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Waterford, CT zoning districts

What each zoning code in Waterford stands for, read from the town's own adopted regulations. Every parcel we list carries one of these codes; this is where you check what it permits.

Read Waterford's zoning regulations

CodeDistrictType ParcelsOpportunities Our reading
R-20 Medium Density Residential Districtthe zone you clicked Residential 4,112 0 Single Family
R-40 Low Density Residential Districtthe zone you clicked Residential 1,683 0 Single Family
VR-75 the zone you clicked None 531 0 Single Family
RU120 the zone you clicked None 472 0 Single Family
VR-10 Village Residential Districtthe zone you clicked Residential 413 0 Single Family
C-G General Commercial Districtthe zone you clicked Business 336 0 Unclear
C-MF Commercial Multi-Family Districtthe zone you clicked Residential 328 11 Multi-family
R-20W the zone you clicked None 250 0 Single Family
CT Civic Triangle Districtthe zone you clicked Mixed Use 227 13 Multi-family
VR-15 Village Residential Districtthe zone you clicked Residential 215 0 Single Family
WD Waterfront Development Districtthe zone you clicked Mixed Use 147 44 Multi-family
R-MF Residential Multi-Family Districtthe zone you clicked Residential 91 8 Multi-family
I-G General Industrial Districtthe zone you clicked Industrial 87 0 Unclear
R-40W the zone you clicked None 87 0 Single Family
VR75W the zone you clicked None 76 0 Single Family
IP-1 General Industrial Park Districtthe zone you clicked Industrial 69 14 Multi-family
NB Neighborhood Business Districtthe zone you clicked Business 65 0 Single Family
VR15W the zone you clicked None 59 0 Unclear
VR10W the zone you clicked None 56 0 Single Family
PDD the zone you clicked None 34 0 Multi-family
RU12W the zone you clicked None 29 0 Single Family
C-R Regional Commercial Districtthe zone you clicked Business 17 0 Unknown
IP-3 Special Aquifer Industrial Park Districtthe zone you clicked Industrial 16 0 Unknown
WDW the zone you clicked None 14 0 Unknown
I-C Industrial Commercial Districtthe zone you clicked Industrial 12 0 Unknown
OS Open Space Districtthe zone you clicked Special 12 0 Unknown
NBPO Neighborhood Business Professional Officethe zone you clicked Business 11 0 Unknown
I-MF Industrial Multi-Family Districtthe zone you clicked Residential 9 0 Unknown
NBW the zone you clicked None 7 0 Unknown
OSW the zone you clicked None 6 0 Unknown
OS W the zone you clicked None 5 0 Unknown
PDD-2 Planned Design District 2the zone you clicked Special 5 0 Unknown
SDD Special Development Districtthe zone you clicked Special 5 0 Unknown
CT-MF Civic Triangle Multi-Family Districtthe zone you clicked Residential 3 0 Unknown
C G the zone you clicked None 2 0 Unknown
NBPOW the zone you clicked None 2 0 Unknown
R-120 the zone you clicked None 2 0 Unknown
RU1 the zone you clicked None 2 0 Unknown
R120W the zone you clicked None 1 0 Unknown
RU-120 Rural Residential Districtthe zone you clicked Residential 1 0 Unknown
RU120W the zone you clicked None 1 0 Unknown
SPD Seaside Preservation Districtthe zone you clicked Special 1 0 Unknown
VR15 the zone you clicked None 1 0 Unknown
VR75 the zone you clicked None 1 0 Unknown
WD W the zone you clicked None 1 0 Unknown

Our reading is derived from what is actually built in each district today, not from the code string — a code like R-15 means different things in different Connecticut towns. It is an estimate, and the regulations linked above are the authority.

Where these names come from

Read: Town of Waterford Zoning Regulations, 'ZONING REGULATIONS Effective June 5, 2026' (https://www.waterfordct.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6090), Section 2.1 District Classification, plus section headings for MCOD (13a), MPD (14a), HOD (16a), PDD (19) and PDD-1/PDD-2 (30). 14 of 20 assessor codes matched (VR-75 = VR-7.5, RU120 = RU-120, C-T = CT). The six '...W' codes (R-20W, R-40W, VR75W, VR15W, VR10W, RU12W) are not districts in the ordinance and do not appear on the town Zoning Map legend either; they look like an assessor-side suffix (likely land under/near water), so they are returned unmatched.