Alamosa

It is the policy of the city not to rezone land in a manner that would tend to create or facilitate the creation of development rights or entitlements that would either: reduce the level of protection for significant historical resources ... or expose additional people or personal property to unmitigated natural or man-made hazards.

The proposed zone is in conformance with the comprehensive plan's future land use map;

Building height is measured from a horizontal reference plane at the elevation of the average existing grade across the front building line, measured at major building corners, to the highest point among...

The tables set out in this division ('Land Use Tables') describe which land uses are allowed administratively ('Permitted Uses'), allowed administratively if certain conditions are met ('Limited Uses'), allowed after public hearing if certain conditions are met ('Conditional Uses'), and not allowed ('Prohibited Uses') in each zone.

Boarding or rooming house P; Group home P; Sheltered care facility P; City Facilities P; Protective Care C; Place of Assembly P; Child Care Center, Small L; School C; College or University P; Hospital or Emergency Room P; Medical Office or Clinic P; Business Services P; Heavy Retail P; Mail Processing Center L; Professional or Business Offices P; Recording or Television Studio P; Veterinary and Animal Facilities P; Fueling/Charging Stations or Light Motor Vehicle Repairs and Services P; Heavy Motor Vehicle Repairs and Services P; Motor Vehicle Wash P; Motor Vehicle Parking P; Motor Vehicle Sales and Rental P

Estate (street access) P; Cottage clusters or co-housing clusters P; Group home L; City Facilities P; Cemetery or Mausoleum P; Family Child Care Home P; Protective Care C; School C; Veterinary and Animal Facilities P

A smoking lounge is not permitted to be located any closer than the following distances from the listed uses: (1) Residential zoning districts: five hundred (500) feet; (2) Public or private pre-school, elementary school, middle school, junior high school or high school: five hundred (500) feet; (3) Park or recreation facility operated by the city: five hundred (500) feet; (4) Another smoking lounge: five hundred (500) feet.

Outdoor storage, salvage, transfer station allowed with conditions; Community Garden: P; Major Utility: L; Wireless: L; Telecom: L; Agricultural Crop: -; Livestock: -; Wholesale Nursery: P

Agricultural uses permitted; Transfer station allowed with conditions; Community Garden: P; Major Utility: C; Wireless: P; Telecom: P; Agricultural Crop: P; Livestock: P; Wholesale Nursery: P

Heavy industry is allowed if: ... e. The use is not located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any residential zone boundary, school, public park, or child care center.

Heavy industry is allowed if: a. A truck routing plan is provided that shows how trucks will avoid streets that provide access to single-family detached and duplex uses; ... 4. A plan is provided to reasonably mitigate adverse impacts associated with the proposed use, such as those relating to (i) a material risk of significant environmental contamination, explosion, or fire; (ii) perceptible ground vibration at the property line; (iii) excessive noise or dust emissions at the property line and downwind; (iv) large-scale outdoor storage of inputs or products; (v) significant outdoor installations of processing equipment; (vi) outside emission of objectionable odors; (vii) more than five (5) trips by semi-trailer trucks per day.

Heavy industry is allowed if: a. In the I Zone: ... 2. Noise generated by the use will not exceed forty-five (45) dBA at any residential building wall between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; and 3. Outdoor storage and processing areas shall be screened from view from residential zones and public rights-of-way with a Class C bufferyard.

Heavy industry is allowed if: b. In the CA Zone: 1. The use is related to the purpose of the campus; 2. Heavy truck traffic is limited to two (2) trips per week; 3. Noise generated by the will not exceed forty-five (45) dBA at any residential building wall between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; and 4. Outdoor storage and processing areas shall be screened from view from residential zones and public rights-of-way with a Class C bufferyard.

Salvage or junk yards are allowed if: ... b. The use is not located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any residential zone boundary, school, public park, or child care center

Transfer stations are allowed if: (content truncated in source)

Light industry is allowed if: ... e. The use is not located within five hundred (500) feet of any residential zone boundary, school, public park, or child care center.

Light industry is allowed: a. In the CA zone by limited use, if the use is related to the purpose of the campus. b. In the CB or MU zones by limited use, if: i. The use is light industrial type iii, iv, v, vi, x, or xii; or, ii. The use is in conjunction with on-site retail or educational uses in which the products of the use are used or sold. c. In the CBD zone by conditional use, if: i. The use is light industrial type iii, iv, v, vi, x, or xii; or, ii. The use is in conjunction with and in service of a retail outlet at the same premises.

Marijuana or natural medicine testing facilities are allowed if: ... e. The use is not located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any school, public park, or child care center.

Marijuana or natural medicine testing facilities may be allowed if: a. In the I Zone, the facility is located not less than one thousand (1,000) feet from any other marijuana or natural medicine testing facility. b. In the CA Zone: i. The facility is located not less than one thousand (1,000) feet from any other marijuana or natural medicine testing facility; and ii. The use is related to the purpose of the campus.

Resource extraction of minerals is allowed if: ... b. The use is not located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any residential zone boundary, school, public park, or child care center; c. The use is enclosed with a Type C bufferyard; and d. The use does not involve blasting or other activities that create vibration or noise in excess of the city's noise ordinance standards.