HomeMy WebLinkAbout117 - 11/05/1991 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO ZONING REGULATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 117, 1991
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO
ZONING REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins has determined that it
is in the best interest of the City to maintain a Zoning Code which is clear,
concise and enforceable by making amendments when inconsistencies and problems
with clarity are identified; and
WHEREAS, the Council has further determined that it is in the best interest
of the City to make certain changes to the provisions of the Zoning Code in order
to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City and to
protect the established character of the various neighborhoods of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
that Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be amended as follows:
Section 1 . That the definition of FAMILY CARE HOME as contained in
Section 29-1 of the Code of the City is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-1. Definitions.
Family care home shall mean a facility for child care in a place
of residence of a family or person for the purpose of providing family care
and training for a child under the age of sixteen (16) years who is not
related to the occupants of such home, or a facility in a place of
residence of a family or person for the purposes of providing elderly day
care. The three (3) categories of family-care homes are as follows:
(1) Day care home shall mean a facility providing care and training for
a child or children not related to the caretakers for more than two
(2) full consecutive days on a regular weekly basis, but not
including twenty-four hour care. A full day shall be defined as
seven (7) or more hours.
(2) Family foster home shall mean a facility providing care and training
for a child or children not related to the caretaker for regular
twenty-four hour care, provided that such child or children is
received from any state operated institution for child care or from
any child placement agency as defined in Section 26-6-102(2) , C.R.S.
(3) Elderly day care home shall mean a home in a place of residence of
a family or person for the day-time care, protection, and supervision
of persons of at least sixty (60) years of age, who are not related
to the caretakers, for more than two (2) full days per week.
Section 2. That Section 29-1 of the Code of the City is hereby amended
by adding the following definition to read as follows:
Sec. 29-1. Definitions.
Laundry and dry-cleaning retail outlet shall mean a laundry and/or
dry-cleaning outlet whose business consists primarily of serving retail
customers, provided that any laundry and dry-cleaning processing that
occurs on the premises is limited to items which are brought directly to
the premises by the retail customer.
Section 3. That Section 29-1 of the Code of the City is hereby amended
by adding the following definition to read as follows:
Sec. 29-1. Definitions.
Tourist home shall mean an establishment operated in a private
residence or portion thereof which provides temporary accommodations to
overnight guests for a fee. The operator of such an establishment must
reside on the premises.
Section 4. That Section 29-203 (5) of the Cade of the City is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-203. Bulk and area requirements.
(5) Minimum side yard width shall be the equivalent of one (1) foot
for each three (3) feet or fraction thereof of building height
except that no side yard shall be less than five (5) feet in
width and single-family and two-family dwellings shall require
no more than five (5) feet of side yard. The minimum side yard
width shall be fifteen (15) feet on the street side of any
corner lot.
Section 5. That Section 29-205 of the Code of the City is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 29-205. Conversions from residential to nonresidential uses.
The conversion from a residential land use to one (1) or more of the
uses permitted in § 29-202(9) through (17) , inclusive, shall require the
approval of the Planning and Zoning Board. The proposed conversion shall
either be processed pursuant to § 29-526 or submitted with a site plan.
At the public hearing, the board may consider administrative guidelines
for use conversions as developed by the city. Following demolition of a
residential use, the subsequent construction of any nonresidential use on
the same property shall be deemed a conversion requiring approval pursuant
to this Section.
Section 6. That Section 29-253(3) (b) of the Code of the City is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-253. Bulk and area requirements.
b. The minimum distance allowed between mobile homes or mobile
homes and buildings in a mobile home park shall be ten (10)
feet.
Section 7. That Section 29-273(3) (b) of the Code of the City is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-273. Bulk and area requirements.
b. The minimum distance allowed between mobile homes or mobile
homes and buildings in a mobile home park shall be ten (10)
feet.
Section 8. That Section 29-302 (8) of the Code of the City is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-302. Permitted uses.
(8) Laundry and dry-cleaning retail outlets .
Section 9. That Section 29-337 (18) of the Code of the City is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-337. Uses permitted.
(18) Laundry and dry-cleaning retail outlets .
Section 10. That Section 29-367 (2) of the Code of the City is hereby
amended to add the following use which shall read as follows:
Sec. 29-367. Uses permitted.
(2) r. Churches.
Section 11 . That Chapter 29 of the Code of the City is hereby amended by
the addition of a new section to be numbered Section 29-389, which Section reads
as follows:
Sec. 29-389. Screening required.
The storage yard of any junkyard use shall be enclosed and screened
by an opaque fence or wall at least eight (8) feet in height.
Section 12. That Section 29-458 of the Code of the City is hereby amended
to add the following subsection, to read as follows:
Sec. 29-458. Family-care homes.
(c) Elderly day-care homes. Elderly day-care homes shall be
permitted as an accessory use as defined in § 29-1, provided that
the maximum number of elderly persons receiving care, protection and
supervision in any such home shall not exceed four (4) at any one
(1) given time.
Section 13. That Section 29-476 (d) of the Code of the City is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-476. Supplementary building height regulations.
(d) No detached accessory building may exceed eight (8) feet in
height unless such building complies with all of the yard
setbacks for the district in which such building is located.
Section 14. That Section 29-494 (4) of the Code of the City is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-494. Required spaces.
(4) For each school , child-care center or institutional use located
in a residential zoning district, and for each church use
located in any district, there shall be one (1) parking space
per five seats in the auditorium or place of assembly, or two
(2) parking spaces per three (3) employees, or one (1) parking
space per one thousand (1 ,000) square feet of building floor
area, whichever is greatest.
Section 15. That Section 29-495 of the Code of the City is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 29-495. Drive-through use stacking space.
For any drive-in or drive-through service bay, there shall be
provided stacking space for vehicles waiting for service, which is
sufficient to prevent any such vehicles from extending onto the public
right-of-way at any time. In no case shall less than five (5) stacking
spaces be provided for each such service bay on the entrance side, and one
(1) such space on the exit side. No bays designed to be entered from
more than one (1) direction shall be permitted.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 15th day of October, A.D. 1991, and to be presented for final passage on
the 5th day of November, A.D. 1991 .
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Mayor `
ATTEST:
City Clem
Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of November, A.D. 1991
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk