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Lafayette City Zoning Code

SECTION 26

6.- APPLICATION

Sec. 26-6-1.- Conformity to subdivision and use regulations.

(a)

Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure shall be erected and no existing building or structure shall be moved, altered or extended, nor shall any land, building or structure be used, designed to be used or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other than as provided for by the uses hereinafter listed in the district regulations for the district in which such land, building or structure is located, or as provided in any urban renewal plan as approved by the city pursuant to C.R.S. 31-25-101 et seq. In case of conflict between the urban renewal plan and the district regulations, the urban renewal plan shall control.

(b)

It is unlawful for the owner, developer or occupant of any land, building or structure to use or develop any property for any purpose or in any manner other than as provided for by the uses hereinafter listed in the district regulations for the district in which such land, building, or structure is located, or as provided in any urban renewal plan as approved by the city pursuant to C.R.S. 31-25-101 et seq. In case of conflict between the urban renewal plan and the district regulations, the urban renewal plan shall control.

(c)

It is unlawful for any person to divide from any real property and transfer, sell or agree to transfer or sell any lot, tract, parcel, site, separate interest, condominium interest, time share or interval estate, or any other legal or equitable interest in and to real property, except an easement, until such subdivision has been approved by the city, in writing, in accordance with this chapter and a plat is filed in the office of the clerk and recorder for Boulder County, Colorado; provided, however, that a written agreement to transfer or sell that is expressly conditioned upon full compliance by the seller with all provisions of this chapter concerning the subdivision of land within a specified period of time and that expressly recites that the seller's failure to satisfy such condition within said period of time shall terminate the agreement and entitle the buyer to the prompt return of all consideration under said agreement, shall not constitute a violation of this subsection.

(d)

No building permit shall be issued for the construction of a principal building until a lot is created as part of a final subdivision plan that has been approved, filed and recorded with the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's Office, in accordance with the process established by section 26-16-2.

(Ord. No. 1986-01, § 2, 2-4-86; Ord. No. 1993-6, § 3, 3-2-93; Ord. No. 2001-9, § 1, 3-20-01; Ord. No. 2001-26, § 1, 9-4-01; Ord. No. 2006-24, § 6, 6-6-06)

Sec. 26-6-1.1. - Conformity to development approvals.

(a)

Following approval of any application required by this chapter, all property described in the application must be developed in accordance with the approval, including, but not limited to, the written documents, site plans, plats, development schedules and agreements between the city and the owner or developer.

(b)

It is unlawful for the owner, developer or applicant to use or develop the property for any other use or in a manner not consistent with the approved plan.

(Ord. No. 1993-6, § 4, 3-2-93)

Sec. 26-6-2. - Conformity to setback, site area and height provisions.

(a)

Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure shall be erected nor shall any existing building or structure be moved, altered or extended nor shall any open area surrounding any building or structure be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in conformity with the setback, building site area, building location and height provisions hereinafter provided in the district regulations for the district in which such building, structure or open area is located.

(b)

It is unlawful for the owner, developer or occupant of any building or structure to erect, move, alter or extend any building or structure or to encroach upon or reduce in any manner the open area surrounding any building or structure, except in conformity with the setback, building site area, building location and height provisions hereinafter provided in the district regulations for the district in which such building, structure or open area is located.

(Ord. No. 1986-01, § 2, 2-4-86; Ord. No. 1993-6, § 5, 3-2-93; Ord. No. 2001-9, § 2, 3-20-01)

Sec. 26-6-3. - Lot area, yard, frontage, open area, parking restrictions.

Except as hereinafter provided, no lot area, yard, frontage, other open area or parking area provided for any building for the purpose of complying with provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing such lot area, yard, frontage, other open area or parking area for any other building, and no lot area, yard, frontage, other open area or parking area for a building on one (1) lot shall be considered as providing such areas for a building on another lot.

(Ord. No. 1986-01, § 2, 2-4-86; Ord. No. 2001-9, § 3, 3-20-01)

Sec. 26-6-4. - Reserved.

Editor's note— Section 1 of Ord. No. 1998-25, adopted Aug. 18, 1998, repealed § 26-6-4, which pertained to principal building and derived from Ord. No. 1986-01, adopted Feb. 4, 1986.