Brighton
Zoning districts
36 districts, grouped by category.
Other
7Commercial
9Business Park
C-1—Local Retail
C-2—Restricted Retail and Services
General Retail and Services
C-O—Commercial Office
South 4th Street Gateway District
Industrial
4Residential
10Manufactured and Small Format Housing District
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Max density
- 21.78 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 3
Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 3,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 4 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Two-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 1,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Multi-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
South 4th Street Corridor District
Mixed use
4Open space
1General provisions
67 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Vertical articulation can also be affected by a step back in the massing typically a minimum of 5 feet from the story below and occurring on at least 50% of the horizontal length.
At least 18 inches from any right-of-way... Sports fences up to 10 feet; tennis courts up to 18 feet if 50% open above 7 feet.
A resource that contributes to the district's overall sense of time and place, meets at least one of the categories for significance, and is at least 50 years old shall be considered a significant resource.
All plant areas should receive soil amendments of at least 3 cubic yards per 1,000 square feet... Temporary irrigation shall be allowed for no more than two growing seasons.
The minimum home size shall be 650 square feet.
In any district that allows detached houses, a detached house and customary accessory buildings may be erected on any nonconforming lot not eligible for a lot combination, provided all standards other than lot dimensions standards are met.
Community Gardens shall front on a public street for at least 25' or have a connection to public streets by a Pedestrian Passage.
Width at least 1.5x the width of the Pedestrian or Landscape Amenity area of the typical Street Standards specified in Section 3.01.
One shade tree for every 25' of street frontage and one ornamental or evergreen tree for every 2,000 square feet shall be required.
Patios shall front on a public street for at least 15' or have a connection to ...
Width 12' to 20'+ wide
One shade tree for every 40' of street frontage and one ornamental tree for every 2,000 square feet shall be required.
One shade tree for every 40' of street frontage and one ornamental tree for every 2,000 square feet shall be required.
Before issuance of first residential building permit, applicant shall convey land to School District, pay half of street development costs, provide water, sewer and utilities stubbed to dedicated land, and perform overlot grading.
When improvements are being made to 25% percent or more of the facade of a building on which a nonconforming sign is located. ... the notice of violation shall generally allow the occupant, property owner, or permit holder 10 calendar days from the date of the notice to correct the violation
No new residential dwelling units or uses shall be established in the floodplain. Existing dwelling unit uses may be improved if they meet the requirements of this Section.
Prior to submitting a land development application or receiving a permit for any alteration to a historic landmark, the applicant shall obtain a COA from the Historic Preservation Commission for the proposed work.
A cultural resource may individually be designated as a historic landmark if the cultural resource is at least 50 years old and is of historic, architectural, and/or geographical significance.
No person, firm or corporation shall construct, establish or build or cause to be constructed, established or built a WCF without first having obtained use-by right or conditional land use approval, a lease (as applicable), pole attachment agreement or license (as applicable), and a building permit for this purpose.
No related accessory equipment or accessory structure shall exceed 15 feet in height.
Source documents
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