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FEBRUARY 15, 2019
MONTAVA – PUD MASTER PLAN
The Montava – PUD Master Plan is a long–term plan for the development of approximately 999
acres of contiguous land in the Mountain Vista Subarea of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado
(“City”), proposed and approved in accordance with Land Use Code Division 4.29, which master
plan will direct and guide subsequent project development plans and final plans therein.
The Montava – PUD Master Plan includes the following documents:
1. This PUD Master Plan Summary
2. Montava PUD Master Plan PUD Design Narrative
3. Sheets 1 through 7 of the Montava – PUD Master Plan:
Sheet 1 Cover Sheet
Sheet 2 Existing Conditions & Natural Features Map
Sheet 3 Overall Master Plan
Sheet 4 Annotated Master Plan
Sheet 5 Existing Zoning
Sheet 6 PUD Transect Districts and Special Districts
Sheet 7 Development Phasing Plan
4. Montava PUD Master Plan Uses, Densities and Development Standards
5. Development Standards of the Land Use Code, Appendix A to this PUD
Master Plan Summary
6. Variances from Engineering Design Standards and Proposed Alternate
Designs submitted with such variances, Appendix B to this PUD Master
Plan Summary
VESTED PROPERTY RIGHTS
Pursuant to the PUD Overlay Regulations, the Montava - PUD Master Plan is eligible for a
vested property right with respect to uses, densities and Development Standards, and
Engineering Standards for which variances have been granted, all as specified in the approved
Montava - PUD Master Plan. The applicant submitted a vested property rights request to the
City which requests vested property rights for the following Montava - PUD Master Plan
documents:
1. Montava PUD Master Plan Uses, Densities and Development Standards
2. Development Standards of the Land Use Code, Appendix A to this PUD
Master Plan Summary
3. Variances from Engineering Design Standards and Proposed Alternate
Designs submitted with such variances, Appendix B to this PUD Master
Plan Summary
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION
The following documents were submitted to the City as part of the required submittal items for
the Montava – PUD Master Plan, and are on file in the Planning Department of the City and are
requested to be incorporated into the Montava record:
Context Diagram
Master Drainage Report
Preliminary Water Demand Memorandum
Master Traffic Impact Study
Phase 1 Environmental Assessment
Preliminary Subsurface Exploration Report
Ecological Characterization Report
Approved Jurisdictional Determination Letter
Review Types compared with current Land Use Code
Staff review comments and applicant’s responses
Mountain Vista Subarea Plan amendment request
Master Street Plan Amendment Request
Letters of Intent
Vested Property Rights Request
The following documents were prepared to assist in the City’s evaluation of Montava – PUD
Master Plan and to facilitate preparation and evaluation of future project development plans and
final development plans within the Montava – PUD Master Plan. They are on file in the
Planning Department of the City and are requested to be incorporated into the Montava record.
Nothing herein requires that any future project development plans or final development plans be
designed in accordance with such supplemental information nor does it prevent the use of
designs not included in such information. Rather, the purpose of the following documents is to
memorialize discussions which have taken place between City staff and the Developer on these
matters as a baseline for future project development plan and final development plan preparation
and evaluation.
Parks Diagram
Bicycle Plan
Block Level Detail Studies
Arterial Intersections Diagram
Pedestrian Sheds
Grading and Utility Plans
Street Sections Booklet
Information regarding TCEF percentages
Information regarding stormwater design assumptions
Information regarding utility location and design assumptions
Information regarding Natural Areas design and partnership
Information regarding park, trail, grade-separated crossings
COGCC well site documentation
Sampling and Analysis Plan, TRC, June 21, 2018
Vested property rights are not requested for the Supplemental Documentation.
Appendix A
to Montava PUD Master Plan Summary
Development Standards of the Land Use Code
Development Standards of the Land Use Code
Sec. Description Appendices*
3.2.1(K) Utilities and Traffic - Minimum dimension
requirements for tree/utility and traffic control device
separations, with the exception noted in Appendix A-1
Appendix A-1
3.6.2 Streets, Streetscapes, Alleys And Easements –
Transportation Network Design and Implementation
Appendix A-2
3.6.3 Street Pattern and Connectivity Standards Appendix A-3
3.6.4 Transportation Level of Service Standards Appendix A-4
3.7.3 Adequate Public Facilities Appendix A-5
3.8.7 Signs (all provisions of Sec. 3.8.7 that are not modified
by Chapter 8 of the Montava PUD Master Plan Uses,
Densities and Development Standards)
Appendix A-6
as amended by
Ordinance No. 141, 2018
3.8.26 Buffering for Residential and High Occupancy
Building Units (all provisions of Sec. 3.8.26 that are
not modified by Chapter 11 of the Montava PUD
Master Plan Uses, Densities and Development
Standards)
Appendix A-7
3.8.31 Urban Agriculture Appendix A-8
* Appendices A-1 through A-8 include the text of the Land Use Code Development
Standards cited herein, as of the Effective Date of the Montava – PUD Master Plan.
Appendix A-1
to PUD Master Plan Summary
3.2.1 - Landscaping and Tree Protection
(K) Utilities and Traffic. Landscape, utility and traffic plans shall be coordinated. The following list sets
forth minimum dimension requirements for the most common tree/utility and traffic control device
separations. Exceptions to these requirements may occur where utilities or traffic control devices are
not located in their standard designated locations, as approved by the Director. Tree/utility and traffic
control device separations shall not be used as a means of avoiding the planting of required street
trees.
(1) Forty (40) feet between shade trees and streetlights. Fifteen (15) feet between ornamental
trees and streetlights. (See Figure 2.)
Figure 2
Tree/Streetlight Separations
*(2) Twenty (20) feet between shade and/or ornamental trees and traffic control signs and devices.
(3) Ten (10) feet between trees and water or sewer mains.
(4) Six (6) feet between trees and water or sewer service lines.
(5) Four (4) feet between trees and gas lines.
(6) Street trees on local streets planted within the eight-foot-wide utility easement may conflict with
utilities. Additional conduit may be required to protect underground electric lines.
* Tree/streetlight separations greater than twenty (20) feet between shade and/or ornamental trees and
traffic control signs and devices can be required if determined by the City in connection with a project
development plan to be necessary for safe traffic operation.
Appendix A-2
to PUD Master Plan Summary
3.6.2 - Streets, Streetscapes, Alleys And Easements
(A) Purpose . This Section is intended to ensure that the various components of the transportation
network are designed and implemented in a manner that promotes the health, safety and welfare of
the City.
(B) General Standard . Public streets, public alleys, private streets, street-like private drives and
private drives shall be designed and implemented in a manner that establishes a transportation
network that protects the public health, safety and welfare. Rights-of-way and/or easements for the
transportation system shall be sufficient to support the infrastructure being proposed. The
transportation network shall clearly identify construction and maintenance responsibilities for the
proposed infrastructure. All responsibilities and costs for the operation, maintenance and
reconstruction of private streets, street-like private drives and private drives shall be borne by the
property owners. The City shall have no obligation to operate, maintain or reconstruct such private
streets, street-like private drives and private drives nor shall the City have any obligation to accept
such private streets, street-like private drives and private drives.
(C) Streets on a project development plan or subdivision plat shall conform to the Master Street Plan
where applicable. All streets shall be aligned to join with planned or existing streets. All streets shall
be designed to bear a logical relationship to the topography of the land. Intersections of streets shall
be at right angles unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
(D) Cul-de-sacs shall be permitted only if they are not more than six hundred sixty (660) feet in length
and have a turnaround at the end with a diameter of at least one hundred (100) feet. Surface
drainage on a cul-de-sac shall be toward the intersecting street, if possible, and if not possible a
drainage easement shall be provided from the cul-de-sac. If fire sprinkler systems or other fire
prevention devices are to be installed within a residential subdivision, these requirements may be
modified by the City Engineer according to established administrative guidelines and upon the
recommendation of the Poudre Fire Authority.
(E) Except as provided in subsection (D) above for cul-de-sacs, no dead-end streets shall be permitted
except in cases where such streets are designed to connect with future streets on abutting land, in
which case a temporary turnaround easement at the end of the street with a diameter of at least one
hundred (100) feet must be dedicated and constructed. Such turnaround easement shall not be
required if no lots in the subdivision are dependent upon such street for access.
(F) If residential lots in a subdivision abut an arterial street, no access to individual lots from such
arterial street shall be permitted.
(G) Lots having a front or rear lot line that abuts an arterial street shall have a minimum depth of one
hundred fifty (150) feet.
(1) Alternative Compliance . Upon request by the applicant, the decision maker may approve an
alternative lot plan that does not meet the standard of this subsection if the alternative lot plan
includes additional buffering or screening that will, in the judgment of the decision maker,
protect such lots from the noise, light and other potential negative impacts of the arterial street
as well as, or better than, a plan which complies with the standard of this subsection.
(2) Procedure. Alternative lot plans shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the
submittal requirements for streets, streetscapes, alleys and easements as set forth in this
Section and landscape plans as set forth in Section 3.2.1. The alternative lot plan shall clearly
identify and discuss the modifications and alternatives proposed and the ways in which the plan
will equally well or better accomplish the purpose of this subsection than would a plan which
complies with the standards of this subsection.
(3) Review Criteria. To approve an alternative lot plan, the decision maker must first find that the
proposed alternative plan accomplishes the purpose of this subsection as well as, or better
than, a lot plan which complies with the standard of this subsection. In reviewing the proposed
alternative plan, the decision maker shall take into account whether the lot plan provides
screening and protection of the lots adjacent to the arterial street from noise, light and other
negative impacts of the arterial street equally well or better than a plan which complies with the
standard of this subsection.
(H) Reverse curves on arterial streets shall be joined by a tangent at least two hundred (200) feet in
length.
(I) The applicant shall not be permitted to reserve a strip of land between a dedicated street and
adjacent property for the purpose of controlling access to such street from such property unless such
reservation is approved by the City Engineer and the control of such strip is given to the City.
(J) Street right-of-way widths shall conform to the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards as
approved and amended by the City Council from time to time by ordinance or resolution.
(K) Streetscape design and construction, including medians and parkways, shall conform to the Larimer
County Urban Area Street Standards as approved and amended by the City Council from time to
time by ordinance or resolution. Any permits that are required pursuant to the Larimer County Urban
Area Street Standards shall be obtained by the applicant before the construction of the street,
streetscape, sidewalk, alley or other public way (as applicable) is commenced.
(L) Public alleys shall be controlled by the following requirements:
(1) When Allowed. Public alleys in residential subdivisions shall be permitted only when: (a) they
are necessary and desirable to continue an existing pattern or to establish a pattern of alleys
that will extend over a larger development area, and (b) they are needed to allow access to
residential properties having garages or other parking areas situated behind the principal
structure and the principal structure is on a residential local street. Public alleys shall also be
provided in commercial and industrial areas unless other provisions are made and approved for
service access.
(2) Design Construction Requirements. All public alleys shall be constructed in conformance with
the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards as adopted by the City Council by ordinance
or resolution, except those public alleys within the N-C-L, N-C-M and N-C-B zone districts that
do not abut commercially zoned properties and that provide access only for carriage houses
and habitable accessory buildings as such terms are described in Article 4. Dead-end alleys
shall not be allowed.
(M) Private Streets. Private streets shall be controlled by the following requirements:
(1) When Allowed. Private streets shall be allowed in a development, provided that their function
will only be to provide access to property within the development. Private streets shall not be
permitted if (by plan or circumstance) such streets would, in the judgment of the City Engineer,
attract "through traffic" in such volumes as to render such streets necessary as connections
between developments, neighborhoods or other origins and destinations outside of the
development plan.
(2) Design Requirements. Designs for private streets shall meet all standards for public streets in
accordance with the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, as adopted by the City
Council by ordinance or resolution. Optional treatments beyond the minimum city standards,
such as landscaped medians or other decorative features, will not be approved unless the City
determines that such treatments present no safety risk to the public and that the City's utilities
will not incur maintenance or replacement costs for their utilities above normal costs associated
with the City's standard design. As with public streets, the design of private streets must be
completed by or under the charge of a professional engineer licensed by the State of Colorado.
The design for all private streets shall be included in the utility plans for the development.
(3) Construction Requirements. The construction of all private streets shall be under the direct
supervision of a professional engineer licensed by the State of Colorado, who must certify that
all improvements for private streets have been completed in accordance with the plans
approved by the City. In addition, the construction of private streets shall be subject to
inspection by the City Engineer for compliance with city standards established in the Larimer
County Urban Area Street Standards, as adopted by the City Council by ordinance or
resolution, and in accordance with the approved plans for the development. All private streets
shall be subject to the same bonding and warranty requirements as are established for public
streets.
(4) Traffic Control. All traffic control devices for the private street system, such as signs, signals,
striping, speed control devices (traffic calming) and speed limits, must meet city standards. All
plans for traffic control, including any proposed revisions, must be reviewed and approved by
the Traffic Engineer prior to installation thereof.
(5) Operation, Maintenance and Reconstruction. The developer of a private street system must
submit to the City that portion of the covenants, declarations and/or bylaws of the appropriate
property owners association which defines the responsibilities for the operation, maintenance
and reconstruction of the private street system, the costs of which must be borne by the
property owners and not the City. The documents must provide for maintenance, reconstruction,
drainage, lighting, landscaping, traffic control devices and any other special conditions. This
information must also be shown on the plat and site plan for the development with the added
statement that the City has no obligation to perform or pay for repair and maintenance or any
obligation to accept the streets as public streets. At the time of recording of the plat, the
developer shall also record a notice in the Larimer County, Colorado records showing the
location of such street and identifying the property or properties which are burdened with the
obligation of operation, maintenance and reconstruction of such street, and affirming that the
City has no such obligation, or any obligation to accept such street as a public street.
(6) Naming and Addressing. Private streets shall be named and addressed in the same manner as
public streets, in accordance with the laws and standards of the City.
(7) Gated Developments. Gated street entryways into residential developments are prohibited in
accordance with subsection 3.6.3(G). Gated entryways for private streets are also prohibited.
(N) Private Drives and Street-Like Private Drives.
(1) When Allowed.
(a) Internal access or additional cross-access. Private drives shall be allowed in a
development, provided that their function will only be to provide access to property within
the development or additional cross-access between developments that are also
connected by a street(s). Private drives shall not be permitted if (by plan or circumstance)
such drives would, in the judgment of the City Engineer, attract "through traffic" in such
volumes as to render such drives necessary as connections between developments,
neighborhoods or other origins and destinations outside of the development plan.
(b) Primary access. A private drive shall be allowed to provide primary access to a
development, provided that the drive is in compliance with subparagraph (a) above.
(c) Street-Like Private Drives. A street-like private drive shall be allowed as primary access to
facing buildings or to parcels internal to a larger, cohesive development plan, or for the
purposes of meeting other requirements for streets. Street-like private drives shall be
designed to include travel lanes, on-street parking, tree-lined border(s), detached
sidewalk(s) and crosswalks. Other features such as bikeways, landscaped medians, corner
plazas and pedestrian lighting may be provided to afford an appropriate alternative to a
street in the context of the development plan.
On-street parking for abutting buildings may be parallel or angled. Head-in parking may
only be used in isolated parking situations.
Such street-like private drives must be similar to public or private streets in overall function
and buildings shall front on and offer primary orientation to the street-like private drive.
Street-like private drives may be used in conjunction with other standards, such as block
configuration, orientation to connecting walkways, build-to-lines, or street pattern and
connectivity.
(d) Neither a private drive nor a street-like private drive shall be permitted if it prevents or
diminishes compliance with any other provisions of this Code.
(2) Design Requirements. Private drives shall be designed to meet the following criteria:
(a) If any property served by the private drive cannot receive fire emergency service from a
public street, then all emergency access design requirements shall apply to the private
drive in accordance with Section 3.6.6. An "emergency access easement" must be
dedicated to the City for private drives that provide emergency access.
(b) Private drives which must comply with Section 3.6.6 for emergency access shall be limited
to an overall length of six hundred sixty (660) feet from a single point of access (measured
as the fire hose would lay).
(c) The design of private drives shall comply with all the standards for Emergency Access as
contained in Section 3.6.6.
(d) Access locations on public or private streets shall be placed in accordance with City
standards.
(e) The connection of a private drive with a public street shall be made in accordance with
City street standards.
(f) If drainage from a private drive is channeled or directed to a public street, such drainage
shall be in accordance with City street standards.
(3) Construction Requirements. The construction of all private drives shall be under the direct
supervision of a professional engineer licensed by the State of Colorado, who must certify that
all improvements for private drives have been completed in accordance with the plans approved
by the City. In addition, the construction of private drives that will serve emergency access
purposes shall be inspected by the City Engineer for compliance with city standards and the
approved plans in the same manner as is required by the City for public streets.
(4) Operation, Maintenance and Reconstruction. The developer of a private drive must submit to
the City that portion of the covenants, declarations and/or by-laws of the appropriate property
owners association which defines the responsibilities for the operation, maintenance and
reconstruction of the private drive, the costs of which must be borne by the property owners and
not the City. The documents must provide for maintenance, reconstruction, drainage, policing
and any other special conditions. This information must also be shown on the plat and site plan
for the development with the added statement that the City has no obligation to perform or pay
for repair and maintenance or any obligation to accept the private drives as public streets. At the
time of recording of the plat, the developer shall also record a notice in the Larimer County,
Colorado records showing the location of such drive and identifying the property or properties
which are burdened with the obligation of operation, maintenance and reconstruction of such
drive, and affirming that the City has no such obligation, nor any obligation to accept such drive
as a public street or drive.
(5) Naming and Addressing. Private drives shall be named, if necessary, to comply with the
standards for Emergency Access as contained in Section 3.6.6. Addressing of the property shall
be assigned by the City in conformance with the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards.
(6) Gated Developments. Gated street entryways into residential developments are prohibited in
accordance with subsection 3.6.3(G). Gated entryways for private drives are also prohibited.
(O) Easements. Easements shall be controlled by the following requirements:
(1) Public and private easements shall be provided on lots for utilities, public access, stormwater
drainage or other public purposes as required and approved by the City Engineer.
(2) Pedestrian and bicycle paths shall be provided to accommodate safe and convenient
pedestrian and bicycle movement throughout the subdivision and to and from existing and
future adjacent neighborhoods and other development; all such pedestrian and bicycle paths
shall be constructed in conformity with the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards as
adopted by the City Council by ordinance or resolution.
(3) Development plans shall incorporate and continue any public access easements so as to
connect them to any such easements that exist on abutting properties.
(4) The subdivider shall be responsible for adequate provisions to eliminate or control flood
hazards associated with the subdivision in accordance with Chapter 10 of the City Code.
Agreements concerning stormwater drainage between private parties shall be subject to City
review and approval.
(Ord. No. 183, 1998 §2, 10/20/98; Ord. No. 228, 1998 §92, 12/15/98; Ord. No. 99, 1999 §14,
6/15/99; Ord. No. 165, 1999 §§24—27, 11/16/99; Ord. No. 186, 2000 §2, 1/2/01; Ord. No. 107,
2001 §26, 6/19/01; Ord. No. 087, 2002 §17, 6/4/02; Ord. No. 063, 2004 §1, 4/20/04; Ord. No.
091, 2004 §§14, 15, 6/15/04; Ord. No. 198, 2004 §§12, 13, 12/21/04; Ord. No. 161, 2005 §7,
12/20/05; Ord. No. 104, 2006 §11, 7/18/06; Ord. No. 120, 2011 §13, 9/20/2011; Ord. No. 025,
2013 §12, 2/26/13; Ord. No. 086, 2014 §35, 7/1/14)
Appendix A-3
to PUD Master Plan Summary
3.6.3 - Street Pattern and Connectivity Standards
(A) Purpose. This Section is intended to ensure that the local street system is well designed with
regard to safety, efficiency and convenience for automobile, bicycle, pedestrian and transit modes of
travel.
For the purposes of this Division, "local street system" shall mean the interconnected system of
collector and local streets providing access to development from an arterial street.
(B) General Standard. The local street system of any proposed development shall be designed to be
safe, efficient, convenient and attractive, considering use by all modes of transportation that will use
the system, (including, without limitation, cars, trucks, buses, bicycles, pedestrians and emergency
vehicles). The local street system shall provide multiple direct connections to and between local
destinations such as parks, schools and shopping. Local streets must provide for both intra- and
inter-neighborhood connections to knit developments together, rather than forming barriers between
them. The street configuration within each parcel must contribute to the street system of the
neighborhood.
(C) Spacing of Full Movement Collector and Local Street Intersections With Arterial Streets .
Potentially signalized, full-movement intersections of collector or local streets with arterial streets
shall be provided at least every one thousand three hundred twenty (1320) feet or one-quarter (¼)
mile along arterial streets, unless rendered infeasible due to unusual topographic features, existing
development or a natural area or feature.
(D) Spacing of Limited Movement Collector or Local Street Intersections With Arterial Streets .
Additional nonsignalized, potentially limited movement, collector or local street intersections with
arterial streets shall be spaced at intervals not to exceed six hundred sixty (660) feet between full
movement collector or local street intersections, unless rendered infeasible due to unusual
topographic features, existing development or a natural area or feature.
The City Engineer may require any limited movement collector or local street intersections to
include an access control median or other acceptable access control device. The City Engineer
may also allow limited movement intersection to be initially constructed to allow full movement
access.
(E) Distribution of Local Traffic to Multiple Arterial Streets . All development plans shall contribute
to developing a local street system that will allow access to and from the proposed development, as
well as access to all existing and future development within the same section mile as the proposed
development, from at least three (3) arterial streets upon development of remaining parcels within
the section mile, unless rendered infeasible by unusual topographic features, existing development
or a natural area or feature.
The local street system shall allow multi-modal access and multiple routes from each
development to existing or planned neighborhood centers, parks and schools, without requiring
the use of arterial streets, unless rendered infeasible by unusual topographic features, existing
development or a natural area or feature.
(F) Utilization and Provision of Sub-Arterial Street Connections to and From Adjacent
Developments and Developable Parcels . All development plans shall incorporate and continue all
sub-arterial streets stubbed to the boundary of the development plan by previously approved
development plans or existing development. All development plans shall provide for future public
street connections to adjacent developable parcels by providing a local street connection spaced at
intervals not to exceed six hundred sixty (660) feet along each development plan boundary that
abuts potentially developable or redevelopable land.
(G) Gated Developments. Gated street entryways into residential developments shall be prohibited.
(H) Alternative Compliance. Upon request by an applicant, the decision maker may approve an
alternative development plan that may be substituted in whole or in part for a plan meeting the
standards of this Section.
(1) Procedure . Alternative compliance development plans shall be prepared and submitted in
accordance with submittal requirements for plans as set forth in this Section. The plan and
design shall clearly identify and discuss the alternatives proposed and the ways in which the
plan will better accomplish the purpose of this Section than would a plan which complies with
the standards of this Section.
(2) Review Criteria. To approve an alternative plan, the decision maker must first find that the
proposed alternative plan accomplishes the purposes of this Division equally well or better than
would a plan and design which complies with the standards of this Division, and that any
reduction in access and circulation for vehicles maintains facilities for bicycle, pedestrian and
transit, to the maximum extent feasible.
In reviewing the proposed alternative plan, the decision maker shall take into account whether
the alternative design minimizes the impacts on natural areas and features, fosters nonvehicular
access, provides for distribution of the development's traffic without exceeding level of service
standards, enhances neighborhood continuity and connectivity and provides direct, sub-arterial
street access to any parks, schools, neighborhood centers, commercial uses, employment uses
and Neighborhood Commercial Districts within or adjacent to the development from existing or
future adjacent development within the same section mile.
(Ord. No. 90, 1998, 5/19/98; Ord. No. 228, 1998 §§25, 92, 12/15/98; Ord. No. 087, 2002 §18,
6/4/02; Ord. No. 161, 2005, §8, 12/20/05)
Appendix A-4
to PUD Master Plan Summary
3.6.4 - Transportation Level of Service Requirements
(A) Purpose. In order to ensure that the transportation needs of a proposed development can be safely
accommodated by the existing transportation system, or that appropriate mitigation of impacts will be
provided by the development, the project shall demonstrate that all adopted level of service (LOS)
standards will be achieved for all modes of transportation as set forth in this Section 3.6.4.
(B) General Standard. All development plans shall adequately provide vehicular, pedestrian and
bicycle facilities necessary to maintain the adopted transportation level of service standards. The
vehicular level of service standards are those contained in Table 4-3 of the Larimer County Urban
Area Street Standards (LCUASS). The bicycle and pedestrian level of service standards are those
contained in Part II of the City of Fort Collins Multi-modal Transportation Level of Service Manual.
Mitigation measures for levels of service that do not meet the standards are provided in Section 4.6
of LCUASS. No Transit level of service standards will be applied for the purposes of this Section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, adopted level of service standards need not be achieved where the
necessary improvements to achieve such standards are not reasonably related and proportional to
the impacts of the development. In such cases, the Director may require improvements or a portion
thereof that are reasonably related and proportional to the impacts of the development or the
requirement may be varied or waived pursuant to LCUASS Section 4.6.
(C) Transportation Impact Study, Nominal Impact. In order to identify those facilities that are
necessary in order to comply with these standards, development plans may be required to include
the submittal of a Transportation Impact Study, to be approved by the Traffic Engineer, consistent
with the Transportation Impact Study guidelines as established in LCUASS Chapter 4 . Should a
Transportation Impact Study not be required pursuant to LCUASSS Chapter 4, a proposed
development shall be deemed to have a nominal impact and shall not be subject to the
transportation level of service requirements described in this Section 3.6.4.
(Ord. No. 192, 2006 §7, 12/19/06; Ord. No. 109, 2018 , §2, 9/4/18)
Appendix A-5
To PUD Master Plan Summary
3.7.3 - Adequate Public Facilities
(A) Purpose. The purpose of the adequate public facilities (APF) management system is to establish
an ongoing mechanism which ensures that public facilities and services needed to support
development are available concurrently with the impacts of such development.
(B) Applicability. This Section shall apply to all development in the City.
(C) APF Management System.
(1) APF Management System Established. In order to implement the City's Principles and Policies,
the adequate public facilities management system ("APF management system") is hereby
established. The APF management system is incorporated into and shall be part of the
development review procedures as well as the process for issuance of Building Permits.
(2) General Requirements. The approval of all development shall be conditioned upon the
provision of adequate public facilities and services necessary to serve new development. No
Building Permit shall be issued unless such public facilities and services are in place, or the
commitments described in subparagraph (E)(1)(a)(2) below have been made, or with respect to
transportation facilities, a variance under LCUASS Section 4.6.7 or an alternative mitigation
strategy under LCUASS Section 4.6.8 has been approved. Under this APF management
system, the following is required:
(a) The City shall adopt and maintain level of service standards for the following public
facilities: transportation, water, wastewater, storm drainage, fire and emergency services,
electrical power and any other public facilities and services required by the City.
(b) No site specific development plan or Building Permit shall be approved or issued in a
manner that will result in a reduction in the levels of service below the adopted level of
service standards for the affected facility, except as expressly permitted under this Section
3.7.3 (and the referenced provisions of LCUASS).
(D) Level of Service Standards. For the purpose of review and approval of new development and the
issuance of Building Permits, the City hereby adopts the following level of service standards for the
public facilities and services identified below:
(1) Transportation.
(a) All development must have access to the Improved Arterial Street Network or to a street
for which funds have been appropriated to fund improvement as an arterial street as more
specifically required in Division 3.3.2, Subdivision Improvements, (F) Off-site Public Access
Improvements.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (E)(1) below, all development shall meet or exceed the
following transportation level of services standards:
1. The vehicular level of service standards for overall intersection level of service standards
contained in Table 4-3 of the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS).
Alternative mitigation strategies are provided in LCUASS Section 4.6.8
2. The bicycle and pedestrian level of service standards are contained in Part II of the City of
Fort Collins Multi-modal Transportation Level of Service Manual. Variances for levels of
service that do not meet the standards are provided in LCUASS Section 4.6.7.
3. No transit level of service standards contained in Part II of the Multi-modal Transportation
Manual will be applied for the purposes of this Section.
(c) If any off-site improvements are required by the standards contained in this Section,
repayments for the costs of such improvements shall be provided to the developer in
accordance with the provisions of 3.3.2(F)(2).
(2) Water. All development shall provide adequate and functional lines and stubs to each lot as
required by the current City or special district, as applicable, design criteria and construction
standards.
(3) Wastewater. All development shall provide adequate and functional mains and stubs to each
lot as required by the current City or special district, as applicable, design criteria and
construction standards.
(4) Storm Drainage. All development shall provide storm drainage facilities and appurtenances as
required by Sections 26-544 and 10-37 of the Municipal Code and by all current City storm
drainage master plans, design criteria and construction standards.
(5) Fire and Emergency Services. All development shall provide sufficient fire suppression facilities
as required by the Fire Code.
(6) Electrical Power Service. All development shall have service provided as described in the
Electric Construction Policies, Practices, and Procedures , and the Electric Service Rules and
Regulations of the Fort Collins Electric Utility.
(E) Minimum Requirements for Adequate Public Facilities.
(1) The City's APF management system shall ensure that public facilities and services to support
development are available concurrently with the impacts of development. In this regard, the
following standards shall be used to determine whether a development meets or exceeds the
minimum requirements for adequate public facilities:
(a) For transportation facilities, at a minimum, the City shall require that, at the time of
issuance of any Building Permit issued pursuant to a site specific development plan, all
necessary facilities and services, as described in Section (D)(1) above, are either:
1. in place and available to serve the new development in accordance with the
development agreement, or
2. funding for such improvements has been appropriated by the City or provided by the
developer in the form of either cash, nonexpiring letter of credit, or escrow in a form
acceptable to the City.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to improvements required to maintain the
applicable transportation facilities' level of service where, as determined by the Director,
such improvements are not reasonably related to and proportional to the impacts of the
development or currently desired by the City, a Building Permit may be issued pursuant to
a site specific development plan provided the developer has:
1. Agreed in the development agreement to install or fund improvements, or a portion
thereof, that are reasonably related and proportional to the impacts of the development
on the affected transportation facility or facilities; or
2. Obtained a variance regarding the affected transportation facility or facilities under
LCUASS Section 4.6.7; or
3. Agreed in the development agreement to implement an alternative mitigation strategy as
defined by LCUASS Section 4.6.8, or portion thereof, to adequately mitigate the
reasonably related and proportional impacts of the development on the affected
transportation facility or facilities; or
4. Funding for such improvements has been appropriated by the City or provided by the
developer in the form of either cash, nonexpiring letter of credit, or escrow in a form
acceptable to the City.
(c) For water and wastewater facilities, at a minimum, the City shall require that, at the time of
issuance of any building permit issued pursuant to a site-specific development plan, all
necessary facilities and services, as described in Section (D)(2) and (3) above, are in place
and available to serve the new development in accordance with the approved utility plan
and development agreement for the development.
(d) For storm drainage facilities, the City shall require that all necessary facilities and
services, as described in Section (D)(4) above, are in place and available to serve the new
development in accordance with the approved drainage and erosion control report, utility
plans and development agreement for such development. The timing of installation of such
facilities and service shall be as follows:
1. Where multiple building permits are to be issued for a project, twenty-five (25) percent of
the building permits and certificates of occupancy may be issued prior to the installation
and acceptance of the certification of the drainage facilities. Prior to the issuance of any
additional permits, the installation and acceptance of the certification of the drainage
facilities shall be required.
2. For projects involving the issuance of only one (1) building permit and certificate of
occupancy, the installation and acceptance of the certification of the drainage facilities
shall be required prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
(e) For fire and emergency services, at a minimum, the City shall require that, at the time of
issuance of any building permit issued pursuant to a site-specific development plan, all
necessary facilities and services, as described in Section (D)(5) above, are in place and
available to serve the site within the new development where the building is to be
constructed in accordance with the Fire Code and the development agreement.
(f) For electric power facilities, the following minimum requirements shall apply:
1. For residential development: The developer must coordinate the installation of the
electric system serving the development with the City's electric utility. In addition, each
application for a building permit within the development must show the name of the
development, its address, each lot or building number to be served, and the size of
electric service required. The size of electric service shall not exceed that originally
submitted to the electric utility for design purposes. Costs for installation of the electric
service line to the meter on the building will be payable upon the issuance of each
building permit.
2. For Commercial/Industrial Development: The following documents/information shall be
provided to the City's electric utility with each application for a building permit:
a. an approved and recorded final plat;
b. the final plan (two [2] copies);
c. the utility plan;
d. a one-line diagram of the electric main entrance;
e. a Commercial Service Information Form (C-1 form) completed by the developer/
builder for each service, and approved by the electric utility (Blank forms are
available at the Electric Utility Engineering Department, 970-221-6700);
f. the transformer location(s), as approved by the electric utility;
g. the name and address of the person responsible for payment of the electric
development charges; and
h. the name, of the development, building address and lot or building number.
3. Compliance with Administrative Regulations: The developer shall also comply with all
other administrative regulations and policies of the electric utility, including, without
limitation, the Electric Construction Policies, Practices and Procedures, and the Electric
Service Rules and Regulations , copies of which may be obtained from the electric utility.
(F) Transportation APF Exception. Nominal Impact. For the purpose of the transportation APF
requirements contained in this Section, a proposed development shall be deemed to have a
nominal impact and shall not be subject to the APF requirements for transportation if the
development proposal is not required to complete a Traffic Impact Study per the requirements in
Chapter 4 - Transportation Impact Study of the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards.
(Ord. No. 107, 2001 §29, 6/19/01; Ord. No. 109, 2018 , §3, 9/4/18)
Appendix A-6
to PUD Master Plan Summary
3.8.7 - Signs
3.8.7.1 - Permanent Signs
(A) General.
(1) Signs Permitted. Permanent signs shall be permitted in the various zone districts as accessory
uses in accordance with the regulations contained in this Section. The regulations contained in
this Section 3.8.7.1 apply to permanent signs while temporary signs are regulated under
Section 3.8.7.2 unless specifically provided herein.
(2) Prohibited Permanent Signs. Rooftop signs and all other signs which project above the fascia
wall, portable signs, revolving and rotating signs, inflatable signs, and wind-driven signs (except
flags in compliance with this Section 3.8.7.1) shall be prohibited in all zone districts.
(3) Nonconforming Signs.
(a) Existing signs which were erected without a permit and which, although legally permissible
at the time they were erected, have become nonconforming because of subsequent
amendments to this Code must be brought into conformance with the provisions of this
Section, as amended, within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the amendment which
caused the nonconformity.
(b) Existing on-premise signs for which a sign permit was issued pursuant to the previous
provisions of this Code, and which have become nonconforming because of an
amendment to this Code, shall be brought into conformance with the provisions of this
Section 3.8.7.1 within the period of time specified in the ordinance containing the
amendment which causes the nonconformity. In determining such period of time, the City
Council shall consider the length of time since the last Code change affecting that same
category of signs as well as the cost of bringing the signs into compliance. During the
period of time that the signs may remain nonconforming, such signs shall be maintained in
good condition and no such sign shall be:
1. structurally changed to another nonconforming sign, although its content may be
changed;
2. structurally altered in order to prolong the life of the sign, except to meet safety
requirements;
3. altered so as to increase the degree of nonconformity of the sign;
4. enlarged;
5. continued in use if a change of use occurs as defined in the zoning ordinance, or if
the premises promoted by the sign comes under new ownership or tenancy and such
sign is proposed to be remodeled, repainted or otherwise changed for the purpose of
displaying the new name or other new identification of the premises; or
6. re-established after damage or destruction if the estimated cost of reconstruction
exceeds fifty (50) percent of the appraised replacement cost.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) below, all existing nonconforming signs located on
property annexed to the City shall be removed or made to conform to the provisions of this
Article no later than seven (7) years after the effective date of such annexation; provided,
however, that during said seven-year period, such signs shall be maintained in good
condition and shall be subject to the same limitations contained in subparagraphs (b)(1)
through (b)(6) above. This subsection shall not apply to off-premises signs which are within
the ambit of the just compensation provisions of the Federal Highway Beautification Act
and the Colorado Outdoor Advertising Act.
(d) All existing signs with flashing, moving, blinking, chasing or other animation effects not in
conformance with the provisions of this Article and located on property annexed to the City
after November 28, 1971, shall be made so that such flashing, moving, blinking, chasing or
other animation effects shall cease within sixty (60) days after such annexation, and all
existing portable signs, vehicle-mounted signs, banners and pennants located on property
annexed to the City after November 28, 1971, shall be removed or made to conform within
sixty (60) days after such annexation.
(B) Administration.
(1) Permit Required; Exceptions.
(a) The erection, remodeling, reface, or removal of any permanent sign shall require a permit
from the Director, except that no permit shall be required for the erection, remodeling or
removal of any of the following signs:
1. Signs that are required by law at the minimum size required, including but not limited
to address signs that are required by the applicable Fire Code;
2. One (1) attached sign of any type per building elevation or entrance (whichever
provides for more signs on an elevation), provided that the sign does not exceed two
(2) square feet in sign area;
3. Three (3) or fewer flags per property, or group of properties that were planned or
developed with shared pedestrian or vehicle access, hung separately or together
from a rigid, straight, building or ground-mounted flagpole, or flagpoles, and where no
flag exceeds thirty-two (32) square feet in area;
4. Signs that are less than one (1) square foot in sign area that are attached to
machines, equipment, fences, gates, walls, gasoline pumps, public telephones, utility
cabinets, and other such structures, provided that no more than two (2) of such signs
are spaced less than ten (10) feet apart, or such signs are not visible from public
rights-of-way; and
5. Window signs that are less than six (6) square feet.
(b) All sign permit applications shall be accompanied by detailed drawings indicating the
dimensions, location and engineering of the particular sign, plat plans when applicable, and
the applicable processing fee.
(2) Permit Processing. The Director shall review the sign permit application within two (2) business
days to determine if it is complete. If it is complete, the Director shall approve or deny the
application within three (3) business days after such determination. If it is incomplete, the
Director shall cause the application to be returned to the applicant within one (1) business day
of the determination, along with written reasons for the determination of incompleteness.
(C) Standards and Limitations.
(1) Limitations for Residential Districts and Uses. Signs in the N-C-L, N-C-M, U-E, R-F, R-L, L-M-
N, M-M-N, H-M-N, N-C-B, R-C and P-O-L Districts may include and shall be limited to the
following:
(a) one (1) sign per public vehicular entry to a multi-family development or residential
subdivision, provided such sign does not exceed thirty-five (35) square feet in area per
face or six (6) feet in height, and has only indirect illumination
When such signs are placed on subdivision entry wall structures, only the sign face shall
be used to calculate the size of the sign;
(b) one (1) detached or attached sign per nonresidential use, provided such sign does not
exceed thirty-five (35) square feet in area per face or eight (8) feet in height (for detached
signs), and has only indirect illumination;
(c) one (1) detached or attached sign per single-family or duplex building with lot frontage on
an arterial street, provided that such sign does not exceed four (4) square feet in area per
face or five (5) feet in height, and has no illumination.
(D) General Limitations for Nonresidential Districts and Uses. Signs in the D, R-D-R, C-C, C-C-N,
C-C-R, C-G, C-S, N-C, C-L, H-C, E and I districts, or for any institutional/civic/public, business,
commercial or industrial use in a mixed-use district shall be limited to the following:
(1) such signs as are permitted in the R-L District;
(2) one (1) flag larger than thirty-two (32) square feet in area and within the permitted sign area
allowance for the property, provided no other flags are displayed;
(3) flush wall signs, projecting wall signs, window signs, freestanding signs and ground signs,
provided that the placement and use of all such signs shall be governed by and shall be within
the following limitations:
(a) For the first two hundred (200) feet in building frontage length, the maximum sign area
permitted shall be equal to two (2) square feet of sign area for each linear foot of building
frontage length.
(b) For that portion of a building frontage which exceeds two hundred (200) feet in length, the
maximum sign area permitted shall be equal to one (1) square foot of sign area for each
linear foot of building frontage length over such two hundred (200) feet. The sign area
permitted hereunder shall be in addition to the sign area permitted under (3)(a) above.
(c) In no event shall the total sign allowance for any property be less than one (1) square foot
of sign allowance for each linear foot of lot frontage.
(d) In no event shall more than three (3) street or building frontages be used as the basis for
calculating the total sign allowance as permitted in subsections (3)(a) and (3)(c) above,
inclusive.
(e) For flush wall signs consisting of framed banners, all banners shall be sized to fit the
banner frame so that there are no visible gaps between the edges of the banner and the
banner frame.
(4) For the purpose of this Section, the sign allowance shall be calculated on the basis of the
length of the one (1) building frontage which is most nearly parallel to the street it faces. If a
building does not have frontage on a dedicated public street, the owner of the building may
designate the one (1) building frontage which shall be used for the purpose of calculating the
sign allowance. If the only building frontage which fronts on a dedicated street is a wall
containing no signs, the property owner may designate another building frontage on the building
on the basis of which the total sign allowance shall be calculated, provided that no more than
twenty-five (25) percent of the total sign allowance permitted under this Article may be placed
on frontage other than the building fascia which was the basis for the sign allowance
calculation. In all other cases, the sign allowance for a property may be distributed in any
manner among its building and/or street frontages except that no one (1) building or street
frontage may contain more sign area than one hundred (100) percent of the sign area provided
for by (3)(a) through (3)(c) above, inclusive.
(5) In addition to the sign allowance calculation described in paragraph (4) above, a building
located in the Downtown (D) Zone District that abuts an alley which has been improved
pursuant to the Downtown Development Authority's Alley Enhancement Project may be allowed
one (1) flush wall sign not to exceed six (6) square feet, or one (1) projecting wall sign not to
exceed six (6) square feet per side, on the rear wall of such building, provided that a public
entrance to the building exists in said wall.
(E) Limitations for Nonresidential Districts and Nonresidential Uses in the Residential
Neighborhood Sign District. There is hereby established a "Residential Neighborhood Sign
District" for the purpose of regulating signs for nonresidential uses in certain geographical areas of
the City which may be particularly affected by such signs because of their predominantly residential
use and character. The boundaries of the "Residential Neighborhood Sign District" shall be shown
on a map which shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk. Any amendments to this map shall
be made in the same manner as amendments to the Zoning Map of the City, as provided in Article 2.
The following provisions shall only apply to project development plans proposed in the Neighborhood
Commercial Districts and neighborhood service centers, convenience shopping centers, business
service uses and auto-related and roadside commercial uses in the "Residential Neighborhood Sign
District" which are developed on or after January 15, 1993. In addition, all such provisions, except
paragraphs (14) and (15) below, shall apply to signs in neighborhood service centers, neighborhood
commercial districts, convenience shopping centers, business service uses and auto-related and
roadside commercial uses in the "Residential Neighborhood Sign District" which were developed
prior to the effective date of this Code, whenever such signs are erected or remodeled pursuant to a
permit after January 15, 1993.
(1) Signs regulated under this Section shall generally conform to the other requirements of this
Section, except that when any of the following limitations are applicable to a particular sign, the
more restrictive limitation shall apply.
(2) Signs regulated under this Section shall also conform to any locational requirements imposed
by the decision maker as a condition of the approval of the development plan.
(3) No sign shall project more than twelve (12) inches beyond the building fascia. Under-canopy
signs which are perpendicular to the face of the building shall be exempted from this
requirement, except that they shall be limited to four (4) square feet in area per face.
(4) Freestanding or ground signs shall comply with the following requirements with respect to size,
number and height:
Use
Maximum area per
sign face (sf. =
square feet)
Maximum number of
signs permitted per
street frontage
Maximum
height
All Institutional, Business and
Commercial Uses Not Otherwise
Specified in this Table
Primary - 32 sf. Primary - 1 Primary - 5
ft.
Convenience Shopping Center Primary - 40 sf. Primary - 1 Primary - 8
ft.
Neighborhood Service Center,
Neighborhood Commercial
District
Primary - 55 sf.
Secondary - 32 sf.
Primary - 1
Secondary - 1
Primary - 10
ft.
Secondary -
6 ft.
(5) Freestanding signs shall be permitted only if constructed with a supporting sign structure, the
width of which exceeds seventy (70) percent of the width of the sign face. Freestanding or
ground signs shall contain no more than two (2) faces. No freestanding or ground sign shall be
located less than seventy-five (75) feet from any directly abutting property which contains an
existing or approved residential use or is zoned for residential use. For the purposes of this
subsection, the term approved shall mean having current project development plan or final plan
approval.
(6) All supporting sign structures of a freestanding or ground sign shall match the primary finish
and colors of the associated building(s).
(7) All signs which are greater than four (4) square feet in area, except ground signs individual
letter signs or cabinet signs wherein only the letters are illuminated.
(8) The maximum size of flush wall cabinets or individual letters shall be as follows:
Use Maximum Cabinet or Individual
Letter Height
All Institutional, Business and Commercial Uses Not
Otherwise Specified in this Table 18"
Convenience Shopping Center 24"
Neighborhood Service Center,
Neighborhood Commercial District 30"*
* Any individual tenant space exceeding forty-five thousand (45,000) square feet in floor area shall be
permitted one (1) flush wall sign with individual letters not to exceed fifty-four (54) inches in height. The
maximum cabinet height shall be fifty-four (54) inches in height.
(9) If signs are illuminated, only internal illumination shall be permitted. This requirement shall not
apply to freestanding or ground signs.
(10) The length of any flush wall sign for an individual tenant space shall be limited to seventy-five
(75) percent of the width of the tenant storefront, but no sign shall exceed forty (40) feet in
length; provided, however, that any individual tenant space exceeding forty-five thousand
(45,000) square feet in floor area shall be permitted one (1) flush wall sign not exceeding fifty-
five (55) feet in length. Each tenant space shall be allowed one (1) such flush wall sign on each
exterior building wall directly abutting the tenant space. In the event that a tenant space does
not have a directly abutting exterior wall, one (1) sign not exceeding thirty (30) square feet may
be erected on an exterior wall of the building for the purpose of identifying that tenant space.
(11) The location of any flush wall sign shall be positioned to harmonize with the architectural
character of the building(s) to which they are attached, including, but not limited to, any
projection, relief, cornice, column, change of building material, window or door opening. Flush
wall signs shall align with other such signs on the same building.
(12) No illuminated sign visible from or within three hundred (300) feet of any property which
contains an existing or approved residential use or is zoned for residential use, may be
illuminated between the hours of 11:00 p.m. (or one-half [½] hour after the use to which it is
pertains is closed, whichever is later) and 6:00 a.m.; provided, however, that this time limitation
shall not apply to any lighting which is used primarily for the protection of the premises or for
safety purposes or any signage which is separated from a residential use by an arterial street.
For the purposes of this subsection, the term "approved" shall mean having current project
development plan or final plan approval.
(13) One (1) flush wall sign or under-canopy sign per street frontage, not to exceed twelve (12)
square feet in area, shall be permitted on or under the fascia of a canopy covering an area used
by motor vehicles (including but not limited to service station canopies, canopies over drive-in or
drive-through facilities, etc.)
(14) For the first two hundred (200) feet in building frontage length in a neighborhood service
center, the maximum sign area permitted shall be equal to one and one-quarter (1¼) square
feet for each linear foot of building frontage length. For that portion of a building frontage which
exceeds two hundred (200) feet in length, the maximum sign area permitted shall be equal to
two-thirds (⅔) foot for each linear foot of building frontage length over such two hundred (200)
feet.
(15) For the first two hundred (200) feet in building frontage length in a convenience shopping
center, or any other business or commercial use that is not a neighborhood service center or
neighborhood commercial district, the maximum sign area permitted shall be equal to one (1)
square foot for each linear foot of building frontage length. For that portion of a building frontage
which exceeds two hundred (200) feet in length, the maximum sign area permitted shall be
equal to one-half (½) foot for each linear foot of building frontage over such two hundred (200)
feet.
(16) Window signs shall cover no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the surface area of the
window or door in which such signs are placed. Temporary window signs shall not be allowed
above the first story of a building. A window sign shall be considered to be a temporary window
sign if it is displayed in the same window or door, or same approximate location outside of a
window or door, for no more than thirty (30) calendar days within a calendar year. Changes in
the message displayed on such sign shall not affect the computation of the thirty-day period of
time provided for herein.
(F) Measurement of Signs.
(1) The area of signs with regular geometric shapes shall be measured using standard
mathematical formulas. Regular geometric shapes shall include, but not be limited to, squares,
rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, circles, ellipses or combinations thereof.
(2) The area of signs with irregular shapes or of individual letter signs shall be the entire area
within a single continuous perimeter of not more than eight (8) straight lines enclosing the
extreme limits of the sign.
(3) The total measured area of a sign shall include the area of all writing, representation, lines,
emblems or figures contained within all modules, together with any air space, material or color
forming an integral part or background of the display if used to differentiate such sign from the
backdrop or structure against which it is placed.
(4) The total surface area of all sign faces shall be counted and considered to be part of the
maximum total sign area allowance.
(5) The area of all freestanding and ground signs shall include the area of the sign face(s) as
calculated in subsections (1) through (4) above, together with any portion of the sign structure
which exceeds one and one-half (1½) times the area of the sign face(s).
(G) Freestanding and Ground Sign Requirement.
(1) Ground signs which exceed forty-two (42) inches in height, and freestanding signs which do
not maintain free air space between a height of forty-two (42) inches and seventy-two (72)
inches above the abutting street elevation, shall be set back from the right-of-way line a
distance as established in the sight distance triangle table contained in this subsection. A
freestanding sign shall not be construed to have free air space if such sign has a base, the
width of which exceeds fifty (50) percent of the width of its face or three (3) feet, whichever is
smaller. In addition, freestanding and ground signs shall not be located closer to the right-of-
way line than allowed in the tables below that apply to such signs.
Sight Distance Triangle Setbacks (See Figure 16)
Type of street Y distances
(feet)
X distances
(feet)
Safe sight distance
(feet)
Arterial
Right 135
15 500
Left 270
Collector
Right 120
15 400
Left 220
Local Right 100 15 300
Left 150
Figure 16
Safe Distance Triangle Setbacks
Note: All "X" distances shall be fifteen (15) feet measured perpendicular from the project flowline of the
intersecting street. For explanation of distances, see the diagram following. These distances are typical
sight distance triangles to be used under normal conditions and may be modified by the Director of
Engineering in order to protect the public safety and welfare in the event that exceptional site conditions
necessitate such modification.
Requirements for Freestanding Signs
(See Accompanying Text Below)
Distance from
street right-of-
way line (feet)
Maximum
height above
grade (feet)
Maximum size
allowed per side
(square feet)
0 10 20
5 10 30
10 12 40
15 12 50
20 14 60
25 16 70
30 18 80
36 and more 18 90
Requirements for Ground Signs
(See Accompanying Text Below)
Distance from
street right
-of-way line
(feet)
Maximum
height above
grade (feet)
Maximum size
allowed per
side (square
feet)
0 7 45
5 8.5 60
10 10 75
15 and more 12 90
(2) The maximum size for ground and freestanding signs shall be ninety (90) square feet per side.
The maximum height for freestanding signs shall be eighteen (18) feet above grade. The
maximum height for ground signs shall be twelve (12) feet above grade. No freestanding or
ground sign shall be built within fifteen (15) feet of any interior side lot line. The minimum
horizontal distance between freestanding or ground signs located on the same lot shall be
seventy-five (75) feet.
(3) The maximum combined sign area of all faces of a freestanding or ground sign shall be two (2)
times the maximum sign area allowed per side, based on setback. Any limitation imposed under
this Article on the size of the face of a sign shall also apply to the entire side of the sign.
(4) The required setback of any freestanding or ground sign shall be measured from the street
right-of-way line of the street frontage which is the basis for the allotment of such sign. Any such
setback shall be measured perpendicularly from the street right-of-way line to the nearest
portion of the sign face or structure.
(5) When a freestanding or ground sign is placed on a lot with two (2) or more street frontages,
such sign shall be said to abut a particular street frontage when it is located closer to that street
frontage than any other street frontage.
(6) No more than one (1) permanent freestanding or ground sign per street frontage shall be
permitted for any property or group of properties that were planned or developed with shared
pedestrian or vehicle access. No permanent freestanding or ground sign shall contain more
than three (3) cabinets or modules.
(7) If a lot has more than one (1) street frontage, the freestanding or ground sign permitted for
each frontage must abut the street frontage which is the basis for the allotment of such sign.
(8) The sign face of a single face sign must be most nearly parallel to the abutting street frontage.
The sign faces of a multi-face sign must be most nearly perpendicular to the abutting street
frontage.
(9) A drive through use, when located on a lot with frontage on only one (1) street, shall be
permitted one (1) additional freestanding or ground that is physically oriented to the drive
through lane. Such sign shall not exceed five (5) feet in height and thirty-five (35) square feet in
area and shall be limited to one (1) face. Fifty (50) percent of the square footage of such sign
shall be exempted from the total allowed for the property.
(10) A drive-in use shall be permitted up to eight (8) square feet of signage at each drive-in station
(including but not limited to menu boards, signs affixed to gasoline pumps, etc.), provided that
the sign is physically oriented to the drive-in station. The square footage of such sign shall be
exempted from the total allowed for the property.
(11) All supporting structures of ground signs shall be of the same or similar materials or colors of
the associated building(s) which house the businesses or activities advertised on the sign.
(12) When electrical service is provided to freestanding signs or ground signs, all such electrical
service shall be underground.
(13) Freestanding signs (pole signs) shall contain no more than thirty (30) percent (forty [40]
percent if located within the site distance triangle as described in paragraph 3.8.7.1(G)(1)
above) free air space between the top of the sign and the ground, vertically and between the
extreme horizontal limits of the sign extended perpendicular to the ground. A base or pole cover
provided to satisfy this requirement shall be integrally designed as part of the sign by use of
such things as color, material and texture. Freestanding signs that existed prior to December
30, 2011, and that do not comply with this regulation shall be removed or brought into
compliance by December 31, 2019, provided that such signs otherwise comply with
subparagraph (A)(3)(b) of this Section.
(H) Projecting Signs.
(1) Signs projecting over private property shall not project more than six (6) feet from the face of
the building or beyond the minimum required building setback for the zone district in which
located. Such signs shall not exceed fifteen (15) square feet per face.
(2) No sign may project over a public right-of-way in any zone district, except that signs eight (8)
feet or more above grade may project up to forty-eight (48) inches from the face of the building
if the total area for such signs is the lesser of one (1) square foot of sign for each linear foot of
building or twelve (12) square feet per face.
(3) No projecting sign shall exceed seven (7) feet in height.
(I) Flush Wall Signs and Individual Letter Signs. No flush wall or individual letter sign shall exceed
seven (7) feet in height. Flush wall and individual letter signs may not project more than twelve (12)
inches horizontally from the face of the building on which they are erected. Flush wall and individual
letter signs that are mounted on mansards or similar architectural features may not project more than
twelve (12) inches horizontally, measured at the bottom of the sign, from the surface to which they
are mounted. If the individual sections of an individual letter sign are connected by a common
structure, commonly known as a "raceway," which provides for the electrical and/or mechanical
operation of said sign, the "raceway" must be painted to match the color of the wall to which the sign
is mounted and must be limited to a height of no more than one-half (½) of the height of the tallest
letter.
(J) Canopy Signs. No canopy sign shall project above the top of the canopy upon which it is mounted.
No canopy sign shall project from the face of a canopy. Under-canopy signs which are perpendicular
to the face of the building shall be deemed to be projecting wall signs. Under-canopy signs which are
parallel to the face of the building shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet above grade and shall be
deemed to be flush wall signs.
(K) Awning Signs.
(1) No awning sign shall project above the top of the awning on which it is mounted. No awning
sign shall project from the face of an awning. Awnings on which awning signs are mounted may
extend over a public right-of-way no more than seven (7) feet from the face of a supporting
building. Awnings on which awning signs are mounted shall be at least eight (8) feet above any
public right-of-way, except that any valance attached to an awning may be no less than seven
(7) feet above a public right-of-way.
(2) Awning signs shall not be back-lit, except that letters and graphics may be back-lit if the
background is completely opaque. The amount of signage on an awning shall be limited to the
lesser of thirty-five (35) square feet per individual tenant space or twenty-five (25) percent of the
total area of the awning. Awning signs shall not be allowed above the first story of a building.
(L) Repealed as of August 25, 2017
(M) Electrical Signs and Electronic Message Center Signs.
(1) Flashing, moving, blinking, chasing or other animation effects shall be prohibited on all signs.
(2) Illuminated signs shall avoid the concentration of illumination. The intensity of the light source
shall not produce glare, the effect of which constitutes a traffic hazard or is otherwise
detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare.
(3) Every electric sign shall have affixed thereon an approved Underwriters' Laboratories label,
and all wiring connected to such sign shall comply with all provisions of the National Electrical
Code, as adopted by the City.
(4) Signs that contain an electronic message center shall be subject to the following limitations.
(a) The electronic message center must be programmed so that the displayed message does
not change more frequently than once per minute and so that the message change from
one (1) static display to another occurs instantaneously without the use of scrolling,
flashing, fading or other similar effects. The message or image displayed must be complete
in itself without continuation in content to the next message. Messages published by
federal, state, or local government to communicate information to the public regarding an
immediate threat to public health safety may be displayed notwithstanding the limitations
set forth in this subsection (4)(a).
(b) The electronic message center must be provided with automatic dimming software or
solar sensors to control brightness for nighttime viewing and variations in ambient light.
Lighting from the message center shall not exceed three-tenths (0.3) foot-candles over the
ambient light as measured using a foot-candle meter at the following distances from the
face of the message center: thirty-two (32) feet for a sign face greater than zero (0) square
feet and not more than ten (10) square feet per side; thirty-nine (39) feet for a sign face
greater than ten (10) square feet and not more than fifteen (15) square feet per side; forty-
five (45) feet for a sign face greater than fifteen (15) square feet and not more than twenty
(20) square feet per side; fifty (50) feet for a sign face greater than twenty (20) square feet
and not more than twenty-five (25) square feet per side; fifty-five (55) feet for a sign face
greater than twenty-five (25) square feet and not more than thirty (30) square feet per side;
fifty-nine (59) feet for a sign face greater than thirty (30) square feet and not more than
thirty-five (35) square feet per side; sixty-three (63) feet for a sign face greater than thirty-
five (35) square feet and not more than forty (40) square feet per side; and sixty-three (63)
feet for a sign face greater than forty (40) square feet and not more than forty-five (45)
square feet per side. Lighting measurements shall be taken with the meter aimed directly
at the message center face, with the message center turned off, and again with the
message center turned on to a full white image for a message center capable of displaying
a white color, or a full amber or red image for a message center capable of displaying only
an amber or red color. The difference between the off and the white, amber or red
message measurements shall not exceed three-tenths (0.3) foot-candles. All such signs
shall contain a default mechanism that will cause the message center to revert immediately
to a black screen if the sign malfunctions.
Prior to the issuance of a permit for a sign containing an electronic message center, the
permit applicant shall provide written certification from the sign manufacturer that the light
intensity has been factory pre-set not to exceed the levels specified above. Prior to
acceptance of the installation by the City, the permit holder shall schedule and inspection
with the City Zoning Department to verify compliance. The permit holder and the business
owner, business manager or property manager shall be in attendance during the
inspection.
(c) A displayed message must be presented in a single color, value and hue and the
background must also be a single color, value and hue.
(d) The maximum allowed size of an electronic message center shall be fifty percent (50%) of
the total area of the sign face.
(e) Electronic message centers shall be integrated harmoniously into the design of the larger
sign face and structure, shall not be the predominant element of the sign, shall not be
allowed on a freestanding pole sign, and if located at the top of the sign, must include a
substantial cap feature above the electronic message center which consists of the same
material, form, color or texture as is found on the sign face or structure.
(f) With respect to sign permits issued after December 30, 2011, the pixel spacing of an
electronic message center shall not exceed sixteen (16) mm, except that the maximum
pixel spacing for a message center that is manufactured as a monochrome-only sign shall
not exceed twenty (20) mm.
(g) In the Downtown (D) District, wall signs with electronic message centers are not permitted
on properties located within the boundaries of the Portable Sign Placement Area Map.
(h) With respect to sign permits issued after December 30, 2011, no more than one (1)
electronic message center sign shall be allowed to face each street abutting or within any
property and/or site specific development plan. The minimum horizontal distance between
electronic message center signs located on the same side of a street shall be one hundred
(100) feet measured in a straight line.
(i) An electronic message center located inside a building but visible from a public sidewalk or
public street is subject to all of the regulations contained in this subsection.
(j) Signs that contain an electronic message center which do not comply with the provisions of
this Section shall be removed or made to conform by the dates specified in subparagraphs
1., 2. and 3. below and provided that such signs otherwise comply with subparagraph
3.8.7.1(A)(3)(b).
1. Electronic message centers that contain dimming software or solar sensors capable
of meeting the brightness levels described in subparagraph 3.8.7.1(M)(4)(b) shall be
required to comply with such levels by January 31, 2012, and all electronic message
centers located inside a building but not visible from a public sidewalk or public
street shall be required to comply with paragraph 3.8.7.1(M)(1) and subparagraphs
3.8.7.1(M)(4)(a) and (c) by January 31, 2012.
2. Except as otherwise required in subparagraph (j)1. above, all signs that do not
comply with the requirements of subparagraphs 3.8.7.1(M)(4)(a), (b) and/or (c) shall
be made to comply with those requirements by December 31, 2015.
3. Structural changes or sign removal that may be required in order to comply with the
requirements of subparagraphs 3.8.7.1(M)(4)(d), (e) and/or (g) shall be completed by
December 31, 2019.
(N) Repealed as of August 25, 2017
(O) Structural Requirements; Exceptions.
(1) All signs shall be maintained in good structural condition at all times. All signs, including sign
structures and sign faces, shall be kept neatly painted, including all metal parts and supports
that are not galvanized or of rust-resistant metals, and in a general state of good repair. For the
purposes of this Section, good repair shall mean that there are no loose, broken or severely
weathered portions of the sign structure or sign face. The Director may inspect any sign
governed by this Division and shall have authority to order the painting, repair, alteration or
removal of a sign which constitutes a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of
inadequate maintenance, dilapidation or obsolescence.
(2) Permanent signs shall be engineered to withstand a wind load of thirty (30) pounds per square
foot.
(P) Off-Premise Signs. No off-premise sign shall be constructed in any zone district after February 25,
1994. No illumination shall be added to any off-premise sign already in existence.
(Q) Vehicle-Mounted Signs.
(1) All vehicle-mounted signs shall be permanently affixed, painted, magnetically applied or
otherwise mounted upon a vehicle and shall not project more than eighteen (18) inches above
the surface to which they are attached; and any sign which is mounted upon the roof, hood or
trunk of a vehicle and which projects above such surface upon which it is mounted shall not
exceed two (2) square feet in area per face.
(2) No sign shall be placed or erected in the bed of a truck or on the deck of a trailer or a truck.
(3) The primary purpose of any vehicle upon which a vehicle-mounted sign is affixed must be to
serve a useful function in the transportation or conveyance of persons or commodities from one
(1) place to another, including transportation to and from work, and such intermittent delays and
stops as are customary in the routine conduct of the business or activity for which the
transportation or conveyance occurs.
(4) No vehicle upon which a vehicle-mounted sign is affixed may be parked on any lot for the
primary purpose of directing or attracting the attention of the public to a building, institution,
product, organization, event or location offered or existing elsewhere than upon the same lot
where such vehicle is parked.
(5) Banners displayed on vehicles shall be subject to the regulations contained in Section 3.8.7.2.
(6) Vehicle-mounted signs used in connection with a special event are exempted from the
requirements of this Section during the term of the special event only. Upon the conclusion of
the special event, such signs must either be dismantled, moved to a location where the sign is
not visible from public rights-of-way or made to comply with the provisions of this Section. For
the purposes of this subsection, the term special event shall mean a parade, circus, fair,
carnival, festival or other similar event that is intended to or likely to attract substantial numbers
of persons and is different in character from the customary or usual activities generally
associated with the property upon which the special event is to occur.
(7) This Section shall not apply to signs that are being transported for installation.
(R) Removal of Abandoned Sign(s). Abandoned sign(s) shall be removed by the person or entity
owning or having possession of the property.
(S) Window Signs.
(1) Nonilluminated window signs of no more than six (6) square feet are exempt from permit
requirements when the total area of all window signs fills less than twenty-five (25) percent of
the area of the architecturally distinct window in which they are situated, or when the total area
of all window signs does not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the total allowable sign area for
the premises.
(2) Illuminated window signs, regardless of size, require a sign permit, and the area of such signs
shall be calculated as part of, and be limited by, the total allowable sign area for the premises.
(3) The area of window signs not exempt from permit requirements shall be calculated as a part of,
and be limited by, the total allowable sign area for the premises.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the maximum total area of all window signs
in an architecturally distinct window shall not exceed eighty (80) square feet, nor shall window
signs cover more than fifty (50) percent of the area of the window in which they are located.
(5) No window sign shall exceed seven (7) feet in height.
3.8.7.2 - Temporary Signs
(A) Applicability. The regulations contained in this Section 3.8.7.2 apply to temporary signs while
permanent signs are regulated under Land Use Code Section 3.8.7.1 unless specifically provided
herein.
(B) Measurements.
(1) Sign Area.
(a) Generally. In general, sign area is the area within a continuous polygon with up to eight (8)
straight sides that completely encloses the limits of text and graphics of a sign, together
with any frame or other material or color forming an integral part of the display or used to
differentiate the sign's contents from the background against which they are placed.
(b) Exclusions. The sign area does not include the structure upon which the sign is placed
(unless the structure is an integral part of the display or used to differentiate it), but does
include any open space contained within the outer limits of the display face, or between
any component, panel, strip, or figure of any kind composing the display face, whether this
open space is enclosed by a frame or border or not.
(c) Multiple Sign Faces. Freestanding temporary signs may have multiple faces. The area of
such signs is measured using the vertical cross-section that represents the sign's
maximum projection upon a vertical plane (e.g., for a sign with two (2) opposite faces on
the same plane, only one (1) of the sign faces is measured).
(2) Sign Height. Sign height is measured for detached temporary signs as the distance between
ground level at the base of the sign and the top of the sign or sign structure, whichever is
higher.
(3) Property Frontage. Property frontage is measured as the length of each property boundary that
abuts a public street right-of-way.
(C) Prohibited Signs and Sign Elements.
(1) Generally. The prohibitions in this Section apply to temporary signs in all zone districts of the
City.
(2) Prohibited Sign Structures. The following sign structures are not allowed:
(a) portable signs, except as permitted in the Code of the City of Fort Collins Chapter 24,
Article IV;
(b) wind-driven signs except feather flags, banners, and pennants in compliance with this
Section 3.8.7.2;
(c) inflatable signs;
(d) abandoned signs;
(3) Prohibited Design Elements. The following elements shall not be incorporated as an element of
any sign or sign structure:
(a) animated or moving parts, including any moving, swinging, rotating, or spinning parts or
flashing, blinking, scintillating, fluctuating, or otherwise animated light; except as expressly
allowed in this Section 3.8.7.2;
(b) cardboard, card stock, or paper, except when laminated or used as a window sign located
on the interior side of the window;
(c) motor vehicles, unless:
1. the vehicles are operational, and either:
a. automobile dealer inventory; or
b. regularly used as motor vehicles, with current registration and tags;
2. the display of signage on the motor vehicle would not interfere with the immediate
operation of the motor vehicle ( e.g. , signs that are held in place by an open hood or
trunk are not allowed; signs that cover windows are not allowed; and signs that would
fall off of the vehicle if the vehicle were in motion are not allowed); and
3. the motor vehicle is legally parked in a vehicle use area depicted on an approved site
plan.
(d) semi trailers, shipping containers, or portable storage units, unless:
1. the trailers, containers, or portable storage units are:
a. structurally sound and capable of being transported;
b. used for their primary purpose (e.g., storage, pick-up, or delivery); and
c. if subject to registration, have current registration and tags; and
2. the display of signage is incidental to the primary purpose; and
3. the semi-trailer, shipping container, or portable storage unit is parked or placed in a
designated loading area or on a construction site in an area that is designated on an
approved construction staging plan.
(e) stacked products ( e.g. , tires, soft drink cases, bagged soil or mulch) that are placed in
unapproved outdoor storage locations;
(f) materials with a high degree of specular reflectivity, such as polished metal, installed in a
manner that creates substantial glare from headlights, street lights, or sunlight. This
prohibition does not include retroreflective materials that comply with the standards set
forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices;
(g) rooftop signs and all other signs which project above the fascia wall.
(4) Prohibited Obstructions. In no event shall a temporary sign obstruct the use of:
(a) building ingress or egress, including doors, egress windows, and fire escapes;
(b) operable windows (with regard to movement only, not transparency);
(c) equipment, structures, or architectural elements that are related to public safety, building
operations, or utility service (e.g., standpipes, downspouts, fire hydrants, electrical outlets,
lighting, vents, valves, and meters).
(5) Prohibited Mounts. No temporary sign shall be posted, installed, mounted on, fastened, or
affixed to any of the following:
(a) any tree or shrub;
(b) any utility pole or light pole, unless:
1. the sign is a banner or flag that is not more than ten (10) square feet in area;
2. the owner of the utility pole or light pole consents to its use for the display of the
banner or flag;
3. the banner or flag is mounted on brackets or a pole that extend not more than thirty
(30) inches from the utility pole or light pole;
4. the banner or flag is either situated above an area that is not used by pedestrians or
vehicles, or the bottom of the banner or flag is at least eight (8) feet above grade; and
5. any applicable City encroachment and banner permits are obtained.
(c) utility cabinets or pedestals (except signs that are applied by or with the consent of the
owner of the utility cabinet or pedestal).
(6) Prohibited Locations. In addition to applicable setback requirements and other restrictions of
this Section 3.8.7.2, no sign shall be located in any of the following locations:
(a) in or over public rights-of-way (which, in addition to streets, may include other sidewalks,
parkways, trails, multi-use pathways, retaining walls, utility poles, traffic calming devices,
medians, and center islands that are within public rights-of-way), except:
1. signs painted on or affixed to transit shelters and bus benches as authorized by the
provider of the shelter or bench, but not extending beyond the physical structure of
the shelter or bench;
2. signs that are the subject of a revocable license agreement with the City, installed
and maintained in accordance with the terms of that agreement;
3. portable signs permitted pursuant to the Code of the City of Fort Collins, Chapter 24,
Article IV; or
4. signs posted by the City or jurisdiction that owns or maintains the right-of-way.
(b) within any sight distance triangle that is described in Section 3.8.7.1.
(D) Temporary Sign Districts.
(1) Generally. In recognition that the City is a place of diverse physical character, and that different
areas of the City have different functional characteristics, signs shall be regulated based on sign
district in which they are located.
(2) Temporary Sign Districts Created. The following sign districts are created: Downtown,
Commercial/Industrial, Multifamily, and Single-Family. Sign districts shall correspond to zoning
districts as provided in Table D, Temporary Sign Districts.
Table D
TEMPORARY SIGN DISTRICTS
Sign District Corresponding Zoning Districts
Downtown D; R-D-R
Commercial/Industrial T; C-C; C-C-N; C-C-R; C-G; C-S; C-L; H-C; E; I
Multifamily/Mixed-Use L-M-N; M-M-N; N-C-M; N-C-B; H-M-N; N-C
Single-Family R-U-L; U-E; R-F; R-L; N-C-L; P-O-L; R-C
(E) Standards for Attached Temporary Signs.
(1) Generally. The standards of this Section apply to temporary signs that are attached to
buildings. Temporary signs that are not attached to buildings are subject to the standards of
Section 3.8.7.2(F). The standards of this Section are applied in conjunction with all other
applicable standards. Duration of display is limited by Section 3.8.7.2(G).
(2) Attached Temporary Banners and Pennants. Attached temporary banners and pennants may
only be displayed provided a permit is obtained pursuant to Section 3.8.7.2(I).
(3) Temporary Sign Covers. Temporary sign covers are permitted in all sign districts, provided that
they are used during a period not to exceed forty (40) days in which a new permanent sign or
sign component is being fabricated and such sign or sign component is permitted and installed
in accordance with Section 3.8.7.1.
(4) Temporary Window Signs.
(a) Temporary window signs are allowed in all locations where permanent window signs are
allowed, provided that the transparency standards of Section 3.8.7.1 are met as to the
combination of temporary and permanent window signs.
(b) Temporary window signs shall be affixed to the window such that the fastener (e.g., tape)
is not highly visible, or shall be mounted vertically inside of the building for viewing through
the window.
(F) Standards for Detached Temporary Signs.
(1) Generally. The standards of this Section apply to temporary signs that are not attached to
buildings. Temporary signs that are attached to buildings are subject to the standards of Section
3.8.7.2(E). The standards of this Section (F) are applied in conjunction with all other applicable
standards of this Section 3.8.7.2. Duration of display is limited by Section 3.8.7.2(G).
(2) Detached Temporary Signs. Detached temporary signs are allowed according to the standards
in Table F, Detached Temporary Signs. Detached temporary sign types that are not listed in
Table F (including but not limited to inflatable signs) are not allowed. Detached banners and
pennants may only be displayed provided a permit is obtained pursuant to Section 3.8.7.2(I).
Portable signs may only be displayed provided a permit is obtained pursuant to the Code of the
City of Fort Collins, Chapter 24, Article IV.
Table F
DETACHED TEMPORARY SIGNS
(sf. = square feet / ft. = linear feet / N/A = not applicable)
Type of
Sign
Standards
Sign District
Downtown Commercial-
Industrial Multifamily/Mixed Use Single-Family
Yard Signs
Max. #
Single-Family and
Duplex Residential
Buildings: Not
Limited
Single-Family and
Duplex
Residential
Buildings: Not
Limited
Single-Family and
Duplex Residential
Buildings: Not Limited
Residential
Buildings:
Not limited
Multi-Family
Residential
Buildings:
1 per 20 ft. of
property
frontage or fraction
thereof
All other uses: 2
per
vehicular access
point
Multi-Family
Residential Buildings:
1 per 20 ft. of property
frontage or fraction
thereof
Nonresidential
and
Residential
Mixed Use
Max. Sign
Area (per
sign)
6 sf. 8 sf. 8 sf. 6 sf.
Max. Sign
Height 4 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft.
Allowed
Lighting None None None None
Setbacks
and
Spacing
2 ft. from property
lines; 2 ft. from all
other signs
2 ft. from
property
lines; 2 ft. from
all
other signs
2 ft. from property
lines; 2 ft. from all
other signs
2 ft. from
property
lines; 2 ft. from
all
other signs
Other
Standards
Must be installed in
permeable
landscaped
area.
Must be installed
in
permeable
landscaped area
that is at least 8
sf. in area and 2
ft. in any
horizontal
dimension, not
more than 10 ft.
from vehicular
access point
Must be installed in
permeable landscaped
area that is at least 8 sf.
in area and 2 ft. in any
horizontal dimension
Must be installed
in
permeable
landscaped area
that is at least 8
sf. in area and 2
ft. in any
horizontal
dimension
Site Signs
Max. Sign
Height 6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft.
Allowed
Lighting
External, down
directional and
concealed light
source
External, down
directional and
concealed light
source
External, down
directional and
concealed light source
External, down
directional and
concealed light
source
Setbacks
and
Spacing
2 ft. from front
property lines
2 ft. from front
property lines 2 ft. from front
property lines
2 ft. from front
property lines
10 ft. from all other
property lines
10 ft. from all
other
property lines
10 ft. from all other
property lines
10 ft. from all
other
property lines
10 ft. from all other
signs
10 ft. from all
other
signs
10 ft. from all other
signs
10 ft. from all
other
signs
12 ft. from building
walls
12 ft. from
building
walls
12 ft. from building
walls
12 ft. from
building
walls
Other
Max. Sign
Height N/A N/A 5 ft. 5 ft.
Allowed
Lighting N/A N/A None None
Setbacks
and
Spacing
N/A N/A 2 ft. from all property
lines
2 ft. from all
property lines
Other
Standards N/A N/A
Swing signs shall be
installed in permeable
landscaped areas that
are at least 4 ft. in
every horizontal
dimension and at least
20 sf. in area
Swing signs shall
be
installed in
permeable
landscaped areas
that
are at least 4 ft.
in
every horizontal
dimension and at
least
20 sf. in area
Feather Flags
Max. #
1 per 100 ft. of
property frontage
or
fraction thereof;
may
be clustered
1 per 100 ft.
of property
frontage or
fraction thereof;
may
be clustered
1 per 100 ft. of
property frontage or
fraction thereof; may
be clustered
Not allowed
Max. sign
area 40 sf. 40 sf. 40 sf. N/A
Max. sign
height 15 ft. 15 ft. 15 ft. N/A
Other
Standards
Not allowed if
freestanding banner
is
(G) Duration of Display of Temporary Signs.
(1) Generally. The purpose of temporary signs is to display messages for a temporary duration.
Temporary signs shall not be used as a subterfuge to circumvent the regulations that apply to
permanent signs or to add permanent signage to a property in addition to that which is allowed
by Section 3.8.7.1.
(2) Classification of Temporary Sign Materials. Temporary signs are constructed from a variety of
materials with varying degrees of durability. Common materials are classified in Table G1,
Classification of Temporary Sign Materials.
Table G1
Classification of Temporary Sign Materials
Material
Material
Class
1 2 3 4 5
Paper, card stock, foam core board, or cardboard ✓
Laminated paper or cardstock, polyethylene bags ✓
Cloth, canvas, nylon, polyester, burlap, flexible vinyl, or other flexible material
of comparable durability
✓
Inflexible vinyl, hard plastic, composite, or corrugated plastic ("coroplast") ✓
Wood or metal ✓
(3) Duration of Display.
(a) In general, a temporary sign shall be removed as of the earlier of the date that:
1. it becomes an abandoned sign; or
2. it falls into disrepair (see Section 3.8.7.2(H)); or
3. the number of days set out in Table G2, Duration of Temporary Sign Display by
Material Class, expires.
Table G2
Duration of Temporary Sign Display by Material Class
Sign Type
Max. Duration for Individual Sign by Material Class Max. Posting
1 2 3 4 5 Days/Year
Yard Sign Not
Allowed 45 days
Not
Allowed 60 days 180 days 180 days
Site Sign Not
Allowed
Not
Allowed
Not
Allowed 60 days 180 days 180 days
1
Swing Not Not Not 60 days 180 days 180 days
1
Sign Allowed Allowed Allowed
Window
Sign
30 days per
sign
30 days per
sign
30 days per
sign
30 days per
sign
30 days per
sign 30 days per sign
Feather
Flags
Not
Allowed
Not
Allowed 20 days
Not
Allowed
Not
Allowed 20 days
TABLE NOTES:
1 alternatively, the sign type may be displayed for three hundred sixty (360) days every two (2)
calendar years.
(b) Temporary signs that are required due to governmental regulation (e.g., public notices)
shall be removed as required by the applicable regulation.
(4) Administrative Interpretations. Materials for signage that are not listed in this Section 3.8.7.2(G)
may be introduced into the market. When a material is proposed that is not listed in this Section
3.8.7.2(G), the Director shall determine the class of materials with which the new material is
most closely comparable, based on the new material's appearance, durability, and
colorfastness. No temporary sign shall be displayed for a longer period than a site sign
constructed of class 5 material, regardless of the durability material (although such a sign may
be permissible under Land Use Code Section 3.8.7.1).
(H) Temporary Sign Maintenance. Temporary signs and temporary sign structures of all types shall
be maintained as follows:
(1) Paint and Finishes. Paint and other finishes shall be maintained in good condition. Peeling
finishes shall be repaired. Signs with running colors shall be repainted, repaired, or removed if
the running colors were not a part of the original design.
(2) Mineral Deposits and Stains. Mineral deposits and stains shall be promptly removed.
(3) Damage. Temporary signs that are obviously damaged shall be removed within twenty-four
(24) hours.
(4) Upright, Level Position. Signs that are designed to be upright and level shall be installed and
maintained in an upright and level position. Feather flag poles shall be installed in a vertical
position. Signs that are not upright and level shall be removed or restored to an upright, level
position.
(I) Banners and Pennants.
(1) Attached unframed banners, detached banners, and attached and detached pennants are
allowed in any zone district pursuant to the restrictions in below Table I provided a permit is
obtained from the Director. The Director shall issue a permit for the display of banners and
pennants only in locations where such banners and pennants will not cause unreasonable
annoyance or inconvenience to adjoining property owners or other persons in the area and on
such additional conditions as deemed necessary to protect adjoining premises and the public.
All banners and pennants shall be removed on or before the expiration date of the permit. If any
person, business or organization erects any banners or pennants without receiving a permit, as
herein provided, the person, business or organization shall be ineligible to receive a permit for a
banner or pennant for the remainder of the calendar year.
(2) Each business or non-profit entity or other organization, and each individual not affiliated with
an entity or organization, shall be eligible to display banners and pennants pursuant to a valid
(3) The Director shall review a banner or pennant permit application within two (2) business days
to determine completeness. If it is complete, the Director shall approve or deny the application
within three (3) business days after such determination. If it is incomplete, the Director shall
cause the application to be returned to the applicant within one (1) business day of the
determination, along with written reasons for the determination of incompleteness.
(4) Notwithstanding the size and time limitations contained in Table I, noncommercial banners or
pennants may be larger in size and displayed for such additional periods of time as may be
established by the City Manager during community events that, in the judgment of the City
Manager, advance a goal or policy of the City Council and contribute to the health, safety or
welfare of the City.
Table I
ATTACHED UNFRAMED BANNERS AND PENNANTS
(sf. = square feet / ft. = linear feet / N/A = not applicable)
Standard
Sign District
Downtown Commercial-
Industrial
Multifamily/Mixed
Use Single-Family
Max. # on each
building
elevation
1
1 per 300 ft. of
building
elevation or
fraction thereof,
but
not more than 3
banners per
building
1
Residential
Buildings:
Not Allowed
Nonresidential
Buildings: 1
Max. Sign
Area 40 sf. 40 sf. 40 sf.
Residential
Buildings: N/A
Nonresidential
Buildings: 40
sf.
Allowed
Lighting None External None None
Max. Sign
Height 7 ft. 7 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft.
Other
Standards None
If more than one
banner is allowed
on a
building
elevation,
banners may be
clustered
None None
DETACHED BANNERS AND PENNANTS
Max. # Either framed or
property frontage;
or 1
per 100 ft. of
property
frontage if secured
to temporary
construction
fencing related to
permitted
construction (may
be clustered)
property
frontage; or 1
per 100 ft. of
property frontage
if secured to
temporary
construction
fencing related to
permitted
construction
(may be
clustered)
property frontage; or 1
per 100 ft. of property
frontage if secured to
temporary
construction fencing
related to permitted
construction (may be
clustered)
Max. Sign
Area (per
banner)
40 sf. 40 sf. 40 sf. 40 sf.
Allowed
Lighting None None None None
Max. Sign
Height (applies
to freestanding
banner frames)
6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft.
(5) For banners and pennants in all sign districts, the following shall apply:
(a) mounting hardware shall be concealed from view;
(b) banners shall be stretched tightly to avoid movement in windy conditions;
(c) all banners that are installed in banner frames shall be sized to fit the banner frame so that
there are no visible gaps between the edges of the banner and the banner frame;
(d) banners are not allowed if any of the following are present on the property: feather flag,
yard sign, site sign, or swing sign;
(e) any common line of pennants must be stretched tightly to avoid movement in windy
conditions.
(Ord. No. 228, 1998 §§28, 29, 12/15/98; Ord. No. 165, 1999 §30, 11/16/99; Ord. No. 59, 2000
§25, 6/6/00; Ord. No. 183, 2000 §§14, 16, 12/19/00; Ord. No. 107, 2001 §§32, 33, 6/19/01; Ord.
No. 177, 2002 §16, 12/17/02; Ord. No. 173, 2003 §18, 12/16/03; Ord. No. 091, 2004 §§18—20,
6/15/04; Ord. No. 198, 2004 §§14—16, 12/21/04; Ord. No. 139, 2006 §1, 10/3/06; Ord. No. 192,
2006 §§11—13, 12/19/06; Ord. 081, 2007 §6, 7/17/07; Ord. No. 028, 2009 §2, 3/24/09; Ord. No.
068, 2010 §§8, 9, 7/6/10; Ord. No. 036, 2001 §1, 3/22/11; Ord. No. 178, 2011, §§1—3,
12/20/11; Ord. No. 031, 2013 , 3/5/13; Ord. No. 088, 2017 , §§2, 3, 8/15/17)
Appendix A-7
to PUD Master Plan Summary
3.8.26 - Buffering for Residential and High Occupancy Building Units
(A) Applicability . These standards apply only to applications that include residential uses and, to the
extent legally applicable, high occupancy building units. Standards regarding Buffer Yard D shall not
apply to any lot for which a site specific development plan with vested rights was approved prior to
September 14, 2018 so long as such site specific development plan was, or is, valid at the time of
issuance of any building permit for the construction or modification of any dwelling unit or high
occupancy building unit on such lot.
(B) Purpose . The purpose of this Section is to provide standards to separate residential land uses and
high occupancy building units from existing industrial uses in order to eliminate or minimize potential
nuisances such as dirt, litter, noise, glare of lights and unsightly buildings or parking areas, or to
provide spacing to reduce adverse impacts of noise, odor, air pollutants, hazardous materials or site
contamination, or danger from fires or explosions.
(C) Buffer standards . Buffer yards shall be located on the outer perimeter of a lot or parcel and may
be required along all property lines for buffering purposes and shall meet the standards as provided
in this Section.
(1) Only those structures used for buffering and/or screening purposes shall be located within a
buffer yard. The buffer yard shall not include any paved area, except for pedestrian sidewalks or
paths or vehicular access drives which may intersect the buffer yard at a point which is
perpendicular to the buffer yard and which shall be the minimum width necessary to provide
vehicular or pedestrian access. Fencing and/or walls used for buffer yard purposes shall be
solid, with at least seventy-five (75) percent opacity.
(2) There are four (4) types of buffer yards which are established according to land use intensity as
described in Chart 1 below. Buffer yard distances are established in Chart 2 below and specify
deciduous or coniferous plants required per one hundred (100) linear feet along the affected
property line, on an average basis.
(3) The buffer yard requirements shall not apply to temporary or seasonal uses or to properties
that are separated by a major collector street, arterial street, or highway.
(4) Additional Standards Applicable to Buffer Yard D . The following requirements shall also apply
to development located in Buffer Yard D:
(a) Measured . For purposes of Buffer Yard D standards, the buffer yard shall be measured
as either the distance from the outer edge of an oil and gas location to the nearest wall or
corner of any dwelling or high occupancy building unit location or, if any Colorado Oil and
Gas Conservation Commission adopted setback measurement method applicable to a
dwelling or high occupancy building unit results in a greater distance between the existing
oil and gas operation site location and the dwelling or high occupancy building unit at
issue, then the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission setback measurement
method shall be used. Buffer Yard D areas may include paved areas, notwithstanding
paragraph (1) above.
(b) Minimum Buffer Distances. The following minimum buffer distances shall apply:
1. Residential Development. The minimum buffer between a dwelling and any oil and gas
location shall be five hundred (500) feet, or the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission designated setback distance, whichever is greater. Public playgrounds, parks,
recreational fields, or community gathering spaces shall not be placed within a buffer. Private
common areas within a buffer shall not contain playgrounds, parks, recreational fields, or
community gathering spaces.
2. High Occupancy Building Units. The minimum buffer between a high occupancy building
unit and any oil and gas location shall be one thousand (1,000) feet, or the Colorado Oil and
Gas Conservation Commission designated setback distance, whichever is greater. Public or
private playgrounds, parks, recreational fields, or community gathering spaces shall not be
allowed within a buffer.
(c) Alternative compliance buffer reduction from plugged and abandoned wells. Upon
applicant request, the decision maker may approve a reduced buffer distance from a
plugged and abandoned well for which reclamation has been completed, all of the
aforementioned in accordance with Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
regulations, in lieu of the minimum buffer distances set forth in the immediately preceding
Subsection (b), provided that the approved reduced buffer is no less than 150 feet from the
permanently abandoned well and meets the requirements specified below.
1. Procedure. To request alternative compliance, an alternative compliance buffer reduction
plan shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the submittal requirements
established by the Director. At a minimum, the plan must:
a. Clearly identify and discuss the proposed buffer reduction and the ways in which the
plan will equally well or better eliminate or minimize the nuisances and reduce the
adverse effects referenced in the purpose of this Section than would a plan which
complies with the separation and spacing standards of this Section.
b. Include information regarding environmental testing and monitoring for the site. Site
investigation, sampling, and monitoring shall be conducted to demonstrate that the well
has been properly abandoned and that soil, air and water quality have not been
adversely impacted by oil and gas operations or facilities or other sources of
contamination. Such sampling and monitoring shall be conducted by a qualified
environmental engineering or consulting firm with experience in oil and gas
investigations. Director approval that the sampling and monitoring plan contains the
information required pursuant to this subsection b) is required prior to sampling occurring
and such plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
i. Site survey, historical research, and/or physical locating techniques to determine
exact location and extent of oil and gas operations and facilities.
ii. Documentation of plugging activities, abandonment and any subsequent inspections.
iii. Soil sampling, including soil gas testing.
iv. Groundwater sampling.
v. Installation of permanent groundwater wells for future site investigations.
vi. A minimum of five (5) years of annual soil gas and groundwater monitoring at the
well location.
c. Upon completion of the site investigation and sampling, not including the ongoing
monitoring, the consultant must provide a written report verifying that the soil and
groundwater samples meet applicable EPA and State residential regulations and that a
reduced buffer would not pose a greater health or safety risk for future residents or users
of the site. Otherwise, the decision maker may specify an appropriate buffer distance or
require that the following actions be completed by a qualified professional before
development may occur, including but not limited to:
i. Remediation of environmental contamination to background levels.
ii. Well repair or re-plugging of a previously abandoned well.
2. Review Criteria. To approve an alternative compliance buffer reduction plan, the decision
maker must first find that the proposed alternative plan eliminates or minimizes the nuisances
and reduces the adverse effects referenced in the purpose of this Section equally well or
better than would a plan which complies with the separation and spacing standards of this
Section. An approved alternative compliance buffer reduction plan shall be exempt from the
screening requirements of Chart 2 - Buffer Yard Types and below Subsection (e) regarding
fencing.
(d) Disclosure . If any residential development or dwelling, or high occupancy building unit is
proposed to be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of an oil and gas location, the
following requirements shall apply:
1. At such time as the property to be developed is platted or replatted, the plat shall show
the one-thousand-foot radius on the property from such oil and gas location and shall
contain a note informing subsequent property owners that certain lots shown on the plat
are in close proximity to an existing oil and gas location.
2. For residential developments requiring a declaration pursuant to the Colorado Common
Interest Ownership Act, a statement shall be included in such declaration specifying the
lots within such residential development upon which dwellings may be constructed that
are within one thousand (1,000) feet of an oil and gas location. The approved plat for
such residential development shall be attached to the recorded declaration. Where no
such declaration is required, the property owner shall record a statement on the property
where the dwelling is located indicating that such property is located within one thousand
feet of an oil and gas location.
(e) Fencing . If any residential development is proposed to be located within five hundred
(500) feet of an oil and gas location, and if an existing fence does not surround the oil and
gas location, the developer must erect a fence that restricts public access to the oil and
gas location along the property boundary between the oil and gas location and the
development.
Chart 1
Land Use Intensity Categories
Land Use Intensity Category Buffer Yard
Airports/airstrips Very High C
Composting facilities High B
Dry cleaning plants Very High C
Feedlots Very High C
Heavy industrial uses Very High C
Light industrial uses High B
Junkyards High B
Outdoor storage facilities High B
Recreation vehicle, boat, truck storage Medium A
Recycling facilities High B
Agricultural research laboratories High B
Resource extraction Very High C
Oil and gas operations, including plugged and abandoned wells Very High D
Transportation terminals (truck, container storage) High B
Warehouse & distribution facilities High B
Workshops and custom small industry Medium A
Chart 2
Buffer Yard Types
Type - Base Standard (plants per 100
linear feet along affected property
line)
*
Option
Width
Plant
Multiplier
**
Option: Add
6' Wall
Option: Add 3'
Berm or 6' Fence
Buffer Yard A: 15 feet 1.00
20 feet .90
3 Shade Trees 25 feet .80
2 Ornamental Trees or Type 2 Shrubs
***
30 feet .70 .65 .80
3 Evergreen Trees 35 feet .60
15 Shrubs (33% Type 1, 67% Type 2) 40 feet .50
Buffer Yard B: 15 feet 1.25
20 feet 1.00
25 feet .90
4 Shade Trees 30 feet .80 .75 .85
4 Ornamental Trees or Type 2 Shrubs
***
35 feet .70
3 Evergreen Trees 40 feet .60
25 Shrubs (Type 2) 45 feet .50
Buffer Yard C: 20 feet 1.25
25 feet 1.00
30 feet .90
5 Shade Trees 35 feet .80 .75 .85
6 Ornamental Trees or Type 2 Shrubs
***
40 feet .70
4 Evergreen Trees 45 feet .60
30 Shrubs (Type 2) 50 feet .50
Buffer Yard D: 500 feet 1.25
525 feet 1.00
550 feet .90
6 Shade Trees 575 feet .80 .75 .85
7 Ornamental Trees or Type 2 Shrubs 600 feet .70
***
5 Evergreen Trees 625 feet .60
35 Shrubs (Type 2) 650 feet .50
* "Base standard" for each type of buffer yard is that width which has a plant multiplier.
** "Plant multipliers" are used to increase or decrease the amount of required plants based on providing a
buffer yard of reduced or greater width or by the addition of a wall, berm or fence.
*** Shrub types: Type 1: 4' - 8' High Type 2: Over 8' High
(Ord. No. 173, 2003 §20, 12/16/03; Ord. No. 108, 2013 §§1—4, 8/20/13; Ord. No. 114, 2018 , §2,
9/4/18)
Appendix A-8
to PUD Master Plan Summary
3.8.31 - Urban Agriculture
(A) Applicability. These standards apply to all urban agriculture land uses, except those urban
agriculture land uses that are approved as a part of a site-specific development plan.
(B) Purpose. The intent of these urban agriculture supplementary regulations is to allow for a range of
urban agricultural activities at a level and intensity that is compatible with the City's neighborhoods.
(C) Standards.
(1) License required. Urban agriculture land uses shall be permitted only after the owner or
applicant for the proposed use has obtained an urban agriculture license from the City. The fee
for such a license shall be the fee established in the Development Review Fee Schedule. If
active operations have not been carried on for a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months,
the license shall be deemed to have been abandoned regardless of intent to resume active
operations. The Director may revoke any urban agriculture license issued by the City if the
holder of such license is in violation of any of the provisions contained in paragraph (2) below,
provided that the holder of the license shall be entitled to the administrative review of any such
revocation under the provisions contained in Chapter 2, Article VI of the City Code.
(2) General Standards. Urban agriculture shall be allowed as a permitted use, provided that all of
the following conditions are met:
(a) Mechanized Equipment. All mechanized equipment used in the urban agriculture land use
must be in compliance with Chapter 20, Article II of the City Code regarding noise levels.
(b) Parking. Urban agriculture land uses shall provide additional off-street vehicular and
bicycle parking areas adequate to accommodate parking demands created by the use.
(c) Chemicals and Fertilizers. Synthetic pesticides or herbicides may be applied only in
accordance with state and federal regulations. All chemicals shall be stored in an enclosed,
locked structure when the site is unattended. No synthetic pesticides or herbicides may be
applied within a Natural Habitat Buffer Zone.
(d) Trash/Compost. Trash and compost receptacles shall be screened from adjacent
properties by utilizing landscaping, fencing or storage within structures and all trash shall
be removed from the site weekly. Compost piles and containers shall be set back at least
ten (10) feet from any property line when urban agriculture abuts a residential land use.
(e) Maintenance. All urban agriculture land uses shall be maintained in an orderly manner,
including necessary watering, pruning, pest control and removal of dead or diseased plant
materials, and shall be maintained in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 20 of the
City Code.
(f) Water Conservation and Conveyance. To the extent reasonably feasible, the use of
sprinkler irrigation between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. shall be minimized. Drip
irrigation or watering by hand may be done at any time. The site must be designed and
maintained so that any water runoff is conveyed off-site into a City right-of-way or drainage
system without adversely affecting downstream property.
(g) Identification/Contact Information. A clearly visible sign shall be posted near the public
right-of-way adjacent to all urban agriculture land uses, which sign shall contain the name
and contact information of the manager or coordinator of the agricultural land use. If a
synthetic pesticide or herbicide is used in connection with such use, the sign shall also
include the name of the chemical and the frequency of application. The contact information
for the manager or coordinator shall be kept on file with the City. All urban agriculture signs
must comport with Section 3.8.7 of this Code.
(h) If produce from an urban agriculture land use is proposed to be distributed throughout the
City, the applicant must provide a list of proposed Food Membership Distribution Sites in
the application.
(i) Floodplains. If urban agriculture is proposed within a floodplain, then a Floodplain Use
Permit is required in accordance with Chapter 14 of the City Code.
(j) Hoop Houses. If an urban agriculture land use contains a hoop house, then the hoop
house shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from any property line and shall also be
located in such a manner that the hoop house does not generate potential adverse impacts
on adjacent uses, such as shading or glare.
(k) Additional Impact Mitigation. Measures such as landscaping, fencing or setbacks to
mitigate potential visual, noise or odor impacts on adjoining property may be required by
the Director. There shall be no offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare
noticeable at or beyond the property line of the parcel where the urban agriculture land use
is conducted. Where an urban agriculture land use abuts a residential use, there shall be a
minimum setback of five (5) feet between the operation and the property line.
(3) Notice. At the time of an initial application for an urban agriculture land use within a residential
zone (N-C-L, N-C-M, U-E, R-F, R-L, L-M-N, M-M-N, H-M-N, N-C-B, R-C and P-O-L) or if the
urban agriculture land use exceeds one-half (0.5) acre in size, the Director shall determine
whether the proposed urban agriculture land use presents a significant impact on the affected
neighborhood, and, if so, the Director shall schedule a neighborhood meeting and provide
mailed and posted notice for such meeting. Such notice and neighborhood meeting shall be
conducted in accordance with Sections 2.2.2 and 2.2.6 of this Code.
(Ord. No. 096, 2013 §1, 7/16/13; Ord. No. 034, 2014 §2, 3/18/14)
Appendix B
to Montava PUD Master Plan Summary
Engineering Variances
Appendix B-1: Variance from Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards,
Chapter 8, Section 8.23, Angle of Intersection, and Proposed Alternate Designs.
Appendix B-2: Variance from Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards,
Chapter 7, Street Design and Technical Criteria for City of Fort Collins street
section, Figures 7-1F through 7-13F, and Proposed Alternate Designs for right-
of-way width, roadway width and medians.
With regard to this Appendix B, attached to each variance is supporting
information including maps, diagrams, etc., which illustrate various methods of
applying and using the respective variances and approved Alternate Designs in
the design of future project development plans and final plans. Nothing herein
requires that any future project development plans or final plans be designed in
accordance with such supporting information nor does it prevent the use of
designs not included in such information. Rather, the purpose of this supporting
information is to provide background and context information to facilitate
interpretation and application of the approve variances. Vested property rights are
not requested for the supporting information.
NOTE: When approved, attach the variance requests and the City approvals
therefor as Appendices B-1 and B-2, respectively.
unframed: 1 per
Either framed or
unframed: 1 per
Either framed or
unframed: 1 per Not allowed
permit for a maximum of forty (40) days per calendar year.
present
Must be installed in
a permeable
landscaped area
with a radius that
extends not less
than 3 ft. from the
flag pole
Not allowed if
freestanding
banner is
present
Must be installed
in a permeable
landscaped area
with a radius that
extends not less
than 3 ft. from the
flag pole
Must be installed in a
permeable landscaped
area with a radius that
extends not less than 3
ft. from the flag pole
N/A
Standards
Where allowed, site
signs shall be
installed
in permeable
landscaped areas or
hardscaped areas
other than
vehicular use areas
and
sidewalks that are
at
least 5 ft. in every
horizontal
dimension and
at least 40 sf. in
area
Where allowed,
site
signs shall be
installed
in permeable
landscaped areas
or
hardscaped areas
other than
vehicular use
areas and
sidewalks that are
at
least 5 ft. in every
horizontal
dimension and
at least 40 sf. in
area
Where allowed, site
signs shall be installed
in permeable
landscaped areas or
hardscaped areas other
than
vehicular use areas and
sidewalks that are at
least 5 ft. in every
horizontal dimension
and
at least 40 sf. in area
Where allowed,
site
signs shall be
installed
in permeable
landscaped areas
or
hardscaped areas
other than
vehicular use
areas and
sidewalks that
are at
least 5 ft. in
every
horizontal
dimension and
at least 40 sf. in
area
Swing Signs
Max. # Not allowed Not allowed 1 per property frontage 1 per property
frontage
Max. Sign
Area N/A N/A 5 sf., including riders
5 sf., including
riders
Max. #
Residential
Buildings:
Not Limited
1 per 600 ft. of
property frontage
or
fraction thereof
1 per 600 ft. of
property frontage or
fraction thereof,
provided that the area
of the property is at
least 2 acres; properties
that are less than 2
acres shall not display
site signs
1 per 600 ft. of
property frontage
or
fraction thereof,
provided that the
area
of the property is
at
least 2 acres;
properties
that are less than
2
acres shall not
display
site signs
Nonresidential and
Residential Mixed
Use
Buildings: 1 per
property
Max. Sign
Area 16 sf. 32 sf. 32 sf. 32 sf.
Buildings: 1 per
80 ft.
of property
frontage or
fraction thereof
Nonresidential and
Residential Mixed
Use
Buildings: 1 per 80
ft.
of property
frontage or
fraction thereof
Nonresidential and
Residential Mixed Use
Buildings: 1 per 80 ft.
of property frontage or
fraction thereof