Town of Limon Land Development Code
2014 Land Development Code
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100. General Provisions
101. Title
102. Short Title
103. Authority
104. Jurisdiction
105. Intent
106. Effective Date
107. Relationship to Existing Ordinances
108. Relationship to Comprehensive Plan
109. Application: No Use or Sale except in Conformity with Ordinance
110. Fees
111. Severability
112. Computation of Time
113. Miscellaneous
114. Basic Definitions and Interpretations
115. Enforcement and Review
115.1. Complaints Regarding Violations
115.2. Persons Liable
115.3. Procedures Upon Discovery of Violations
115.4. Penalties and Remedies for Violations
115.5. Permit Revocation
115.6. Judicial Review
200. Zoning
201. General Provisions
201.1. Uniformity of Regulations
201.2. Conflict with Other Provisions of Law
201.3. Conflict with Private Covenants or Deeds
201.4. One Principal Building to a Lot
201.5. Permitted Height Exceptions
202. Zone Districts
202.1. General
202.2. Use Categories
202.3. Zone District Descriptions
203. Zoning Amendments (Rezoning)
203.1. Initiation of Amendments
203.2. Planning Commission Consideration
203.3. Notice of Hearing Required
203.4. Town Board Action on Amendments
203.5. Protests to Zoning District Changes
203.6. Vesting
203.7. Submittal Requirements
204. Zoning Map
204.1. Official Zoning Map
204.2. Interpretations of the Zoning Map
204.3. Amendments to Official Zoning Map
205. Board of Adjustment Appeals, Variances, Interpretations of Activities
Administered by Staff
205.1. Appeals
205.2. Variances
205.3 Appeals and Variances of Floodplains and Floodway Requirements
205.4. Map Interpretations
205.5. Requests to be Heard Expeditiously
205.6. Burden of Proof in Appeals and Variances
205.7. Board of Adjustment Action on Appeals
206. Nonconforming Situations
206.1. Definitions
206.2. Continuation of Nonconforming Situations and Completion
of Nonconforming Projects
206.3. Undeveloped Nonconforming Lots
206.4. Extension or Enlargement of Nonconforming Situations
206.5. Repair, Maintenance and Reconstruction
206.6. Change in Use of Property Where a Nonconforming Situation Exists
206.7. Discontinuation and Termination of Nonconforming Situation
206.8. Completion of Nonconforming Projects
208 Medical Marijuana
208.1 Findings
208.2 Definitions
208.3 Medical Marijuana Centers, Optional Premises Cultivation Operations, and Medical Marijuana-Infused
Products Manufacturers' Licenses Prohibited.
208.4 Penalties for Violation
300. Subdivision
301. Pre-application Conference
302. Filing Deadlines and Applications
303. Sketch Plan
303.1. Purpose
303.2. Review Procedure
304. Preliminary Plan
304.1. Purpose
304.2. Review Procedure
305. Final Plat
305.1. Purpose
305.2. Review Procedure
306. Utility Requirements
306.1. Drainage and Storm Sewers
306.3. Water Facilities
306.4. Wastewater Facilities
306.5. Other Utilities
307. Development Agreements
307.1. Subdivision Improvements Agreements
307.2. Bulk Land Subdivision Agreements
307.3. Annexation Agreements
307.4. Cost Recovery Agreements
307.5. Recovery Cost Agreement Content
308. Concurrent Filing for Preliminary and Final Plans
309. Minor Subdivision.
309.1. Application
309.2. Minor Plat Process
309.3. Review by the Planning Commission
309.4. Appeal
309.5. Review by the Town Board
310. Staff Review Applications
310.1. Purpose
310.2. Review Procedure
311. Public Notice Requirement
312. Limitations on Approval
313. Submittal Requirements
314. Dedications Required
314.1. General Policy
314.2. Public Dedications to the Town of Limon
314.3. Commercial and Industrial (or other nonresidential) Subdivisions
314.4. Residential Subdivisions
314.5. Special Conditions for Dedicated Public Purpose Lands
314.6. Recreational Facilities and Open Space
314.7. Flexibility in Administration Authorized
314.8. Streets, Roads, Pathways, and Easements
400. Site Plans
401. When Required
402. Submittal Requirements
403. Site Plan/Architectural Review Criteria
404. Accessory Buildings
500. Supplementary Development Standards and Regulations
501. Manufactured and Mobile Home Standards
501.1. Manufactured Homes on Individual Legal Platted Lots or Parcels
501.2. Mobile Home Parks
501.3. Mobile Home Subdivisions
502. Commercial and Industrial Use Performance Standards
502.1. Glare and Heat
502.2. Vibration
502.3. Light
502.4. Smoke
502.5. Odors
502.6. Noise
502.7. Fugitive Dust
502.8. Electromagnetic, Electrical Interference
502.9. Industrial and Commercial Wastes
503. Home Occupations
504. Renting of Rooms
505. Fences, Hedges and Walls
505.1. General Provisions
505.2. Barbed Wire Fences Along Public Streets Prohibited
505.3. Removal of Fences Required Upon Notice
505.4. Removal by Town
506. Off-Street Parking and Loading
506.1. Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
506.2. Off-street Loading Areas
507. Streets and Sidewalks
507.1. Street Plan
507.2. Street Classification
507.3. Access to Lots
507.4. Access to Arterial Streets
507.5. Entrances to Streets
507.6. Coordination with Surrounding Streets
507.7. Relationship of Streets to Topography
507.8. Wheelchair Ramps
507.9. Street Names
507.10. Sidewalks
507.11.Blocks and Lots
508. Fire Hydrants
509. Sites for and Screening of Dumpsters
510. Public Improvements
511. Siting of Dwellings
512. Oil and Gas Facilities
512.1. Purpose and Intent
512.2. Administrative Approval Criteria
513.3. Administrative Process
512.4. Administrative Submittal Requirements
512.5. Oil and Gas Operations Plan
512.6. Notice of Application Requirements
512.7. Approval/Denial of Administrative Use by Special Review
512.8. Permits Required Prior to Commencement of Operations
512.9. Appeal of Decision on Application for Administrative Use By Special Review
512.10. MOU Provisions as Conditions of Approval
512.11. Administrative Amendment
512.12. Non-Administrative Approval Process
512.13. Expiration of Approval
512.14. COGCC and Town Approvals Required
512.15. Violation and Enforcement
600. Vested Rights
601. When Development Rights are Vested
601.1. Definition of Site Specific Development Plan
601.2. Notice and Hearing
601.3. Approval-Conditions
602. Waiver or Forfeiture of Vested Rights
603. Duration
604. Subsequent Regulation Prohibited
605. Extension and Amendments
606. Other Provisions
606.1. Other Requirements Remain
606.2. Limitations
606.3. Development Agreement
700. Annexation
701. Purpose
702. Responsibilities
703. Eligibility for Annexation
704. Who May Petition for Annexation
705. Required Annexation Impact Reports
706. Required Dedications
707. Pre-Annexation Agreement
708. Annexation Agreement
709. Proposed Zoning
710. Standards for Annexation
711. Planning Commission Action
712. Town Board Action
713. General Development Plan
Appendices
A1: Conditional Use Permit Submission Requirements
A2: Special Use Permit Submission Requirements
A3: Temporary Use Permit Submission Requirements
A4: Submittal Requirements for Planned Development District Amendments
A5: Final Planned Development: Plan Submittal Requirements
A6: Rezoning (Zoning Amendment) Submission Requirements
A7: Site Development Plan (SDP) Submission Requirements
A8: Submission Requirements for Subdivisions
A9: Site Plan Submittal Requirements