Custer County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
4 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
3Sangre de Cristo District
- Min lot
- 1,524,600 sq ft (35 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 3
Wet Mountain/Hardscrabble District
- Min lot
- 435,600 sq ft (10 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 3
Foothills District
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 3
General provisions
13 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Max height 30 ft; access culvert min 30 ft; mailbox height 48 in; wildlife fence top wire 40 in.
Whenever a non-conforming use has been discontinued for a period of one (1) year, it shall not thereafter be reestablished, and any future use shall be in conformance with the provisions of this Resolution.
A minimum of 50% of the PUD acreage shall perpetually remain in open space limited by deed restriction.
District I - Grape Creek District - 80 acre zone
The vertical distance from the highest point of the finished grade of the building perimeter to the high point of the building structure must not exceed thirty (30) feet. The maximum height limit for any structure in Custer County is thirty (30) feet.
No building, structure or land shall hereinafter be occupied or used... The maximum height limit for any structure in Custer County is thirty (30) feet. ... Only one single family dwelling is permitted per lot or parcel.
This 80-acre zone is intended to have low population density and remain agricultural in nature... Minimum Lot Area: Eighty (80) acres.
Zone II. Sangre de Cristo District... Minimum Lot Area: Thirty-five (35) acres.
Zone III. Wet Mountain/Hardscrabble District... Minimum Lot Area: Ten (10) acres.
All dwellings and additions to dwellings require a zoning permit. All accessory structures, or additions to accessory structures that cause them to be 100 square feet or more in their entirety, require a zoning permit.
Any Special Uses in the zoning districts shall be subject to the following provisions: A plot plan, elevation of proposed structures, and a general written description of the proposed use shall be presented; ...
The home occupation shall be conducted within the permitted dwelling unit or permitted accessory building and only by occupants of the dwelling unit. The use of employees or other workers in the home occupation is prohibited.
A Special Event Permit is required for one (1) to four (4) consecutive day events that occur no more than two times per year.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.