Monte Vista City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 1
General Provisions
Sections
- Sec. 12-1-10.- Definitions.
- Sec. 12-1-20. - Title.
- Sec. 12-1-30. - Authority.
- Sec. 12-1-40. - Purpose.
- Sec. 12-1-50. - Interpretation.
- Sec. 12-1-60. - Application.
- Sec. 12-1-70. - Jurisdiction.
- Sec. 12-1-80. - Violations.
- Sec. 12-1-90. - Penalty.
- Sec. 12-1-100. - Liability for damages.
- Sec. 12-1-110. - Major activity notice.
ARTICLE 2
Board of Adjustment
Sections
ARTICLE 3
Administration
Sections
- Sec. 12-3-10.- Review process generally.
- Sec. 12-3-20. - Responsibility of Planning and Zoning Commission.
- Sec. 12-3-30. - Responsibility of City Manager.
- Sec. 12-3-40. - Responsibility of Board of Adjustment.
- Sec. 12-3-50. - Responsibility of City Council.
- Sec. 12-3-60. - City Manager as administrator.
- Sec. 12-3-70. - Site permit required.
- Sec. 12-3-80. - Application of site permit.
- Sec. 12-3-90. - Issuance of site permit.
- Sec. 12-3-100. - Site permit not a waiver.
- Sec. 12-3-110. - Compliance required for site permit.
- Sec. 12-3-120. - Site permit disapproval.
- Sec. 12-3-130. - Plan approval with application for site permit.
- Sec. 12-3-140. - Site permit for unplatted land.
- Sec. 12-3-150. - Temporary site permit.
- Sec. 12-3-160. - Time limit for variance or special review use for site and/or building permit.
- Sec. 12-3-170. - Certificate of occupancy required; contents.
- Sec. 12-3-180. - Application, issuance and record on file of certificate of occupancy.
- Sec. 12-3-190. - Issuance of use permit; requirements not exempt.
- Sec. 12-3-200. - Time limitation of use permit; when required.
- Sec. 12-3-210. - Use permit for special review uses and variances.
- Sec. 12-3-220. - Compliance required for completion or cancellation of use permit.
- Sec. 12-3-230. - Continuation of nonconforming uses and structures.
- Sec. 12-3-240. - Alteration of nonconforming uses and structures.
- Sec. 12-3-250. - Discontinuance of nonconforming uses and structures.
- Sec. 12-3-260. - Change of nonconforming uses and structures.
- Sec. 12-3-270. - Destruction or restoration of nonconforming uses and structures.
- Sec. 12-3-275. - Current residential uses in Commercial Highway (CH) and Commercial Business (CB).
- Sec. 12-3-280. - Completion of work for nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 12-3-290. - Screening of nonconforming use.
- Sec. 12-3-300. - District changes of nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 12-3-310. - Vested property rights.
- Sec. 12-3-320. - Public hearing notices generally.
- Sec. 12-3-330. - Lots of record.
ARTICLE 4
Amendments
Sections
- Sec. 12-4-10.- Authorization.
- Sec. 12-4-20. - Official zoning map.
- Sec. 12-4-30. - Rezoning policy.
- Sec. 12-4-40. - Zoning map amendment; application, fee.
- Sec. 12-4-50. - Zoning map amendment; data to be submitted.
- Sec. 12-4-60. - Zoning map amendment; hearing, notice, time limit.
- Sec. 12-4-70. - Zoning map amendment; exemption for notice.
- Sec. 12-4-80. - Zoning map amendment; additional street right-of-way, screening.
- Sec. 12-4-90. - Court review of decisions.
- Sec. 12-4-100. - Records.
- Sec. 12-4-110. - Annexed territory.
ARTICLE 5
Zoning District Regulations
Sections
- Sec. 12-5-10.- Established.
- Sec. 12-5-20. - District boundaries.
- Sec. 12-5-30. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-5-40. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-5-50. - Special review uses; application.
- Sec. 12-5-60. - Special review uses; notice.
- Sec. 12-5-70. - Special review uses; public hearing; recommendation.
- Sec. 12-5-80. - Special review uses; public meeting.
- Sec. 12-5-90. - Special review uses; approval criteria and conditions.
- Sec. 12-5-100. - Special review uses; review of decision; right to appeal.
- Sec. 12-5-110. - Special review uses; modification after approval.
- Sec. 12-5-120. - Permitted uses and special review uses in zoning districts.
ARTICLE 6
Rural RU District
Sections
- Sec. 12-6-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-6-20. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-6-30. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-6-40. - Lot size.
- Sec. 12-6-50. - Setback requirements.
- Sec. 12-6-60. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 12-6-70. - Building height.
- Sec. 12-6-80. - Gross floor area.
- Sec. 12-6-90. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-6-100. - Vision clearance requirements.
ARTICLE 7
Residential Estate RE District
Sections
- Sec. 12-7-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-7-20. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-7-30. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-7-40. - Lot size.
- Sec. 12-7-50. - Setback requirements.
- Sec. 12-7-60. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 12-7-70. - Building height.
- Sec. 12-7-80. - Gross floor area.
- Sec. 12-7-90. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-7-100. - Vision clearance requirements.
ARTICLE 8
Residential Low-Density RL District
Sections
- Sec. 12-8-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-8-20. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-8-30. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-8-40. - Lot size.
- Sec. 12-8-50. - Setback requirements.
- Sec. 12-8-60. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 12-8-70. - Building height.
- Sec. 12-8-80. - Gross floor area.
- Sec. 12-8-90. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-8-100. - Vision clearance requirements.
ARTICLE 9
Residential Medium-Density RM District
Sections
- Sec. 12-9-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-9-20. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-9-30. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-9-40. - Lot size.
- Sec. 12-9-50. - Setback requirements.
- Sec. 12-9-60. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 12-9-70. - Building height.
- Sec. 12-9-80. - Gross floor area.
- Sec. 12-9-90. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-9-100. - Vision clearance requirements.
ARTICLE 10
Residential High-Density RH District
Sections
- Sec. 12-10-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-10-20. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-10-30. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-10-40. - Lot size.
- Sec. 12-10-50. - Setback requirements.
- Sec. 12-10-60. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 12-10-70. - Building height.
- Sec. 12-10-80. - Gross floor area.
- Sec. 12-10-90. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-10-100. - Vision clearance requirements.
ARTICLE 11
Manufactured Homes Mfg-H District
Sections
- Sec. 12-11-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-11-20. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-11-30. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-11-40. - Lot size.
- Sec. 12-11-50. - Setback requirements.
- Sec. 12-11-60. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 12-11-70. - Building height.
- Sec. 12-11-80. - Gross floor area.
- Sec. 12-11-90. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-11-100. - Vision clearance requirements.
ARTICLE 12
Commercial Highway CH District
Sections
- Sec. 12-12-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-12-20. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-12-30. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-12-40. - Lot size.
- Sec. 12-12-50. - Setback requirements.
- Sec. 12-12-60. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 12-12-70. - Building height.
- Sec. 12-12-80. - Gross floor area.
- Sec. 12-12-90. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-12-100. - Vision clearance requirements.
ARTICLE 14
Industrial I District
Sections
- Sec. 12-14-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-14-20. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-14-30. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-14-40. - Lot size.
- Sec. 12-14-50. - Setback requirements.
- Sec. 12-14-60. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 12-14-70. - Building height.
- Sec. 12-14-80. - Gross floor area.
- Sec. 12-14-90. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-14-100. - Vision clearance requirements.
ARTICLE 15
Manufactured Home Single-Wide MSW District
Sections
- Division 1 - MSW District
- Sec. 12-15-10. - Purpose.
- Sec. 12-15-20. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-15-30. - Special review uses.
- Sec. 12-15-40. - Lot size.
- Sec. 12-15-50. - Setback requirements.
- Sec. 12-15-60. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 12-15-70. - Height of buildings.
- Sec. 12-15-80. - Gross floor area.
- Sec. 12-15-90. - Vision clearance requirements.
- Sec. 12-15-100. - Supplementary provisions.
- Division 2 - Manufactured Home Single-Wide Parks
- Sec. 12-15-210. - License; site plan requirements.
- Sec. 12-15-220. - Site selection criteria.
- Sec. 12-15-230. - Manufactured home single-wide park density.
- Sec. 12-15-240. - Setbacks.
- Sec. 12-15-250. - Manufactured home single-wide space requirements.
- Sec. 12-15-260. - Access and interior roadways.
- Sec. 12-15-270. - Walkways, paving and lighting.
- Sec. 12-15-280. - Public sites, open space and recreation areas.
- Sec. 12-15-290. - Off-street and on-street parking.
- Sec. 12-15-300. - Storage areas.
- Sec. 12-15-310. - Camping units.
- Sec. 12-15-320. - Fire protection.
- Sec. 12-15-330. - Utilities.
- Sec. 12-15-340. - Registration of occupants.
- Sec. 12-15-350. - Approval requirements and procedures.
- Sec. 12-15-360. - Building permits.
- Sec. 12-15-370. - Annual license required.
- Sec. 12-15-380. - Operations license.
- Sec. 12-15-390. - Penalty.
- Sec. 12-15-400. - Nonconforming park.
ARTICLE 16
Overlay Districts
Sections
- Division 1 - Historic Protection Overlay District
- Sec. 12-16-10. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-16-20. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 12-16-30. - Historic registry.
- Sec. 12-16-40. - Monte Vista Historic Preservation Commission, established.
- Sec. 12-16-50. - Process for designation of historic landmark.
- Sec. 12-16-60. - City Council designation.
- Sec. 12-16-70. - Designation recordings.
- Sec. 12-16-80. - Monte Vista architecture.
- Sec. 12-16-90. - Limitations on development affecting historic landmarks.
- Sec. 12-16-100. - Historic property alteration permits.
- Sec. 12-16-105. - Exempt projects.
- Division 2 - 1st Avenue Overlay District
- Division 3 - Central Business Overlay District
ARTICLE 17
Supplementary Regulations
Sections
- Sec. 12-17-10.- Accessory uses and structures.
- Sec. 12-17-20. - Temporary uses.
- Sec. 12-17-30. - Landscaping.
- Sec. 12-17-40. - Architectural and placement standards.
- Sec. 12-17-50. - Building height exceptions.
- Sec. 12-17-60. - Projections from buildings.
- Sec. 12-17-70. - Vision clearance.
- Sec. 12-17-80. - Screening.
- Sec. 12-17-90. - Animals.
- Sec. 12-17-100. - Manufactured homes.
- Sec. 12-17-110. - Storage and parking of commercial vehicles, railcars, camping units, manufactured homes single-wide, recreational equipment, buses, trailers and similar units.
- Sec. 12-17-120. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 12-17-130. - Drive-in facilities.
- Sec. 12-17-140. - Extractive industries and salvage yards.
- Sec. 12-17-150. - Commercial Mobile Radio Systems (CMRS).
ARTICLE 18
Planned Unit Development
Sections
- Sec. 12-18-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-18-20. - Scope.
- Sec. 12-18-30. - Standards.
- Sec. 12-18-40. - Preapplication conference.
- Sec. 12-18-50. - Preliminary development plan; application.
- Sec. 12-18-60. - Preliminary development plan; review and approval procedure.
- Sec. 12-18-70. - Submission of final development plan.
- Sec. 12-18-80. - Specifications.
- Sec. 12-18-90. - Review and recording.
- Sec. 12-18-100. - Building permit and certificate of occupancy issuance.
- Sec. 12-18-110. - Final development plan; development schedule, compliance required, extension.
- Sec. 12-18-120. - Amendment procedure.
- Sec. 12-18-130. - Completion of PUD.
- Sec. 12-18-140. - Changes restricted.
ARTICLE 19
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Sections
- Sec. 12-19-10.- Generally.
- Sec. 12-19-20. - Buildings and uses not designated.
- Sec. 12-19-30. - Multiple uses in single structure or parcel.
- Sec. 12-19-40. - Joint use.
- Sec. 12-19-50. - Location restriction.
- Sec. 12-19-60. - Use restriction.
- Sec. 12-19-70. - Plan required; contents.
- Sec. 12-19-80. - Design requirements for parking lots.
- Sec. 12-19-90. - Parking lots; completion time.
- Sec. 12-19-100. - General parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-19-110. - Parking requirements for specific uses.
- Sec. 12-19-120. - Loading.
- Sec. 12-19-130. - Off-street stacking.
ARTICLE 20
Signs and Murals1
Sections
- Division 1 - Signs
- Sec. 12-20-10. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 12-20-20. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-20-30. - Temporary signs.
- Sec. 12-20-40. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 12-20-50. - Sign permits.
- Sec. 12-20-60. - Exceptional design signs.
- Sec. 12-20-70. - Administration and enforcement.
- Sec. 12-20-80. - Measurement of sign area and height.
- Sec. 12-20-90. - Sign design.
- Sec. 12-20-100. - Sign installation and maintenance.
- Sec. 12-20-110. - Standards for specific types of signs.
- Sec. 12-20-120. - Sign standards by zone district.
- Division 2 - Murals
ARTICLE 22
Flood Prevention and Protection
Sections
- Division 1 - General Provisions
- Sec. 12-22-1. - Statutory authorization.
- Sec. 12-22-2. - Findings of fact.
- Sec. 12-22-3. - Statement of purpose.
- Sec. 12-22-4. - Methods for reducing flood losses.
- Sec. 12-22-10. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-22-20. - Application of Article.
- Sec. 12-22-30. - Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard.
- Sec. 12-22-40. - Compliance.
- Sec. 12-22-50. - Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- Sec. 12-22-60. - Interpretation.
- Sec. 12-22-70. - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- Sec. 12-22-80. - Severability.
- Division 2 - Administration
- Division 3 - Flood Hazard Reduction
- Sec. 12-22-210. - Anchoring.
- Sec. 12-22-220. - Construction materials and methods.
- Sec. 12-22-230. - Utilities.
- Sec. 12-22-240. - Subdivision proposals.
- Sec. 12-22-250. - Encroachments.
- Sec. 12-22-260. - Specific standards for flood hazard reduction.
- Sec. 12-22-270. - Below-grade residential crawlspace construction.
- Sec. 12-22-280. - Enclosures.
- Sec. 12-22-290. - Recreational vehicles.
ARTICLE 23
RV PARKS
Sections
- Sec. 12-23-10.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-23-20. - Scope.
- Sec. 12-23-30. - Standards.
- Sec. 12-23-40. - Pre-application conference.
- Sec. 12-23-50. - Preliminary development plan; application.
- Sec. 12-23-60. - Preliminary development plan; review and approval procedure.
- Sec. 12-23-70. - Submission of final development plan.
- Sec. 12-23-80. - Specifications.
- Sec. 12-23-90. - Review and recording.
- Sec. 12-23-100. - Building permit and certificate of occupancy issuance.
- Sec. 12-23-110. - Final development plan; development schedule, compliance required, extension.
- Sec. 12-23-120. - Amendment procedure.
- Sec. 12-23-130. - Completion of RV Park.
- Sec. 12-23-140. - Changes restricted.