Town of Limon Land Development Code
2011 Land Development Code
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100. General Provisions
101. Title.................................................................................................. 3
102. Short Title......................................................................................... 3
103. Authority........................................................................................... 3
104. Jurisdiction........................................................................................ 3
105. Intent................................................................................................ 3
106. Effective Date.................................................................................... 3
107. Relationship to Existing Ordinances.................................................... 3
108. Relationship to Comprehensive Plan.................................................... 4
108.1. Requirement for Comprehensive Plan Amendment......................... 4
108.2. Criteria for Evaluating Amendment Proposals................................ 4
109. Application ─ No Use or Sale except in Conformity with Ordinance......... 4
110. Fees................................................................................................. 4
111. Severability........................................................................................ 4
112. Computation of Time........................................................................... 4
113. Miscellaneous.................................................................................... 4
114. Basic Definitions and Interpretations..................................................... 5
115. Enforcement and Review...................................................................... 9
115.1. Complaints Regarding Violations................................................... 9
115.2. Persons Liable............................................................................ 9
115.3. Procedures Upon Discovery of Violations....................................... 9
115.4. Penalties and Remedies for Violations........................................... 9
115.5. Permit Revocation...................................................................... 10
115.6. Judicial Review........................................................................... 10
200. Zoning
201. General Provisions.............................................................................. 13
201.1. Uniformity of Regulations............................................................. 13
201.2. Conflict with Other Provisions of Law............................................. 13
201.3. Conflict with Private Covenants or Deeds....................................... 13
201.4. One Principal Building to a Lot..................................................... 13
201.5. Permitted Height Exceptions........................................................ 13
202. Zone Districts..................................................................................... 13
202.1. General...................................................................................... 13
202.2. Use Categories........................................................................... 14
202.3. Zone District Descriptions............................................................ 16
203. Zoning Amendments (Rezonings)......................................................... 32
203.1. Initiation of Amendments............................................................. 32
203.2. Planning Commission Consideration............................................. 33
203.3. Notice of Hearing Required........................................................... 33
203.4. Town Board Action on Amendments............................................. 33
203.5. Protests to Zoning District Changes.............................................. 33
203.6. Vesting...................................................................................... 33
203.7. Submittal Requirements............................................................... 33
204. Zoning Map........................................................................................ 34
204.1. Official Zoning Map...................................................................... 34
204.2. Interpretations of the Zoning Map.................................................. 34
204.3. Amendments to Official Zoning Map............................................. .34
205. Board of Adjustment Appeals, Variances, Interpretations of Activities
Administered by Staff............................................................................. 34
205.1. Appeals...................................................................................... 34
205.2. Variances................................................................................... 35
205.3. Appeals and Variances of Floodplains and Floodway Requirements. 35
205.4. Map Interpretations...................................................................... 36
205.5. Requests to be Heard Expeditiously.............................................. 36
205.6. Burden of Proof in Appeals and Variances...................................... 36
205.7. Board of Adjustment Action on Appeals......................................... 37
206. Nonconforming Situations..................................................................... 37
206.1. Definitions................................................................................... 37
206.2. Continuation of Nonconforming Situations and Completion
of Nonconforming Projects........................................................... 37
206.3. Undeveloped Nonconforming Lots.................................................. 37
206.4. Extension or Enlargement of Nonconforming Situations................... 38
206.5. Repair, Maintenance and Reconstruction....................................... 38
206.6. Change in Use of Property Where a Nonconforming Situation Exists 39
206.7. Discontinuation and Termination of Nonconforming Situation........... 39
206.8. Completion of Nonconforming Projects........................................... 39.
300. Subdivision
301. Pre-application Conference................................................................... 45
302. Filing Deadlines and Applications.......................................................... 45
303. Sketch Plan........................................................................................ 45
303.1. Purpose...................................................................................... 45
303.2. Review Procedure........................................................................ 45
304. Preliminary Plan.................................................................................. 46
304.1. Purpose...................................................................................... 46
304.2. Review Procedure........................................................................ 46
305. Final Plat............................................................................................ 46
305.1. Purpose...................................................................................... 46
305.2. Review Procedure........................................................................ 46
306. Utility Requirements............................................................................. 47
306.1. Drainage and Storm Sewers.......................................................... 47
306.2. Policies for Development in Floodplains.......................................... 47
306.3. Water Facilities............................................................................ 48
306.4. Wastewater Facilities................................................................... 49
306.5. Other Utilities............................................................................... 49
307. Development Agreements..................................................................... 50
307.1. Subdivision Improvements Agreements........................................... 50
307.2. Bulk Land Subdivision Agreements................................................. 50
307.3. Annexation Agreements................................................................ 51
307.4. Cost Recovery Agreements........................................................... 51
307.5. Recovery Cost Agreement Content................................................. 51
308. Concurrent Filing for Preliminary and Final Plans..................................... 52
309. Minor Subdivision................................................................................. 52
309.1. Application................................................................................... 52
309.2. Minor Plat Process....................................................................... 52
309.3. Review by the Planning Commission.............................................. 52
309.4. Appeal......................................................................................... 52
309.5. Review by the Town Board............................................................. 52
310. Staff Review Applications...................................................................... 53
310.1. Purpose....................................................................................... 53
310.2. Review Procedure......................................................................... 53
311. Public Notice Requirement.................................................................... 53
312. Limitations on Approval......................................................................... 53
313. Submittal Requirements........................................................................ 54
314. Dedications Required............................................................................ 54
314.1. General Policy.............................................................................. 54
314.2. Public Dedications to the Town of Limon......................................... 54
314.3. Commercial and Industrial (or other nonresidential) Subdivisions........ 54
314.4. Residential Subdivisions................................................................ 54
314.5. Special Conditions for Dedicated Public Purpose Lands................... 56
314.6. Recreational Facilities and Open Space.......................................... 56
314.7. Flexibility in Administration Authorized........................................... 57
314.8. Streets, Roads, Pathways, and Easements.................................... 58.
400. Site Plans
401. When Required..................................................................................... 61
402. Submittal Requirements......................................................................... 61
403. Site Plan/Architectural Review Criteria..................................................... 61
404. Accessory Buildings.............................................................................. 62.
500. Supplementary Development Standards and Regulations
501. Manufactured and Mobile Home Standards.............................................. 65
501.1. Manufactured Homes on Individual Legal Platted Lots or Parcels........ 65
501.2. Mobile Home Parks........................................................................ 65
501.3. Mobile Home Subdivisions.............................................................. 68
502. Commercial and Industrial Use Performance Standards............................. 68
502.1. Glare and Heat............................................................................... 68
502.2. Vibration........................................................................................ 68
502.3. Light.............................................................................................. 68
502.4. Smoke........................................................................................... 68
502.5. Odors............................................................................................. 68
502.6. Noise.............................................................................................. 68
502.7. Fugitive Dust.................................................................................... 69
502.8. Electromagnetic, Electrical Interference.............................................. 69
502.9. Industrial and Commercial Wastes..................................................... 69
503. Home Occupations................................................................................... 69
504. Renting of Rooms..................................................................................... 69
505. Fences, Hedges and Walls....................................................................... 70
505.1. General Provisions............................................................................ 70
505.2. Barbed Wire Fences Along Public Streets Prohibited........................... 70
505.3. Removal of Fences Required Upon Notice........................................... 70
505.4. Removal by Town.............................................................................. 70
506. Off-Street Parking and Loading................................................................... 71
506.1. Off-Street Parking Spaces Required.................................................... 71
506.2. Off-street Loading Areas.................................................................... 73
507. Streets and Sidewalks .............................................................................. 73
507.1. Street Plan....................................................................................... 73
507.2. Street Classification........................................................................... 73
507.3. Access to Lots.................................................................................. 74
507.4. Access to Arterial Streets.................................................................. 74
507.5. Entrances to Streets.......................................................................... 74
507.6. Coordination with Surrounding Streets................................................. 74
507.7. Relationship of Streets to Topography.................................................. 75
507.8. Wheelchair Ramps............................................................................ 75
507.9. Street Names.................................................................................... 75
507.10. Sidewalks....................................................................................... 75
507.11.Blocks and Lots............................................................................... 75
508. Fire Hydrants............................................................................................ 76
509. Sites for and Screening of Dumpsters......................................................... 76
510. Public Improvements................................................................................. 76.
600. Vested Rights
601. When Development Rights are Vested........................................................ 81
601.1. Definition of Site Specific Development Plan........................................ 81
601.2. Notice and Hearing............................................................................ 81
601.3. Approval-Conditions........................................................................... 81
602. Waiver or Forfeiture of Vested Rights.......................................................... 81
603. Duration................................................................................................... 82
604. Subsequent Regulation Prohibited.............................................................. 82
605. Extension and Amendments...................................................................... 82
606. Other Provisions....................................................................................... 82
606.1. Other Requirements Remain.............................................................. 82
606.2. Limitations........................................................................................ 82
606.3. Development Agreement.................................................................... 82
700. Annexation
701. Purpose................................................................................................... 85
702. Responsibilities........................................................................................ 85
703. Eligibility for Annexation............................................................................ 85
704. Who May Petition for Annexation............................................................... 85
705. Required Annexation Impact Reports.......................................................... 85
706. Required Dedications................................................................................ 86
707. Pre-Annexation Agreement........................................................................ 86
708. Annexation Agreement.............................................................................. 86
709. Proposed Zoning....................................................................................... 86
710. Standards for Annexation........................................................................... 86
711. Planning Commission Action...................................................................... 87
712. Town Board Action.................................................................................... 87
713. General Development Plan......................................................................... 88
Appendices
A1: Conditional Use Permit Submission Requirements........................ 91
A2: Special Use Permit Submission Requirements...............................92
A3: Temporary Use Permit Submission Requirements......................... 93
A4: Submittal Requirements for Planned Development District
Amendments..................................................................................... 94
A5: Final Planned Development: Plan Submittal Requirements........... 95
A6: Rezoning (Zoning Amendment) Submission Requirements........... 96
A7: Site Development Plan (SDP) Submission Requirements............. 97
A8: Submission Requirements for Subdivisions................................... 100
A9: Sit Plan Submittal Requirements...................................................... 109