Mountain Village City Zoning Code
17.3.12 Building
Height Limits.
A. Table 3-3 establishes the maximum building height and average building height limits for each zone district and some specific lots.
B. Antennas mounted to a structure or building shall not be more than ten percent (10%) higher than the actual, as-built building or structure height to which such antenna is mounted. For example, a building that is of 40 feet high can have an antenna that extends no more than four (4) feet above the roof. Freestanding antenna maximum structure height shall be established by the review authority.
Table 3-3. Building Height Limits
Zone District or Lot Number | Maximum Building Height in feet. See Footnote 1 and 2 | Maximum Average Building Height in feet. |
|---|---|---|
Single-Family | 35 | 30 |
Single-Family common interest community (See: Footnote 4) | 35 | 30 |
Multi-Family (See: Footnote 5) | 48 | 48 |
Maintenance-Public Works | 48 | 48 |
Civic | 48 | 48 |
Village Center | 60 | 48 |
Lot 128 | As built height | As built height |
Ridgeline area lots (See: Footnote 3) | 45 | 30 |
Ridgeline Lots (See: Footnote 3) | 35 | 30 |
1The ridge of a gable, hip, gambrel or similar pitched roof may extend the maximum building height up to five (5) feet above the specified maximum height limit, except on ridgeline lots.
2Chimneys, flues, vents or similar structures may extend up to five (5) feet above the specified maximum height excluding unscreened telecommunications antenna with the height of such structures set forth in the telecommunications antenna regulations.
3Please refer to ridgeline lot requirements in the design regulations, which include additional restriction on the maximum building height. See Forever is permitted a higher building height pursuant to a PUD development agreement.
4Height maximums listed under Single-Family and Single-Family Common Interest Community also apply to single-family dwellings platted as condominium dwelling units (See: Single-Family Condominium Dwelling definition.).
5Height Maximums listed under Multifamily apply to Multifamily Dwelling Units (See: Multifamily Dwelling Unit Definition.).
C. When a proposed development is approved that is five (5) feet or less from the maximum building height or maximum average building height set forth in this section or otherwise specified in a PUD development agreement or on a recorded plat, the review authority approval and building permit shall include a condition that a monumented land survey shall be prepared by a Colorado public land surveyor to establish the maximum building height and the maximum average building height, including but not limited to natural grade, finished grade and the building height measurement points (in USGS datum) prior to the Building Division conducting the required framing inspection.