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Dacono, Colorado · District

MH

Pre-Manufactured Housing District
ResidentialManufactured HousingAll Dacono districts0

Dimensional standards

MH lot requirementsSTREETSTREETRear 8 ftSide 5 ftStreet side 12 ftMin frontage 40 ftMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT25 ftMAX FAR0.5MIN UNIT SIZE840 sq ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
5,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
40 ft
Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.
840 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Density

Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
5,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
8 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
12 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
25 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.5

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
2

Uses

Permitted by right5

Conditional / special use1

Accessory3

Extracted standards

7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Prohibition of automobile repair

    No repair or maintenance of automobiles shall be permitted within the subdivision or park on any public right-of-way or property.

  • Exterior siding and roof requirements

    All pre-manufactured housing structures shall have brick, wood or cosmetically equivalent exterior siding and a pitched roof with shingles of a type commonly used in standard residential construction.

  • Perimeter setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from state highway25 ft

    Setback where abutting or confronting a state highway: twenty-five (25) feet.

  • Perimeter setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other public street15 ft

    Setback where abutting or fronting another public street other than the public streets contained within the subdivision or park: fifteen (15) feet.

  • Minimum volume of separate enclosed storage structure200 cuft

    Minimum volume of a separate enclosed storage structure: two hundred (200) cubic feet.

  • Ownership not divided

    In pre-manufactured housing subdivisions, ownership of a pre-manufactured housing structure and of the real property upon which it is located shall not be divided.

  • Permanent foundation required

    Pre-manufactured housing structures shall have their wheels, axles and tongues removed and shall be placed on permanent foundations.

From the ordinance

The residential pre-manufactured housing district consists of any premises where one (1) or more pre-manufactured housing structures are placed for residential purposes...
Article XVI, Secs. 16-160 to 16-167