# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1aa: Sec. 8-1aa. Ridgeline protection: Definitions

> Connecticut · Statutes · In force

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

## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1aa
- **Heading:** Sec. 8-1aa. Ridgeline protection: 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 8-1aa

## Text

(1) “Traprock ridge” means Beacon Hill, Saltonstall Mountain, Totoket Mountain, Pistapaug Mountain, Fowler Mountain, Beseck Mountain, Higby Mountain, Chauncey Peak, Lamentation Mountain, Cathole Mountain, South Mountain, East Peak, West Peak, Short Mountain, Ragged Mountain, Bradley Mountain, Pinnacle Rock, Rattlesnake Mountain, Talcott Mountain, Hatchett Hill, Peak Mountain, West Suffield Mountain, Cedar Mountain, East Rock, Mount Sanford, Prospect Ridge, Peck Mountain, West Rock, Sleeping Giant, Pond Ledge Hill, Onion Mountain, The Sugarloaf, The Hedgehog, West Mountains, The Knolls, Barndoor Hills, Stony Hill, Manitook Mountain, Rattlesnake Hill, Durkee Hill, East Hill, Rag Land, Bear Hill, Orenaug Hills;

(2) “Amphibolite ridge” means Huckleberry Hill, East Hill, Ratlum Hill, Mount Hoar, Sweetheart Mountain;

(3) “Ridgeline” means the line on a traprock or amphibolite ridge created by all points at the top of a fifty per cent slope, which is maintained for a distance of fifty horizontal feet perpendicular to the slope and which consists of surficial basalt geology, identified on the map prepared by Stone et al., United States Geological Survey, entitled “Surficial Materials Map of Connecticut”;

(4) “Ridgeline setback area” means the area bounded by (A) a line that parallels the ridgeline at a distance of one hundred fifty feet on the more wooded side of the ridge, and (B) the contour line where a ridge of less than fifty per cent is maintained for fifty feet or more on the rockier side of the slope, mapped pursuant to section 8-2 ;

(5) “Development” means the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or expansion of a building; and

(6) “Building” means any structure other than (A) a facility as defined in section 16-50i or (B) structures of a relatively slender nature compared to the buildings to which they are associated, including but not limited to chimneys, flagpoles, antennas, utility poles and steeples.

## 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)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1aa Sec. 8-1aa. Ridgeline protection: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-1aa.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1b Sec. 8-1b. Alternate members of zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-1b.md)
- [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)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1c Sec. 8-1c. Fees for municipal land use applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-1c.md)
- [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)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2g Sec. 8-2g. Special exemption from density limits for construction of affordable housing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-2g.md)
- [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)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T8_C124_S8-1aa. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.