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Taos City Zoning Code

§ 16.16.170.5

Development standards.

The following standards shall apply to all property in the M-1 zone:
A. 
Minimum lot size.
Ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width.
One hundred feet (100').
C. 
Minimum setback requirements.
1. 
Front yard: Thirty-five feet (35') from the front property line, as follows:
a. 
The front eight feet (8') of the lot shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions of the landscaping ordinance; and
b. 
The next twenty-seven feet (27') may be used to meet requirements of the town storm drainage ordinance;
2. 
Side yards: Ten feet (10') from the side property lines; except if the property abuts a residential zone, in which case, a minimum side yard setback of twenty-five feet (25') is required;
3. 
Rear yard: Twenty feet (20') from the rear property line, except if the rear lot abuts a residential zone, in which case, a minimum rear yard setback of not less than twenty-five feet (25') or twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot measured from the front lot line to the rear lot line, whichever is less.
D. 
Off-street loading.
Any use in the M-1 zone requiring loading space for normal operations shall provide adequate loading space at the rear of the building, so that no vehicle being loaded or unloaded in connection with normal operations shall stand in, or project into, any public street, walk, alley or way.
E. 
Performance standards.
All development, erection of structures, use of property, alteration of structures or land, or other matters occurring within the M-1 zone governed by this title shall meet or exceed all applicable performance standards and criteria as set forth in this title and any other applicable town ordinance or regulation.
F. 
Planned unit development.
In addition to all other requirements of this title, if a planned unit development is proposed in the M-1 zone, then such a planned unit development shall meet or exceed all planned unit development standards set out in section 16.16.190 of this chapter.
(Ordinance 99-05 adopted 1999; Ordinance 03-07 adopted 2003)