Highlighted below: 45 of 66 extracted standards and 9 of 10 districts, chipped on their section headings. Sections and highlights carry their own anchors. The rest quote wording that differs from this rendering of the text.

Sec. 16-1. - Title. This title shall be known as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Dacono and may be so cited and pleaded.

(Prior code 17.04.010)

Sec. 16-2. - Purpose. This Chapter is designed to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the City and to ensure a logical growth of the various physical elements of the City; to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to improve housing standards; to conserve property values; to prevent the overcrowding of land to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; and in general to promote health, safety and the general welfare.

(Prior code 17.04.020)

Sec. 16-3. - Interpretation - conflict with other provisions. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare. Whenever the requirements of this Chapter are at a variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or ordinances, the more restrictive or that imposing the higher standards shall govern.

(Prior code 17.04.030)

Sec. 16-4. - Territorial limitations. The regulations prescribed in this Chapter shall apply within the corporate limits of the City.

(Prior code 17.04.040)

Sec. 16-5. - Annexed areas. Any territory hereafter annexed to the City may be zoned simultaneously with the annexation proceedings as provided by statute.

(Prior code 17.04.050)

Sec. 16-6. - Districts designated. In order to carry out the provisions of this Chapter, the City is divided into the following zoning districts:

District	Name
A	Agricultural
MH	Pre-Manufactured Housing District
RR-1	Rural Residential Single-Family
R-1	Single-Family Residential
R-2	Multi-Family Residential
C-R	Commercial Residential
C-1	Commercial
B-1	Business
I-1	Light Industrial
DR	Developing Resource District
COS	Civic/Open Space

(Prior code 17.04.060; Ord. 306 §3, 1985; Ord. 374 §1, 1990; Ord. 441 §2, 1994; Ord. 688 §1, 2007)

Article 16. Zoning Regulations#

Sec. 16-7. - Requirement of fair contribution for public school sites.#

Any person required to obtain a building permit under Chapter 18 of this Code for any residential dwelling unit not otherwise exempt under Subsection 17-132(b) shall be required to make a fair contribution for public school sites in accordance with the provisions of Section 17-132. Prior to the issuance of such building permit, the City shall be provided with proof that, for the lot for which the permit is sought, the required fair contribution for public school sites has been made.

(Ord. 505 §2, 1998; Ord. 701 §1, 2007)

Sec. 16-8. - Maps.#

(a) The boundaries of these districts are established as shown on a map entitled "Zoning District Map of the City" and dated February 3, 1970.

(b) This map indicating the latest amendments shall be kept up to date and on file in the office of the Building Official. Said map, amendments and all notations, references and other information and data shown thereon are made a part of this Chapter.

(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the zone boundaries are the centerlines of streets, highways, alleys, railroad rights-of-way or such lines extended, section lines, municipal corporate lines and natural boundary lines such as streams.

(2) In subdivided property, boundaries on the accompanying maps shall be determined by use of the scale indicated on said map.

(d) Disputes concerning the exact location of the boundaries or where the rights-of-way or stream course, as actually on the ground varies from that as shown on the map, the zoning board shall interpret the map according to the reasonable intent of this Chapter.

(Prior code 17.04.070)

Sec. 16-9. - Conformance required.#

Except as provided in this Chapter, no building, other structure or land shall be used and no building or other structure shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered except in conformance with the regulations specified in this Chapter for the district in which the building or land use is located.

(Prior code 17.04.080)

Sec. 16-10. - Prohibited uses.#

(a) No rubbish, as that term is defined in Section 7-1 of this Code, shall be kept out of doors, except for disposal purposes in accordance with Article 1 of Chapter 7 of this Code and other applicable laws.

(b) No rubbish, as that term is defined in Section 7-1 of this Code, shall be removed from one (1) parcel of property and disposed of by depositing upon another property or in the streets or other public ways, except for purposes of delivery to an authorized disposal site in accordance with Article 1 of Chapter 7 of this Code and other applicable laws.

(d) The storage of fireworks is prohibited in any pre-manufactured housing district.

(e) On corner property, there shall be no planting of shrubs or flowers above the level of a public roadway or street which obstruct the view of traffic within the triangle of the intersection measured from a point of the intersection at the gutter lines abutting the streets a distance of twenty-five (25) feet along each such gutter line.

(f) Boats, boat trailers, travel trailers, tent trailers, fifth wheelers, horse trailers, motor homes and detached pickup campers shall be stored upon the owner's property.

(g) No laundry shall be hung outdoors except on a clothesline installed for that purpose, and no such clothesline shall be attached to any fence or tree.

(h) No slaughtering, evisceration or rendering of any animal, including but not limited to any livestock, game animal or fowl shall be permitted outdoors in any residential district.

district other than the RR-1 (Rural Residential) district.

(i) Temporary workforce housing is prohibited in all zone districts of the City.

(j) Reserved.

(k) Injection wells are prohibited in all zone districts of the City.

(l) Oil and gas facilities on land zoned COS.

(m) Self-storage facilities are prohibited in all zone districts of the City.

(n) Truck stops are prohibited in all zone districts of the City.

(o) Motor vehicle, equipment, and boat sales, rental, and leasing are prohibited in all zone districts of the City.

(p) Contractor's yards are prohibited in all zone districts of the City.

(q) Storage yards are prohibited in all zone districts of the City.

(Prior code 17.04.090; Ord. 236 §1, 1980; Ord. 278 §3, 1983; Ord. 378 §2, 1990; Ord. 455 §1, 1995; Ord. 800 §5, 2015; Ord. 859 §3, 2018; Ord. 871 §1, 2019; Ord. 876 §3, 2019; Ord. 908 §3, 2021; Ord. 940, §5, 2023; Ord. 991 §1, 2025)

Sec. 16-11. - Measurement.

Except where another method of measurement is specified by this Chapter, the following rules shall be used in taking any measurements required by this Chapter:

(1) The point of beginning of any front yard measurement required by this Chapter shall be the edge of the sidewalk which adjoins and is parallel to such front yard and which edge is closest to such yard.

(2) For any corner lot, any front yard measurement required under this Chapter shall apply to both frontages of the lot.

(Ord. 494 §1, 1997)

Sec. 16-12. - Fences, hedges retaining walls; permit required.

(a) This Section shall be applicable to all fences, hedges, and retaining walls to be erected within the City, except for those projects with fence standards contained within an approved Planned Unit Development (PUD) Final Development Plan. The provisions of this Section shall be administered by the City's Building Official or their designee.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to erect, construct, or reconstruct any fence or retaining wall in any zone district of the City until the Building Official has issued a permit therefor pursuant to this Chapter, which shall be in addition to any permit required by Chapter 18 of this Code.

(c) Application for a fence permit shall be made on forms to be provided by the Building Official and shall clearly show the type of fence or wall proposed to be erected, the material to be used, and the location where it is to be placed. No permit shall be issued unless and until the proposed fence meets all requirements of this Code, the fee established by resolution of the City Council has been paid, and the City's use tax has been collected on the construction materials and supplies.

(d) Fences, hedges, and retaining walls shall be governed by the following regulations:

(1) Retaining walls must conform to lateral pressure engineering specifications and shall not be unsightly or detrimental to abutting property.

(2) Barbed wire or electric fences are not permitted.§

(3) Dilapidated, unsightly or dangerous fences shall be removed or repaired when so ordered by the Building Official. All fencing, walls, and hedges shall be maintained in good condition, including, but not limited to, replacing or repairing broken components, such as pickets, and repainting.

(4) For corner lots, front yard fence regulations shall apply to both street sides of lot.

(5) Front yard fence shall be constructed of chain link or split rail or other standard residential fence materials approved by the Building Official, except that no fence shall be constructed of plywood or particle board. Fences shall not exceed forty-two (42) inches in height, measured from the ground level immediately adjacent to the

Sec. 16-12 - Fences, walls, and hedges.

(a) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Fence means an artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose, screen, or separate areas.

Retaining wall means a wall used to resist the lateral displacement of earth or other material.

Hedge means a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, forming a fence or boundary.

(b) Permit required. No person shall construct, erect, or place any fence, wall, or hedge, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a permit from the Building Official, except that no permit shall be required for hedges.

(1) All fences and walls shall be constructed of durable materials and maintained in good condition, free from hazards, including, but not limited to, broken or missing parts, dangerous projections, or other defects.

(2) All fences and walls shall be erected within the property lines of the lot on which they are located, and no fence or wall shall encroach upon any public right-of-way or easement, except as provided in Paragraph (7) of this Subsection.

(3) The finished side of all fences and walls shall face the adjacent property or public right-of-way.

(4) No fence or wall shall be erected in a manner that obstructs the visibility of vehicular traffic at any intersection, driveway, or alley, as determined by the Building Official.

(d) Height and location requirements.

(1) Front yard fences. No fence or wall located in a front yard shall exceed four (4) feet in height. For the purposes of this Section, a front yard shall be the area between the front building line and the front property line, extending the full width of the lot.

(2) Side yard fences. Fences and walls located in a side yard shall not exceed six (6) feet in height, except as provided in Paragraph (4) below.

(3) Rear yard fences. Fences and walls located in a rear yard shall not exceed six (6) feet in height, except as provided in Paragraph (4) below.

(4) Corner lots. On corner lots, the height of fences and walls in the side yard adjoining the street shall not exceed four (4) feet for the portion of the side yard that lies within the required front yard setback, and shall not exceed six (6) feet for the remainder of the side yard.

(5) Front yard fence materials. Front yard fences shall be constructed of wood, vinyl, aluminum, or other materials approved by the Building Official, and shall be at least fifty percent (50%) open space. Fence pickets shall not exceed six (6) inches in width. No front yard fence shall be constructed nearer than thirty (30) inches from the sidewalk or other public walkway.§ No fence shall enclose a meter pit.

(6) Back yard fences. Back yard fences may be constructed of masonry walls or any of the material permitted in Paragraph (5) above, and the walls may be solid. Maximum height of back yard fences shall be six (6) feet, said fence not to extend past the front side of a dwelling to which it abuts.

(7) Fences and retaining walls may not be located within platted or other recorded easements, except that fences may be located along the rear lot lines of residential lots unless the plat specifically provides otherwise. Fencing on multi-family residential and non-residential lots shall comply with the approved site plan.

(8) Hedges shall not encroach over sidewalks, streets, or alleyways and shall be trimmed to maintain sight distance as required by Section 16-288 of this Code.

(9) Prohibited fence materials.

a. No person shall use rope; string; wire products including, but not limited to, chicken wire, hog wire, wire fabric, and similar welded or woven wire fabrics; chain; netting; cut or broken glass; paper; unapproved corrugated metal panels; galvanized sheet metal; plywood; or fiberglass panels in any fence, or use any other materials that are not manufactured specifically as fencing materials, unless approved by the Building Official. The Building Official may require the applicant to provide the manufacturer's standards to establish the intended use of proposed fencing materials.

b. Used materials, equipment, and devices shall not be used unless the Building Official determines they meet the requirements of the building code for new materials.

c. No person shall construct a fence of wood, metal, or plastic products that are designed specifically for uses other than fence construction.

(e) City exemption from compliance. All property, uses, structures, and facilities owned or operated by the City for the purpose of providing municipal services are exempt from complying with all requirements contained in this Section.

(Ord. 938 §1, 2023)

Sec. 16-13 - Withdrawal of pending application.

(a) Except as provided in Section 16-14 of this Code regarding inactive applications, only the applicant may withdraw an application filed pursuant to this Chapter. The applicant shall request the withdrawal in writing, and after receipt of such written request, the City shall take no further action on the application. To re-initiate review after withdrawal, the applicant must resubmit the application, which in all respects shall be treated as a new application for all purposes.

(b) Withdrawal of an application the public hearing for which has been included on an agenda posted for a public meeting shall be discretionary with the decision-making body.

(Ord. 937, §1, 2023)

Sec. 16-14 - Inactive applications.#

(a) An application filed pursuant to this Chapter shall be considered inactive if, at any point during the review process:

(1) The City has notified the applicant or its consultant that additional or corrected materials are required, and the applicant has not submitted such materials or responded to such request within ninety (90) days following such notification; or

(2) An applicant has not agreed to a date for a required meeting or public hearing before any decision-making body; or

(3) Has otherwise not taken other affirmative steps within a reasonable timeframe that are necessary to advance the application for a final determination.

(b) Upon a determination by the City that an application is inactive, the City shall provide the applicant written notice that if such inactivity is not cured within thirty (30) days no further processing of the application shall occur and the inactive application shall be considered automatically withdrawn. Any re-submittal of the application thereafter by the applicant will be treated as a new application for all purposes.

(Ord. 937, §2, 2023)

Sec. 16-14.5. - Notice of public hearings.#

(a) The City shall provide notice of the time, date, and subject matter of every public hearing required by this Chapter by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the City at least fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing. Such published notice shall be considered jurisdictional, and failure to publish notice of the public hearing shall cause the public hearing to be vacated.

(b) In addition to the published notice required by subsection (a) of this Section, additional notice of public hearings as set forth in this subsection (b) shall be provided for each public [hearing] held pursuant to this Chapter. The notice provided pursuant to this subsection is not jurisdictional, and minor defects in the notice shall not impair the notice or invalidate any proceedings under the notice of a bona fide attempt has been made to comply with the notice requirements.

(1) The City shall post notice of the public hearing on the property that is the subject of the public hearing at least fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing. The City shall determine the appropriate number, size, location, and content of the posted notice, and shall take reasonable efforts to assure the posted signs remain on the site, in good condition to maintain legibility, during the posting period.

(2) No later than fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing, the applicant shall mail notice of the public hearing to all property owners located within five hundred (500) feet of the subject property. As a condition of approval of any application for which a public hearing is held pursuant to this Chapter, the applicant shall provide a written affidavit that notice required by this subsection (b)(2) was provided, on a form to be provided by the City.

(Ord. 937, §9, 2023)

Sec. 16-15. - Generally. For the purpose of this Chapter, certain words or phrases are defined as set forth in this Article; and when not inconsistent with the content, words shall carry their customary meaning. Words used in the present tense include the future; words in the plural number include singular number; and the masculine includes the feminine.

(Prior code 17.08.010)

Sec. 16-16. - Reserved. Editor's note— Ord. 991 §2, adopted Sept. 8, 2025, repealed § 16-16, which pertained to accessory buildings and derived from the prior code 17.08.020.

Sec. 16-17. - Accessory use. Accessory use means a use or structure that is incidental to, customarily associated with, and subordinate in purpose, area, and extent to the principal use. It must be located on the same lot as the principal use and devoted exclusively to serving that use. An accessory use shall not exceed the scale or intensity of the principal use, nor shall it be permitted to function in a manner that effectively establishes it as the dominant use of the property.

(Prior code 17.08.030; Ord. 991 §3, 2025)

Sec. 16-18. - Adult amusement or entertainment. Adult amusement or entertainment means amusement or entertainment that is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on material depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, or which features topless dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators or similar entertainment.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005)

Sec. 16-19. - Adult arcade. Adult arcade means any commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration, one (1) or more still or motion picture projectors, slide projectors, videocassette players or similar machines, or other image-producing machines, for viewing by five (5) or fewer persons each at any viewing, are used to show films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides or other photographic, digital or electronic reproductions that are characterized by the depiction, simulation or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005)

Sec. 16-20. - Adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store. Adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store means a commercial establishment that devotes a significant or substantial portion of its stock-in-trade or interior floor space to, or has as one (1) of its principal business purposes, the sale, rental or viewing, for any form of consideration, of:

(1) Any books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter or photographs, films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides or other visual representations characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; or

(2) Any instruments, devices or items designed or intended for use with or in specified sexual activities.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005)

Sec. 16-21. - Adult cabaret.

Adult cabaret means a nightclub, bar, restaurant, concert hall, auditorium or other commercial establishment which features persons who appear nude or in a state of nudity or seminudity; or live performances that are characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical areas or by the exhibition of specified sexual activities.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005)

Sec. 16-22. - Adult motel.

Adult motel means a hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment that offers accommodations to the public for any form of consideration and provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmission, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or other photographic productions, however produced, that are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, and has a sign visible from the public right-of-way that advertises the availability of this adult type of photographic reproductions.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005)

Sec. 16-23. - Adult motion picture theater.

Adult motion picture theater means a commercial establishment that is distinguished or characterized by showing of films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides or similar photographic reproductions with an emphasis on depicting or describing specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas that are regularly shown for any form of consideration.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005)

Sec. 16-24. - Alley.

Alley means a public way permanently reserved as a secondary means of access to abutting property.

(Prior code 17.08.040)

Sec. 16-24.5 - Application.

Application means and includes all forms, fees, maps, plats, data, studies, reports, and other documents required to be submitted to obtain an approval pursuant to any provision of this Chapter.

(Ord. 937, §3, 2023)

Sec. 16-25. - Basement.

Basement means a story having up to two-thirds (2/3) of its height below grade.

(Prior code 17.08.050)

Sec. 16-26. - Boardinghouse and roominghouse.

Boardinghouse and roominghouse mean a building or portion thereof which is used to accommodate for compensation five (5) or more boarders or roomers, not including members of the occupant's immediate family who might be occupying the building.

(Prior code 17.08.060)

Sec. 16-27. - Board.

Board means the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

(Prior code 17.08.070)

Sec. 16-28. - Building.

Building means any structure built for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind and not including advertising sign boards or fences.

(Prior code 17.08.080)

Sec. 16-29. - Building height. Building height means the vertical distance from the average lot grade to the uppermost point of the roof structure.

(Prior code 17.08.090)

Sec. 16-30. - Cellar. Cellar means a story having more than two-thirds (2/3) of its height below grade.

(Prior code 17.08.100)

Sec. 16-31. - Commercial establishment. Commercial establishment, with respect to the regulation of sexually oriented businesses, may have other principal business purposes that do not involve the depicting or describing of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas and still be categorized as a sexually oriented business. Such other business purposes will not serve to exempt such commercial establishments from being categorized as a sexually oriented business so long as one (1) of its principal business purposes is the offering for sale or rental for consideration the specified materials that depict or describe specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas. The term commercial establishment includes clubs, fraternal organizations, social organizations, civic organizations or other similar organizations with paid memberships.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005)

Sec. 16-31.5 - Contractor's yard. Contractor's yard means a site or portion of a site used for the storage of construction materials, equipment, machinery, or vehicles directly associated with a contracting business. Contractor's yards are not permitted as a primary use in any zoning district. Such uses shall be considered outdoor storage and are subject to the provisions of Chapter 16, Article 29 of this Code, regulating outdoor storage as an accessory use.

(Ord. 991 §4, 2025)

Sec. 16-32. - Day care center. Day care center means a facility, by whatever name known, which is maintained for gain, for the care of children. Operators of day care centers shall certify to the City Clerk that they are duly licensed with the State, and the Clerk shall issue a local permit with the renewal date corresponding to that of the state license.

(Prior code 17.08.105; Ord. 243 §§ 1, 2, 1981)

Sec. 16-33. - Dwelling. Dwelling means any building or portion thereof which is used as the private residence or sleeping place of one (1) or more persons, but does not include hotels, motels, tourist courts, clubs, hospitals, pre-manufactured housing structures, trailer houses and trailer courts or similar use.

(Prior code 17.08.110; Ord. 545 §1, 2000)

Sec. 16-34. - Dwelling, one-family. One-family dwelling means a detached building designed exclusively for occupancy by one (1) family.

(Prior code 17.08.120; Ord. No. 962, §2, 2024; Ord. 982 §2, 2025)

Sec. 16-35. - Dwelling, two-family. Two-family dwelling means a detached building designed exclusively for occupancy by two (2) families living independently of each other.

(Prior code 17.08.130)

Sec. 16-36. - Dwelling, multiple-family. Multiple-family dwelling means a building or portion thereof designed for or occupied by three (3) or more families living independently of each other.

(Prior code 17.08.140)

Sec. 16-37. - Dwelling unit. Dwelling unit means one (1) or more rooms in a dwelling, apartment house or apartment hotel designed for occupancy by one (1) family providing complete living facilities for living, sleeping and cooking purposes.

(Prior code 17.08.150)

Sec. 16-38. - Educational institutions. Educational institutions means public schools administered by legal organized school districts; schools administered by church or religious organizations; schools administered by the State; and nonprofit schools, colleges or universities operated under charter or license from the State.

(Prior code 17.08.160)

Sec. 16-38.5. - Electric vehicle charging station. Electric vehicle charging station means a public or private parking space that is served by battery charging station equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy by conductive or inductive means to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle.

(Ord. 940, §2, 2023)

Sec. 16-39. - Establishment of sexually oriented business. Establishment of a sexually oriented business means and includes any of the following:

(1) The opening or commencement of any such business as a new business;

(2) The conversion of an existing business into a sexually oriented business;

(3) The addition of a different sexually oriented business to any other existing sexually oriented business; or

(4) The relocation of a sexually oriented business.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005)

Sec. 16-40. - Family. Family means one (1) or more persons occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit, except that no more than one (1) of such persons may be an individual who has been adjudged by a court of law as a sex offender and who is required to register as such within the community of their residence in accordance with the provisions of Section 18-3-412.5, C.R.S., except as otherwise provided in Section 10-162(c) of this Code. The number of persons living as a single unit shall not exceed the maximum permitted by applicable adopted building, fire, and safety codes, by any applicable state or federal law or regulations, or by affordable housing guidelines applicable to the dwelling unit.

(Prior code 17.08.170; Ord. 1000 §1, 2025)

Article XVI. - Definitions#

Sec. 16-41. - Floor area.#

Floor area, for the purposes of determining the floor area ratio, conversions of existing structures and maximum size of business establishments, means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of several floors measured in square feet, including the basement floor, but not including the cellar floor of the building, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two (2) buildings. The floor area of a building shall also include elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor; floor space used for mechanical equipment, except equipment, open or enclosed, located on the roof; penthouse; attic space having headroom of seven (7) feet, ten (10) inches or more; interior balconies and mezzanines; enclosed porches and floor area devoted to accessory uses; provided that any space devoted to off-street parking or loading shall not be included in floor area.

(Prior code 17.08.180)

Sec. 16-42. - Floor area ratio.#

Floor area ratio means the numerical value obtained through dividing the gross floor area of a building or buildings by the net lot area on which such building or buildings are located.

(Prior code 17.08.190)

Sec. 16-43. - Frontage of lot.#

Frontage of lot means the distance substantially parallel to the front lot line measured between side lot lines at the building setback line.

(Prior code 17.08.200)

Sec. 16-44. - Garage, private.#

Private garage means a detached accessory building or portion of a principal building for the parking or temporary storage of automobiles of the occupants of the premises.

(Prior code 17.08.210)

Sec. 16-45. - Garage, public.#

Public garage means a building used for the care, repair or equipment of machine-driven vehicles or where such vehicles are parked or stored for remuneration, hire or sale.

(Prior code 17.08.220)

Sec. 16-46. - Grade.#

Grade (ground level) means the average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building.

(Prior code 17.08.230)

Sec. 16-47. - Home occupations.#

Home occupations shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16-500 of this Chapter.

(Prior code 17.08.240; Ord. 460 §4, 1995)

Sec. 16-48. - Hospital.#

Hospital means any building or portion thereof used for the accommodation and medical care of sick, injured or infirm persons and not including clinics, rest homes and convalescent homes.

(Prior code 17.08.250)

Sec. 16-49. - Hotel and motel.#

Hotel and motel mean a building designed for occupancy as the more or less temporary abiding place for less than thirty (30) days of individuals who are lodged with or without meals, in which there are six (6) or more guest rooms.

(Prior code 17.08.260; Ord. No. 800, § 2, 9-28-2015)

Sec. 16-49.5. - Injection well.#

Injection well means a Class II Waste Water Injection Facility used to dispose of produced water associated with oil and natural gas production.

(Ord. 859 §2, 2018; Ord. 876 §2, 2019)

Sec. 16-50. - Junkyard.#

Junkyard means the use of any lot for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap material or for the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of automobiles or other vehicles, other machinery or parts thereof.

(Prior code 17.08.270)

Sec. 16-51. - Kennel.#

Kennel means any premises, building or structure in or on which four (4) or more animals of more than four (4) months of age are harbored.

(Prior code 17.08.280)

Sec. 16-52. - Lot.#

Lot means a parcel of real property as shown with a separate and distinct number or letter on a plat recorded in the Weld County Courthouse or when not so platted in a recorded subdivision, a parcel of real property abutting upon at least one (1) public street and held under separate ownership.

(Prior code 17.08.290)

Sec. 16-53. - Lot area.#

Lot area means the total horizontal area within the lot lines.

(Prior code 17.08.300)

Sec. 16-54. - Lot, corner.#

Corner lot means a lot fronting on two (2) intersecting streets.

(Prior code 17.08.310)

Sec. 16-55. - Lot line, front.#

Front lot line means the property line dividing a lot from a street. On a corner lot only, one (1) street line shall be considered as a front line and the shorter street frontage shall be considered the front line.

(Prior code 17.08.320)

Sec. 16-56. - Lot line, rear.#

Rear lot line means the line opposite to the front lot line.

(Prior code 17.08.330)

Sec. 16-57. - Lot line, side.#

Side lot line means any lot line other than front or rear lot lines.

(Prior code 17.08.340)

Sec. 16-58. - Lot, reversed corner.#

Reversed corner lot means a corner lot the side street of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the first lot to its rear.

(Prior code 17.08.350)

Sec. 16-59. - Lot, through.#

Through lot means a lot having frontage on two (2) parallel or approximately parallel streets.

(Prior code 17.08.360)

Article 16 - Definitions#

Sec. 16-60. - Motor fuel filling station.#

Motor fuel filling station means gas station or service station, and similar terms used to describe this use, but not including a truck stop. A motor fuel filling station does not include any facility meeting the definition of major or minor motor vehicle service or any electric vehicle charging stations accessory to a primary use.

(Ord. 908 §2, 2021; Ord. 940, §3, 2023)

Sec. 16-60.2 - Motor vehicle, equipment, and boat sales, rental, and leasing.#

Motor vehicle, equipment, and boat sales, rental, and leasing means a dealership or any other premises on which three (3) or more new cars, trailers, trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, or other motorized vehicles, boats, or equipment are offered for sale, rental, or lease during any calendar year. For purposes of this definition, the following terms shall be interpreted broadly: "recreational vehicle" shall mean and include motorhomes, fifth wheels, travel trailers, toy haulers, pop-ups, truck campers, and teardrops; "boats" shall mean and include personal watercraft and water vessels; "equipment" shall mean and include construction equipment, agricultural equipment, and other heavy-duty equipment, parts, and tools; "motorized vehicle" shall mean and include automobiles, motorcycles (side-by-sides, street bikes, dirt bikes, scooters), all terrain vehicles (ATVs), utility vehicles (UTVs), snowmobiles, snowbikes, and go-karts; and "trailers" shall mean and include those for living quarters, horse, stock, cargo, utility, dump, flatbed, and truck bed.

(Ord. 940, §4, 2023)

Sec. 16-60.4 - Motor vehicle service, major.#

Motor vehicle service, major means general repair or reconditioning of engines, air conditioning systems, and transmissions for automobiles, recreational vehicles, and commercial vehicles, and wrecker or towing services; collision services including body, frame, or fender straightening or repair, customizing, or painting; undercoating and rust proofing; and including those uses listed under minor motor vehicle service or any other similar use.

(Ord. 940, §4, 2023)

Sec. 16-60.6 - Motor vehicle service, minor.#

Motor vehicle service, minor means minor repair or replacement of parts, tires, tubes, and batteries; diagnostic services; minor motor services such as changing grease, oil, spark plug, and filter changing; emergency road service; replacement of starters, alternators, hoses, brake parts; performing brake inspections and making minor repairs necessary to pass inspection; normal servicing of air conditioning systems; and other similar minor services for motor vehicles, but not including any operations or uses listed under major motor vehicle service or any similar use.

(Ord. 940, §4, 2023)

Article 16 - Definitions#

Sec. 16-60.7 - Natural medicine.#

(a) Natural medicine means psilocybin or psilocyn and other substances described in the Natural Medicine Code as "natural medicine."

(b) Natural medicine business means any of the following entities licensed by the state licensing authority: natural medicine healing center, natural medicine cultivation facility, natural medicine products manufacturer, natural medicine testing facility, or other licensed entity created by the state licensing authority.

(c) Natural Medicine Code means the Colorado Natural Medicine Code, as codified in Section 44-50-101, et seq., C.R.S., as amended.

(d) Natural medicine healing center means a facility licensed by the state licensing authority that permits a facilitator to provide and supervise natural medicine services for a participant.

(e) State licensing authority means the authority created for the purpose of regulating and controlling the licensing of the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storage, distribution, transportation, transfer, and dispensation of regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine product in the State pursuant to the Natural Medicine Code.

In addition to the foregoing definitions, other terms used in this Chapter related to natural medicine shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Natural Medicine Code.

(Ord. 979 §1, 2025)

Sec. 16-61. - Nonconforming building.#

Nonconforming building, structure, lot, or use means a building or structure, or portion thereof, lot, or use lawfully existing at the time an ordinance codified in this Chapter becomes effective, and conflicting with the provisions of the Article applicable to the zone in which it is situated. Nonconformities are regulated by Article 14 of this Chapter.

(Prior code 17.08.370; Ord. 733 §1, 2009; Ord. 983 §1, 2025)

Sec. 16-62. - Reserved.#

Editor's note: Ord. 983 §2, adopted July 14, 2025, repealed § 16-62, which pertained to nonconforming use and derived from the prior code 17.08.380 and Ord. 733 §1, adopted 2009.

Sec. 16-63. - Nude model studio.#

Nude model studio means any place where a person who appears in a state of nudity or displays specified anatomical areas is provided for money or any form of consideration to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculpted, photographed or similarly depicted by other persons.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-64. - Nudity or state of nudity.#

Nudity or state of nudity means:

(1) The appearance of human bare buttocks, anus, male genitals, female genitals, pubic region or the areola or nipple of the female breast; or

(2) A state of dress which fails to opaquely and fully cover human buttocks, anus, male or female genitals, pubic region or areola or nipple of the female breast.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-65. - Occupied.#

Occupied includes arranged, designed, built, altered, converted, rented or leased or intended to be occupied.

(Prior code 17.08.390; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-66. - Open space.#

Open space means open space on a building site, exclusive of space devoted to vehicular streets, drives and parking areas, and including pedestrian ways, space for active and passive recreation and landscaping.

(Prior code 17.08.400; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-67. - Park.#

Park means any public land that has been designated or used for any park, open space or recreational uses or activities, including but not limited to a park, playground, nature trail, swimming pool, reservoir, athletic field, basketball court, tennis court, bike or pedestrian path, open space, wilderness area or similar land within the City.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-68. - Parking space, off-street.#

Off-street parking space shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long exclusive of adequate area for ingress and egress and turning movements.

(Prior code 17.08.410; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-69. - Peep booth.#

Peep booth means a room, semi-enclosure or other similar area located within a licensed premises wherein a person may view representations of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-70. - Photo studio, adult.#

Photo studio, adult means an establishment that, upon payment of a fee, provides photographic equipment and/or models for the purpose of photographing specified anatomical areas.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-71. - Planned unit development.#

Planned unit development means a unified development, single ownership or control, which is subdivided and developed according to a comprehensive plan and where the specific requirements of a given district may be modified.

(Prior code 17.08.430; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-72. - Profession.#

Profession means members of recognized professions, including doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, artists, musicians, registered certified public accountants and engineers who are registered with the State Board of Registration.

(Prior code 17.08.440; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-73. - Public sewer and water facilities.#

Public sewer and water facilities means those facilities approved by the City or county health officer.

(Prior code 17.08.450; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-74. - Public hearing.#

Public hearing means a hearing held after public notice.

(Prior code 17.08.460; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-75. - Public notice.#

Public notice means notice of a public hearing provided in accordance with Section 16-14.5 of this Code.

(Prior code 17.08.470; Ord. 535 §1, 1999; Ord. 733 §1, 2009; Ord. 746 §1, 2010; Ord. 937, §11, 2023)

Sec. 16-76. - Religious institution.#

Religious institution means any church, synagogue, mosque, temple or building which is used primarily for religious worship and related religious activities.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-77. - Roof line.#

Roof line means the highest point on any building where an exterior wall encloses usable floor area, including floor area provided for housing mechanical equipment.

(Prior code 17.08.480; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-77.5. - Self-storage facility.#

Self-storage facility means any structure or structures designed or used for the purpose of storage space for occupants and owners who have access to such facility for the purpose of storing and removing personal property, directly or indirectly, regardless of whether the units are rented or sold as condominium storage space. Self-storage includes "device storage," which rents storage space such as rooms, lockers, container, and/or outdoor space, also known as storage units, usually on a short-term basis and often month-to-month. Self-storage does not include lockers where retail purchases are temporarily stowed for pick-up by a customer.

(Ord. 908 §2, 2021)

Sec. 16-78. - Seminude or seminudity.#

Seminude or seminudity means a state of dress in which clothing covers no more than the genitals, pubic region and areola of the female breasts, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps or devices.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-79. - Sexually oriented business.#

Sexually oriented business means and includes an adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult novelty shop, adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motion picture theater or nude model studio. The term sexually oriented business does not mean or include an establishment where a medical practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist or similar professional licensed by the State engages in medically approved and recognized sexual therapy.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-80. - Sign.#

Sign means any object, device or part thereof situated outdoors or indoors which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors, motion, illumination or projected images.

(1) Animated sign means any sign or part of a sign which changes physical position by any movement or rotation.

(2) Flashing sign means any directly or indirectly illuminated sign, either stationary or animated, which exhibits changing natural or artificial light or color effects by any means whatsoever.

(3) Single-faced sign means any sign with letters, figures or symbols on one (1) side only.

(Prior code 17.08.490; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-80.5. - Skid unit.#

Skid unit means a structure or group of structures, either single or multi-sectional, not built on a permanent chassis and ordinarily designed for human living quarters or a place of business, on a temporary or permanent basis.

(Ord. No. 800, § 3, 9-28-2015)

Sec. 16-81. - Specified anatomical areas.#

Specified anatomical areas means and includes any of the following:

(1) Less than completely and opaquely covered:

a. Human genitals or pubic region;

b. Buttocks or anus; or

c. Female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or

(2) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-82. - Specified sexual activities.#

Specified sexual activities means and includes any of the following:

(1) The fondling or other intentional touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus or female breasts;

(2) Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation or sodomy;

(3) Masturbation, actual or simulated;

(4) Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation, arousal or tumescence; or

(5) Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in Paragraphs (1) through (4) of this definition.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Article 16. Definitions#

Sec. 16-82.5. - Storage yard.#

Storage yard means a site or portion of a site used for the outdoor storage of materials, equipment, vehicles, or other items, whether temporarily or permanently. Storage yards are not a permitted use in any zoning district. Such uses shall be considered outdoor storage and are subject to the provisions of Chapter 16, Article 29 of this Code, which regulates outdoor storage as an accessory use.

(Ord. 991 §4, 2025)

Sec. 16-83. - Street.#

Street means a public thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting property, and includes sidewalk or sidewalk right-of-way, curb, gutter and roadway, measuring from property line to property line.

(Prior code 17.08.500; Ord. 278 §2, 1983; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-84. - Structure.#

Structure means anything constructed or erected, which requires location on the ground or attachment to something else having location on the ground and must be permanently secured, but not including fences or walls less than six (6) feet high. Material used in construction of accessory buildings or additions shall be of compatible materials approved by the Building Official.

(Prior code 17.08.510; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-85. - Telephone exchange facility.#

Telephone exchange facility means a support building, structure or equipment cabinet containing electrical and mechanical equipment for the reception and transmission of telephone signals, excluding any personal wireless service facility.

(Ord. 585 §2, 2001; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-85.5. - Temporary workforce housing.#

Temporary workforce housing, also known as crew camps, man camps or crew housing facilities, means one (1) or more dwelling units, skid units or pre-manufactured housing units, erected, co-located, or assembled for a business for its employees, either by or for the business, occupied by employees of a business, and offered to such employees as temporary lodging or sleeping rooms, for purchase at a fee or as compensation for work performed, regardless of whether meals are provided on site.

(Ord. No. 800, § 4, 9-28-2015)

Sec. 16-86. - Theater, adult.#

Theater, adult means a theater, concert hall, auditorium or similar commercial establishment that, for any form of consideration, regularly features persons who appear in a state of nudity or live performances characterized by specified sexual activities or by an emphasis on exposure of specified anatomical areas.

(Ord. 668 §2, 2005; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-86.3. - Truck stop.#

Truck stop or travel plaza means and includes motor vehicle and truck fueling facilities as well as maintenance, servicing, storage, parking or repair of commercial vehicles, including the sale of motor fuels or other petroleum products, and the sale of accessories or equipment for over-the-road trucks and similar commercial vehicles. A travel plaza or truck stop may also include overnight accommodations, showers, vehicle scales, restaurant facilities, game rooms, and/or other services and diversions intended mainly for use by truck drivers and interregional travelers.

(Ord. 908 §2, 2021)

Sec. 16-86.5. - Warehouse facility.#

Warehouse facility means an establishment engaged in the storage of goods, such as manufactured products, supplies, equipment, or food. This term excludes bulk storage of materials that are flammable or explosive or that create hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions. Goods are generally delivered to other firms or the final consumer, except for some will-call pickups. There is little on-site sales activity with the customer present. Warehouse facility does not include warehousing, storage, or mini-storage facilities offered for rent or lease to the general public.

(Ord. 908 §2, 2021)

Sec. 16-87. - Welfare institutions.#

Welfare institutions means philanthropic institutions, incorporated hospitals and sanitariums which serve general medical purposes, but not including penal or correctional institutions for the insane or feebleminded.

(Prior code 17.08.520; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-88. - Yard.#

Yard means a space on the same lot with the principal building, open, unoccupied and unobstructed by buildings or structures from the ground vertically to the sky.

(Prior code 17.08.530; Ord. 278 §2, 1983; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-89. - Yard, front.#

Front yard means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the nearest point of the building.

(Prior code 17.08.540; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-90. - Yard, rear.#

Rear yard means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and the nearest point of the building.

(Prior code 17.08.550; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Sec. 16-91. - Yard, side.#

Side yard means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the side lot line and the nearest point of the building.

(Prior code 17.08.560; Ord. 733 §1, 2009)

Article XVI. - R-1 Single-Family Residential District#

Sec. 16-100. - Permitted uses.#R-1

Permitted principal uses in the R-1 district shall be as follows:

One-family dwellings;
Religious and educational institutions and other municipal uses. These uses are authorized by special temporary permit only for a period not to exceed six (6) months, when said uses occur in or are to occur in a dwelling as defined in this Chapter. Said special permit is to be issued by the City Council only after giving proper consideration to the purposes of this Chapter;
Public utilities, which includes office buildings, transmissions and distribution stations, but not uses for storage or maintenance purposes;
Operators of day care centers shall certify to the City Clerk that they are duly licensed with the State, and the Clerk shall issue a local permit with the renewal date corresponding to that of the state license; and
Two-family dwellings, three-family dwellings and multi-family dwellings within a master planned community approved pursuant to Subparagraph 17-155(1)f of this Code.

(Prior code 17.12.010; Ord. 243 §2, 1981; Ord. 596 §2, 2002)

Sec. 16-101. - Lot area.#

Minimum area of lot in the R-1 district shall be seven thousand (7,000) square feet.

(Ord. 441 §3, 1994)

Sec. 16-102. - Floor area.#

Minimum floor area per dwelling unit exclusive of porches and garages in the R-1 district shall be eight hundred forty (840) square feet.

(Ord. 441 §4, 1994)

Sec. 16-103. - Lot frontage.#

Minimum frontage of lot in the R-1 district shall be fifty (50) feet.

(Ord. 441 §5, 1994)

Sec. 16-104. - Building height.#

Maximum height of buildings in the R-1 district shall be as follows:

Principal building, twenty-five (25) feet;
Accessory building, sixteen (16) feet.

(Prior code 17.12.050)

Sec. 16-105. - Front yard.#

Minimum front yards in the R-1 district shall be as follows:

Principal building, fifteen (15) feet;
Accessory building, except attached garage, thirty-five (35) feet.§

(Prior code 17.12.060; Ord. 441 §6, 1994)

Sec. 16-106. - Side yard.#

Minimum side yards in the R-1 district shall be as follows:

Principal building, five (5) feet on each side of the dwelling, except when original plans and permit do not include a garage or carport. In this event, the minimum side yard on one (1) side of the dwelling shall be twelve (12) feet;
Accessory building, three (3) feet;
Corner lots, adjoining state highways, principal and accessory buildings, twenty-five (25) feet;
Corner lots, adjoining streets as follows: a. Principal and accessory buildings, twelve (12) feet, b. Religious and educational institutions and municipal uses, twenty-five (25) feet;
Religious and educational institutions and municipal uses, twenty-five (25) feet.§

(Prior code 17.12.070; Ord. 441 §7, 1994; Ord. 607 §1, 2002)

Sec. 16-107. - Rear yard. Minimum rear yards in the R-1 district shall be as follows:

(1) Principal building, twenty-five (25) feet;

(2) Accessory buildings, three (3) feet.§

(Prior code 17.12.080; Ord. 607 §1, 2002)

Sec. 16-108. - Off-street parking. Minimum off-street parking in the R-1 district shall be as follows:

(1) Dwellings, one (1) space per dwelling unit;

(2) Other permitted uses, see Article 11.

(Prior code 17.12.090)

Sec. 16-109. - Accessory uses. Accessory buildings and permitted accessory uses in the R-1 district shall be as follows:

(1) Home occupations as allowed under Article 21 of this Chapter only;

(2) Private garage, designed or used for the shelter or storage of motor vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the principal building;

(3) Professional office, provided that the office of a recognized profession, as defined in Article 2, when located in his or her place of residence, and provided the hours of such use and the manner of use and noise are not such as to interfere with the peace, quiet and dignity of the neighborhood and adjoining properties;

(4) Nursery schools operated in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations thereunder.

(Ord. 441 §8, 1994; Ord. 460 §5, 1995)

Sec. 16-110. - Dwelling unit density. The minimum area of lot per dwelling unit in the R-1 district shall be seven thousand (7,000) square feet.

(Ord. 441 §9, 1994)

Sec. 16-111. - Reserved. Editor's note— Ord. 938 §2, adopted Jan. 23, 2023, repealed § 16-111, which pertained to fences and derived from Ord. 441 §10, adopted in 1994.

Sec. 16-113. - Exception to lot size requirement. If, as of January 1, 1994, a lot held in single ownership and not contiguous with any other lot of the same ownership, or the aggregate of contiguous lots or parcels of land held in single ownership, do not conform to the minimum area of lot or minimum frontage of lot required in the R-1 zone district, the lot or aggregate of contiguous lots may be occupied by any use permitted in the R-1 zone district subject to the other requirements of the district.

(Ord. 441 §12, 1994)

Sec. 16-130. - Permitted uses. Permitted principal uses in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) One (1) family dwelling;

(2) Two (2) family dwelling;

(3) Three (3) family dwelling;

(4) Multifamily dwelling;

(5) Boardinghouses and roominghouses;

(6) Dormitories;

(7) Religious and educational institutions, the same limitation as in R-1 district;

(8) Public utilities, the same limitation as in R-1 district;

(9) Municipal building;

(10) Day care centers;

(11) Personal wireless service facilities, if approved pursuant to a special review permit by resolution of the City Council following compliance with the notice and public hearing procedures of Chapter 16, Article 23 of this Code, except that no personal wireless service facilities may be located on an educational institution. The City Council may reject, approve or approve with conditions a request for such a special review permit. If granted, such a special review permit shall not run with the land, shall apply only to the specific applicant for whom the permit was approved and shall cease immediately upon termination of such use by said applicant or in the event of any noncompliance with the conditions of such permit imposed by the City Council in connection with its approval.

(Prior code 17.16.010; Ord. 243 §2, 1981; Ord. 585 §3, 2001)

Article XVI. - R-2 District Regulations#R-2

Sec. 16-131. - Lot area.#

Minimum lot area per dwelling unit in square feet in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) Two (2) family dwelling, five thousand (5,000) square feet;

(2) Multiple-family dwellings as follows:

Dwelling Type	Minimum Lot Area (sq. ft.)
a. Four (4) bedroom or over	5,000
b. Three (3) bedroom	3,500
c. Two (2) bedroom	2,600
d. One (1) bedroom or efficiency	2,000

(Prior code 17.16.020)

Sec. 16-132. - Floor area.#

Minimum floor area in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) One (1) family dwelling, exclusive of porches and garages, seven hundred eighty (780) square feet;

(2) Two (2), three (3) and multifamily, exclusive of porches and garages, each six hundred (600) square feet.

(Prior code 17.16.030)

Sec. 16-133. - Lot frontage.#

Minimum frontage of lot in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) Per dwelling, seventy (70) feet;

(2) Per additional dwelling on ground floor, sixty (60) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.040)

Sec. 16-134. - Lot width.#

Minimum lot width in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) Two (2) family dwelling, seventy-five (75) feet;

(2) Multiple-family dwelling, one hundred (100) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.050)

Sec. 16-135. - Building height.#

Maximum height of buildings in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) Principal building, thirty-five (35) feet;

(2) Accessory building, twenty (20) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.060)

Sec. 16-136. - Front yard.#

Minimum front yards in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) Principal building, twenty-five (25) feet;

(2) Accessory buildings, except attached garage, sixty (60) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.070)

Sec. 16-137. - Side yard.#

Minimum side yards in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) Principal building, same as R-1 requirement;

(2) Accessory building, three (3) feet;

(3) Corner lots, adjoining state highways, principal and accessory, fifteen (15) feet;

(4) Corner lots, adjoining street, shall be as follows:

Use	Minimum Side Yard (ft.)
a. Principal and accessory	15
b. Religious and educational institutions and municipal uses	25

(5) Religious and educational institutions and municipal uses, twenty-five (25) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.080; Ord. 607 §3, 2002)

Sec. 16-138. - Rear yard.#

Minimum rear yards in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) Principal buildings, twenty-five (25) feet;

(2) Accessory buildings, three (3) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.090; Ord. 607 §4, 2002)

Sec. 16-139. - Off-street parking.#

Minimum off-street parking in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) One (1) family dwelling, two (2) spaces per dwelling unit;

(2) Two (2) family dwelling, two (2) spaces per dwelling unit;

(3) Other permitted uses, see Article 11.

(4) No livestock or poultry.§

(Prior code 17.16.100)

Sec. 16-140. - Accessory uses.#

Accessory buildings and permitted accessory uses in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1) Home occupations as allowed under Article 21 of this Chapter only;

(2) Fences, hedges, and walls, same requirements as R-1 district;

(3) Incinerators, same requirements as R-1 district;

(4) Domestic animals, provided that such animals are household pets and that kennels are not maintained;

(5) Private garage, designed or used for the shelter or storage of motor vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the principal building;

(6) Professional office, provided that the office of a recognized profession, as defined in Article 2, when located in his or her place of residence, and provided that the hours of such use and the manner of use and noise are not such as to interfere with the peace, quiet and dignity of the neighborhood and adjoining properties;

(7) Nursery schools, same requirements as R-1 district.

(Prior code 17.16.110; Ord. 460 §7, 1995; Ord. 472 §2, 1996)

Sec. 16-141. - Parking space size.#

Parking space area in the R-2 district shall be ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet paved area for each space.

(Prior code 17.16.120)

Sec. 16-160. - Conformance required.#MH

No building, structure, pre-manufactured housing structure or land shall be used, and no building, structure or pre-manufactured housing structure shall be erected or installed or structurally altered except as provided for in this Article and in Article 5 of Chapter 18 of this Code. Pre-manufactured housing structures are to be located only in the MH District.

(Prior code 17.20.010; Ord. 278 §1, 1983; Ord. 545 §3, 2000)

Sec. 16-161. - Definitions.#

The definitions of Chapter 18, Article 5 of this Code shall apply to this Article.

(Ord. 374 §1, 1990; Ord. 545 §4, 2000)

Sec. 16-162. - General specifications.#

(a) The residential pre-manufactured housing district consists of any premises where one (1) or more pre-manufactured housing structures are placed for residential purposes.

(b) For each zone change to a pre-manufactured housing district, a plan shall be presented, which shall contain the following data:

(1) Location and legal description.

(2) Entrances to and exits from the district.

(3) Design, showing size and arrangement of lots, and location of roadways and walks.

(4) Topography at two-foot contour intervals.

(5) Areas set aside for recreation, laundry facilities, storage, paved off-street parking and supervisory, managerial or other similar facilities.

(6) Fencing and screen planting on premises.

(7) Provisions for trash and garbage removal.

(8) Gas, electric and phone service lines, showing all lines with underground installation.

(9) Provisions for lighting of roadways, driveways and pedestrian walks.

(10) Water and sewer availability and distribution lines to each pre-manufactured housing structure lot or space.

(11) Typical pre-manufactured housing structure lot or space plan.

(c) Upon acceptance of the plan and final approval being granted for the zone change, the specifications and data contained upon the plan shall be binding upon the owners, their heirs, successors and assigns, and changes of pre-manufactured housing structure lot or space sizes, location of facilities, roadways or any other matter or design upon the plan may not be made without application first being made to the Planning Commission for an amendment to the plan.

(d) All service lines within the pre-manufactured housing district shall be underground.

(e) When considering a zone change to pre-manufactured housing district, the Planning Commission shall refer to the following requirement: The pre-manufactured housing district shall be allowed only where the same borders on or has access to streets or highways no less than fifty (50) feet wide.

(f) Requirements for pre-manufactured housing subdivisions and pre-manufactured housing parks shall be as follows:

(1) The minimum area of a pre-manufactured housing subdivision shall not be less than thirty (30) acres.

(2) The perimeter of each pre-manufactured housing subdivision and each pre-manufactured housing park shall contain the following areas, which shall be used for no other purpose than landscaping, and ingress and egress:

Location	Setback
a. Setback where abutting or confronting a state highway	twenty-five (25) feet
b. Setback where abutting or fronting another public street other than the public streets contained within the subdivision or park	fifteen (15) feet

(3) The pre-manufactured housing subdivision or park shall be so arranged that all pre-manufactured housing structure lots or spaces and accessory buildings face on an interior roadway. The pre-manufactured housing lot or space shall be fenced and screen-planted on sides and rear property lines of the subdivision or park perimeter. Fencing shall be not less than seventy-two (72) inches in height, except where otherwise here provided.

(4) The pre-manufactured housing structures shall have their wheels, axles and tongues removed and shall be placed on permanent foundations.§

(5) All pre-manufactured housing structures shall have brick, wood or cosmetically equivalent exterior siding and a pitched roof with shingles of a type commonly used in standard

residential construction.§

(6)

Entrance and exit roadways shall connect to a dedicated public right-of-way.

(7)

All roadways and driveways shall meet the requirements of City subdivision regulations.

(8)

The subdivider shall dedicate to the City an amount of land as required by Article 13 of Chapter 17 of this Code in addition to roads and rights-of-way for park, school, open space or other public purposes.

(9)

Two (2) off-street paved parking spaces for each lot or space shall be provided upon each individual lot or space, commencing with the rear sidewalk line.

(10)

No repair or maintenance of automobiles shall be permitted within the subdivision or park on any public right-of-way or property.§

(11)

Service, utility and recreational buildings and appurtenances, garbage and trash containers, racks and rack locations, rodent and insect control, and water and sewage provisions must meet with the approval of county and state health authorities and the City Council.

(12)

In pre-manufactured housing subdivisions, ownership of a pre-manufactured housing structure and of the real property upon which it is located shall not be divided.§

(Prior code 17.20.030; Ord. 278 §2, 1983; Ord. 391, 1991; Ord. 441 §13, 1994; Ord. 545 §5, 2000)

Sec. 16-163. - Permitted uses. (a)

Uses by right in the pre-manufactured housing district shall be as follows:

(1)

Pre-manufactured housing structures. Only one (1) such structure shall be allowed per lot or space.

(2)

Other structures which house a single pre-manufactured housing structure and which may contain additional living area.

(3)

One-family dwelling; however, such a dwelling cannot be located on a pre-manufactured housing lot or space upon which a pre-manufactured housing structure is located.

(4)

Accessory structures including carports, buildings, storage structures, ramadas, cabanas, patios, patio covers, awnings and other appurtenances.

(5)

Supervisory, management or other office facilities associated with the control of a subdivision or park and/or its facilities.

(6)

Other structures shown on the approved plan.

(b)

Any housing structure or accessory building being lawfully used at the time of enactment of the ordinance codified herein, which does not conform to the requirements herein, shall be considered a nonconforming use and shall be governed by Article 14 of Chapter 16 of this Code.

(Prior code 17.20.040; Ord. 278 §2, 1983; Ord. 441 §14, 1994; Ord. 545 §6, 2000; Ord. 607 §6, 2002)

Sec. 16-164. - Accessory uses.

Accessory uses shall be as follows:

Home occupations as allowed under Article 21 of this Chapter only.
Private garage, designed or used for the shelter or storage of motor vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the principal building.
Nursery schools operated in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations thereunder.

(Prior code 17.20.050; Ord. 278 §1, 1983; Ord. 301 §1, 1985; Ord. 441 §15, 1994; Ord. 460 §8, 1995)

Sec. 16-165. - Special review use.

(a) The Planning Commission may recommend and the City Council may approve a special review permit, approving the use of a manufactured housing unit in the manufactured housing district as a professional office, under the following circumstances:

(1) The applicant for the permit must provide evidence satisfactory to the Planning Commission and the City Council that the use will not be injurious or offensive to the occupants of adjacent premises by reason of excessive noise, traffic or other circumstances;

(2) The applicant for the permit must provide evidence satisfactory to the Planning Commission and City Council that the use will not adversely affect the public health, safety and welfare of the City and of the occupants of adjacent premises; and

(3) The applicant for the permit must comply with any special conditions recommended by the Planning Commission and placed on the issuance of the permit by the City Council for the protection of the public health, safety or welfare of the City or of the occupants of adjacent premises.

(b) The City Council may revoke a special review permit issued under this Section upon a determination that:

(1) The use has become injurious or offensive to occupants of adjacent premises by reason of excessive noise, traffic or other circumstances;

(2) The use has become detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare of the City or of the occupants of adjacent premises; or

(3) The applicant has failed to comply with any of the special conditions placed on the issuance of the permit.

(c) A permit issued under this Section shall not be transferable and shall be void upon any change in the ownership of the property for which the permit was issued.

(d) The applicant for a permit under this Section shall complete the application form furnished by the City Clerk and shall pay a permit fee in the amount established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.

(e) A permit issued under this Section shall expire one (1) year after the date of issuance unless earlier revoked or voided as provided in this Section.

(Prior code 17.20.055; Ord. 362 §1, 1989; Ord. 409 §21, 1991)

Sec. 16-166. - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. 938 §2, adopted Jan. 23, 2023, repealed § 16-166, which pertained to fences and derived from Ord. 441 §16, adopted in 1994; and Ord. 493 §1, adopted in 1997.

Sec. 16-167. - Yard, area and space requirements.

Yard, area and space requirements shall be as follows:

Item	Requirement
(1) Minimum area of lot	Five thousand (5,000) square feet.
(2) Minimum floor area per dwelling unit or pre-manufactured housing structure	Eight hundred forty (840) square feet with minimum width of twelve (12) feet.
(3) Floor area ratio	Shall not exceed 0.5.
(4) Minimum area of lot per dwelling unit	Five thousand (5,000) square feet.
(5) Minimum frontage of lot	Being the distance substantially parallel to the front lot line measured between side lot lines at the building setback line, shall be forty (40) feet.
(6) Maximum height of buildings	a. Principal building, twenty-five (25) feet.b. Accessory building, sixteen (16) feet.
(7) Minimum side yard	a. The minimum side yard from an interior side lot line shall be five (5) feet.b. The minimum side yard on that side of a building having a side primary entry shall be eight (8) feet.c. The minimum side yard for corner lots adjoining a street shall be twelve (12) feet.d. The minimum side yard for accessory buildings shall be three (3) feet.
(8) Minimum front yard	Fifteen (15) feet from property line. No accessory building or other structure shall extend beyond the principal building on the street side, with the exception of detached garages.
(9) Minimum rear yard	Eight (8) feet.
(10) Minimum surface square footage for off-street parking	Of asphalt, concrete, Portland cement or similar material shall be provided to accommodate two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit or pre-manufactured housing structure.
(11) Minimum volume of a separate enclosed storage structure	Two hundred (200) cubic feet.

(Ord. 441 §17, 1994; Ord. 471 §1, 1996; Ord. 607 §5, 2002)

Sec. 16-170. - Permitted uses.

Permitted principal uses in the C-R district shall be as follows:

Any use permitted in the R-2 district;
Amusement and recreation, theaters, bowling alleys, skating rinks and dancehalls;
Food and beverage serving, restaurants, nightclubs, taverns and liquor stores;
Hotels and motels;
Laundry and dry cleaning establishments;
Offices, business, professional and agencies;
Personal services;
Retail businesses;
Printing, publishing and reproduction establishments;
Religious and educational institutions and other municipal uses; and
Public utilities.

(Ord. 441 §18, 1994; Ord. No. 791, §§ 2, 3, 1-26-2015; Ord. 869 §1, 2019)

Sec. 16-171. - General requirements.#

General requirements in the C-R district shall be as follows:

Goods sold shall consist primarily of new merchandise, and any goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises unless otherwise permitted in this Article for special uses.
The following uses, which may create unusual traffic hazards, land use compatibility issues, nuisance issues, or other detrimental impacts to the site and surrounding areas, must receive special use permit approval as required by Section 16-373 of this Code:

a. Places of amusement or recreation.

b. Advertising signboards.

c. Gasoline stations.

d. Motor vehicles, sales and servicing.

e. Motor fuel filling stations and garages.

f. Laboratories, research.

g. Preparation or processing of goods or products for retail sales on premises only.

h. Conversion of a single-family residence to a nonresidential use.

i. Accessory uses in commercial parking lots, also subject to site plan review required by Section 16-571 of this Code.
Living quarters designed for occupancy by one (1) family which is attached and a use accessory to a commercial use permitted in the district shall be allowed, subject to special review permit approval and provided that the following are met:

a. The living area is entirely segregated from the commercial use area by permanent walls with access by means of a door or doors;

b. The living area shall have its own separate toilet facilities, living area, sleeping area and kitchen facilities, not for use by customers;

c. The living area complies with all building and zoning regulations and all applicable codes;

d. The living area shall clearly be an accessory use only;

e. The living area shall be designed as a single-family living unit; and

f. Adequate off-street parking shall be available in addition to that parking required for the commercial use.

(Ord. 441 §18, 1994; Ord. 869 §2, 2019; Ord. 972 §1, 2024)

Sec. 16-172. - Building height.#

Maximum height of buildings in the C-R district shall be as follows:

Principal building other than a one-family, two-family or multiple family dwelling, one hundred (100) feet;
One-family, two-family or multiple family dwelling, thirty-five (35) feet; and
Accessory building, thirty (30) feet.

(Ord. 441 §18, 1994)

Sec. 16-173. - Front yard.#

Minimum front yards in the C-R district, except that area between Cherry Street and Forest Street, shall be as follows:

(1) Principal buildings, twenty-five (25) feet; and

(2) Accessory buildings and structures, thirty-five (35) feet.

(Ord. 441 §18, 1994)

Sec. 16-174. - Rear yard.#

Minimum rear yards in the C-R district, except that area between Cherry Street and Forest Street, shall be as follows:

(1) Principal buildings, twenty (20) feet; and

(2) Accessory buildings and structures, twenty (20) feet.

(Ord. 441 §18, 1994)

Sec. 16-175. - Side yards.#

Minimum side yard in the C-R district for one-family, two-family or multiple family dwellings shall be five (5) feet.

(Ord. 441 §18, 1994)

Sec. 16-176. - Off-street parking.#

The off-street parking requirements shall be as set forth in Article 11 of this Chapter.

(Ord. 441 §18, 1994)

Sec. 16-177. - Accessory uses.#

Accessory buildings and permitted accessory uses in the C-R district shall be as follows:

(1) Buildings, structures or uses customarily incidental and in conjunction with the aforesaid permitted uses, and further provided that all outside service storage yards must be completely concealed by a fence not less than five (5) feet in height; and

(2) Home occupations as allowed under Article 21 of this Chapter only.

(Ord. 441 §18, 1994; Ord. 460 §9, 1995)

Sec. 16-180. - Permitted uses.#C-1

Permitted principal uses in the C-1 district shall be as follows:

(1) Amusement and recreation, theaters, bowling alleys, skating rinks and dancehalls;

(2) Food and beverage serving, restaurants, nightclubs, taverns and liquor stores;

(3) Hotels and motels;

(4) Laundry and dry cleaning establishments;

(5) Offices, business, professional and agencies;

(6) Personal services;

(7) Retail businesses;

(8) Printing, publishing and reproduction establishments;

(9) Religious and educational institutions and other municipal uses;

(10) Public utilities;

(12) Natural medicine healing centers, subject to the following:

a. Distance from schools. A building in which natural medicine services are provided shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of a child care center; preschool, elementary, middle, junior, or high school; or a residential child care facility.§ The distance shall be determined by a direct measurement from the nearest property line of the land used for a school or for child care to the nearest portion of the building in which natural medicine services are provided, using a route of direct pedestrian access.

b. Hours of operation. The provision of natural medicine services at a natural medicine healing center shall only occur between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.§

(Prior code 17.24.010; Ord. 585 §4, 2001; Ord. No. 791, §§ 4, 5, 1-26-2015; Ord. 867 §1, 2019; Ord. 979 §2, 2025)

Sec. 16-181. - General requirements.#

General requirements in the C-1 district shall be as follows:

(1) Goods sold shall consist primarily of new merchandise and any goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises unless otherwise permitted in this Article for special uses.

(2) Processes and equipment employed and goods processed or sold shall be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, noise, vibration, refuse matter of water-carried waste as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council.

(3) The following uses, which may create unusual traffic hazards, land use compatibility issues, or nuisance issues or other detrimental impacts to the site and surrounding areas, must receive special use permit approval as required by Section 16-373 of this Code.

a. Places of amusement or recreation;

b. Advertising signboards;

c. Motor vehicle services, minor;

d. Motor fuel filling stations;

e. Preparation or processing of goods or products for retail sales on premises only;

f. Laboratories, research;

g. Tourist facilities.

(4) Residence for the proprietor and family, the caretaker or night watchman of a permitted commercial use shall be allowed, subject to approval by the Planning Commission and City Council and provided that the following are met:

a. The living area is entirely segregated from the commercial use area by permanent walls with access by means of a door or doors;

b. The living area shall have its own separate toilet facilities, living area, sleeping area and kitchen facilities, not for use by customers;

c. The living area complies with all building and zoning regulations and all applicable codes;

d. The living area shall clearly be an accessory use only;

e. The living area shall be designed as a single-family living unit;

f. Adequate off street parking shall be available in addition to that parking required for the commercial use.

(Prior code 17.24.020; Ord. 302 §1, 1985; Ord. 867 §2, 2019; Ord. 940, §6, 2023; Ord. 972 §2, 2024)

Sec. 16-182. - Building height.#

Maximum height of buildings in the C-1 district shall be as follows:

(1) Principal building, one hundred (100) feet;

(2) Accessory building, thirty (30) feet.

(Prior code 17.24.030)

Sec. 16-183. - Front yard.#

Minimum front yards in the C-1 district, except that area between Cherry Street and Forest Street, shall be as follows:

Use	Minimum Front Yard
(1) Principal buildings	fifty (50) feet
(2) Accessory buildings and structures	fifty (50) feet

(Prior code 17.24.040)

Sec. 16-184. - Rear yard.#

Minimum rear yards in the C-1 district, except that area between Cherry Street and Forest Street, shall be as follows:

Use	Minimum Rear Yard
(1) Principal buildings	twenty (20) feet
(2) Accessory buildings and structures	twenty (20) feet

(Prior code 17.24.050)

Sec. 16-185. - Off-street parking.#

For minimum off-street parking, see Article 11.

(Prior code 17.24.060)

Sec. 16-186. - Accessory uses.#

Accessory buildings and permitted accessory uses in the C-1 district shall be as follows:

Dwellings, provided that such dwellings or dwelling units are in conjunction with and supplementary to the principal use, such as caretaker's home, proprietor's residence, night watchman's house, etc., subject to the provisions of 16-181(4).
Any other building, structure or use customarily incidental and in conjunction with the aforesaid permitted uses, and further provided that all outside service storage yards must be completely concealed by a fence at least five (5) feet high.§

(Prior code 17.24.070; Ord. 302 §2, 1985; Ord. 472 §2, 1996)

Sec. 16-190. - Description.#

The B-1 district is intended to encourage the development of planned office and business parks. The district regulations are established to promote outstanding architectural and environmental design. The district is located adjacent to interstate or major highways.

(Ord. 688 §2, 2007)

Sec. 16-191. - Permitted uses.#B-1

Permitted principal uses in the B-1 district shall be as follows:

Financial businesses, such as banks, credit unions, security dealers and investment planning;
Insurance companies;
Real estate companies;
Advertising, public relations and communication (except broadcasting towers) businesses;
Information technology, such as computer programming, data processing and software development;
Employment agencies;
Legal services;
Training and educational services and institutions;
Engineering, architectural and surveying services;
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services;
Research and/or development companies;
Management and public relations firms;
Public agencies and organizations; and
Transit stations.

(Ord. 688 §2, 2007)

Sec. 16-192. - Uses permitted by special use permit.#

The following uses may be allowed in the B-1 district by special use permit granted pursuant to Article 15 of this Chapter and upon a finding by the City Council that the use is primarily intended to support and complement the permitted uses set forth in Section 16-191:

Hotels and motels;
Restaurants;
Convenience shopping;
Child care; and
Churches.

(Ord. 688, §2, 2007)

Sec. 16-193. - Building height.#

Maximum height of buildings in the B-1 district shall be as follows:

Principal building, fifty (50) feet.
Accessory building, twenty-five (25) feet.

(Ord. 688 §2, 2007)

Sec. 16-194. - Front yard.#

Minimum front yards in the B-1 district shall be as follows:

Principal building: a. Property within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the I-25 East frontage road, one hundred (100) feet;§ b. Property one hundred fifty (150) feet or more from the I-25 East frontage road, fifty (50) feet;
Accessory buildings and structures, sixty-five (65) feet.§

(Ord. 688 §2, 2007)

Sec. 16-195. - Rear yard and side yard.#

(a) No structure shall be located closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the I-25 East frontage road or from Colorado Highway 52.§ Otherwise, minimum rear and side yard setbacks shall conform to Subsection (c) below.

(b) Minimum rear yard and side yard setbacks for properties within fifty (50) feet of Weld County Road 11 shall be fifty (50) feet for any structures, with twenty-five (25) feet setback for any parking lots.§

Principal buildings with no alley access, one (1) foot for each foot of actual building height.§
Principal buildings with an alley access, twenty-five (25) feet.§
Accessory buildings and structures with no alley access, fifteen (15) feet.§
Accessory buildings and structure with an alley access, twenty (20) feet.§

(Ord. 688 §2, 2007)

Sec. 16-196. - Off-street parking.#

For minimum off-street parking, see Article 11.

(Ord. 688 §2, 2007)

Sec. 16-197. - Accessory uses.#

Accessory buildings and permitted accessory uses in the B-1 district shall be limited to those that are customarily incidental to and in conjunction with the permitted principal uses. Outdoor storage is expressly prohibited in the B-1 district.

(Ord. 688 §2, 2007; Ord. 991 §5, 2025)

Sec. 16-200. - Permitted uses.#I-1

Permitted principal uses in the I-1 district shall be as follows:

(1) A lot, parcel or tract of land may be used and/or buildings or structures may be erected, altered or remodeled and used for a use that is determined by the Planning Commission and the City Council. This use shall not be injurious and offensive to the occupants of adjacent premises by reason of emission or creation of excessive noise, vibration, smoke, dust or other particulate matter, toxic, noxious materials, odors, fire or explosive hazards or glare or heat and in conjunction with any other ordinances or codes of the City. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant to show that his or her proposed industrial use will not cause undo harm to the health, safety or welfare of the City through air, water or land pollution, noise or odor;

(2) Any principal use permitted in the C-1 district, except hotels, motels and courts;

(3) Auto, truck and aircraft assembly;

(4) Carpenter and woodwork shop;

(5) Casting, lightweight and nonferrous metals;

(6) Cold storage;

(7) Dry cleaning and laundry, wholesale;

(8) Enameling, Japanning, lacquering, galvanizing and plating of metals;

(9) Food processing, wholesale;

(10) [Reserved.]

(11) Greenhouses, nurseries;

(12) [Reserved.]

(13) Machine shops;

(14) Manufacturing and storage, glass, synthetics and plastics, vitreous ware, pottery and porcelain;

(15) Printing, industrial;

(16) Rug, bag and carpet cleaning;

(17) Stone and monument works;

(18) Wholesale business;

(19) Welding and light fabrication;

(20) Personal wireless service facilities, if approved pursuant to a special review permit by resolution of the City Council following compliance with the notice and public hearing procedures of Chapter 16, Article 23 of this Code, except that no personal wireless service facilities may be located on an educational institution. The City Council may reject, approve or approve with conditions, a request for such a special review permit. If granted, such a special review permit shall not run with the land, shall apply only to the specific applicant for whom the permit was approved and shall cease immediately upon termination of such use by said applicant or in the event of any noncompliance with the conditions of such permit imposed by the City Council in connection with its approval.

(21) Temporary recreational vehicle parking, if approved pursuant to a special use permit by resolution of the City Council pursuant to Article 15 of this Chapter, and only on dates for which an event permit has been issued pursuant to Chapter 11, Article 3 of this Code. The City Council may reject, approve or approve with conditions, a request for such a special use permit. If granted, such a special use permit shall not run with the land, shall apply only to the specific applicant for whom the permit was approved and shall cease immediately upon termination of such use by said applicant or in the event of any noncompliance with the conditions of such permit imposed by the City Council in connection with its approval.

(22) Motor vehicle services, major.

(23) Natural medicine businesses, subject to the following:

Sec. 16-200. - Distance from schools.

A building in which natural medicine services are provided shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of a child care center; preschool, elementary, middle, junior, or high school; or a residential child care facility. The distance shall be determined by a direct measurement from the nearest property line of the land used for a school or for child care to the nearest portion of the building in which natural medicine services are provided, using a route of direct pedestrian access.

b. Hours of operation.

The provision of natural medicine services at a natural medicine healing center shall only occur between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

(Prior code 17.28.010; Ord. 585 §5, 2001; Ord. No. 791, §§6, 7, 2015; Ord. 899 §2, 2021; Ord. 940, §7, 2023; Ord. 979 §3, 2025)

Sec. 16-201. - General requirements.

General requirements in the I-1 district shall be as follows:

(1) The Planning Commission is authorized to recommend to the City Council approval or denial of all uses in the industrial district. An applicant for industrial district use must receive prior approval of the Planning Commission and City Council.

(2) The application for industrial district use shall be accompanied by the following:

a. Certified boundary survey of property for which application is made;

b. Plot plan showing location of all proposed buildings, parking areas, ingress and egress, storage areas, waste disposal area, other construction;

c. Description of proposed operation in sufficient detail to indicate effects of operation in producing air and water pollution, odor, noise, glare, fire or other safety hazards and traffic congestion;

d. Plans for disposal of sewage or other wastes;

e. Plans for water supply;

f. Plan showing drainage and drainage facilities;

g. Architectural elevations for any proposed buildings;

h. Proposed number of shifts to be worked and maximum number of employees;

i. Identification signs, size, type, location and number.

(3) Residential uses will be limited to living quarters for custodian, guard or maintenance personnel only, in connection with an industrial use being carried on upon the same premises.§

(Prior code 17.28.020)

Sec. 16-202. - Building height.#

Maximum height of buildings in the I-1 district shall be as follows:

Principal buildings, seventy-five (75) feet;
Accessory buildings and structures, fifty (50) feet.

(Prior code 17.28.030)

Sec. 16-203. - Front yard.#

Minimum front yards in the I-1 district shall be as follows:

Principal buildings, fifty (50) feet;
Accessory buildings and structures, fifty (50) feet.

(Prior code 17.28.040)

Sec. 16-204. - Rear yard.#

Minimum rear yards in the I-1 district shall be as follows:

Principal buildings, twenty (20) feet;
Accessory buildings, thirty (30) feet.

(Prior code 17.28.050)

Sec. 16-205. - Off-street parking.#

For minimum off-street parking, see Article 11.

(Prior code 17.28.060)

Sec. 16-206. - Accessory uses.#

Accessory buildings and permitted accessory uses in the I-1 district shall be as follows:

Dwellings, provided that such dwelling units are in conjunction with and supplementary to the principal use, such as caretaker's home, night watchman's home or key maintenance employee's home;
Any other building, structure or use customarily incidental and in conjunction with the aforesaid permitted uses.

(Prior code 17.28.070; Ord. 472 §2, 1996)

Sec. 16-207. - Reserved.#

Editor's note: Ord. 991 §5, adopted Sept. 8, 2025, repealed § 16-207, which pertained to other requirements in the I-1 district and derived from the prior code 17.32.080 and Ord. 940 §8, adopted 2023.

Sec. 16-220. - Overlay use.#OV

This district is to be used as an overlay to any other zone where geological and flood prone areas exist, as illustrated by an overlay map.

(Ord. 232 §1, 1980)

Sec. 16-221. - Permitted uses.#

Permitted uses are: Parks and open space, and any use set forth in the existing zone, provided that the hazard has been mitigated to the satisfaction of the Planning Commission and the City Council, and by Special Use Permit only when that legislation is enacted.§

(Ord. 232 §2, 1980)

Sec. 16-240. - Intent.#

It is intended that the RR-1 zone (rural residential) provide a single-family residential environment that preserves a rural atmosphere by utilization of large lots, the allowance of certain agricultural and animal uses under certain conditions, and preservation of law density.

(Prior code 17.30.010; Ord. 306 §1, 1985)

Sec. 16-241. - Permitted uses by right.#

Permitted principal uses in the RR-1 district shall be as follows:

Single-family dwelling units;
Public utility mains, lines and underground utilities;
Accessory buildings and uses incidental to and subordinate to the principal use.

(Prior code 17.30.020; Ord. 306 §1, 1985)

Sec. 16-242. - Permitted uses by special use permit.#

Other uses may be allowed in the RR-1 zone by special use permit granted by the City Council upon recommendation of the planning and zoning commission as follows:

Public or private schools (elementary and high school);
Public or private recreation areas and facilities;
Public or private parks;
Churches;
Municipal buildings;
Agricultural uses, including non-commercial nurseries, non-commercial greenhouses, livestock and gardens;
Public facilities such as water storage, sewer treatment, electrical substations and pump stations.

(Prior code 17.30.030; Ord. 306 §1, 1985)

Sec. 16-243. - Minimum-maximum lot areas.#

Minimum and maximum lot areas of a lot in the RR-1 district shall be as follows:

Minimum one (1) acre;
Maximum five (5) acres.

(Prior code 17.30.040; Ord. 306 §1, 1985)

Sec. 16-244. - Minimum lot frontage.#

The minimum lot frontage shall be one hundred twenty (120) feet.

(Prior code 17.30.050; Ord. 306 §1, 1985)

Sec. 16-245. - Floor area, height and yard requirements.#

The following floor area and yard requirements shall be adhered to in the RR-1 district:

Requirement	Specification
Minimum setback from front lot line to nearest structure	thirty (30) feet
Minimum setback from any side lot line to nearest structure	fifteen (15) feet
Minimum setback from rear lot line to nearest structure	twenty-five (25) feet
Maximum building height - Principal building	twenty-five (25) feet
Maximum building height - Accessory building	twenty-five (25) feet
Minimum floor area per dwelling unit	eight hundred sixty (860) feet

(Prior code 17.30.060; Ord. 306 §1, 1985)

Sec. 16-246. - Accessory uses.#RR-1

Accessory RR-1 district shall be as follows:

Fences, hedges and walls shall be governed by the following regulations:

a. Retaining walls must conform to lateral pressure engineering specifications and shall not be unsightly or detrimental to abutting property.

b. Barbed wire or electric fences are not permitted.

c. Dilapidated, unsightly or dangerous fences shall be removed or repaired when so ordered by the Building Official.

d. For corner lots, front yard fence regulations shall apply to both street sides of lot.

e. Front yard fences shall be constructed of forty-two (42) inch chain or split rail or other standard residential fencing approved by the Building Official and shall be at least fifty percent (50%) open space.§ Privacy fences shall not be higher than six (6) feet. No front yard fence shall be constructed nearer than thirty (30) inches from the sidewalk or other public walkway. No fence shall enclose a meter pit.

f. Back yard fences may be constructed of masonry walls or any of the material permitted in subdivision e of this Subsection and the walls may be solid. Maximum height of back yard fences shall be six (6) feet, said fence not to extend past the front side of dwelling.
Domestic animals, provided that such animals are household pets and that kennels are not maintained;
Private garage, designed or used for the shelter or storage of motor vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the principal building.

Article 16. Civic/Open Space (COS) District#

Sec. 16-250. - Description.#

The purpose of the COS district is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the City and its residents by facilitating, reserving and ensuring the long-term, continued designation of land used or to be used for public parks, playgrounds, schools, recreation facilities, public and quasi-public buildings, dedicated open space, trails and other similar civic and open space uses, whether owned by public or private entities or persons.

(Prior code 17.30.070; Ord. 306 §1, 1985; Ord. 460 §10, 1995; Ord. 472 §2, 1996; Ord. 688 §3, 2007; Ord. 722 §1, 2008)

Sec. 16-251. - Permitted uses.#COS

Permitted principal uses in the COS district shall be as follows:

Public parks and playgrounds;
Schools;
Recreation facilities;
Public and quasi-public buildings;
Underground and aboveground utilities;
Permanent open space and trails;
Public golf courses;
Accessory uses incidental to the above-permitted uses.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)

Sec. 16-252. - Uses permitted by special use permit.#

Uses permitted by special review in the Civic/Open Space district shall be as follows:

Aboveground buildings and structures for public gas, electric, telephone and cable transmission utilities;
Any building or structure more than thirty-five (35) feet in height, not to exceed fifty (50) feet in height.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)

Sec. 16-253. - Building height.#

Maximum height of buildings in the COS district shall be as follows:

Principal building, thirty-five (35) feet.
Accessory building, twenty-five (25) feet.
Temporary recreational vehicle parking, if approved pursuant to a special use permit by resolution of the City Council pursuant to Article 15 of this Chapter, and only on dates for which an event permit has been issued pursuant to Chapter 11, Article 3 of this Code. The City Council may reject, approve or approve with conditions, a request for such a special use permit. If granted, such a special use permit shall not run with the land, shall apply only to the specific applicant for whom the permit was approved and shall cease immediately upon termination of such use by said applicant or in the event of any noncompliance with the conditions of such permit imposed by the City Council in connection with its approval.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007; Ord. 899 §3, 2021)

Sec. 16-254. - Front yard.

Front yards in the COS district shall be a minimum twenty-five (25) feet from the property line; or thirty (30) feet if abutting an arterial street.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)

Sec. 16-255. - Rear yard and side yard.

Rear and side yards in the COS district shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet from the property line; or twenty-five (25) feet if abutting an arterial street.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)

Sec. 16-256. - Off-street parking.

For minimum off-street parking, see Article 11.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)

Sec. 16-260. - Uses permitted by right.

No new uses are permitted.

(Prior code 17.31.010; Ord. 332 §1, 1987)

Sec. 16-261. - Uses permitted by special review.

(a) Farm and garden uses only for the raising of crops; provided that no permanent structures are erected thereon that permanently preclude the extraction of commercial mineral deposits by an extractor from the land subject to said use.

(b) Stands for the sale of agricultural products produced on the premises; provided that no permanent structures are erected thereon that permanently preclude the extraction of commercial mineral deposits by an extractor from the land subject to said use.

(c) Greenhouses, turf and sod farms, and nurseries; provided that sales are limited to products produced on the premises; and further provided that no permanent structures are erected thereon that permanently preclude the extraction of commercial mineral deposits by an extractor from the land subject to said use.

(d) Garden supply centers operated in conjunction with a nursery or greenhouse; provided that no permanent structures are erected thereon that permanently preclude the extraction of commercial mineral deposits by an extractor from the land subject to said use.

(e) The extraction of limestone used for construction purposes, coal, sand, gravel and quarry aggregate; provided that all mining, extracting and quarrying is in conformance with any master plan for extraction adopted by the City; and further provided that dust, fumes, odors, smoke, vapor, noise and vibration shall be confined within the property boundary lines.

(f) Essential public utility and public service installations and facilities for the protection and welfare of the surrounding areas; provided that business offices or repair facilities are not included; and further provided that no permanent structures are erected thereon that permanently preclude the extraction of commercial mineral deposits by an extractor from the land subject to said use.

(g) Golf courses; provided that no permanent structures are erected thereon that permanently preclude the extraction of commercial mineral deposits by an extractor from the land subject to said use.

(h) Oil, gas and other hydrocarbon well drilling and production by special use permit under Article 22 of this Chapter.

(Prior code 17.31.020; Ord. 332 §1, 1987; Ord. 481 §2, 1996)

Sec. 16-270. - Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to conserve farming, ranching and agricultural resources on large tracts of land within the jurisdiction of the City that cannot be served by all public utilities available to other properties located within the City and are otherwise not suitable for suburban-style development. The minimum acreage for zoning or rezoning a parcel of land as Agricultural District is ten (10) acres.

(Ord. 426 §1, 1992; Ord. No. 805, § 2, 1-11-2016)

Sec. 16-271. - Definitions. Agricultural building means a structure designed and constructed to store farm implements or hay, grain, poultry, livestock, fruit, or other agricultural products. Controlled atmosphere and cold storage warehouses are not agricultural buildings.

Dairy or hobby farm means a parcel of land where livestock are raised and/or garden crops grown in a manner either incidental to the principal residential use of the property or where the production of livestock or garden crops on the property does not constitute a principal income for the land owner.

Farm or ranch means a plot of land devoted to agriculture.

Nursery, wholesale means an area where trees, shrubs or plants are grown or warehoused for transplanting or for use as stocks for budding and grafting. A greenhouse structure may be used in the operation of a nursery, wholesale.

Stable means a building for the purpose of the housing and feeding of horses and for the storage of equipment related to the care, maintenance and operation of the horses:

(1) Stable, commercial means any stable where horses are boarded for remuneration and/or where horses are kept for sale or hire. (Note: Commercial stables are not allowed in the A Agricultural District.)

(2) Stable, private means any stable where horses are boarded and owned by the occupants of the premises and are not kept for remuneration, sale or hire.

(Ord. 426 §1, 1992; Ord. No. 805, §§ 3, 4, 1-11-2016)

Sec. 16-272. - Permitted principal uses. Permitted principal uses in the A Agricultural District shall be as follows:

(1) Single-family dwelling;

(2) Hobby farm;

(3) Dairy farm;

(4) Farm;

(5) Ranch;

(6) Nursery, not for retail sale;

(7) Public park and open space;

(8) Private stable, one (1) horse per two (2) acres;

(9) Religious institution; and

(10) Greenhouse.

(Ord. 426 §1, 1992; Ord. No. 805, § 5, 1-11-2016)

Sec. 16-273. - General specifications.#

(a) Maximum structure height: thirty (30) feet.

(b) Minimum lot area: one (1) acre.

(1) Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.

(2) Side yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.

(3) Rear yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.

(4) Stables and corrals: Fifty (50) feet from all property lines.§

(5) Agricultural stands: Thirty-five (35) feet from all property lines.§

(Ord. 426 §1, 1992)

Sec. 16-274. - Accessory buildings and uses.#

(a) Single-family dwelling(s) or mobile home(s) for person(s) principally employed at or engaged in the operation of the farm, ranch or dairy. The total number of residences on a farm, ranch or dairy shall not exceed one (1) unit per five (5) acres.

(b) Home occupations as allowed under Article 21 of this Chapter only.

(c) Agricultural building. An agricultural building shall not be used for processing, treating, or packaging agricultural products, or as a place used by the public.§

(d) Accessory dwelling units constructed pursuant to Chapter 16, Article 26.

(Ord. 426 §1, 1992; Ord. 460 §11, 1995; Ord. 805 §6, 2016; Ord. 950 §5, 2023)

Sec. 16-275. - Prohibited uses.#

The following uses are prohibited in the A Agricultural District:

(1) Camp sites;

(2) Kennels and livestock boarding; and

(3) Retail uses.

(Ord. No. 805, § 7, 1-11-2016)

Sec. 16-276. - Minimum-maximum lot areas.#

Minimum and maximum lot areas of a lot in the A Agricultural District shall be as follows:

(1) Minimum ten (10) acres;

(2) No maximum.

(Ord. No. 805, § 7, 1-11-2016)

Sec. 16-280. - Required parking.#

(a) Parking for residential land uses shall be required as follows:

Table 1: Residential Off-Street Parking Standards

Unit Type	Number of Parking Spaces Required*
Single-family, townhome and two-family unit	2.00 spaces per unit
Multi-family: studio or efficiency unit	1.25 spaces per unit
Multi-family: one-bedroom unit	1.50 spaces per unit
Multi-family: two-bedroom unit	1.75 spaces per unit
Multi-family: three-bedroom unit	2.00 spaces per unit
Multi-family: four + bedroom unit	3.00 spaces per unit
Guest parking for multi-family units (in addition to required resident parking)	1 space per 5 units

*Note: If the number of parking spaces required results in a fractional space, any fraction shall be counted as one (1) additional parking space.

(b) Parking for nonresidential land uses includes parking for employees, unless employee parking requirements are specifically listed in Table 2, as follows:

Table 2: Nonresidential Off-Street Parking Standards

Land Use Type	Number of Parking Spaces Required* **
Auto repair, workshops	2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Ball fields (baseball, football, softball, soccer)	45 spaces per field; in complexes where there are more than 2 fields: 60 spaces per field
Banks, financial institutions	3 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Bars, taverns, nightclubs	10 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Grocery, supermarket	6 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Child care	1 space per 8 students + 1 space per employee
Churches	1 space per 4 seats
Convenience store with gasoline sales	1 space per island + 1 space per 150 sq. ft.
Hospitals	1 space per bed
Industrial uses	.75 space per employee
Lodging uses	1 space per unit + .75 space per employee

Use	Required Parking Spaces
Medical offices	4 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Offices	3 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Personal service uses	4 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Restaurants
Fast food	15 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Standard	10 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Retail uses	4 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.
Theaters, places of assembly	1 space per 3 seats

*Note: Square footage is based upon gross floor area (GFA) of the related building or land use.

**Note: If the number of parking spaces required results in a fractional space, any fraction shall be counted as one (1) additional parking space.

(c) Parking for the disabled shall be provided as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and shall be identified by an upright sign at least four and one-half (4½) feet in height.§

(d) All areas designed or required for parking or loading shall be approved by the City. Any area designed or required for parking or loading shall be properly graded for drainage and, except as provided in Subsection (f), shall be an improved surface comprised of asphalt, concrete, brick, cement pavers, or similar materials installed and maintained according to industry standards.§ The term improved surface does not include compacted/crushed stone, compacted gravel, landscape mulch or similar material, or recycled asphalt. Parking on lawns, whether public or private, is expressly prohibited within the City.§ Parking and loading areas shall be maintained in good condition and free from debris, vegetation or any other objects that would interfere with the ability to use the area for parking.

(e) At the time of the erection of a new structure or at the time of enlargement or change in use of an existing structure within any zone district in the City, off-street parking and loading shall be provided as required in this Article. If off-street parking or loading, or both, have been provided in conjunction with an existing use or are added to an existing use, such parking and loading shall not be eliminated or reduced if the elimination or reduction would result in less parking or loading being provided than is required by this Article.

(f) An area designed or required for parking or loading within a property zoned Agricultural (A), shall not be required to be an improved surface, as that term is defined in Subsection (d); except that, a driveway running across a property zoned Agricultural (A) that is used to access a road, street, or highway shall be an improved surface for the first one hundred (100) feet extending from the road, street, or highway.

(Prior code 17.32.010; Ord. 556 §1, 2000; Ord. 689 §1, 2007; Ord. 871 §§2, 3, 2019)

Sec. 16-281. - Uses not specified.#

For uses not specifically identified in Table 1 or 2 of Section 16-280 above, the off-street parking requirement for the land use shall be determined by the City based on similar land uses.

(Prior code 17.32.020; Ord. 556 §1, 2000; Ord. 689 §2, 2007)

Sec. 16-282. - Mixed uses.#

In the case of mixed land uses, the total parking requirement shall be the sum of the requirements of all of the land uses. Where the applicant can demonstrate that the land uses of a mixed use development or building have different hours or days of operation and would allow for the potential use of "shared" parking, a maximum reduction of twenty percent (20%) of the total required parking for all of the land uses combined may be proposed, subject to City approval.§

(Prior code 17.32.030; Ord. 556 §1, 2000)

Sec. 16-283. - Location of parking lots.#

Off-street parking lots shall be provided on the same property as the principal building or use, except that in commercial and industrial districts the required parking may be within four hundred (400) feet of the property, subject to City approval.§ Such off-site parking lots shall be maintained as long as the principal building or use is maintained and an agreement to ensure continued access and use of off-site parking lots shall be required by the City.

(Prior code 17.32.040; Ord. 556 §1, 2000)

Sec. 16-284. - Size of parking spaces - standard and compact spaces.#

(a) Standard parking spaces shall conform with the dimensions shown in Table 3, as follows:

Table 3: Parking Space Design Standards - Standard Spaces

Angle of Parking	Space Width	Space Length	Space Depth*	Curb Length	One-way Aisle Width	Two-way Aisle Width
0	8'	23'	8'	23'	12'	20'
30	8.5'	20'	17.4'	17'	15'	20'
45	8.5'	20'	20.2'	12'	15'	20'
60	9'	19'	21'	10.4'	20'	24'
90	9'	19'	19'	9'	20'	24'

*Note: When an overhang is used to reduce parking space depth, aisle width must be increased to twenty-two (22) feet.

(b) Compact parking spaces shall conform with the dimensions shown in Table 4, as follows:

Table 4: Parking Space Design Standards - Compact Spaces

Angle of Parking	Space Width	Space Length	Space Depth*	Curb Length	One-way Aisle Width	Two-way Aisle Width
0	7.5'	19'	7.5'	19'	12'	20'
30	7.5'	16.5'	14.8'	15'	15'	20'
45	7.5'	16.5'	17'	10.6'	15'	20'
60	8'	16'	7.9'	9.2'	20'	24'
90	8'	15'	15'	8'	20'	24'

*Note: When an overhang is used to reduce parking space depth, aisle width must be increased to twenty-two (22) feet.

(c) The use of compact parking spaces shall be for long-term use, such as for employees and shall be subject to City approval. Compact parking spaces shall not exceed a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount of required parking spaces§ and shall be identified by an upright sign at least four and one-half (4½) feet in height, posted at the beginning and end of each grouping of compact parking spaces.

(d) Parking spaces designed at a ninety-degree angle may be reduced in length as provided for in Tables 3 and 4 if there is a landscaped area or sidewalk at least six (6) feet

Sec. 16-285. - Design of parking lots.#

(a) Except in residential zone districts for residential uses, parking shall have the same setbacks as principal buildings, provided that no parking shall be closer than three (3) feet to any side or rear yard.

(b) The following design standards shall apply to all off-street parking lots containing ten (10) or more parking spaces:

(1) Parking lots visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent to residential uses shall be screened through the use of dense shrubbery, low walls, berms or a combination of these methods a minimum of three (3) feet in height.§ At least seventy-five percent (75%) of the length of the frontage of the parking lot shall be screened.

(2) Parking lots shall be designed to include landscaped islands to help define and channel traffic throughout the parking lot and provide shade within the parking lot. A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the interior of the parking lot shall be in landscaped islands.§ Islands shall be a minimum width of eight (8) feet and a minimum of one hundred twenty-eight (128) square feet in area. Islands shall include a minimum of one (1) deciduous shade tree and shrubbery no higher than two (2) feet. At least seventy-five percent (75%) of the landscape island shall be in living plant material.

(3) No more than fifteen (15) parking spaces shall be in a continuous row without landscape islands.§

(4) Parking aisle widths shall be in conformance with the widths specified in Table 3 or 4, unless otherwise required by the Fire District for emergency access purposes.

(5) Lighting used to illuminate parking lots shall be arranged to contain all light on the site so that lighting does not impact adjoining residential areas and public streets or rights-of-way.§

(6) The location and number of parking lot driveways and entrances shall be arranged to reduce or minimize the potential of traffic hazards and congestion on public streets or rights-of-way.

(7) Parking lot design shall comply with all applicable Uniform Baseline Design Standards.

(Ord. 556 §1, 2000; Ord. 689 §3, 2007)

Sec. 16-286. - Parking lot review.#

Plans shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and approval of any parking lot designed for one hundred (100) or more cars.§ Parking lots that are part of a submittal for site plan, subdivision or Planned Unit Developments (PUD) shall be reviewed as part of the submittal and shall not require a subsequent review by the Planning Commission.

(Prior code 17.32.080; Ord. 556 §1, 2000)

Sec. 16-287. - Loading.#

(a) All commercial, industrial and institutional buildings and uses shall maintain adequate facilities off-street for loading and unloading, as follows:

Table 5: Off-Street Loading Spaces

Building Size (in square feet)*	Number of Loading Spaces Required
Up to 20,000 GFA	1 loading space
20,001 - 80,000 GFA	2 loading spaces
Over 80,000 GFA	1 additional loading space per each additional 40,000 sq. ft. GFA in excess of 80,000 sq. ft. GFA

*Note: Square footage is based upon gross floor area (GFA).

(b) Each off-street loading space shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width and thirty-five (35) feet in length§ and shall be designated for loading purposes.

(c) Off-street loading, service and storage areas shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way or from adjacent properties by an opaque screen that is designed as part of the building architecture or the landscape design.§ Chain link fencing with slats, tires, used building materials or other materials not typically used for fencing or for enclosure purposes shall not be considered acceptable screening materials.

(Prior code 17.32.090; Prior code 17.32.100; Ord. 556 §1, 2000)

CHAPTER 16 - Zoning

Article 16. Zoning Regulations#

Sec. 16-7. - Requirement of fair contribution for public school sites.#

Sec. 16-8. - Maps.#

Sec. 16-9. - Conformance required.#

Sec. 16-10. - Prohibited uses.#

Sec. 16-14 - Inactive applications.#

Sec. 16-14.5. - Notice of public hearings.#

Article XVI. - Definitions#

Sec. 16-41. - Floor area.#

Sec. 16-42. - Floor area ratio.#

Sec. 16-43. - Frontage of lot.#

Sec. 16-44. - Garage, private.#

Sec. 16-45. - Garage, public.#

Sec. 16-46. - Grade.#

Sec. 16-47. - Home occupations.#

Sec. 16-48. - Hospital.#

Sec. 16-49. - Hotel and motel.#

Sec. 16-49.5. - Injection well.#

Sec. 16-50. - Junkyard.#

Sec. 16-51. - Kennel.#

Sec. 16-52. - Lot.#

Sec. 16-53. - Lot area.#

Sec. 16-54. - Lot, corner.#

Sec. 16-55. - Lot line, front.#

Sec. 16-56. - Lot line, rear.#

Sec. 16-57. - Lot line, side.#

Sec. 16-58. - Lot, reversed corner.#

Sec. 16-59. - Lot, through.#

Article 16 - Definitions#

Sec. 16-60. - Motor fuel filling station.#

Sec. 16-60.2 - Motor vehicle, equipment, and boat sales, rental, and leasing.#

Sec. 16-60.4 - Motor vehicle service, major.#

Sec. 16-60.6 - Motor vehicle service, minor.#

Article 16 - Definitions#

Sec. 16-60.7 - Natural medicine.#

Sec. 16-61. - Nonconforming building.#

Sec. 16-62. - Reserved.#

Sec. 16-63. - Nude model studio.#

Sec. 16-64. - Nudity or state of nudity.#

Sec. 16-65. - Occupied.#

Sec. 16-66. - Open space.#

Sec. 16-67. - Park.#

Sec. 16-68. - Parking space, off-street.#

Sec. 16-69. - Peep booth.#

Sec. 16-70. - Photo studio, adult.#

Sec. 16-71. - Planned unit development.#

Sec. 16-72. - Profession.#

Sec. 16-73. - Public sewer and water facilities.#

Sec. 16-74. - Public hearing.#

Sec. 16-75. - Public notice.#

Sec. 16-76. - Religious institution.#

Sec. 16-77. - Roof line.#

Sec. 16-77.5. - Self-storage facility.#

Sec. 16-78. - Seminude or seminudity.#

Sec. 16-79. - Sexually oriented business.#

Sec. 16-80. - Sign.#

Sec. 16-80.5. - Skid unit.#

Sec. 16-81. - Specified anatomical areas.#

Sec. 16-82. - Specified sexual activities.#

Article 16. Definitions#

Sec. 16-82.5. - Storage yard.#

Sec. 16-83. - Street.#

Sec. 16-84. - Structure.#

Sec. 16-85. - Telephone exchange facility.#

Sec. 16-85.5. - Temporary workforce housing.#

Sec. 16-86. - Theater, adult.#

Sec. 16-86.3. - Truck stop.#

Sec. 16-86.5. - Warehouse facility.#

Sec. 16-87. - Welfare institutions.#

Sec. 16-88. - Yard.#

Sec. 16-89. - Yard, front.#

Sec. 16-90. - Yard, rear.#

Sec. 16-91. - Yard, side.#

Article XVI. - R-1 Single-Family Residential District#

Sec. 16-100. - Permitted uses.#R-1

Sec. 16-101. - Lot area.#

Sec. 16-102. - Floor area.#

Sec. 16-103. - Lot frontage.#

Sec. 16-104. - Building height.#