HomeMy WebLinkAbout06630ORDINANCE NO. 6630
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XVII OF THE PUEBLO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ZONING, CREATING A
NEW BUSINESS PARK ZONE DISTRICT AND AMENDING
OFF - STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that:
(Brackets indicate matter being deleted and underlining indicates matter being added)
Section 1.
Section 51, Chapter 4 of Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code is amended by the
addition of a new Subsection 12.4 to read as follows:
17 -4 -51 1( 2.4) Business Park District (BP)
a. Purpose: The standards of this district are designed to provide for a limited number
of retail, office, warehouse, light industrial and manufacturing_ uses within a business
park. Since some BP property may be located near residential zone districts, it is
necessary that high development and performance standards be established and that
all manufacturing, processing or assembling of materials and products be conducted
in a manner not injurious or offensive to the residents of surrounding properties.
b. Uses by Right: A use by right is anv use which is primarily retail, office
commercial, food service (restaurants), hotel, finance, government, service, social or
cultural in nature (including parking lot or parking structure), which serves the public
good. Other uses by right include light manufacturing_ production, fabrication or
rebuilding, bulk storage, warehousing and wholesaling of merchandise. Uses may
be combined provided they are conducted in compliance with the performance
standards and use regulations of the BP zone district.
C. Uses by Review: A use by review is any of the following uses which are permitted
only upon the issuance of a special use permit.
1. Child care center.
2. Private recreation and amusement facilities.
3. Residence for watchman or caretaker.
4. Schools, private or professional.
d. Performance Standards:
1. Noise from industrial, commercial or business activity shall comply with
Section 11 -1 -607 of this code applicable to light industrial zone district
provided that if located within three hundred feet (300') of a residential zone
district the industrial or business activity shall comply with Section 11 -1 -607
of this Code applicable to commercial zones.
2. No vibrations resulting from any industrial, commercial or business activity
shall be measurable at the outer boundaries of the lot.
3. No odors resulting from any industrial, commercial or business activity shall
be discernible at the outer boundaries of the lot.
4. No observable smoke shall be emitted from the parcel.
5. No dust or dirt resulting from any industrial, commercial or business activity
shall be discernible beyond the outer boundaries of the lot.
6. No noxious gases resulting from any industrial, commercial or business
activity shall be discernible beyond the outer boundaries of the lot.
7. No glare or heat generated from any industrial, commercial or business
activity shall be discernible beyond the outer boundaries of the lot.
8. No use that would cause interference with or disrupt utility service including,
without limitation electrical cable television or telecommunications
services to surrounding properties shall be allowed.
9. Outside storage of debris, rubbish, materials, supplies and equipment shall be
enclosed on all sides by a screening wall or solid fence at least six feet (6),
but no more than ten feet (10'), in height. Neither debris, rubbish, materials,
supplies nor equipment shall be stacked or stored to a height exceeding the
height of the screening wall or fence.
e. Landscaping Standards: All properties in the BP zone district shall comply with
Section 17 -4 -7 of this Code.
f. Dimension Standards:
1. Minimum lot site: 20,000 square feet.
2. Minimum setback dimensions:
Front Yard: Twenty five feet (25')
Side Yard: Ten feet (10')*
Rear Yard: Twenty five feet (25')*
Minimum Lot Width: One hundred feet (100')
3. Minimum distance of structures from an existing residential zone: One
hundred feet (100').
4. Maximum percentage of the lot to be covered by buildings or structures:
Fifty percent (50 %).
5. Maximum height of buildings: Thirty -five feet (35') for buildings that are
within one hundred fiftv feet (150') of a residential zone district. The
maximum building height may then increase at a rate of twenty -five (25)
vertical feet for every additional one hundred horizontal feet (25'/100') that
the building is away from a residential zone district. (Example: If a building
is 300' away from any residential zone district, the maximum building height
shall be (150' distance = 35' height) + (150' additional distance = 375
height) = 72.5' height.
g_ Off - Street Parking Standards: All properties in a BP zone district shall comply with
Sections 17 -443, 44 and 45 of this Code applicable for the type of use proposed for
each specific lot. In the case of mixed uses within the same building or structure, the
required number of off - street parking spaces shall be the total of the requirements for
each use based upon the area occupied by the individual use.
Section 2.
Subsection (b)(2) of Section 43, Chapter 4 of Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
(4) Retail uses in O -1, B -1, [and] B -2 and BP zone districts shall be provided with at
least ten (10) parking spaces, plus one (1) additional parking space for each two hundred (200)
square feet of gross floor area in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet.
Section 3.
The first paragraph of subsection (b)(2) of Section 7, Chapter 4 of Title XVII of the Pueblo
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
(2) Applicable Zones: The provisions of this Section shall apply in the following zone
districts: R4, R -5, R -6, B -1, B -2, B -3, B -4, BP, _ H-B, I -1, I -2, 0 -1, S -1, S -4, S -5 when one of the
following occurs within the above mentioned zones:
* There shall be no setback limitations for that portion of any lot that abut@
property located in business or industrial zone districts.
Section 4.
This ordinance shall become effective upon final passage.
INTRODUCED December 11 , 2000
By: Rich Gol enda
Councilmember
APPRO ED:
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President of City Council
ATTEST:
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Passed and Approved: December 26, 2000