§ 1-2.1. Council districts established.  


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  • The City of Norwalk is divided into five council districts as hereinafter set forth. The Common Council of the City of Norwalk shall designate such council districts, by letter or number, as it shall deem proper. There shall be two Councilmen elected from each of said Council districts and Councilmen-at-Large elected from the City of Norwalk equivalent in number to the number of council districts as they may exist from time to time. The electors shall vote in the council district wherein they reside. The districts for the election of District Commissioners and other district officers shall be the same as the taxing districts as set forth in the Charter of the City of Norwalk.
    District D, to consist of that portion of Norwalk lying north of a line beginning at the Norwalk-New Canaan town line in the center line of Carter Street and continuing southerly to and along the center line of Ponus Avenue to the intersection of Beau Street and continuing southerly along the center line of Beau Street to the intersection of Ingleside Avenue, and continuing easterly along the center line of Ingelside Avenue to the intersection of Spring Hill Avenue and continuing northerly along the center line of Spring Hill Avenue to the intersection of Ponus Avenue and continuing easterly along the center line of Ponus Avenue to the division line of the First and Fifth Taxing Districts; thence northerly along the center line of the Silvermine River to the intersection of Broad Street; thence easterly along the center line of Broad Street to the intersection of Main Street; thence southerly along the center line of Main Street to the division line of the First and Fifth Taxing Districts; thence easterly along the division line of said taxing districts to the intersection of Rainbow Road and continuing northerly along the center line of Rainbow Road to the intersection of Buttonball Trail; thence easterly along the center line of Buttonball Trail to the intersection of Jarvis Street and continuing northerly along the center line of Jarvis Street to the intersection of West Rocks Road; thence southerly along the center line of West Rocks Road to the intersection of Glendenning Street; thence easterly along the center line of Glendenning Street to the division line of the First and Fifth Taxing Districts; thence still easterly along the division line of said taxing districts to the center line of Newtown Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Newtown Avenue to the intersection of Murray Street, thence easterly along the center line of Murray Street to the Westport Town line.
    District E, to consist of that portion of Norwalk lying south of the District "D" line from the New Canaan town line to a point at the intersections of Beau Street and Ponus Avenue; said district line continuing southerly along the center line of Beau Street to the intersection of Eleanor Lane and continuing westerly along the center line of Eleanor Lane to the intersection of Maher Drive and continuing southerly along the center line of Maher Drive to its intersection with the center lines of Steppingstone Road and Steppingstone Place; thence southwesterly along the center line of Steppingstone Road to the intersection of Fillow Street and continuing southerly along the center line of Fillow Street to the intersection of No. Taylor Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of No. Taylor Avenue to the intersection of Benedict Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of Benedict Street to the intersection of Ferris Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Ferris Avenue to the intersection of Phillips Street; thence easterly along the center line of Phillips Street to the intersection of Glenwood Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Glenwood Avenue to the division line of the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts; thence westerly along the division line of said taxing districts to the center line of No. Taylor Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of No. Taylor Avenue to the intersection of West Cedar Street and then continuing westerly along the center line of West Cedar Street to the intersection of Scribner Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Scribner Avenue to the intersection of Senga Road; thence easterly along the center line of Senga Road to the intersection of Richmond Hill Road and continuing southerly along the center line of Richmond Hill Road to the intersection of McAllister Avenue, thence easterly along the center line of McAllister Avenue to the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue continuing southerly along the center line of Woodlawn Avenue to the intersection of Flax Hill Road and continuing easterly along the center line of Flax Hill Road to the intersection of Arbor Drive and continuing southerly along the center line of Arbor Drive to the intersection of Glasser Street; thence southerly along the center line of Glasser Street to the intersection of Bouton Street and continuing southerly along the center line of Bouton Street to the intersection of Riordan Street; thence easterly along the center line of Riordan Street to the intersection of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way and continuing southerly along the center line of the railroad to the intersection of the division line between the Fifth and Sixth Taxing Districts south of Charcoal Road; thence southeasterly in a straight line to the intersection of the railroad tracks and continuing in a northerly direction along the tracks to the division line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts and continuing easterly along the division lines to the intersection of Woodward Avenue; thence continuing southerly along the center line of Woodward Avenue to the intersection of Naromake Avenue and continuing easterly along the center line of Naromake Avenue to the intersection of Neptune Avenue and continuing easterly along the center line of Neptune Avenue to the Norwalk River.
    District A, to consist of the First Taxing District in Norwalk and so much of the Fifth Taxing District as lies easterly of the easterly boundary line of District "E" between the center lines of Connecticut Ave. on the south and Eleanor, Ingleside, Spring Hill and Ponus Avenues on the north and so much of the Fifth Taxing District that lies westerly of a certain line beginning at the intersection of Willow Street and the division line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts and continuing northerly along the center line of Willow Street to the intersection of Tierney Street and continuing easterly along the center line of Tierney Street to the intersection of George Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of George Avenue to the intersection of Westport Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Westport Avenue to the division line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts; thence northerly along the division line to the intersection of Dry Hill Road and continuing northerly along the center line of Dry Hill Road to the intersection of Roosevelt Street; thence westerly along the center line of Roosevelt Street to the intersection of Newtown Avenue; and so much of the Fifth Taxing District as lies southerly of a certain line beginning at the intersection of West Rocks Road and Glendenning Street and continuing northerly along the center line of West Rocks Road to the intersection of Jarvis Street and continuing southerly along the center line of Jarvis Street to the intersection of Buttonball Trail and continuing westerly along the center line of Buttonball Trail to the intersection of Rainbow Road and continuing southwesterly along the center line of Rainbow Road to the intersection of the division line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts; and so much of the Fifth Taxing District as lies southerly of a certain line beginning at the intersection of Main Street and the division line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts and continuing along the center line of Main Street to the intersection of Broad Street and continuing westerly along the center line of Broad Street to the intersection of the Silvermine River and continuing southerly along the center line of the Silvermine River to the intersection of the division line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts.
    District B, to consist of the Second Taxing District of Norwalk and so much of the Fifth Taxing District that lies southerly and easterly of a certain line beginning at the intersection of North Taylor Avenue and the division line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts and continuing northerly along the center line of North Taylor Avenue to the intersection of West Cedar Street and continuing westerly along the center line of West Cedar Street to the intersection of Scribner Avenue and continuing southerly along the center line of Scribner Avenue to the intersection of Senga Road and continuing easterly along the center line of Senga Road to the intersection of Richmond Hill Road and continuing southerly along the center line of Richmond Hill Road to the intersection of McAllister Avenue and continuing easterly along the center line of McAllister Avenue to the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue and continuing southerly along the center line of Woodlawn Avenue to the intersection of Flax Hill Road and continuing easterly along the center line of Flax Hill Road to the division line of the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts; and so much of the Fifth Taxing District as is bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the boundary line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts and the center lines of Glasser Street and Windsor Place; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Glasser Street to the intersection of Bouton Street; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Bouton Street to the intersection of Riordan Street; thence continuing easterly along the center line of Riordan Street to its intersection with the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way and continuing southerly along the center line of the railroad to the intersection of the division line between the Fifth and Sixth Taxing Districts south of Charcoal Road; thence continuing southeasterly in a straight line to the intersection of the railroad right-of-way; thence continuing northerly along the center line of the railroad to its intersection with the division line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts; and so much of the Fifth Taxing District as is bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and the division line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts and continuing southerly along the center line of Woodward Avenue to the intersection of Naromake Avenue and continuing easterly along the center line of Naromake Avenue to the intersection of the division line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts.
    District C, to consist of that portion of Norwalk not included in Districts D, E, A, and B.
(Sp. Laws 1969, No. 186, No. 283, § 1; Charter Amendment 11-7-1972.)