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ORDINANCE NO.5-70
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 12.2-2,12.5
AND 12.10-2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN
OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO,RELATING TO ZONING
RESTRICTIONS,BUILDING HEIGHTS,RIVER BANKS
AND WALLS,AND MEASUREMENTS THEREFROM.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN
OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1.That Section 12.2-2 of the Municipal
Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado be and the same
is hereby amended by adding thereto the following:
Building Height:The vertical distance from theaverageofthefinishedgroundlevelatthecenterofallwallsofabuildingtothehighestpointoftheroofsurface,exclusive of chimneys,ventilators,pipes and similar apparatus.
River Bank:The boundary along the bank of a streamorriveratthehighwatermark.
River Wall:An erection of stone,brick or othermaterial,raised to some height,and intended for the purposeofsecurityorinclosureofanyriverorstream.
Section 2.That Section 12.5 of the Municipal Code
of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
12.5 Zoning Restrictions.Except as hereinafter provided,no building shall be erected,reconstructed,or structurallyaltered,and no building or land shall be used for anypurposeotherthanispermittedinthezoningdistrictinwhichsuchbuildingorlandislocated.No lot area shall be so reducedordiminishedthattheyardsorotheropenspacesshallbesmallerthanprescribedherein,nor shall the lot area bereducedinanymannerexceptinconformitywiththearearegulationshereinestablishedforthezoningdistrictinwhichsuchbuildingislocated.No yard or other open space providedaboutanybuildingforthepurposeofcomplyingwiththisordinanceshallbeconsideredasprovidingayardorotheropenspaceforanyotherbuilding.No building shall exceed a heightofthirty(30)feet nor be more than two (2)stories or floorlevelsinheight.
Section 3.That Section 12.10-2 of the Municipal
Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado be and the same is
hereby amended by adding thereto the following:
All measurements shall commence at the riverside ofanyriverbankorriverwall.
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Section 14..The Board of Trustees of the Town of
Estes Park 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 take effect and be in force five
()days after its final passage,adoption and publication.
Mayor
Town Clerk
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