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Silt City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

44 - GENERAL REGULATIONS—ALL DISTRICTS

17.44.010 - Applicability.

The dimensional requirements set out in this chapter shall apply to the zone districts enumerated in those sections.

(Ord. 5-05 (part))

(Ord. No. 11-2011, § 4, 11-28-2011)

17.44.020 - Dimensional and area regulations.

TYPE OF REGULATION AG R-1 R-2 R-3 B-1 B-2 B-3 PU B-Ind
Lot area (minimum square feet) 108900 7500 5000 4000 ** ** ** None **
Lot area/unit (minimum sf) 54450 3750 2500 2500 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Lot area (maximum in acres) None 2 1 None ** ** ** None **
Maximum building height (in feet) 35 27 27 35 45 35 35 45 55
Maximum lot coverage (%), not including solar devices 15 50 60 70 ** ** ** None **
Minimum distance between structures (in feet) 10 *** ** ** ** ** ** *** **
Minimum distance from any lot line to barns, paddocks or stalls 40 N/A N/A N/A ** ** ** ** **
Minimum lot width (feet/unit) 150 50 40 30 30 30 30 None 50
Front yard setback (feet) 30 20 20* 20* ** 10** 10** None 35
Side yard setback (feet) (not including solar devices) 10 5 5 5 ** ** ** None **
Rear yard setback (feet) to primary structure and/or residential structure (not including solar devices) 30 20 20* 20* ** ** ** None **
Rear yard setback (feet) to allowed accessory structure (not including solar devices) 30 10 5 5 ** ** ** None **
Minimum unit size (square feet) None 1200 1000 860 ** ** ** None **

 

* If lot adjoins a publicly dedicated alley, setback is reduced to fifteen (15) feet.

** Contingent upon site plan review (parking, landscaping, etc.) and building code compliance.

*** Contingent upon building code compliance.

(Ord. 19-05 § 1; Ord. No. 11-2011, § 4, 11-28-2011; Ord. No. 1-2012, § 1, 2-13-2012)

(Ord. No. 2-2019, § 4, 6-24-2019)

17.44.030 - Existing nonconforming single-family dwellings in commercial districts.

Maintenance of existing single-family dwellings within commercial districts may occur upon application to the town, provided that such maintenance is in conformance with Chapter 17.76 of this code.

(Ord. 5-05 (part))

17.44.040 - Maintenance on property abutting rights-of-way.

An owner of property abutting any of the town's easements, road rights-of-way, and streets shall have the responsibility to maintain the portion of the town's property between the street and the owner's property line. Nothing in this section shall be construed or is intended to expressly or impliedly vacate or abandon any town easement, right-of-way or other rights.

(Ord. 5-05 (part): Ord. 6 (part))

17.44.050 - Front yard setback in nonconforming area.

The front yard setback requirements of this title for dwellings shall not apply on any lot where the average setback of an existing building, located either wholly or in part within one hundred feet on each side of such lot within the same block and zoning district and fronting on the same side of the street, is less than the minimum required setback. In such cases, the setback on such lot may be less than the required setback but not less than the average of the setbacks of the aforementioned existing buildings.

(Ord. 5-05 (part): Ord. 13-80 § 9.01)

17.44.060 - Side yards abutting streets.

Where a side yard abuts a street, the setback requirement for the side yard shall be the same as the front yard setback requirement for abutting property on a street.

(Ord. 5-05 (part): Ord. 13-80 § 9.02)

17.44.070 - Double frontage and reverse corner lots.

Where double frontage or reverse corner lots exist, front yard setback requirements shall apply wherever the lot abuts street or highway rights-of-way.

(Ord. 5-05 (part): Ord. 13-80 § 9.03)

17.44.080 - Projections into open space.

Every part of a required yard setback shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed by permanent above-grade structures or structures requiring a building permit, except as follows:

A.

The ordinary projection of sills, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features and eaves; provided, however, that none of the above shall project into any yard setback more than twenty-four inches.

B.

Open or enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways and balconies projecting into a yard not more than three and one-half feet, and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues, may be permitted by the director of community development where same are so placed as not to obstruct the light and ventilation of the proposed unit or any adjacent unit(s).

(Ord. 5-05 (part): Ord. 13-80 § 9.04)

17.44.090 - Rights-of-way not part of lots.

Street, alley, irrigation ditch and highway rights-of-way shall not be considered as part of a lot for purposes of calculating required setbacks.

(Ord. 5-05 (part): Ord. 13-80 § 9.05)

17.44.100 - One principal building per lot.

Only one principal building and its customary accessory buildings may, after the effective date of the ordinance codified at this title, which ordinance was adopted July 28, 1980, be erected on any one lot, except as provided in Chapter 16.12, pertaining to planned unit development.

(Ord. 5-05 (part): Ord. 13-80 § 8.03)

17.44.110 - Obstructions to vision at intersections.

All objects on a corner lot within town limits must comply with the restrictions of this section. No planter, structure, sign, fence, wall or other solid obstruction to vision ("obstruction") more than two (2) feet in height shall be placed or maintained within the triangular or other area of property on a corner lot closest to the street intersection (the "triangle"). The triangle shall have a boundary of three (3) straight lines that attach three (3) points - a point at the intersecting street right-of-way boundary lines at the lot corner (the "intersection") and two (2) distinct points fifteen (15) feet from the intersection along both street right-of-way lines. The height of the obstruction shall be measured from the finished grade of the street centerline to the tallest point of the obstruction of any object contained within the obstruction.

(Ord. 5-05 (part))

17.44.120 - Junkyards—Unregistered vehicle storage.

Junkyards, as defined in Section 17.08.290, shall not be allowed within any town zone district. Only motor vehicles that are properly and currently registered with the State of Colorado, and for which the owner or person in possession has a valid and unexpired registration as required by state law, may be kept or stored within town limits. The following are exempted from the requirements of this section:

A.

"Antique vehicles," as defined in Section 17.08.060 of this title; and

B.

Unregistered vehicles that are fully screened from public view.

(Ord. 5-05 (part): Ord. 25-00; Ord. 13-80 § 8.07)

17.44.130 - Animals or fowl.

No animals or fowl other than normal household pets shall be kept in any zone district.

(Ord. 5-05 (part); Ord. 13-80 § 8.08)

17.44.140 - Moved buildings or structures.

Applicants requesting to move and re-install buildings or structures within the town, or from a location outside the town to one within the town, shall comply with the following:

1.

Moved buildings or structures shall require a special use permit as provided for in Section 17.84.090 of this title;

2.

A moved building or structure shall not include any manufactured home, mobile home, modular home or factory built home, as defined by this code, which was previously set on a permanent foundation or foundation system, installed with tie-downs or other mechanism, as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section. This section shall not prohibit the installation of new manufactured homes, mobile homes, modular homes and factory built homes delivered from a point of manufacture or commercial sales yard, that are proposed to be transported and placed on a permanent foundation on a lot within the town.

(Ord. 5-05 (part): Ord. 14-81 (part))