HomeMy WebLinkAbout1003 Amending Multiple Sections and Tables from the Firestone Development Code, Title 16, from the Firestone Municipal CodeORDINANCE NO. 1003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE,
COLORADO AMENDING SECTIONS 16.2.3, 16.2.55 16.3.3116.4.2, 16.5.4, 16.6.25 1606.35
16.6.45 16.6.5116.6.7, 16.6.125 16.11.35 AND TABLES 34, 44 AND 6.12-6 OF CHAPTER
16.04 (FIRESTONE DEVELOPMENT CODE) OF TITLE 16 OF THE FIRESTONE
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, Chapter 16.04 of the Firestone Municipal Code was enacted to adopt the
Firestone Development Code ("FDC"), which establishes comprehensive regulations pertaining to
the use and development of land within the Town of Firestone; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to amend various sections of the Firestone
Development Code as part of the Town's overall annual FDC update process that will guide the
growth and development of the Town and improve the administration of the FDC; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees believes these amendments will improve the
understanding and administration of the Firestone Development Code with regard to those
regulations and their underlying goals.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO: r
Section 1. Section 16.2.3.B.1, "Old Town Commercial (OTC), of the Firestone
Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. Purpose
To provide for and encourage development and redevelopment that preserves and enhances the
unique character and vitality of Old Town Firestone. Small-scale offices, retail, and residential
uses are permitted. New development is encouraged to place residential above the ground floor.
Design standards focus on creating a human -scaled, pedestrian -oriented and walkable downtown
that invites commercial development and complementary residential opportunities. Continuous
retail frontages, largely uninterrupted by driveways and parking, are encouraged. The zone district
classifications of C4, CC 2, C-M, and NC from former Town zoning code and development
regulations along First Street in Old Town Firestone are intended to be included in the OTC
district. Developing and redeveloping non-residential properties adjacent to Grant Avenue
between Colorado Boulevard and Second Street are intended to be included in the OTC district
Section 2. Section 16.2.5.G, "Use Overlay Districts (UO), of the Firestone
Development Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new subsection 5, to read as follows:
5. Manufactured Home Park Use Overlay District (UO-2)
' Additions to the current text of the Code are indicated by underlining, and deletions are indicated by r*•�'�gh.
a. There is hereby created a Use Overlay District designated as the
Manufactured Home Park Use Overlay District, and the provisions of this
UO-2 district shall apply only to those areas within the R-A Low -Density
Residential Zone District that are designated with the UO-2 Zone District
on the Official Zone Map and located east of Weld County Road 17.
b. Allowance for Manufactured Home Park Uses
Notwithstanding the limitations applicable in the underlying zone district,
manufactured home park uses, as defined by this FDC, shall be permitted
in this overlay zone district.
c. General Provisions
i. All manufactured homes and manufactured home parks shall
conform to the R-A zone district and single-family residential
standards of this FDC, unless otherwise modified by this section.
ii. All manufactured home parks shall confor-�n to the Town of
Firestone Design Standards & Construction Specifications for
Public Improvements (Standards and Specifications).
iii. All manufactured homes shall be located only in a Manufactured
Home Park, as defined by this FDC.
iv. Existing manufactured homes, whether located within or outside of
a Manufactured Home Park, shall be deemed conforming as of the
effective date of this FDC. Existing manufactured homes shall only
be upgraded or replaced with newer and higher quality
contemporary manufactured homes.
v. Permitted Principal Uses
The following uses shall be pel7nitted within a manufactured home
park:
1. Any single-family dwelling unit regardless of its method of
assembly, including Type 1 and Type 2 manufactured
homes, module homes assembled after 1976, factory built
homes or on -site built homes, provided such dwelling unit
has been constructed no more than 10 years prior to the
effective date of this FDC.
2. Community center.
3. Group care facilities.
vi. Permitted Accessot)) Uses:
1. Uses that are customarily incidental to any of the permitted
principal uses and are located on the same lot or on an
adjacent lot.
2. Recreational facilities.
d. Development Standards
i. All manufactured homes are required to meet the provisions of
C.R.S. § 24-32-3301 et seq., as amended, and the Colorado Division
of Housing administrative rules set forth in 8 C.C.R. 130244, as
amended, which provide for comprehensive regulation of the
installation of manufactured homes to ensure the safety,
affordability and performance of such dwelling units.
ii. All interior streets shall meet all adopted Town Standards and
Specifications.
iii. Interior streets, parking areas and walkways shall be adequately
lighted to provide safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at
night.
iv. Landscaping that complies with the provisions set forth in this FDC
shall be submitted as part of the required Final Development Plan
for the park. All setback areas, with the exception of driveways and
sidewalks, and other open space shall be landscaped to soften the
exterior appearance of the mobile home park.
v. All manufactured homes shall be skirted between the floor and the
ground surface with durable, all-weather construction as
manufactured specifically for covering the undercar7iage area of the
mobile home.
All manufactured homes constructed on existing lots located in the
floodplain shall be installed on a permanent foundation.
e. No replacement manufactured home shall be moved onto any lot, unless
such manufactured home is certified pursuant to the "National Mobile home
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974", 42 U.S.C. §5401 et seq.,
as amended, or is certified by the Colorado Division of Housing pursuant to
C.R.S. § 24-32-3301, et seq. and any administrative rules promulgated
thereunder. A manufactured home presently located within a manufactured
home park that is relocated within the same manufactured home park is
exempted from the requirements of this section.
Section 3. Table 3-1 (Table of Permitted Uses), Use Standards for Vehicles and
Equipment Use Category, of Section 16.3.1 of the Firestone Development Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Vehicles and
Car Wash
S
S
3.2.C.7.b
Equipment
Minimum 1000'
Outdoor Recreational
Vehicle Storage
S
from Interstate,
and Arterial, and
Section Line
Roadways
Fueling Station
S
P
P
S
3.2.C.7
Minimum 1000'
from Interstate,
Towing Facility
S
and Arterial, and
Section Line
Roadways
Minimum 1000'
from Interstate,
Truck Stop
S
and Arterial, and
Section Line
Roadways
Minimum 1000'
from Interstate,
Vehicle Sales and Rental
S
and Arterial, and
Section Line
Roadways
Vehicle Service and Repair,
Heavy
P
3.2.C.7.b
Vehicle Service and Repair,
Light
P
P
P
3.2.C.7.b
Section 4. Table 3-1 (Table of Permitted Uses), Use Standards for Warehouse and
Freight Movement Use Category, of Section 16.3.1 of the Firestone Development Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Warehouse and
Minimum 1000'
Freight Movement
Mini-warehouse/Self
from Interstate,
Storage
S
and Arterial, and
Section Line
Roadways
Minimum 1000'
Warehouse/Wholesale
from Interstate,
Distribution Center
S
and Arterial, and
Section Line
Roadways
Section 5. Table 3-1 (Table of Pei7nitted Uses), Family Child Care Home Accessory
Use Category, of Section 16.3.1 of the Firestone Development is amended to read as follows:
Section 6. Table 3-1 (Table of Permitted Uses) of Section 16.3.1 of the Firestone
Development Code is amended by the addition of a new row, entitled "Family Child Care Home
(Large), to be inserted alphabetically and to read as follows:
Section 7. Section 16.3.3.G.2, "Family Child Care Home," of the Firestone
Development Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and re-enacted to read as follows:
2. Family Child Care Home
Family Child Care Homes shall comply with the Colorado licensing statutes codified at
C.R.S. §26-6401 et seq., as amended, and the Department of Human Service Regulations
codified at 12 CCR 250M et seq., as amended. Family Child Care Homes Small may
serve no more than six (6) full time and two (2) part time children or students within a
Single -Family Detached residence. Family Child Care Homes (Large) shall conform to the
following standards:
a. Family Child Care Homes (Lam) shall serve no more than twelve (12)
children;
Family
Child
Care
Homes
(Lar•�e)
shall
not
be
located
adiacent
to or
directly
across
the street from other
Family
Child
Care Homes (LaI'6e)3
and
c. Family Child Care Homes (Large) shall only be located on streets that
accommodate on -street parkin.
Section 8. Table 4-1 is amended to appear as follows:
Section 9. Section 16.4.2.A.l.b.iv, "General Setback Requirements," of the Firestone
Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
ii. Incidental Architectacral Features
Cornices, eaves, canopies, window wells-, chimneys, bay windows, ornamental features, and other
similar architectural features may encroach not more than two (2) feet into any required setback.
Window well openingsmy encroach not more than three (3) feet into any required setback.
Section 10. Section 16.4.2.A.l.b, "General Setback Requirements," of the Firestone
Development Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new subsection viii, to read as follows:
Drivew�rys
Residential driveways may encroach into any required interior side setback provided these
encroachments are at least three (3) feet from the side lot line and do not impact drainage
conveyance or utilities.
Section 11. Section 16.5.4.E.8, "Lots," of the Firestone Development Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Wedge-shaped lots shall not be less than fey thirty-five (48 35) feet in width at the front property
line. Such lots shall conform to the minimum lot width for the district at the font setback line.
Section 12. Section 16.5.4.G.7, "Street Arrangement and Connections," of the Firestone
Development Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and re-enacted to read as follows:
7. Street Arrangement and Connections
a. Local streets shall be arranged so that their use by through traffic will be
discouraged. Traffic calming tecluiiques such as use of grid patterning, diverters
and curvilinear alignments are encouraged to reduce speeds and cut -through traffic.
All traffic calming measures shall be approved by the Town Engineer.
b. Where a subdivision borders the following, a minimum landscaped buffer area shall
be provided as follows: thirty (30) feet adjacent to arterial streets and section line
roadways, fifty (50) feet adjacent to railroad right-of-way, and one -hundred (100)
feet adjacent to hlterstate right -of --way. This buffer is in addition to any required
right-of-way, and exclusive of any lot size requirements. No driveway access shall
be permitted from the lot directly to any highway, freeway, arterial, section line
roadways, or railroad right-of-way.
c. Dead-end streets (excluduig cul-de-sac or stub streets) shall not be permitted unless
approved by the Board of Trustees
d. Visibility into residential subdivision from arterial, section line, and collector
roadways shall be emphasized and coordinated with street configurations including
cul-de-sacs and parallel road loops, open space, and trail corridors. The backing of
lots to arterials, section line, and collector roadways shall be limited. Continuous
runs of lots which back to such roadways shall not exceed five -hundred (500) feet
in length.
e. Openings in the perimeter fence frontage shall serve to visually link intersecting
streets, view corridors into and out of the development, pedestrian entryways, and
parks or open space.
Section 13. Section 16.6.2.D.2.a, "Standards for Community Gateway Corridors," of
the Firestone Development Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and re-enacted to read as follows:
a. Artetials and Section Line Roadways
i. A minimum thirty (30) foot landscaped buffer shall be maintained on either side of
the arterial or section line roadway and located in a tract. This buffer should utilize
a variety of live plant material and berming to provide year-round visual interest.
A minimum ten (10) foot wide sidewalk shall be incorporated as an integral
component of the landscape buffer and landscape area within the right-of-way.
ii. Single-family detached residential lots shall be set back a minimum of one -hundred
fifty (150) feet from the right -of --way along Firestone Boulevard west of Colorado
Boulevard.
iii. All fencing facing the arterial or section line roadway shall be a maximum of four
(4) feet in height and should have an open character, such as split rail or picket.
Opaque fencing is prohibited.
iv. Parking shall be screened to the greatest extent reasonably practicable from the
arterial or section line roadway using a combination of berming, walls, fencing and
landscaping with a minimum cumulative height of three (3) feet. Such berming or
screening walls and fencing may be located within the landscaped buffer prescribed
in this Section. Parking, internal drives or streets may not extend into the landscape
buffer excepting access drives from the right -of --way running perpendicular to the
arterial or section line roadway.
v. Garages and carports may not be used as a screen or barrier between the arterial or
section line roadway and a development site.
Section 14. Section 16.6.3.B.5.a.i.(C), "Pocket Parks," of the Firestone Development
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Bordered on at least one (1) side by public streets (excluding major collector, section line, and
arterial streets) to provide easy public access, visual surveillance, and on -street parking;
Section 15. Section 16.6.3.B.S.a.ii.(C), "Neighborhood Parks," of the Firestone
Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Bordered on at least two (2) sides by public streets (excluding arterial or section line streets) to
provide easy public access, visual surveillance and parking;
Section 16. Section 16.6.3.c..£viii, "Areas Not Eligible," of the Firestone Development
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
The first 150' of oi19i1 and gas well and facility setbacks or the setback as identified in a Surface
Use Agreement SUA), whichever is greater; and
Section 17. Section 16.6.4.G.6, "Rooftop Mechanical Equipment," of the Firestone
Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Rooftop mechanical equipment, including HVAC equipment, venting, and utility equipment that
serves the structure, shall be screened. Screening shall be accomplished through the use of parapet
walls or a sight -obscuring enclosure around the equipment constructed of one (1) of the primary
materials used on the primary facades of the structure, and that is an integral part of the building's
architectural design. The parapet or screen shall completely surround the rooftop mechanical
equipment to an elevation equal to or greater than the highest portion of the rooftop mechanical
equipment being screened. In the event such parapet wall does not fully screen all rooftop
equipment, then the rooftop equipment shall be enclosed by a screen constructed of one (1) of the
primary materials used on the primary facade of the building so as to achieve complete screening.
Section 18. Section 16.6.4.1-1 of the Firestone Development Code is hereby amended by
the addition of a new subjection 8. to read as follows:
S. Fences within Residential Districts
a. Fencing Required
i. For new residential development, wing fencing, street side fencing, and
fencing against open space, parks and landscape tracts shall be required and
in a manner pursuant to this FDC as applicable.
Section 19. Section 16.6.5.D.2.d, "Access," of the Firestone Development Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
d. Access
i. All driveways shall be paved in concrete or asphalt.
ii. All non-residential development shall be designed to allow for cross -access to
adjacent properties to encourage shared parking and shared access points on public
or private streets. When cross -access is deemed impractical by the Director on the
basis of topography, the presence of natural features, vehicular safety, or
convenience factors, this requirement may be waived provided that appropriate
bicycle and pedestrian connections are provided between adjacent developments or
land uses. Cross access easements shall be referenced as a note on the plat.
iii. Whenever feasible, there shall be no direct driveway access (ingress or egress) fi•om
any single-family residential lots to any non-residential collector street, arterial
street, section line roadway or highway. Whenever feasible, all single-family
residential lots driveway access shall be limited to residential collector and local
residential streets.
Section 20. Section 16.6.7.D.l.b.iii, "Diversification Standards," of the Firestone
Development Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and re-enacted to read as follows:
iii. Housing types that apply to Table 6.7-1 include:
(A) Single-family Detached;
(B) Duplex;
(C) Single-family Attached —Townhouse;
(D) Multi -Family —six (6) units or less;
(E) Multi -Family —Apartments (seven (7) units or more); and
(F) Live -Work units.
Section 21. Section 16.6.7.E.3.b, "Width/Fa�ade Ratio," of the Firestone Development
Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and re-enacted to read as follows:
The width of afront-loaded garage shall not exceed fifty-five (55) percent of the width of the front
elevation for two -car garages or sixty-five (65) percent of the width of the front elevation for three -
car garages.
Section 22. Section 16.6.12.C.2.i., "Exemptions," of the Firestone Development Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Town. decorations, banners, signs or other elements located on Town property, right -of --way, utility
poles, or streetlights and elements approved through the Town's Special Events process.
Section 23. The row entitled "Maximum Number" of Table 6.12-6 of Section
16.6.12.J.2 of the Firestone Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 24. Table 6.12-6 of Section 16.6.12.J.2 of the Firestone Development Code is
hereby amended by the addition of a new note to read as follows:
** For non-residential zoning district temporary fieestanding signs located within one -thousand
two -hundred (1,200) feet of the Interstate 25 right-of-way, the maximum sign height may be
increased to twelve (12) feet, the maximum sign area may be increased to sixty-four (64) square
feet, and the maximum number of signs may be doubled.
Section 25. Section 16.11.3, "Terms Defined," of the Firestone Development Code is
hereby amended by modifying the following definitions, to read as follows:
Gazebo.
An accessory structure no larger than two -hundred one b,,,ndr-e it-ty (4-50 200) square feet
which may be covered by a roof and enclosed with screening intended to be used for outdoor
living activities.
Setback, Front
A setback that extends across the full fiontage of a lot or tract on a public or private street. The
front setback is defined by the front property line.
a. In the case of rounded property corners at street intersections, the front setback is
measured as if the corner is not rounded and the front and street side property lines
are extrapolated to intersect.
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e b. For cul-de-sac lots and lots abutting a curved street, the front setback follows the
curve of the front property line.
i. The minimum lot width requirement shall be met at the front setback line.
ii. In no event shall the front lot line be less than thirty-five (35) feet in width.
the case of flag lots, a front setback extends across the entire flag portion of the
lot and includes the flagpole portion of the lot.
e d. In the case of a corner lot, through lot, or three (3) sided lot, there will be no rear
setbacks, but only front and side setbacks.
Shed
An accessory building of not more than one hundred Ffty two -hundred (4S9 200) square feet in
floor area and not more than fourteen twelve (1-4 12) feet in maximum height.
Section 26. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Board of Trustees
hereby declare it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts hereof irrespective of the
fact that any one part or parts be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
Section 27. Violations of this ordinance shall be punishable in accordance with Section
1.16.010 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Firestone, Colorado.
Section 28. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this
ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.
INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED IN
FULL this 8 th day of December , 2021.
ATTEST:
���g�Town Clerk
IICP a,Y
Bobbi Sindelar, Mayor
William Y. riayashi, Town Attorney