zoneoptics
Blanca, Colorado · General provision

Sec. 1-539

All Blanca districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA14,000 sq ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
14,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.32 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Extracted standards

5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Maximum days per year for RV guesthouse30 days

    Property owners may utilize an RV as a guesthouse on their non-vacant property for up to 30 days during any one calendar year.

  • Maximum days per year for owner residing in RV on vacant property90 days

    Property owners may locate and reside in their own RV upon their vacant property for a total of 90 days in any calendar year.

  • RV permanent placement prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

    No RVs shall be permanently placed nor have any skirting installed for any purposes described in this section.

  • RV residence permit required

    Such persons shall obtain a permit from the Town Clerk and pay an annual registration fee.

  • Water and sewer connection for RV

    If water and sewer service is available to the property (without Town extension of water and sewer lines) a water and sewer tap must be provided, and the appropriate water and sewer lines must be installed so that the RV can be connected to the Town's water and sewer system.

From the ordinance

Property owners may locate and reside in their own RV upon their vacant property for a total of 90 days in any calendar year. Such property must conform to square foot area dimensions for single family dwelling in the zoning code (14,000 sq ft).
Sec. 1-539