Section 18.1 - Commercial recreation, as described in this Section, and where permitted by Section 7 of these Regulations shall be by Special Permit only, in accordance with Sections 28 and 29 (Site Plan Requirements and Special Permit Requirements) and in compliance with the following provisions.
Section 18.2 - Permitted uses:
1. Outdoor athletic activities, including facilities for skating, skiing, sledding, swimming, and racquet sports.
2. A golf course, of not less than nine (9) holes as a principal recreational use, and a par three (3) golf course or putting greens and driving range as accessory to a major recreational facility, but expressly prohibiting miniature golf, putting greens and driving ranges as a principal use.
3. Riding academy or hunt club as a principal use, and the keeping and boarding of horses for riding, instruction, and exhibition.
4. Outdoor picnic facilities, including barbecue pits and outdoor fireplaces, and as accessory use to a major recreational facility.
5. Social and recreational facilities for dining and dancing, including banquet, meeting, receptions, assemblies and entertainment, provided such activities are accessory to and a part of an indoor/outdoor recreational enterprise.
6. Lodge, or inn furnishing lodgings and/or meals to transients as accessory to a recreational use, but not as a principal use, provided that no living accommodations shall include cooking facilities.
7. Activities similar to those listed above that are commonly provided by such organizations as day camps, swimming and tennis clubs and other recreational enterprises and that are listed in the application and on the site plan may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission subject to such additional safeguards as the Commission may require.
8. Rental of camp sites subject to the following:
A. During the period from April 1st to the following October 31st, the rental of camp sites is permitted. A service building containing a potable water supply and complete bathing and toilet facilities in accordance with the requirements of the Connecticut Public Health Code, shall be required.
B. During the winter season the rental of sites for temporary occupancy by transient trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicle and park mobile trailers is permitted, provided that a trailer or other such unit shall not be dismounted from its wheels.Campgrounds are temporary recreational uses and every camper must maintain a permanent residence elsewhere (effective 12/6/03).
C. No full time school age children are allowed for more than two consecutive weeks during the Connecticut public school calendar year (effective 12/6/03).
D. Proper provision shall be made for the temporary storage, collection, and disposal of water and garbage.
E. The total number of rental sites shall not exceed eight (8) for each acre of area of the entire tract or parcel of land, and a site for the exclusive use of one (1) occupying family shall contain not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet, nor have a width or depth less than forty (40) feet (effective 12/6/03).
F. The standards in Section 6.13, pertaining to public health and safety shall be used by the Planning and Zoning Commission in determining the requirements for improvement in areas used for trailer sites.
G. Except as above, residential use shall be limited to existing dwellings and new accommodations for persons employed on the premises only.
H. Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a permitted use.
I. Signs in accordance with Section 22.
9. Places of worship and parochial schools.
Section 18.3 - Special Provisions:
1. The minimum tract shall be fifty (50) acres.
2. Evidence of adequate potable water supply and sanitary sewage disposal to provide for the maximum requirements of the proposed uses shall be submitted for approval by the Town Director of Health and by state agencies having jurisdiction.
3. No structure except a single family dwelling shall be less than one hundred (100') feet from the nearest public highway or less than five hundred (500') feet from the nearest dwelling located on land under other ownership.
4. Off-street parking shall be provided as required in the Zoning Regulations. No parking area shall be located less than one hundred (100') feet from a public highway, and where located less than one hundred (100') feet from any other property line shall be protected by a landscaped buffer strip not less than forty (40') feet wide.
5. The volume of sound from music and public address systems shall be so controlled as to prevent objectionable noise off the premises.
6. Outdoor barbecue and like activities shall terminate at ten (10:00) p.m., and all other outdoor activities shall terminate at midnight.
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