Commerce City City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE II
- Administration
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
- DIVISION 2. - ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
- Sec. 21-2200. - City Council.
- Sec. 21-2210. - Planning Commission.
- Sec. 21-2220. - Board of Adjustment.
- Sec. 21-2230. - Development Review Team.
- Sec. 21-2240. - Department of Community Development.
- Sec. 21-2250. - Building Official.
- Sec. 21-2260. - Building Board of Appeals.
- Sec. 21-2270. - Floodplain Administrator.
- Sec. 21-2280. - City Engineer.
ARTICLE III
- Development Review
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL PROCEDURES
- A. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Sec. 21-3100. - Review Period.
- Sec. 21-3105. - Director Referrals.
- Sec. 21-3110. - Neighborhood Meetings.
- Sec. 21-3115. - Public Hearings.
- Sec. 21-3120. - Burden of Proof.
- Sec. 21-3125. - Decisions.
- Sec. 21-3130. - Approvals.
- Sec. 21-3135. - Applications After Denial.
- Sec. 21-3140. - Building Permit Acceptance.
- Sec. 21-3145. - Development Agreements.
- B. - APPLICATIONS
- C. - NOTICE
- A. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- DIVISION 2. - REVIEW
- Sec. 21-3200. - Required Review.
- A. - ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS
- Sec. 21-3210. - Building and Sign Permits.
- Sec. 21-3211. - Concept Plans.
- Sec. 21-3212. - Development Plans.
- Sec. 21-3213. - Floodplain Development Permits.
- Sec. 21-3214. - Grading Permits.
- Sec. 21-3215. - Minor Modifications.
- Sec. 21-3216. - Reserved.
- Sec. 21-3217. - Temporary Use Permits.
- Sec. 21-3219. - Early Grading Permits.
- B. - APPLICATIONS REQUIRING BOA APPROVAL
- C. - APPLICATIONS REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL
- D. - SUBDIVISIONS
- E. - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
- DIVISION 3. - ANNEXATIONS
- Sec. 21-3300. - Discretion and Conflicts.
- Sec. 21-3310. - Review.
- Sec. 21-3320. - Annexation Agreements.
- Sec. 21-3330. - Other Districts.
- Sec. 21-3340. - Annexation Approval Criteria.
- Sec. 21-3350. - Zoning of Newly Annexed Land.
- Sec. 21-3360. - Annexed Land in the Floodplain.
- Sec. 21-3370. - Annexed Areas Added to Wards.
- Sec. 21-3380. - Right-of-Way Dedications.
- DIVISION 4. - POST REVIEW ACTIONS
- A. - MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS AND REVOCATIONS
- B. - APPEALS
ARTICLE IV
- Zoning Districts
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- DIVISION 2. - GENERAL DISTRICT STANDARDS
- DIVISION 3. - SPECIFIC DISTRICT STANDARDS
- Sec. 21-4300. - R-1 Single-Family Detached Residential District.
- Sec. 21-4305. - R-2 Single-Family Attached Residential District.
- Sec. 21-4310. - R-3 Multi-Family Residential District.
- Sec. 21-4315. - R-4 Townhouse Residential District.
- Sec. 21-4320. - MHP Mobile Home Park District.
- Sec. 21-4325. - C-1 Local Commercial District
- Sec. 21-4330. - C-2 General Commercial District.
- Sec. 21-4335. - C-3 Regional Commercial District.
- Sec. 21-4340. - MU-1 Mixed-Use District.
- Sec. 21-4345. - I-1 Light-Intensity Industrial District.
- Sec. 21-4350. - I-2 Medium-Intensity Industrial District.
- Sec. 21-4355. - I-3 Heavy-Intensity Industrial District.
- Sec. 21-4360. - AG Agricultural District.
- Sec. 21-4365. - PUBLIC Public Zone District.
- Sec. 21-4370. - PUD Planned Unit Development District.
- DIVISION 4. - OVERLAY DISTRICT STANDARDS
- DIVISION 5. - MISCELLANEOUS ZONE DISTRICTS
ARTICLE V
- Uses and Accessory Structures
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- DIVISION 2. - PRINCIPAL USES
- A. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- B. - SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR PARTICULAR USES
- Sec. 21-5212. - Above-Ground Storage Tanks.
- Sec. 21-5214. - Alcohol Sales.
- Sec. 21-5216. - Amateur Radio Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5218. - Automobile and Truck Wash Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5220. - Bail Bond Businesses.
- Sec. 21-5222. - Borrow Pits.
- Sec. 21-5223. - Bulk Grain Transfer Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5224. - Child Care Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5225. - Commercial Indoor Self-Storage Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5226. - Community Gardens.
- Sec. 21-5228. - Doggie Day Care Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5230. - Drive-Thru, Drive-In, and Drive-Up Uses.
- Sec. 21-5232. - Educational Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5234. - Electric Substations and Gas Regulator Stations.
- Sec. 21-5235. - Fuel Sales.
- Sec. 21-5236. - Greenhouses/Nurseries, Including Retail Sales of Related Products.
- Sec. 21-5238. - Group Homes.
- Sec. 21-5239. - Hazardous Materials.
- Sec. 21-5239.5. - Healing Centers.
- Sec. 21-5240. - Home Occupations.
- Sec. 21-5241. - Impound Yard.
- Sec. 21-5242. - Kennels.
- Sec. 21-5244. - Landfill Disposal Sites.
- Sec. 21-5246. - Livestock and Horses.
- Sec. 21-5248. - Lodging Establishments.
- Sec. 21-5249. - Marijuana Businesses, Primary Caregivers, and Marijuana Activities.
- Sec. 21-5250. - Mini Storage and Warehouse.
- Sec. 21-5251. - Office Flex.
- Sec. 21-5252. - Outdoor Display.
- Sec. 21-5254. - Outdoor Storage.
- Sec. 21-5255. - Private Bus Stations.
- Sec. 21-5256. - Recycling Facilities/Material Resource Recovery Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5258. - Refuse Transfer Facility and/or Transfer Facility.
- Sec. 21-5259. - Residential Uses.
- Sec. 21-5260. - Scrap Tire Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5262. - Sexually Oriented Businesses.
- Sec. 21-5263. - Short Term Rentals.
- Sec. 21-5264. - Small Wind Energy Conversion System (Windmills).
- Sec. 21-5266. - Subsurface Extraction.
- Sec. 21-5268. - Transit Oriented Development Accessory Uses.
- Sec. 21-5270. - Transportation Terminals and Truck Stops.
- Sec. 21-5271. - Truck and/or Vehicle Repair.
- Sec. 21-5272. - Vehicle Sales and Rentals.
- DIVISION 3. - TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
- A. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- B. - SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
- Sec. 21-5330. - Batch Plants.
- Sec. 21-5335. - Charitable Collection Devices.
- Sec. 21-5340. - Farmers' Markets.
- Sec. 21-5345. - Mobile Office Structures.
- Sec. 21-5350. - Mobile Storage Containers.
- Sec. 21-5355. - Natural Disaster and Emergency Recovery/Clean-Up.
- Sec. 21-5360. - Organized Events.
- Sec. 21-5365. - Outdoor Sales Event.
- Sec. 21-5370. - Outdoor Seasonal Sales.
- Sec. 21-5375. - Outdoor Seasonal Holiday Sales.
- Sec. 21-5380. - Real Estate Sales Offices.
- Sec. 21-5385. - Roadside Produce Stands.
- DIVISION 4. - ACCESSORY USES AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
- Sec. 21-5400. - Accessory Uses and Accessory Structures Table.
- Sec. 21-5410. - Unlisted Uses and Structures.
- Sec. 21-5420. - Standards.
- Sec. 21-5430. - Location of Accessory Structures.
- Sec. 21-5440. - Number of Accessory Structures.
- Sec. 21-5450. - Bulk Standards for Accessory Structures and Uses Table.
- DIVISION 5. - NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- DIVISION 6. - TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES
- Sec. 21-5600. - Review and Approval.
- Sec. 21-5601. - Operating Standards.
- Sec. 21-5602. - Telecommunication Facility Location Requirements.
- Sec. 21-5603. - Monopole Standards.
- Sec. 21-5604. - Telecommunication Facilities on Existing Buildings or Structures.
- Sec. 21-5605. - Concealed Telecommunication Facilities.
- Sec. 21-5606. - Telecommunication Facilities Located on Existing Pole Structures.
- Sec. 21-5607. - Telecommunication Facilities Located on New Pole Structures on Public Rights-of-Way.
ARTICLE VI
- Subdivision Standards, Public Improvements, and Design Requirements
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- DIVISION 2. - SUBDIVISION DESIGN
- Sec. 21-6200. - Overriding Subdivision Design Principal.
- Sec. 21-6210. - Subdivision and Street Names.
- Sec. 21-6220. - Lots.
- Sec. 21-6230. - Blocks.
- Sec. 21-6240. - Streets and Circulation.
- Sec. 21-6250. - Alleys.
- Sec. 21-6260. - Sidewalks and Ramps.
- Sec. 21-6270. - Private Parks and Open Space.
- Sec. 21-6280. - Additional Subdivision Standards relating to Oil and Gas Sites.
- DIVISION 3. - REQUIRED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
- Sec. 21-6300. - Cost and Installation of Public Improvements.
- Sec. 21-6310. - Sanitary Sewage Facilities.
- Sec. 21-6320. - Water Facilities.
- Sec. 21-6330. - Stormwater Management Facilities.
- Sec. 21-6340. - Street Lights on Publicly Traveled Rights-of-Way.
- Sec. 21-6350. - Underground Utilities.
- Sec. 21-6360. - Benchmarks and Property Corners.
ARTICLE VII
- Development and Design Standards
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - LAND AND HABITAT DESIGNATED AS OPEN SPACE
- DIVISION 2. - TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
- A.- VEHICULAR ACCESS
- Sec. 21-7200. - Applicability.
- Sec. 21-7201. - Approval of Access Required.
- Sec. 21-7202. - Access Options.
- Sec. 21-7203. - New Lots Fronting Arterial and Collector Streets.
- Sec. 21-7204. - Numbers and Spacing.
- Sec. 21-7205. - Driveways.
- Sec. 21-7206. - Fire and Emergency Access.
- Sec. 21-7207. - Sight-Distance Areas.
- B. - TRAFFIC CALMING AND TRANSIT FACILITIES
- C. - PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 21-7230. - Applicability.
- Sec. 21-7231. - Plans Required.
- Sec. 21-7232. - General Provisions.
- Sec. 21-7233. - Off-Street Parking Requirements.
- Sec. 21-7234. - Bicycle Parking Requirements.
- Sec. 21-7235. - Loading Requirements.
- Sec. 21-7236. - Stacking Requirements.
- Sec. 21-7237. - Computing Parking and Loading Requirements.
- Sec. 21-7238. - Minor Modifications Related to Off-Street Parking Requirements.
- Sec. 21-7239. - Parking Requirement Variances.
- Sec. 21-7240. - Use of Required Off-Street Parking Areas.
- Sec. 21-7241. - Stacking Space Design Standards.
- Sec. 21-7242. - Parking Area Design Standards.
- Sec. 21-7243. - Loading Area Design and Use Standards.
- Sec. 21-7244. - Bicycle Parking Design Standards.
- A.- VEHICULAR ACCESS
- DIVISION 3. - PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION
- DIVISION 4. - PRIVATE PARKS, OPEN SPACE, AND TRAIL DESIGN STANDARDS
- A.- PRIVATE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
- B. - NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURES
- C. - TRAILS
- DIVISION 5. - LANDSCAPING
- A.- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- B. - REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
- Sec. 21-7510. - Landscape Areas.
- Sec. 21-7511. - Water Conservation Requirement.
- Sec. 21-7512. - Irrigation Required.
- Sec. 21-7513. - General Landscape Materials, Maintenance, and Replacement Standards.
- Sec. 21-7514. - Tree Standards.
- Sec. 21-7515. - Prohibited Practices and Elements.
- Sec. 21-7516. - Buffering Between Incompatible Uses and Activities.
- Sec. 21-7517. - Screening.
- Sec. 21-7518. - Utilities.
- Sec. 21-7519. - Visual Clearance or Sight-Distance Triangle.
- Sec. 21-7520. - Revegetation Required.
- C. - SPECIAL LANDSCAPE TREATMENT AREAS
- D. - PARKING LOT LANDSCAPE STANDARDS
- E. - RIGHT-OF-WAY LANDSCAPING
- F. - VARIATIONS FROM STANDARDS
- DIVISION 6. - ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- A.- GENERAL GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- B. - STANDARDS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
- C. - UNDER EIGHT-ACRE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- D. - RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE EIGHT ACRES OR MORE IN SIZE
- E. - MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- F. - COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL, AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- Sec. 21-7650. - Purpose and Applicability.
- Sec. 21-7651. - General Layout.
- Sec. 21-7652. - Circulation.
- Sec. 21-7653. - Gateways and Prominent Intersections.
- Sec. 21-7654. - Building Elements.
- Sec. 21-7655. - Architectural Design.
- Sec. 21-7656. - Large-Scale Buildings and Developments.
- Sec. 21-7657. - Design Criteria—New PUD Commercial Development.
- Sec. 21-7658. - Design Criteria—New PUD Open Space, Parks, Plazas, and Civic Buildings.
- G. - INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- DIVISION 7. - MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN STANDARDS
- A.- LIGHTING
- Sec. 21-7700. - Scope.
- Sec. 21-7701. - Plan Required.
- Sec. 21-7702. - General Standards.
- Sec. 21-7703. - Photometric Studies.
- Sec. 21-7704. - Pedestrian Lighting.
- Sec. 21-7705. - Building, Service, and Loading Area Lighting.
- Sec. 21-7706. - Outdoor Sports Field/Outdoor Performance Area Lighting.
- Sec. 21-7707. - Architectural/Landscaping Lighting.
- Sec. 21-7708. - Sign Lighting.
- Sec. 21-7709. - Prohibited Lighting.
- Sec. 21-7710. - Existing Lighting Systems.
- B. - UTILITIES
- C. - FENCE AND WALL STANDARDS
- A.- LIGHTING
ARTICLE VIII
- Sign Regulations
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- DIVISION 2. - ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
- DIVISION 3. - GENERAL SIGN REQUIREMENTS
- DIVISION 4. - PERMANENT SIGN STANDARDS
- Sec. 21-8400. - Permitted Permanent Sign Types.
- Sec. 21-8405. - Awning Signs.
- Sec. 21-8410. - Canopy Signs.
- Sec. 21-8415. - Directional Signs.
- Sec. 21-8420. - Display Signs.
- Sec. 21-8425. - Freestanding Signs.
- Sec. 21-8430. - Kiosks.
- Sec. 21-8435. - Marquee Signs.
- Sec. 21-8440. - Projecting Signs.
- Sec. 21-8445. - Wall Signs.
- Sec. 21-8450. - Window Signs.
- DIVISION 5. - TEMPORARY SIGN STANDARDS
ARTICLE IX
- DEVELOPMENT FEES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- DIVISION 2. - DEVELOPMENT FEES ASSESSED
- Sec. 21-9200. - School Fees.
- Sec. 21-9210. - Public Parks and Recreation Fee.
- Sec. 21-9220. - Road Impact Fees.
- Sec. 21-9230. - Water Acquisition Fee.
- Sec. 21-9240. - Drainage Fees.
- Sec. 21-9250. - Fire and Emergency Services Fee.
- Sec. 21-9260. - Oil and Gas Impact Fee.
- Sec. 21-9270. - Public Safety Fees.
- Sec. 21-9280. - General Government Fees.
- Sec. 21-9290. - Public Works Fees.
ARTICLE XI
- Measurements and Definitions
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - MEASUREMENTS AND RULES FOR MEASUREMENTS
- Sec. 21-11100. - Rounding.
- Sec. 21-11105. - Density.
- Sec. 21-11110. - Lot Frontage (Lot Width).
- Sec. 21-11115. - Street Frontage.
- Sec. 21-11120. - Lot Depth.
- Sec. 21-11125. - Lot Coverage.
- Sec. 21-11130. - Setback.
- Sec. 21-11135. - Floor Area Ratio.
- Sec. 21-11140. - Building Height.
- Sec. 21-11145. - Distance or Spacing.
- Sec. 21-11150. - Variation of Residential Dwelling Facades.
- Sec. 21-11155. - Sign Measurement.
- DIVISION 2. - DEFINITIONS