Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to projects in the rural residential zone above 8,250 feet in elevation and within the snow deposition design zone for certain design review requirements.
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Exemptions from design review
New one- and two-unit residential structures and ADUs except in rural residential above 8,250 ft; additions under 10% GFA with no street-facing changes; etc.
- Major design review projects
All projects requiring Commission approval; new residential with 5+ units; all commercial district projects not exempt or minor; etc.
- Minor design review projects
New three- and four-unit residential structures; new single-family in rural residential above 8,250 ft not in snow deposition zone; etc.
- No reduction in density or FARFloor 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.
The review authority may not impose conditions that require a reduction in the residential density or the floor area ratio (FAR) otherwise allowed by this chapter.
From the ordinance
Design review is required for new construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, or other projects involving improvements to the exterior of a structure, site, or parking area. Exempt projects include: new one- and two-unit residential structures and accessory dwelling units, except those in the rural residential zone above 8,250 feet in elevation...