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Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 22, 2025
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Beritt Odom, Director Planning and Community Development
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF
CHAPTER FOUR OF TITLE XVII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
SUMMARY:
Attached for consideration is a text amendment that will update Chapter 4 of Title XVII
of the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to architectural compatibility standards for
attached accessory buildings and structures.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
None.
BACKGROUND:
As written, the Pueblo Municipal Code requires that all attached accessory structures
all
Through this text amendment, staff proposes that this strict compatibility requirement is
overly prohibitive for certain attached accessory structures, specifically those structures
that 1) have a roof pitch no greater than 2:12, 2) have no more than 3 enclosed sides,
and 3) are placed to the side or rear of their principal structure. The roof material on
structures with a maximum pitch of 2:12 is not visible at eye level; therefore, any
nonmatching material on an accessory structure with that pitch would not disrupt the
visual uniformity of a property. Additionally, common roofing materials for principal
structures, namely shingles, can be both cost prohibitive and difficultif not structurally
impossibleto install on structures with low-pitch roofs. By allowing flexibility in roof
material, more property owners could develop their properties with desirable attached
accessory structures. Considering this, staff posits that requiring such structures to
intent of the accessory structure code by maintaining the visual aesthetics of the property
while also making development of accessory structures more attainable for property
owners.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no financial implications for the City
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning and Zoning Commission, at their August 13, 2025 Regular Meeting, voted
7-0 to recommend approval.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
The Planning Department sent out Notice of the Planning and Zoning Commission Public
Hearing by publication of the proposed amendment fifteen (15) days prior to the Public
Hearing.
ALTERNATIVES:
If City Council does not approve this Ordinance, Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code
will not be amended to reflect the proposed change to compatibility standards for
accessory buildings and structures.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the proposed Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. TA-25-02 Attachments
ORDINANCE NO.11043
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF
CHAPTER FOUR OF TITLE XVII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
Section 17-4-23 (b) of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 17-4-23. Accessory buildings and structures
. . .
(b) Attached accessory structures, including but not limited to private garages, carports, porches
and decks, built as an integral part of the principal structure shall not be subject to size limitations,
provided that they are smaller than the habitable portion of the principal structure. Attached
accessory structures shall be attached to and shall not exceed the height of the principal structure.
\[architecturally compatible with the principal structure, and shall not exceed the height of the
principal structure.\] Attached accessory structures shall be architecturally compatible with the
principal structure (as defined in Sec. 17-4-23 (c) (5) b.) unless they meet the following criteria, in
which case only the color of the accessory structure must match or be complimentary to the
principal structure:
1. The structure has a roof pitch no greater than 2:12,
2. The structure is enclosed on no more than three (3) sides, and
3. The structure is located to the side or the rear of the principal structure
SECTION 2.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
this Ordinance to implement the policies and procedures described herein.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after the date of final action by the
Mayor and City Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on September 08, 2025.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on September 22, 2025.
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President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
Approved on _______________.
Disapproved on ______________ based on the following objections:
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Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of ____________, on _____________
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President of City Council
ATTEST
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City Clerk