This district is comprised of areas which are primarily in a natural state or areas utilized for growing crops, raising of livestock, preservation and production of timber resources and other similar farming, ranching and resource conservation activities. The principle purpose of this district is the preservation and protection of irrigated croplands, rangelands, watersheds, and wildlife habitats in the County.
(A) Permitted Uses
(1) General farming and ranching including raising of grains, fruits, vegetables, grasses, hay and livestock (not including feed lots.)
(2) Management, production and harvesting of forestry products.
(3) Management of natural wildlife habitats and reserves, both public and private.
(4) One-unit dwelling, including a manufactured home but not including a mobile home.
(5) Short-term rentals of the one-unit dwelling.
(6) Noncommercial recreational facilities such as parks, playfields and playgrounds not operated for profit.
(7) Accessory buildings and uses.
(B) Conditional Uses
(1) Agricultural products distribution and/or processing facilities.
(2) Feed lots, dairies, poultry and egg production, hatcheries, rabbit farms, and similar production activities. All of such activities shall be in compliance with Colorado statutes.
(3) Commercial fish culture and/or processing.
(4) Commercial greenhouses.
(5) Cemeteries.
(6) ContractorsÕ equipment storage.
(7) One or two unit dwelling.
(8) Housing for seasonal farm labor.
(9) Public and private schools, hospitals, rest homes, nursing homes and convalescent homes.
(10) Churches, chapels, temples and synagogues.
(11) Utility installations as defined.
(12) Sewage disposal, water supply and treatment, and solid waste disposal facilities properly approved by the Board under Title 30, Article 20, Colorado Revised Statutes.
(13) Public facilities, uses and buildings owned or operated by a public entity.
(14) Vocational schools, colleges and universities.
(15) Gun clubs and shooting ranges.
(16) Kennels and animal hospitals.
(17) Medical and dental clinics.
(18) Business and professional offices.
(19) Airports
(20) Extractive industries, but limited to areas containing only sand, gravel, quarry aggregate or limestone for construction purposes.
(21) Radio, television and microwave transmitting, receiving or relay stations or towers.
(22) Home occupations.
(23) Drive-in theaters.
(24) Fuel, chemical or other hazardous products storage.
(25) Individual mobile or manufactured home.
(26) Bed & breakfast.
(C) Lot Size
(1) Minimum lot area for permitted uses: thirty-five (35) acres.
(2) Minimum area for conditional uses: five (5) acres, except as noted in the Supplemental Regulations, Section 4.8 (B), regarding utility facilities.
(3) Minimum lot width for permitted uses: six hundred (600) feet.
(4) Minimum lot width for conditional uses: one hundred fifty (150 feet except as noted in Supplemental Regulations, Section 4.8(B), regarding utility facilities.
(D) Setback Requirements
(1) Front setback for all uses: 50 feet, except for agricultural products distribution and/or processing facilities, which require 100 feet.
(2) Side setback for permitted uses: 50 feet.
(3) Side setback for conditional uses: 25 feet.
(4) Rear setback for permitted uses: 50 feet.
(5) Rear setback for conditional uses: 25 feet.
(E) Lot Coverage
The total coverage of all buildings shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the lot area for a permitted use and shall not exceed 50 percent of the lot area for a conditional use.
(F) Height of Buildings
Maximum height for all uses: 45 feet.
This district is comprised of open land recreational uses and resort type accommodations when associated with recreation or group-oriented activities which are largely seasonal in nature.
(A) Permitted Uses.
(1) General farming and ranching including raising of grains, fruits, vegetables, grasses, hay and livestock in compliance with the supplemental Regulations, Section 4.17.A.
(2) Management, production and harvesting of forestry products.
(3) Open land recreational uses such as riding stables, golf courses and tennis courts, including incidental commercial and service activities such as eating accommodations, sporting goods shops, gift shops, food shops and gasoline sales designed for the convenience of but not limited to, patrons of the primary use.
(4) Resort type hotel, motel or cabin accommodations when associated with recreation or group-oriented activities including incidental commercial and service activities as specified in 2.2 (A)(3).
(5) One unit dwelling solely for the use of the owner or manager of any permitted or conditional use but not as a part of that use. The dwelling may be a manufactured home but not a mobile home.
(B) Conditional Uses
(1) Winter sports areas.
(2) Utility installations as defined.
(3) Major sewage disposal, water supply and treatment facilities.
(4) Campgrounds.
(5) Bed and Breakfast.
(C) Lot Size
(1) Minimum lot area: 5 acres, except as noted in the Supplemental Regulations, Section 4.8(B) regarding utility facilities.
(2) Minimum lot width: 200 feet, except as noted in the Supplemental Regulations, Section 4.8(B) regarding utility facilities.
(D) Setback Requirements
(1) Minimum front yard: 35 feet.
(2) Minimum side yard: 25 feet.
(3) Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(E) Lot Coverage
The total coverage of all buildings shall not exceed 20 percent of the lot area.
(F) Height of Buildings.
(1) Maximum height for principle uses: 35 feet.
(2) Maximum height for accessory uses: 20 feet.
This district is comprised of low-density, large lot, single- family residential development and other necessary and compatible uses. This is intended to provide a purely residential environment and also to meet the need for estate type development and large lots whereon private stables might be maintained incidental to the primary residential use.
(A) Permitted Uses.
(1) General farming and ranching including raising grains, fruits, vegetables, grasses, hay and livestock in compliance with the Supplemental Regulations, Section 4.17.
(2) Management, production and harvesting forestry products.
(3) One-unit dwelling, including a manufactured home but not a mobile home.
(4) Short-term rentals of the one-unit dwelling.
(5) Multi-unit dwelling, provided such use is part of a Residential Planned Unit Development.
(6) Noncommercial recreational facilities such as parks, playfields, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools and golf courses not operated for profit.
(7) Public and private schools.
(8) Churches, chapels, temples, and synagogues.
(9) Accessory buildings and uses.
(B) Conditional Uses.
(1) Two-unit dwelling.
(2) Hospitals, rest homes, nursing homes, and convalescent homes.
(3) Utility installations as defined.
(4) Sewage disposal and water supply and treatment facilities.
(5) Public buildings owned or operated by a public entity.
(6) Vocational schools.
(7) Medical and dental clinics.
(8) Business and professional offices.
(9) Home occupations.
(C) Lot Size
(1) Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 5 acres, except as noted in the Supplemental Regulations, Section 4.8 (B), regarding utility facilities.
(2) Minimum lot width: 200 feet, except as noted in the Supplemental Regulations Section 4.8(B), regarding utility facilities.
(3) All lots facing a cul-de-sac turnaround or curve on a minor loop street shall have a minimum lot width of 150 feet.
(D) Setback Requirements
(1) Minimum front setback: 35 feet.
(2) Minimum side setback: 25 feet.
(3) Minimum rear setback: 25 feet.
(E) Lot Coverage
The total coverage of all buildings shall not exceed 20 percent of the lot area.
(F) Height of Buildings
Maximum height for all uses: 35 feet.
This district is comprised of quiet, medium-density residential areas of the County plus certain open areas where similar residential development should occur. The regulations for this district are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district, to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life where there are children in many families and to prohibit activities of a commercial nature. To these ends, development is limited to one and two-unit dwellings except in a Residential Planned Unit Development providing for living areas plus certain public facilities which serve the residents of the district.
(1) General farming and ranching including raising grains, fruits, vegetables, grasses, hay and livestock in compliance with the Supplemental Regulations, Section 4.17.
(2) One unit dwelling, including a manufactured home but not including a mobile home.
(3) Short-term rental of the one-unit dwelling.
(4) Multi-unit dwelling, provided such use is part of a Residential Planned Unit Development.
(5) Non-commercial recreational facilities such as parks, playfields, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools and golf courses not operated for profit.
(6) Accessory buildings and uses.
(1) Public and private schools.
(2) Churches, chapels, temples and synagogues.
(3) Hospitals, rest homes, nursing homes and convalescent homes.
(4) Utility installations as defined.
(5) Major sewage disposal and water supply and treatment facilities.
(6) Public buildings owned or operated by a public entity.
(7) Home occupations.
(8) Duplexes
(1) Minimum Lot Area:
a) 5 acres, except on those private lands within Sections 8 and 9 of Township 37 North, Range 2 East, NMPM.
b) On those private lands located within Sections 8 and 9 of Township 37 North, Range 2 East, NMPM:
i) For all land not provided with central sewer facilities, the minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be three (3) acres;
ii) For all land provided with central water and sewer facilities, the minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 7,000 square feet for an interior lot and 9,000 square feet for a corner lot;
(2) Minimum Lot Width:
a) 150 feet except on those private lands located within Sections 8 and 9 of Township 37 North, Range 2 East, NMPM.
b) On those private lands located within Sections 8 and 9 of Township 37 North, Range 2 East, NMPM:
a) For all lots with an area of one (1) acre or larger, the minimum lot width shall be 150 feet or, when facing a cul-de-sac turnaround or curve on a minor loop street, the minimum lot width shall be of 100 feet.
b) For all lots with an area of one-half (1/2) acre or larger but less than one (1) acre, the minimum lot width shall be 100 feet or, when facing a cul-de-sac turnaround or curve on a minor loop street, the minimum lot width shall be 75 feet.
c) For all lots with an area less than one half (1/2) acre, the minimum lot width shall be 60 feet for an interior lot, 75 feet for a corner lot and 40 feet when facing a cul-de-sac turnaround or curve on a minor loop street.
(D) Setback Requirements
(1) Minimum front setback:
(a) For all lots with an area of one-half (1/2) acre or larger, the minimum front setback shall be 30 feet;
(b) For all lots with an area of less than one-half (1/2) acre, the minimum front setback shall be 25 feet.
(2) Minimum side setback: ten (10) feet on each side except that on corner lots, the setback shall be a minimum of 25 feet on the side abutting the street.
(3) Minimum rear setback: 25 feet.
(4) The entrance side of a garage or carport shall be set back at least 25 feet from the access street, except that in the case of an alley, the entrance shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from the rear lot line.
(1) On all lots with an area of one-half (1/2) acre or larger, the total coverage of all buildings shall not exceed 20 percent of the lot area.
(2) On all lots with an area of less than one-half (1/2) acre, the total coverage of all buildings shall not exceed 30 percent of the lot area.
(3) On all lots in a ski area resort village of at least 250 acres, the total coverage of each building shall not exceed 50% of the lot area.
(1) Maximum height for principle uses: 35 feet, except as a part of a Planned Unit Development when the maximum height shall be 50 feet.
(2) Maximum height for accessory uses: 20 feet.
This district is comprised of high-density residential development in the form of smaller lots for single family residences, multi-unit dwellings, residential apartment complexes, condominiums and town-houses. Development of any kind in this district can only be approved through a subdivision or PUD procedure. Central and modern sewer and water facilities will always be required in this district. Commercial uses will be limited to retail sales and services intended to serve the residents of the district but such uses are conditional and must be clustered. Manufactured homes will likely be a permitted use in this district but mobile homes will not be a permitted or conditional use. No further details regarding this new district are available at the time of the adoption of these Regulations, including the details of Permitted Uses, Conditional Uses, Lot Size, Setback Requirements, Lot Coverage and Height of Buildings. The following blank pages are intentionally left blank, to accommodate those detailed regulations after adoption. Until adoption, this district cannot and will not appear on the Zoning Map.
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This district is comprised of low-density large lot, single-family residential development, including individual manufactured / mobile homes as dwelling units, and other necessary and compatible uses. This is intended to provide a purely residential environment and also to meet the need for estate type development and large lots where private stables might be maintained incidental to the primary residential use.
(A) Permitted Uses
(1) General farming and ranching including raising grains, fruits, vegetables, grasses, hay and livestock in compliance with the Supplemental Regulations, Section 4.17.
(2) Management, production and harvesting of forestry products.
(3) One unit dwelling, including manufactured and mobile homes.
(4) Short-term rental of the one-unit dwelling.
(5) Individual manufactured home and mobile home.
(6) Multi-unit dwelling.
(7) Noncommercial recreational facilities such as parks, playfields, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools and golf courses not operated for profit.
(8) Public and private schools.
(9) Churches, chapels, temples and synagogues.
(10) Accessory buildings and uses.
(B) Conditional Uses
(1) Two unit dwelling.
(2) Hospitals, rest homes, nursing homes and convalescent homes.
(3) Utility installations as defined.
(4) Major sewage disposal and water supply and treatment facilities.
(5) Public buildings owned or operated by a public entity.
(6) Vocational schools.
(7) Medical and dental clinics.
(8) Business and professional offices.
(9) Home occupations.
(C) Lot Size
(1) Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 5 acres, except as noted in the Supplemental Regulations Section 4.8(B) regarding utility facilities.
(2) Minimum lot width: 200 feet, except as noted in the Supplemental Regulations Section 4.8(B) regarding utility facilities.
(3) All lots facing a cul-de-sac turnaround or curve on a minor loop street shall have a minimum lot width of 150 feet.
(D) Setback Requirements
(1) Minimum front setback: 35 feet.
(2) Minimum side setback: 25 feet.
(3) Minimum rear setback: 25 feet.
(E) Lot Coverage
The total coverage of all buildings shall not exceed 20 percent of the lot area.
(F) Height of Buildings
Maximum height for all uses: 35 feet.
This district is comprised of medium density, single family residential areas in which manufactured and mobile homes will be allowed on individually owned lots, and manufactured / mobile home parks will be accommodated as conditional uses. The regulations for this district are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district, to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life and to prohibit activities of a commercial nature. To accomplish this, development is limited to one and two unit dwellings and manufactured or mobile homes.
(1) General farming and ranching including raising grains, fruits, vegetables, grasses, hay and livestock in compliance with the Supplemental Regulations, Section 4.17.
(2) One unit dwelling, including manufactured and mobile homes.
(3) Short-term rental of the one-unit dwelling.
(4) Multi-unit dwelling.
(5) Noncommercial recreational facilities such as parks, playfields, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools and golf courses not operated for profit.
(6) Accessory buildings and uses.
(1) Public and private schools.
(2) Churches, chapels, temples and synagogues.
(3) Mobile Home Park.
(4) Mobile Home Park, Transient.
(5) Hospitals, rest homes, nursing homes and convalescent homes.
(6) Utility installations, as defined.
(7) Major sewage disposal and water supply treatment facilities.
(8) Public buildings owned or operated by a public entity.
(9) Home occupations.
(1) Minimum Lot Area:
a) 5 acres, except on those private lands located within Sections 8 and 9 of Township 37 North, Range 2 East, NMPM.
b) On those private lands located within Sections 8 and 9 of Township 37 North, Range 2 East, NMPM:
(i) Minimum lot area for manufactured / mobile home parks and transient manufactured / mobile home parks: two (2) acres.
(ii) Minimum lot area for other uses:
1) For all land not provided with central sewer facilities, the minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be three (3) acres:
2) For all land provided with central sewer facilities, the minimum lot area shall be 7,000 square feet per dwelling unit for an interior lot and 9,000 square feet per dwelling unit for a corner lot.
(2) Minimum Lot Width:
a) 150 feet, except on those private lands located within Sections 8 and 9 of Township 37 North, Range 2 East, NMPM.
b) On those private lands located within Sections 8 and 9 of Township 37 North, Range 2 East, NMPM:
i) Lot sizes within manufactured / mobile home parks and transient manufactured / mobile home parks are subject to the County Manufactured / Mobile Home Regulations.
ii) For all lots with an area of one (1) acre or larger, the minimum lot width shall be 150 feet or a minimum of 100 feet when facing a cul-de-sac turnaround or curve on a minor loop street.
iii) For all lots with an area of one-half (1/2) acre or larger but less than one (1) acre, the minimum lot width shall be 100 feet or a minimum of 75 feet when facing a cul-de-sac turnaround or curve on a minor loop street.
iv) For all lots with an area less than one-half (1/2) acre, the minimum lot width shall be 60 feet for an interior lot, 75 feet for a corner lot and a minimum of 40 feet when facing a cul-de-sac turnaround or curve on a minor loop street.
(D) Setback Requirements
(1) Setbacks within manufactured / mobile home parks and transient manufactured / mobile home parks are subject to the Manufactured/Mobile Home Regulations.
(2) Minimum front setback:
(a) For all lots with an area of one-half (1/2) acre or larger, the minimum front setback shall be 30 feet.
(b) For all lots with an area of less than one-half (1/2) acre, the minimum front setback shall be 25 feet.
(3) Minimum side setback: eight (8) feet on both sides except that on corner lots, the setback shall be a minimum of 25 feet on the side abutting a street.
(4) Minimum rear setback: 25 feet.
(5) The entrance side of a garage or carport shall be a set back at least 25 feet from the access street except that, in the case of an alley, the entrance shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from the rear lot line.
(1) Lot coverage for manufactured / mobile home parks and transient manufactured / mobile home parks is subject to the Manufactured/Mobile Home Regulations.
(2) The total coverage of all buildings shall not exceed 30 percent of the lot area.
(1) Maximum height of principle uses: 35 feet.
(2) Maximum height of accessory uses: 20 feet.
2.8 Commercial (C)
This district is comprised of a full range and variety of retail sales and services. The regulations for this district are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district, to promote and encourage a suitable environment for providing goods and services of all kinds to the general public and to prohibit non-commercial and industrial activities. The regulations are designed to permit development of commercial and business functions plus certain public facilities which are needed to serve the businesses within the district.
(A) Permitted Uses
(1) Establishments for all commercial uses including the sale and rental of all legal goods and the provision of all legal services, of every kind and character. Specific examples follow but are not by way of limitation.
(2) Mortuaries and funeral chapels.
(3) Medical and dental clinics.
(4) Business and professional offices.
(5) Financial institutions.
(6) Membership clubs.
(7) Churches, chapels, temples and synagogues.
(8) Greenhouses.
(9) Hotels and motels, including restaurants and other incidental commercial uses inside the principle building.
(10) Automobile parking lots.
(11) Eating and drinking establishments.
(12) Indoor amusement and entertainment establishments.
(13) Miniature golf courses, outdoor amusement and entertainment establishments not including a drive-in theater.
(14) Parks, playfields and playgrounds.
(15) Public utility uses, facilities, services and buildings.
(16) Vocational, business and private schools.
(17) The storage, sale, repair and rental of mobile homes, automobiles, boats, trucks, trailers or snow machines.
(18) Agricultural implement sales and service.
(19) Car washes.
(20) Accessory buildings associated with permitted and approved conditional uses.
(21) Radio, television and microwave transmitting, receiving or relay stations or towers.
(22) Lumber yards (excluding any manufacturing).
(23) Nursery Stock Production & Sales (not extended to feed lots, feeder lots or livestock of any kind).
(24) Building Contractors Equipment and Supplies.
(25) Cold Storage Lockers.
(26) Printing Services.
(27) Bulk Cleaning & Laundry Facilities (not including dry cleaning).
(28) Hospitals, Fire Stations, Police Stations, Convalescent Centers, and
(29) Nursing Homes.
(30) Professional Services.
(31) Administrative and Executive offices.
(32) Daycare Centers.
(33) Outdoor Eating Establishments.
(34) Library .
(B) Conditional Uses
(1) Gasoline service stations.
(2) Drive-in theaters.
(3) Kennels and animal hospitals.
(4) Utility installations, as defined.
(5) Yard Equipment and Supply Dealers.
(6) Service Garages.
(7) Trucking Services.
(8) Disposal Truck Services.
(9) Warehouse (fully enclosed).
(10) Wholesale Operations.
(11) Household Equipment Sales and Appliance Repair.
(12) Equipment, Vehicle Sales & Supply Rental.
(13) Dry Cleaning.
(14) General Research Facilities.
(15) Airport Related Uses.
(16) Open Land Recreational Uses.
(17) Gun Clubs and Indoor Shooting Ranges.
(18) Light Fabrication, Processing and Assembly.
(19) Outdoor Entertainment w/Electronic Sound Amplifier.
(20) Outdoor Light Fabrication, Processing and Assembly.
(21) Jails.
(22) Storage Units.
(23) Recycling Center
(C) Lot Size
(1) Minimum lot area:
(a) For lots not provided with central sewer facilities, the minimum lot area shall be three (3) acres.
(b) For lots not designated retail but provided with central water and sewer facilities, the minimum lot area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(c) For lots designated retail and provided with central water and sewer facilities, there is no minimum lot area.
(2) Minimum lot width:
(a) For lots one (1) acre or larger: one hundred fifty (150) feet.
(b) For lots less than one (1) acre: twenty-five (25) feet.
(D) Setback Requirements
(1) Minimum front setback:
(a) For lots with an area of one (1) acre or larger, the minimum front setback shall be fifty (50) feet.
(b) For lots with an area of less than one (1) acre, the minimum front setback shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
(c) For all lots designated retail with common walls, Òto the sidewalkÓ.
(2) Minimum side setback:
(a) For all lots not designated retail, ten (10) feet except that on corner lots, the minimum side setback is the same as the front setback.
(b) For all lots designated retail, there is no minimum side setback.
(3) Minimum rear setback: twenty (20) feet.
(E) Lot Coverage
(1) The total coverage of all buildings shall not exceed 40 percent of the lot area.
(F) Height of Buildings
(1) Maximum height for principle uses: 35 feet, except as a part of a Planned Unit Development for which the maximum height for principle uses shall be 50 feet.
(2) Maximum height for accessory uses: 20 feet.
(G) Use Limitations
(1) No structure shall be used for residential purposes except for the use of the owner or operator of the business located on the premises.
(2) Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid casting direct light on any property located in a residential district, manufactured / mobile home district or on any public right-of-way.
(3) All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold on the premises where produced.
(4) All business, service, repair or storage activities or merchandise displayed on property abutting a lot in a residential district shall be conducted or displayed wholly within an enclosed building unless screened from the residential district by permanently maintained sight-obscuring fences at least six (6) feet in height.
(5) Openings to structures on sides adjacent to or visible from a residential district shall be prohibited if such access or openings will cause glare, excessive noise or other adverse effects on residential properties.
(6) Motor vehicle, boat or trailer rental or similar sales or rental lots shall be drained and surfaced with material suitable for all-weather use except in those portions of the lot maintained as landscaped areas.
(7) A single residence is allowed as a secondary use in the same building used for the permitted or approved conditional use, for the use of the owner or manager.
2.8 Industrial District (I)
This district is comprised of non-offensive industries, warehousing, processing and manufacturing facilities and activities. The regulations of the district are intended to provide intensity standards and standards of external effect compatible with the surrounding or abutting districts. However, any proposed use within this District that involves a business activity identified by the City of Creede ordinances as offensive or unwholesome or which may reasonably be anticipated to operate in an offensive or unwholesome manner, whether a permitted or a conditional use, shall be referred to the Board of Trustees of the City of Creede for review and comment, if such business lies wholly or partially within one (1) mile of the corporate limits of Creede. This includes, without limitation, slaughter houses, packing houses, renderies, tallow candleries, bone factories, soap factories, tanneries and dairies.
(A) Permitted Uses
(1) Facilities for the manufacturing, fabrication, processing or assembly of products.
(2) General research facilities.
(3) Indoor eating and drinking establishments on the same lot as, or incidental to, any use allowed by right or any approved conditional use.
(4) Automobile parking lots.
(5) Sales, service, and storage of manufactured / mobile homes, campers, boats, bicycles, motor vehicles, motorized equipment and accessories for such vehicles, but not including salvage junk yards.
(6) Commercial uses (excluding retail stores) including, but not limited to the following: lumber yards, nursery stock production and sales, yard equipment and supply dealers, fire-wood operations, building contractors and equipment, transportation centers, service garages, trucking services, disposal truck storage, warehouses, wholesale operations, household equipment and appliance repair, rental establishments, car washes, bulk cleaning and laundry plants, cold storage lockers and printing services, provided that adequate safeguards are taken to assure that adjoining properties are protected from objectionable or harmful substances, nuisances, conditions or operations.
(7) Public utility uses, facilities, services and buildings.
(8) Accessory buildings and uses.
(9) Extractive industries on land which has previously been used for extractive operations.
(10) Railroads – Rail lines existing as of the date of adoption of these Regulations but only within the ROW and such ROW shall be utilized only for railroad purposes. Such purposes do not include any use or activity that creates a public nuisance.
(B) Conditional Uses
(1) Facilities for the manufacturing, fabrication, processing or assembly of products, provided that such facilities are not detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare and further provided that such facilities shall conform to the standards established by the Colorado Department of Public Health rules and regulations pertaining to smoke emission, particulate matter, odor, gas, fumes, glare, vibration, radiation hazards, electrical disturbances, noise and water pollution.
(2) Professional services.
(3) Administrative and executive offices.
(4) General business and professional offices.
(5) Vocational schools.
(6) Gasoline service stations.
(7) Animal hospitals and kennels.
(8) Outdoor amusement and entertainment establishments.
(9) Extractive industries on land not previously used for extractive operations.
(10) Salvage junkyards.
(11) Hot mix plants, rock crushers and similar uses.
(12) Saw mills and planing mills.
(13) Utility installations, as defined.
(14) Fuel, chemical and other hazardous products storage.
(15) Railroads – New rail lines (rail lines not existing as of the date of the adoption of these Regulations) may be limited in the Resolution approving this conditional use, to activities more restrictive than those permitted by the National Surface Transportation Board. No use shall be approved other than the operation of a railroad within the ROW and no nuisance may be created by such operation.
(C) Lot Size
(1) Minimum lot area: three (3) acres.
(2) Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(D) Setback Requirements
(1) Minimum front setback: 50 feet.
(2) Minimum side setback: 10 feet.
(3) Minimum rear setback: 20 feet.
(E) Lot Coverage
The total coverage of all buildings shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the lot area.
(F) Height of Buildings
Maximum height for all uses: 60 feet.
(G) Use Limitations
(1) All operations, activities and storage shall be conducted wholly inside of a building or buildings, unless the nearest point of such operation or activity is more than 200 feet from the boundary of any other zone district (other than an I district) and except that storage may be maintained outside the building in side yards or rear yards if such storage is separated from public streets and other property (except property located in an I District) and screened by permanently maintained sight-obscuring fences of not less than six (6) feet in height.
(2) No retail sales or services shall be permitted except incidental or accessory to a permitted or approved conditional use.
(3) Servicing and maintenance of vehicles shall be permitted only when necessary to the conduct of a permitted or approved conditional use.
(4) If a lot in an I District adjoins a residential district, screening by permanently maintained sight-obscuring fences shall be provided at the lot lines sufficient to protect, on a year around basis, the privacy of adjoining residential uses.
(5) No structure shall be used for residential purposes except one unit for the use of the owner or employees of the business located on the premises.
2.9 Alpine (ALP)
The purpose of the Alpine district is to protect and preserve environmentally sensitive lands in Mineral County, the ecosystems of which are unable to withstand large scale development and subdivisions. These lands have been identified as all of those lands which lie within the boundaries of each privately owned parcel of land in Mineral County, the title to which is derived from a United States Patent based upon a mining claim (except those private lands lying south of Township 39 North) and any other environmentally sensitive lands in Mineral County which the Board may subsequently designate. Basic utilities, emergency services and county road maintenance generally are unavailable in these locations, either seasonally or year around and will remain unavailable in the foreseeable future.
(A) Permitted Uses
(1) Mining and milling, subject to all County, State and Federal laws, rules and regulations and the provisions hereof.
(2) One single-unit dwelling per parcel, a sewage disposal system installed and maintained in compliance with laws, rules and regulations of Mineral County and the State of Colorado and one private drive which, if access is directly onto a County road, shall comply with the Mineral County Road Access Regulations including a Road Access Permit. A single-unit dwelling, including garage and all accessory structures, in the Alpine and Sub-Alpine District, shall:
(a) Enclose not less than 500 square feet on the ground floor level;
(b) Be constructed and maintained to blend into the surrounding environment with the use of natural materials and/or the use of earth-tone colors;
(c) Be constructed and maintained without a reflective roof. Enamel or colored propanel roofs are permitted but must be colored to blend into the surrounding environment.
(3) A single-unit dwelling in the Alpine district may:
(a) Include an attached garage or a detached garage. However, the exterior surface of any type of garage shall match the exterior surface of the single-unit dwelling.
(b) Include accessory buildings (such as a pumphouse). However, the exterior surface of any type of accessory building shall match the exterior surface of the single-unit dwelling.
(c) Unpainted wood fences 40" or less in height. All other fences are prohibited and shall not encroach upon or cross any public way.
(d) Include a satellite dish constructed and maintained in an inconspicuous location and in compliance with paragraph 2.9(A)(2)(b), above.
(4) Non-commercial outdoor recreational uses.
(B) Conditional Uses
(1) Any structure other than a single-unit dwelling, including but not limited to:
(a) Unpainted wood fences 40Ó in height or less provided that no fence may be constructed or maintained within any public right-of-way. Fences over 40Ó in height are prohibited.
(b) Bunkhouses and bed and breakfast establishments.
(c) Outdoor sports facilities and activities.
(d) The keeping of livestock is a conditional use. The County will solicit non-binding recommendations from representatives of the Natural Resources Conservation services or other qualified personnel.
(C) Minimum Lot Area: five (5) acres.
(D) Set-back Requirements:
(1) In general, required set-backs from all parcel boundaries to the nearest point of any structure shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
(2) The set-back from any public right-of-way shall be twenty-five (25) feet from the edge of the right-of-way if the right-of-way has been dedicated or deeded as at least sixty (60) feet in width and, if less than sixty (60) feet in width, whether created by deed, dedication or otherwise, the set-back shall be fifty (50) feet from the edge of the right-of-way.
(3) The set-back from the high water mark of any creek or stream shall be fifty (50) feet from the high water mark.
(4) If mining or milling is conducted on a parcel, the set-backs are as follows:
(a) Minimum front set-back: fifty (50) feet.
(b) Minimum side set-back: ten (10) feet.
(c) Minimum rear set-back: twenty (20) feet.
(5) All set-backs are subject to variances which may be granted if the parcel has a peculiar shape or other factor justifying a variance.
(E) Height Limitations.
(1) The height limitation for any structure is 35 feet, except mining or milling structures.
(2) The height limitation for any mining or milling structure or building is 45 feet.
(3) The height limitation for antennas of any kind is 45 feet (55 feet if on a mining or milling structure) or a maximum of 10 feet higher than the highest point of the roofline, whichever is less.
(F) Use Limitations.
(1) Mineral County has no obligation to maintain or keep open any specific County or public roads, including those above 9400 feet and it is unlikely that such roads will be kept open.
(2) In general, the number, size and density of patented mining claims in the Alpine district are such that exemptions from the Mineral County Subdivision Regulations should not be granted except in those situations where the claim is isolated from other claims or the claim is already physically divided by a significant natural or other feature.
(3) Only one private vehicular access route to a home site is permitted. New private roads and driveways may not be constructed created without the approval of the Board.
(4) Public rights-of-way may not be fenced, gated, blocked, obstructed, restricted or diminished in any way.
(5) Residential structures or accessory buildings on any parcel which can be viewed from any point on any public right of way as silhouetted in part above the horizon are to be discouraged.
(6) The construction of a residential structure or accessory building above timber line is to be discouraged.
(7) No natural vegetation in the Alpine district shall be removed or destroyed except as is essential for the construction and location of lawful improvements, the construction and maintenance of private drives, the construction of a garden for the personal use of the owner of the property or for safety reasons. This provision includes a prohibition against cutting live trees for use other than on the property.
(8) Commercial rental (rental or lease for a period of less than one (1) month in any term) is prohibited except under paragraph 2.9(B)(1)(d).
(9) Manufactured / mobile homes and buses are prohibited. Unlicensed vehicles are prohibited except when used for private road maintenance, current construction or mining or milling conducted on the parcel. Occupancy, storage and other uses of unlicensed vehicles are not allowed.
(10) One camper or one recreational vehicle may be parked or stored on a lot but may not be occupied at any time, in any manner, for any purpose whatsoever except under 4.4(B).
(11) If mining or milling is conducted, servicing and maintenance of vehicles shall be permitted when necessary to the conduct of the business.
(12) The following are also prohibited: Clotheslines must be out of view of every public right of way. Nonworking appliances, items in disrepair or out of use, unassembled or not fully assembled vehicles, equipment (except if mining or milling is conducted) or appliances, including any parts for each, must be concealed within a fully enclosed structure.
(G) Building Size and Lot Coverage
(1) Lot coverage of all structures combined shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the total acreage of the lot. Building size is otherwise controlled only by paragraphs 2.9(A)(2)(a) and 2.9(E)(1).