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This PDF file is the official printable text of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance as prepared for the Town of Wilton. by the Nashua Regional Planning Commission It is also available on the Planning Board page at the official Town of Wilton web site under the “Current Land Use Laws and Regulations” link.
This is the 1998 version of the Zoning Ordinance, including all amendments up to and including those passed by Town Meeting in March, 1998, but not any amendments passed in 1999 or later.
9.0 Office Park District
9.1 Permitted Uses.
9.2 Prohibited Uses.
9.3 Lot Requirements.
9.4 Maximum Park Development.
9.5 Special Exceptions.
The objective of this District is to attract corporate office and research facilities in a college-campus like environment which will be achieved through restrictive zoning requirements and deed restrictions with limited allowed usage, large open spaces, generous setback requirements and compatible architectural and landscape standards. Buildings must be limited to first-class construction and sited to blend with the environment with a minimum change in the natural topography.
9.1 Permitted Uses.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and in accordance with the following provisions:
a. corporate offices;
b. research facilities; and
c. farming uses.
9.2 Prohibited Uses.
The following uses are prohibited within the district:
a. retail establishments, including motels, restaurants, service stations and automobile repair garages;
b. professional offices catering to the public;
c. real estate offices;
d. service facilities (such as beauty parlors, T.V. repair, etc.);
e. warehouse facilities;
f. assembly and manufacturing facilities;
g. residential uses; and
h. other uses similar to those prohibited.
9.3 Lot Requirements.
9.3.1 Area. Minimum lot size five (5) acres with a minimum of two (2) acres excluding wetlands. (Amended March 1992.)
9.3.2 Setbacks. Two hundred (200) feet from all park lines. Individual lot front setback of at least one hundred (100) feet with side and rear setbacks of fifty (50) feet.
9.3.3 Structure Height. Two (2) stories with a maximum height above mean lot terrain of thirty-five (35) feet.
9.3.4 Building Size. Maximum of forty thousand (40,000) square feet gross floor area on the ground floor.
9.3.5 Access. Ingress and egress shall only be from one (1) access road leading to a State Highway.
9.3.6 Off-Street Parking Requirements. One parking space for each one and two-tenths (1.2) employees based upon the highest expected employee occupancy.
9.3.7 Conservation Zone. All land within one hundred (100) feet of Blood Brook shall be retained in its natural state except for foot trails.
9.4 Maximum Park Development.
Not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the gross land area shall be occupied by buildings, parking, and roadways.
9.5 Special Exceptions.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment may allow any prohibited uses provided that the Board finds the proposed use would meet the following requirements (see also Section 4.4):
a. be aesthetically compatible with other buildings and uses within the Office Park District; and
b. the use would generate only nominal amounts of motor vehicle traffic, not more than ten (10) motor vehicles per day, exclusive of employees.
8.0 Industrial District