Alamosa County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
19 districts, grouped by category.
Overlay
2Other
6Approach Zone (Non-Precision)
Precision Instrument Runway Approach Zone
Conical Zone
Horizontal Zone
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
Transitional Zones
Residential
8- Max density
- 9 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
RE
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 0.2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
RH
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 25 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
RL
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 5 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
RM
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 15 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
RMH
- Min lot
- 7,260 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
RU
- Min lot
- 1,524,600 sq ft (35 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Max density
- 0.09 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
General provisions
83 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
In all areas of special flood hazard, the following standards are required: Anchoring; Construction materials and methods; Utilities; Subdivision proposals.
No material change shall be made in the use of land and no structure or tree shall be erected, altered, planted or otherwise established in any zone hereby created unless a permit therefore shall have been applied for and granted.
Floodplain development permit See Section 8.12.
The uses shall require a minimum site area of 20 acres.
The minimum spacing between buildings in a complex shall be 14 feet, with an additional 10 feet provided between buildings for every story over two. Location of building must allow access by fire-fighting equipment from all sides.
This district provides areas to be used for non-offensive types of manufacturing, such as: research and development, processing, and warehousing activities. High-intensity office use and limited retail that is accessory to a permitted industrial or office use are also allowed.
P = Permitted, S = Special Use Review
P = Permitted, S = Special Use Review
P = Permitted, S = Special Use Review
Campgrounds and RV Parks are special uses in C. Minimum 12 acres, 50 ft front setback, 25 ft side/rear, max 8 sites/acre, etc.
Any use not specifically listed in this LUDC is expressly prohibited, unless the administrator determines, that the use is similar to a permitted individual use or permitted group of uses as listed in this LUDC.
The requirements of the -PUDO district shall supersede the requirements of the base district, provided that maximum density and uses shall be those of the underlying base district.
Minimum Lot Size: 7,000 sq. ft.; Minimum Lot width (ft.): 70; Street Yard (ft.): 25; Side Yard (ft.): 30; Rear Yard (ft.): 8; Height (ft.): 35; Building Coverage (%): 30; Impervious Surface (%): 50
Minimum Lot Size: 6,000 sq. ft.; Minimum Lot width (ft.): 60; Street Yard (ft.): 25; Side Yard (ft.): 7; Rear Yard (ft.): 25; Height (ft.): 35; Building Coverage (%): 35; Impervious Surface (%): 60
Minimum Lot Size: 9,000 sq. ft.; Minimum Lot width (ft.): 60; Street Yard (ft.): 25; Side Yard (ft.): 7; Rear Yard (ft.): 25; Height (ft.): 35; Building Coverage (%): 20; Impervious Surface (%): 60
Minimum Lot Size (w/central water/sewer) (sq. ft.): 7,000; Minimum Lot Width (ft.): 50; Front Setback: 25; Street Yard (ft.): 25; Side Yard (ft.): 0; Rear Yard (ft.): 20; Building Separation (ft.): 14; Height (ft.): 40; Building Coverage (%): 40; Impervious Surface (%): 75
Minimum Lot Size (w/central water/sewer) (sq. ft.): 21,780; Minimum Lot Width (ft.): 50; Front Setback: 25; Street Yard (ft.): 35; Side Yard (ft.): 25; Rear Yard (ft.): 25; Building Separation (ft.): 14; Height (ft.): 50; Building Coverage (%): 50; Impervious Surface (%): 75
The minimum floor area for any residential purpose, including accessory living areas, is 500 square feet.
The minimum foot print area of a manufactured home shall be no less than 600 sq. ft.
Double-wide manufactured homes shall have a minimum 24 foot horizontal wall dimension on at least 2 non-opposing sides and not be older than 1976.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.