Hartford replaced Euclidean zoning with a form-based code in 2016 and maintains neighborhood-specific plans for Downtown North, iQuilt, Frog Hollow, Asylum Hill, and the Coltsville National Historical Park area.
Hartford Zoning Regulations establish character districts focused on building form rather than use separation. The code distinguishes Downtown, Mixed Use, Neighborhood Mixed Use, and Residential transects with detailed frontage and massing standards. Layered overlays include the iQuilt cultural connector linking Bushnell Park to the Connecticut River, and historic district rules for Frog Hollow, Asylum Hill, and the Mark Twain House neighborhood. The Coltsville plan implements federal National Park standards. Plan amendments require Planning and Zoning Commission review with public hearing notice under Connecticut General Statute 8-3.
Construction without conforming to form-based standards results in stop-work orders from the Building Department, with reconfiguration required before certificate of occupancy issuance.
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