# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1a: Sec. 8-1a. “Municipality” and “town” to include district; “selectmen” to include district officers. Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-1a

## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1a
- **Heading:** Sec. 8-1a. “Municipality” and “town” to include district; “selectmen” to include district officers. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-1a

## Text

(b) As used in this chapter:

(1) “Accessory apartment” means a separate dwelling unit that (A) is located on the same lot as a principal dwelling unit of greater square footage, (B) has cooking facilities, and (C) complies with or is otherwise exempt from any applicable building code, fire code and health and safety regulations;

(2) “Affordable accessory apartment” means an accessory apartment that is subject to binding recorded deeds which contain covenants or restrictions that require such accessory apartment be sold or rented at, or below, prices that will preserve the unit as housing for which, for a period of not less than ten years, persons and families pay thirty per cent or less of income, where such income is less than or equal to eighty per cent of the median income;

(3) “As of right” or “as-of-right” means able to be approved in accordance with the terms of a zoning regulation or regulations and without requiring that a public hearing be held, a variance, special permit or special exception be granted or some other discretionary zoning action be taken, other than a determination that a site plan is in conformance with applicable zoning regulations;

(4) “Cottage cluster” means a grouping of at least four detached housing units, or live work units, per acre that are located around a common open area;

(5) “Live work unit” means a building or a space within a building used for both commercial and residential purposes by an individual residing within such building or space;

(6) “Middle housing” means duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, cottage clusters and townhouses;

(7) “Mixed-use development” means a development containing both residential and nonresidential uses in any single building; and

(8) “Townhouse” means a residential building constructed in a grouping of three or more attached units, each of which shares at least one common wall with an adjacent unit and has exterior walls on at least two sides.

Cited. 212 C. 375; 216 C. 112.

## Nearby sections

- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1 Sec. 8-1. Zoning commissions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-1.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1a Sec. 8-1a. “Municipality” and “town” to include district; “selectmen” to include district officers. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-1a.md)
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- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1bb Sec. 8-1bb. Temporary health care structures. Municipal permit required. Municipal opt-out.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-1bb.md)
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- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1cc Sec. 8-1cc. Outdoor food and beverage service as accessory use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-1cc.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2 Sec. 8-2. Regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-2.md)
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- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2h Sec. 8-2h. Zoning applications filed prior to change in zoning regulations not required to comply with change. Applications for building permit or certificate of occupancy filed prior to adoption of zoning regulations not required to comply with regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-2h.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2i Sec. 8-2i. Inclusionary zoning.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-2i.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2j Sec. 8-2j. Village districts. Compatibility objectives with other uses in immediate neighborhood. Applications. Village district consultant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-2j.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2l Sec. 8-2l. Zoning regulations re structures or uses located in floodplain.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-2l.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2n Sec. 8-2n. Zoning regulations re crematories.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-2n.md)

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