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De Beque, Colorado · District

AG

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Dimensional standards

AG lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 10 ftRear 10 ftSide 5 ftStreet side 5 ftMin frontage 25 ftMIN LOT AREA9,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT25 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE50%
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.
9,000 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.
25 ft

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.
6,000 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.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 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.
5 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
25 ft
Height measured fromHeight measured fromThe reference point height is counted from — natural grade, finished grade, or the street.
natural_grade
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
50%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Slope & grading

Slope regulation triggers at
10%

Environment

Wetland / riparian bufferRiparian bufferA strip along a stream or wetland that must be left undisturbed.
25 ft

Uses

Permitted by right17

Conditional / special use12

Accessory7

Prohibited64

Extracted standards

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

Frontage

Other

From the ordinance

AG: Lot area per single-family detached dwelling 9,000 SF; attached dwelling unit 6,000 SF; front yard 10 ft; side yard 5 ft; rear yard 10 ft; lot coverage max 50%; building height max 25 ft; frontage min 25 LF.
Table 14.12.090, Table 14.12.100