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(b) Min Lot
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(c) Min Lot
Width
(d) Max Cov-
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(e) Max Floor
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ORDINANCE NO. 7309
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XVII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO ZONING AND ESTABLISHING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-
2U)
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (Brackets indicate material
being deleted; underscoring indicates new material being added.)
SECTION 1.
Section 2, Chapter 4, Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS (Part 1, Residential)
A -1 A -2 A -3 A -4 R -1 R -2 R -21J R -3 R -4 R -5 R -6 R -7 R -8
(D) (B) (B) (B)
40 ac 5 ac 1 ac % ac 7000sf 5000sf 5000sf 4000sf 3000sf 3000sf 3000sf 3400sf 5000sf
(f) Max Building
Height
(g) Min Front
Yard Setback
(h) Min Side
Yard Setback
U Min Rear
Yard Setback
80 ac 10 ac — — — — = 50' 50' 50' 50' -- 50'
(D)
600' 300' 140' 140' 70' 50' 50' 50' 50' 50' 50' -- 50'
25% [2]25% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% — 50%
2 2 —
35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' — — 35' 20'
(D)
25'
25'
25'
25'
25'
25'
18'
25'
25'
25'
25'
5'
20'
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(C)
(C)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
LA)
(A)
(A)
(C)
(C)
(A)
15'
15'
15'
15'
5'
5'
5'
5'
5'
5'
5'
5'
5'
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(C)
(C)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(C)
(C)
(A)
15'
15'
15'
15'
15'
15'
15'
15'
15'
15'
15'
5'
10'
(A) Accessory Buildings need only be set back five feet, except when Section 17-
4-6 is applicable. Also note exceptions listed in Section 17- 4- [32]23.
(B) See Section 17 -4 -4 for lot six requirements for multiple unit housing.
(C) See Section 17- 4 -6(1).
See Section 17 -4- 51(5).
SECTION 2.
Section 51, Chapter 4 of Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended by the
addition of a new subsection (4.1) to read as follows:
(4.1) Single Family Residential District (R -2U):
a. Purpose. The standards of this district (R -2U) are designed to retain and provide
areas primarily for single - family development of medium density, while providing
opportunities for a variety of blocks, lots and setbacks. It is the intention of this district
to allow mixed lot sizes and housing sizes along the same street and the same block,
while not increasing the gross density of the development. A homeowner's association
shall be created to provide for the maintenance of common areas, private open spaces
and other neighborhood assets.
b. Uses by right. Residence, one - family.
c. Uses by review. A use by review is anv of the followina uses which are permitted
only upon issuance of a special use permit.
1. Bed and breakfast home.
2. Church and religious buildings.
3. Child care center.
3.1 Child care home.
4. Recreation facilities, private.
5. Utilities as outlined in Section 17 -4 -30.
6. Home occupations.
7. Foster home.
8. Elderly foster home.
9. Any use which is permitted as a use by right in a R -3 zone district.
d. Performance Standards:
1. The minimum front yard setback shall be eighteen (18) feet. The garage and
the required off - street parking space for the lot shall be at least twenty (20) feet from
the back of the public sidewalk.
2. Unless located beneath a habitable room or story, unenclosed porches even if
the porch is covered by a roof, may encroach up to eight (8) feet into the front yard
setback.
3. A minimum lot area of 4,500 square feet is permissible when utilized within a
block of mixed lot widths. The average lot area of the block, however, shall be at
least 5,000 square feet. Alternative lot width configurations may be as narrow as
forty -five (45) feet, but shall be no wider than fifty (50) feet. Lot depth shall not
exceed three -times the average lot width unless the lot abuts an alley. The following
is an example of a mixed lot width block, based on a 660' long block frontage:
4. Driveways shall be located to provide at least one (1) on- street parking space
per lot within the block except lots on the turning circle of cul -de -sacs. The City
Traffic Engineer shall approve all driveway curb cut locations on corner lots as
provided in Section 17- 4 -44(h) of this Code before a building permit is issued for such
lot.
5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Roadway Classification Design
Standards and Policies for the City of Pueblo, adopted by Resolution 10264, or as the
same may be subsequently amended, local public streets shall neither be wider than
thirty -two feet (32') nor narrower than thirty feet (30') as measured from flow -line to
flow -line.
6. Homeowner's associations or individual property owners shall be responsible
to install and maintain all landscaping in public rights -of -way adjoining their respective
lots.
SECTION 3.
Section 44(p) of Chapter 4 of Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(p) Public Sidewalks. [Four] Five -foot public sidewalks as a minimum shall be
provided in all R -1, R -2, R -2U R -3 and R -4 zone districts. Six -foot public sidewalks as a
minimum shall be provided in all other zone districts. In areas of high pedestrian densities,
the City Traffic Engineer may require wider sidewalks.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED May 9, 2005
BY Michael Occhiato
Councilperson
APPROVED:
PRES1DENT 9F CITY CPWCIL
ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
PASSED AND APPROVED May 23, 2005
1 )309
Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
AGENDA ITEM # P!3� i5
DATE: MAY 9, 2005
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /JIM MUNCH
LAND USE ADMINISTRATOR/MICHAEL SMYTH, AICP
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XVII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO ZONING AND ESTABLISHING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT (R -2U)
ISSUE
Shall City Council amend Chapter 4 of Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to
zoning and establishing a Single - Family Residential District (R -2U)?
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning and Zoning Commission, at their April 13, 2005 regular meeting, voted 5 -0
to recommend approval.
BACKGROUND
The text amendment allows flexibility in front yard setback, lot sizes, and lot frontages as
compared to the existing R -2, Single - Family Residential District.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None