Taos City Zoning Code
§ 16.16.010.2
Permitted structures, uses and activities.
A.
Authorization.
All land, structures, buildings, objects, activities, or other matters within the town which are regulated under this title shall be erected, altered, used, undertaken, or developed only as authorized in this chapter.
B.
Uses.
Land may be used or developed in a given zone only for those uses which are specifically listed for that zone as permitted uses, or as specially or conditionally permitted, subject to the applicable restrictions and requirements established in this title.
C.
Affordable housing.
1.
Affordable housing projects that are both sponsored and approved by the town, consistent with the town’s affordable housing ordinance and affordable housing plan, shall be permitted in all zones, overlays and districts of the town except the R-1, RA, RA-6, RA-10, RA-20 and ARO zones.
2.
All affordable housing projects approved or sponsored by the town must meet the town’s architectural design (Pueblo Revival and Territorial architectural design, exterior features, and coloration) and massing criteria. Town staff may administratively grant a waiver to strict conformance where the design criteria would be substantially inconsistent with the character of the neighborhood to the extent that the design would not fit.
3.
Town approved affordable housing projects permitted per this subsection shall be allowed by right up to a density equivalent to R-14 in all zones, districts and overlays, except as provided in section 16.16.010.7(A.) [sic], and shall be required to meet the setback, height, parking and other development criteria for the R-14 zone, unless the project is of a lower density than R-14, in which case it may be permitted to alternatively meet the requirements of the zone matching that density.
(Ordinance 99-05 adopted 1999; Ordinance 03-07 adopted 2003; Ordinance 18-06 adopted 2018)