitable institution, hospital, recreation facilities, nature preserve, wildlife sanctuary, convalescent home, sanitarium, public utility or buildings, uses and facilities of the City of Shelton, State of Connecticut or Federal Government, one (1) sign not exceeding 16 square feet in area.

c. Two (2) signs not exceeding three (3) square feet in area identifying the occupant of the lot.

d. Warning and traffic signs with no advertising thereon and not exceeding three (3) square feet in area, located and intended primarily for warning and traffic control purposes.

44.4.2 Location: No sign in any Residence District shall extend within less than 10 feet of any street line or property line except signs permitted under Paragraphs 44.4.1 (c) and 44.4.1 (d). No sign shall be located on any roof, and no sign attached to a building shall project above the top of the wall of the building. Signs attached to buildings may project into the area required for setbacks provided that the sign noes not project more than 15 inches from the building.

44.4.3 Height. No ground sign shall exceed a height of eight (8) feet.

In addition to the standards specified in Paragraph 44.3, signs in other than Residence Districts shall conform to the following standards:

44.5.1 Setbacks Signs shall observe all setbacks required for buildings and other structures except as follows:

a. Signs permitted in Residence Districts under Paragraphs 44.4.1(c) and 44.4.1(d).

b. Signs attached to buildings may project into the area required for setbacks provided that the sign does not project more than 15 inches from the building.

c. On any lot, one (1) sign may extend to within 10 feet of any street line provided that the sign does not exceed 40 square feet in area and more than eight (8) feet in any dimension.

44.5.2 Height and Area: Any sign which is not attached to or mounted on a building shall not exceed a height of 20 feet and shall not exceed an area of 40 square feet. Any sign attached to or mounted on a building shall not project above the highest point of the roof of the building or more than four (4) feet above the wall of the building, whichever is higher. Signs attached to a wall of a building plus signs mounted on the roof of a building and designed to be viewed from the same side of the building as such wall shall not have an aggregate area greater than 10% of the area of such wall.

Any sign may be double facing, and only one face shall be counted in determining conformity to sign area limitations. All dimensions for signs shall be based on measurements to the outside edge of the sign excluding any structure necessary to support the sign.

Limitations on signs which may be imposed in connection with the approval of a Site Plan or the granting of a Special Exception -under these Regulations are in addition to the provisions of this Section.

The requirements hereinafter specified sets forth standards for particular uses listed on SCHEDULE A - PERMITTED USES as well as standards which are supplementary to or in addition to requirements set forth elsewhere in these Regulations.

A professional office in a dwelling unit is an activity conducted for gain and to which the public is invited or expected to visit in the conduct of the activity. Such a professional office shall conform to the following conditions and is an additional use for which a Certificate of Zoning Compliance is required:

45.2.1 The professional person or persons conducting the office use shall reside in the dwelling unit and shall be a physician, surgeon or other practitioner of the healing arts, a dentist, podiatrist, lawyer, clergyman, architect, professional engineer or land surveyor, landscape architect, artist, teacher or musician; one (1) non-resident person may be engaged in support of the office in a nonprofessional capacity.

45.2.2 The floor area used for conduct of the professional office shall not exceed an area equal to 25% of the finished livable floor area of the dwelling unit, as defined for the purpose of such computation in Paragraph 5.14, or 400 square feet, whichever is less; the actual location of such office may be within the finished livable floor area of the dwelling unit or in the basement of or other floor area attached to the dwelling unit, and accessible from such finished livable floor area of the dwelling unit or in the basement of or other floor area attached to the dwelling unit, and accessible from such finished livable floor area.

45.2.3 The professional office shall not impair the residential character of the premises nor impair the reasonable use, enjoyment and value of other residential property in the neighborhood; there shall be no evidence of the professional office outside the dwelling unit, except permitted signs.

45.2.4 The Application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the proposed use in accordance with any administrative rules and procedures established by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Each Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall have a duration as may be fixed by the Commission but in all cases shall automatically terminate when the applicant no longer resides in the dwelling unit.

A business office or a customary home occupation conducted in a dwelling unit is an additional use for which a Certificate of Zoning Compliance is required. A business office is an activity, other than a professional office, conducted for gain and to which the public is invited or expected to visit in the conduct of the activity. A customary home occupation is an activity conducted for gain and may include

a) preparation and sale of domestic products customarily produced in the home;

b) home handicrafts; and

c) service occupations. Such uses shall conform to the following conditions:

45.3.1 The person or persons conducting the business office or customary home occupation shall reside in the dwelling unit; one (1) nonresident person may be engaged in the conduct of the office or occupation.

45.3.2 No finished consumer goods shall be acquired outside the dwelling unit for sale on the premises in connection with such business office or home occupation.

45.3.3 The floor area used for conduct of the business office or home occupation shall not exceed an area equal to 25% of the finished livable floor area of the dwelling unit, as defined for the purpose of such computation in Paragraph 5.14, or 400 square feet, whichever is less; the actual location of such office may be within the finished livable floor area of the dwelling unit or in the basement of or other floor area attached to the dwelling unit, and accessible from such finished livable floor area.

45.3.4 The business office or home occupation shall not impair the residential character of the premises nor impair the reasonable use, enjoyment and value of other residential property in the neighborhood; there shall be no evidence of the business office or home occupation outside the dwelling unit, except permitted signs.

45.3.5 The Application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the proposed use, in accordance with any administrative rules and procedures established by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Each Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall have a duration as may be fixed by the Planning and Zoning Commission but in all cases shall automatically terminate when the applicant no longer resides in the dwelling unit.

The letting of rooms and/or furnishing of board in a dwelling unit is an additional use for which a Certificate of Zoning Compliance is required. Such use shall conform to the following conditions:

45.4.1 The person or persons letting the rooms and/or furnishing board shall reside in the dwelling unit.

45.4.2 When rooms are let, the dwelling unit shall contain a minimum floor area of 200 square feet times the total number of occupants of the dwelling unit, including in such computation the number of persons to whom rooms are let plus the number of persons in the family residing in the dwelling unit; in no event shall rooms be let and/or board furnished to a total of more than four (4) persons.

45.4.3 The letting of rooms shall not include the provision of cooking facilities in or for such rooms but may include sharing of the cooking facilities of the dwelling unit.

45.4.4 No accessory building shall be used for letting of rooms or furnishing of board.

No Application for Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be approved for any building, use or structure situated fully or partially within the coastal boundary as defined by Section 22a-94 of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut and as delineated on the Coastal Boundary Map for the City of Shelton until the coastal site plan review requirements and procedures set forth in Sections 22a- 105- through 22a- 109 of the General Statutes have been satisfied.

45.5.1 Exemptions: Pursuant to Section 22a-109(b) of the General Statutes She following activities are exempt from coastal site plan review requirements:

a. Gardening, grazing and the harvesting crops;

b. Minor additions to or modification of existing buildings or detached accessory buildings, such as garages and utility sheds;

c. Construction of new or modification of existing structures incidental to the enjoyment and maintenance of residential property including but not limited to walks, terraces, driveways, swimming pools, tennis courts, docks, and detached accessory buildings;

d. Construction of new or modification of existing on-premise structures including fences, walls, pedestrian walks and terraces, underground utility connections, essential electric, gas, telephone, water an sewer service lines, signs, and such other minor structures as will not substantially alter the natural character of coastal resources as defined by Section 22a-93(7) of the General Statutes or restrict access along the public beach;

e. Construction of an individual single family residential structure except when such structure is located on an island not connected to the mainland by an existing road, bridge, or causeway or except when such structure is in or within one hundred feet of the following coastal resource areas as defined by Section 22a-93(7) of the General Statures: tidal wetlands, coastal bluffs and escarpments, beaches and dunes;

f. Activities conducted for the specific purpose of conserving or preserving soil, vegetation, water, fish, shellfish, wild-life and other coastal land and water resources;

g. Interior modification to buildings;

h. Minor changes in use of a building, structure, or property adjacent to or abutting coastal waters.

45.5.2 Application Requirements: Except as exempted above, an application for approval of a coastal site plan shall be submitted to the Commission on a form prescribed by the Commission. Pursuant to Sections 22a-105 and 22-106 of the General Statutes a coastal site plan shall include the following information; a plan showing the location and spatial relationship of coastal resources on the contiguous to the site; a description of the entire project with appropriate plans, indicating project location, design, timing and methods of construction; an assessment of the suitability of the project for the proposed site; an evaluation of the potential beneficial and adverse impacts of the project, and a description of proposed methods to mitigate adverse effects on coastal resources. In addition, the applicant shall demonstrate that the adverse impacts of the proposed activity are acceptable and that such activity is consistent with the coastal policies of Section 22a-92 of the General Statutes

45.5.3 Statutory Criteria: In addition to determining compliance with any other applicable standards, requirements or criteria set forth by these Regulations the Commission shall review coastal site plans for compliance with the following criteria established in Section 22a-106 of the General Statutes:

a. consistency of the proposed activity with the applicable coastal policies in Section 22a-92 of the Connecticut General Statutes:

b. the acceptability of potential adverse impacts of the proposed activity on coastal resources as defined in Section 22a-93(15) of the General Statutes;

c. the acceptability of potential adverse impacts of the proposed activity on future water dependent development opportunities as defined in Section 22a-93(17) of the General Statutes; and

d. the adequacy of any measures taken to mitigate the adverse impacts of the proposed activity on coastal resources and future water dependent development opportunities.

45.5.4 Commission Action: The Commission shall approve, modify, condition, or deny the coastal site plan for the proposed activity on the basis of the criteria listed in Section 22a-106 of the General Statutes to ensure that the proposed activity is consistent with the coastal policies in Section 22a-92 of the General Statutes and that the potential adverse impacts of the proposed activity on both coastal resources and future water dependent development opportunities are acceptable. Pursuant to Section 22a-106 of the General Statutes, the Commission shall state in writing the findings and reasons for its action with respect to any coastal site plan approved, conditioned, modified or denied. Further, in approving any coastal site plan, the Commission shall make a written finding that:

(1) the proposed activity as approved is consistent with the coastal policies in Section 22a-92 of the General Statutes;

(2) the proposed activity incorporates as conditions or modifications all reasonable measures which would mitigate potential adverse impacts on both coastal resources and future water-dependent development activities; and

(3) the potential adverse impacts of the proposed activity on coastal resources and future waterdependent development opportunities with any conditions or modifications imposed by the Commission are acceptable. In accordance with Sections 22a105 through 22a-109 of the General Statutes hearing notification requirements, time limits for making a decision and decision publication and notification requirements for coastal site plans shall be the same as that set forth in the General Statutes for the type of permit or approval being requested.

45.5.5 Fees: Each application for coastal site plan review shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount determined by the Commission and set forth in the Schedule of Fees included in the Appendix, payable to the City of Shelton, Connecticut.

45.5.6 Violations In accordance with Section 22a-108 of the General Statutes, any activity undertaken within the coastal boundary without the required coastal site plan review and approval shall be subject to enforcement remedies authorized in that Section.