HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 20-710
ORDINANCE NO.20-71
AN ORDINANCE AHENDING SECTIONS 12.9-1,
12.10-1,12.10-A I-i and 12.12 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,
COLORADO,RELATING TO ZONING AND SPECIAL
REVIEW PROCEDURES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN
OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1.That Section 12.9-1,paragraphs 3 and L1.,
of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estee Park,Colorado
are amended to read as follows:
12.9-1 Use Restrictions.
3.Any branch of trade,production or creative
endeavor employing labor and capital in a light manufacturing
process which does not involve the storage of merchandise
outside of a building;which is not noxious,offensive or
objectionable to abutting properties because of excessive
noise,odors,dust,fumes,smoke,vapor or vibration;and
which operates independently of extensive loading docks and
heavy equipment.
L.Uses permitted by special review:
Places for amusement and recreation;pro
vided that the principal activity for such uses is carried
on outside of a building,such asgoif,tennis,swimming and
boating (the foregoing being illustrative and not exclusive).
Pet stores,small animal hospitals and
kennels.
Section 2.That Section 12.10-1 of the Municipal
Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado is amended by adding
thereto the following:
C 12.10-1 Use Restrictions.
3.Uses permitted by special review:
Pet stores,small animal hospitals and
kennels.
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Section 3.That Section 12.10-A I-i of the Municipal
Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado is amended by adding
thereto the following:
12.10-A I-i Use Restrictions.
)4.Uses permitted by special review:
Pet stores,small animal hospitals and
kennels.
Section 1i•That Section 12.12 of the Municipal Code
of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado is amended to read as
follows:
12.12 Supplementary Regulations.Regulations
specified in other sections of this ordinance shall be subject
to the following interpretations,exceptions and additions:
12.12-1 (1)Accessory Use.Any use customarily
incidental to a use permitted in any district shall be per
mitted in such district,provided it is located on the same
lot as the principal use.A home occupation shall be con
sidered as an acceptable accessory use provided suchhDme
occupation is contained principally within a dwelling;is
carried on by the inhabitants thereof;is clearly incidental
and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes;
and does not change the character thereof;and provided that
no article is sold or offered for sale on the premises except
such as may be produced by members of the immediate family
residing on the premises.
The letting of rooms and the providing of table board
may be permitted in a private dwelling provided the number of
persons thus cared for does not exceed five persons per private
dwelling in an R-l Residence District.
A private garage shall be an accessory use.
A commercial billboard or advertising sign shall,in
no case,be construed as an accessory use in the R-l Residence
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District;however,a sign not exceeding an area of 12 square
feet pertaining to the lease,sale,construction or improve
ment of the lot or building,shall be permitted thereon.
The stabling,pasturing or keeping of horses shell
not be an accessory use hereunder and is hereby forbidden.
12.12-1(2)Uses Permitted Special Review.Uses
permitted by special review may be allowed in the designated
districts upon approval by the Board of Trustees following
recommendation from the Torn Planning Commission.
A.Application.
(1)All requests for a use permitted by
special review shall be submitted in
writing to the Town Clerk at least
twenty days before a regular Planning
Commission meeting,on an application
furnished by the Town Clerk.
(2)The application shall be filed in
duplicate,and shall be signed by the
owner or owners of the real property
described in the application.There
shall be filed with the application three
(3)copies of a site plan prepared by a
surveyor who is duly licensed by the
State of Colorado as a land surveyor.
The site plan shall show the location
of all buildings and other improvements
to be placed on the real property;
off-street parking areas;location and
course of all ways for ingress and egress
to all buildings or structures;and,all
off-street loading areas,service and
refuse areas,major screening proposals,
signs,outdoor lighting and pedestrian
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areas,ii any.The site plan shall
also show thereon the date or dates that
each phase of the devàlopment included
in the site plan will be completed.
There shall also be filed with the site
plan three (3)written copies of all
proposed landscaping,if any.The land
scaping may be shown on the site plan in
lieu of the foregoing written proposal.
(3)The Planning Commission shall review the
request in relation to the date or dates
for completion of all improvements,
character of the surrounding neighborhood,
the desirability and need for such a use
in the specific area of the community,
adverse environmental influences that
might result from its location,and,in
general,compliance with the intent of
this chapter.
(Lv)The Planning Commission shall make a
recommendation to the Board of Trustees,
including such safeguards and revisions
considered necessary to protect the
health,safety and welfare of the
community,and the date or dates which
all improvements on the property are to
be completed.
()The Board of Trustees shall then con
sider the request and the Planning
Commission’s recommendation and shall make
a final decision whether or not to grant
the application,and if the application
is granted,the Board of Trustees shall
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set the date or dates within which all
improvements shall be completed.
(6)Before reviewing any request filed as
provided in this section the Planning
Commission shall have a notice published
once,at least seven (7)days before the
hearing on the application by the Plan
ning Commission,in the manner as is
required for amendments to ordinances,
and the Planning Commission shall have
a notice posted on the property to which
the request pertains at least seven (7)
days prior to the date the request will
be considered by the Commission.The
notice shall contain the following
information:The use to be permitted
by special review;the date and place
the request will be considered by the
Planning Commission;and the location
where additional information may be
obtained.
(7)All persons filing requests as herein
provided shall be charged a fee of
$25.00 to cover the cost of advertising
and processing.
Section 5.The Board of Trustees herewith finds,
determines and designates that this ordinance is necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public peace,health
and safety for the regulation of zoning affects the public
peace,health and safety,and whereas in the opinion of the
Board of Trustees an emergency exists,this ordinance shall
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take effect and be in force five (5)days after its final
passage,adoption and publication.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
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