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Crested Butte, Colorado · General provision

Article 16-5, Division 2, 'T' District, Secs. 16-5-20 through 16-5-70

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 0 ftRear 15 ftSide 11.5 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX FAR0.66MIN OPEN SPACE25%MIN UNIT SIZE400 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.
5,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft
Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.
400 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
11.5 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.66
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
25%

Housing

Two-family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Three-family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Four-plus family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.

Uses

Permitted by right4

Conditional / special use38

Extracted standards

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

Lot

Other

From the ordinance

Permitted uses: hotels, lodges, motels and resorts. Conditional uses include residential units, restaurants, etc. Lot area 5,000 sq ft, height 35 ft, FAR 0.66, open space 25%.
Article 16-5, Division 2, 'T' District, Secs. 16-5-20 through 16-5-70