Crested Butte
Zoning districts
18 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
1Commercial
3B1 District
- Min lot
- 1,250 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
B2 District
- Min lot
- 6,250 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
B4 District
- Min lot
- 3,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 36
Residential
11R1 District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R1A District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
R1B District
- Min lot
- 9,300 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
R1C District
- Min lot
- 3,750 sq ft
- Max height
- 28 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
R1D District
- Min lot
- 9,376 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
R1E District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
R1F District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
R2 District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
R2A District
- Min lot
- 2,750 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
R2C District
- Min lot
- 6,250 sq ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
R4 District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
General provisions
83 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All utility lines shall be placed underground in accordance with applicable Town requirements.
Landscaping shall conform to the landscape plan submitted pursuant to Section 18-13-20(a) ...
Underground parking is allowed... The usable square footage ratio for the site may be increased by 270 sq ft per underground parking space.
No high intensity discharge lights may be utilized in any exterior application within the Town.
No sign shall be erected, constructed, altered, remodeled or changed until a permit therefor has been issued.
Permitted uses: hotels, lodges, motels and resorts. Conditional uses include residential units, restaurants, etc. Lot area 5,000 sq ft, height 35 ft, FAR 0.66, open space 25%.
Subdivision standards for streets, utilities, drainage, trails, sidewalks, and floodplain.
All high quality wetlands require a buffer of at least one hundred (100) feet from a change in land use.
Home occupation means any commercial use carried on within a dwelling which is ... conducted without the employment of individuals other than the occupants of the dwelling.
Parking, Off-Street: any parking space not less than nine (9) feet in width, eighteen (18) feet in length and seven (7) feet in height
Wetland study area includes the lands within the proposed subdivision and within one hundred (100) feet of the proposed subdivision.
It is the intent of this Article to provide for review of all development located above the 'Excessive Slope Line' designated on the Official Zoning Map...
New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor (including basement), electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air conditioning equipment and other service facilities (including ductwork) elevated to one (1) foot above the base flood elevation.
New construction and substantial improvements of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure shall either have the lowest floor ... elevated to one (1) foot above the base flood elevation or ... be designed so that ... the structure is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water ...
be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home, electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air conditioning equipment and other service facilities (including ductwork) are elevated to one (1) foot above the base flood elevation and be securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse and lateral movement.
All recreational vehicles placed on sites within Zones A1—A30, AH and AE on the community's FIRM either: (i) be on the site for fewer than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days and be fully licensed and ready for highway use; or (ii) meet the permit requirements ...
must have the lowest floor ... elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least one (1) foot above the depth number specified in feet on the community's FIRM (at least three [3] feet if no depth number is specified).
Encroachments are prohibited, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development within the adopted regulatory floodway, unless it has been demonstrated ... that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in flood levels ...
must be elevated to one (1) foot above the base flood elevation that existed prior to the placement of fill.
All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall be reasonably safe from flooding.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- APPENDIX I - Required Wording on Minor Subdivision Final Plat4.5K charsRead →
- APPENDIX J - Subdivision Improvements Agreement Form38.4K charsRead →
- APPENDIX K - Subdivision Application Form74 charsRead →
- APPENDIX M - Required Wording on Major Subdivision Final Plat5.3K charsRead →
- APPENDIX Q - Model Subdivision Cost and Expense Reimbursement Agreement8.8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16 - Zoning633.2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 17 - Subdivisions378.4K charsRead →