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Home My WebLink About20130549.tiffBEFORE THE WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Moved by Bill Hall, that the following resolution be introduced for passage by the Weld County Planning Commission. Be it resolved by the Weld County Planning Commission that the application for: CASE NUMBER: ORDINANCE 2013-1 PRESENTED BY: TOM PARKO REQUEST: IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 23 ZONING AND CHAPTER 24 SUBDIVISIONS, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE. be recommended favorably to the Board of County Commissioners. Motion seconded by Jordan Jemiola. VOTE: For Passage Robert Grand Bill Hall Jordan Jemiola Mark Lawley Nick Berryman Jason Maxey Joyce Smock Against Passage Absent Benjamin Hansford Bret Elliott The Chair declared the resolution passed and ordered that a certified copy be forwarded with the file of this case to the Board of County Commissioner's for further proceedings. CERTIFICATION OF COPY I, Kristine Ranslem, Recording Secretary for the Weld County Planning Commission, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution is a true copy of the resolution of the Planning Commission of Weld County, Colorado, adopted on February 5, 2013. Dated the 5th of February, 2013. Kristine Ranslem Secretary Digitally signed by Kristine Ranslem Date: 2013.02.21 10:33:45 -07'00' 2013-0549 Sec. 23-3-310. I-1 (Industrial) Zone District. B. Uses Allowed by Right. No BUILDING, STRUCTURE or land shall be used in the I-1 Zone District, and no BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered, enlarged or maintained, except for one (1) or more of the following USES. The USES must be conducted in compliance with the Performance Standards contained in Sections 23-3-340, 23-3- 350 and 23-3-360 below. 1. Any USE of a research, repairing, manufacturing, fabricating, processing, assembling or storage nature may be conducted in the I-1 Zone District as long as such USE is conducted only within ENCLOSED BUILDINGS so long as such USE is SCREENED from public rights -of -way and ADJACENT properties. 2. Areas for parking passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight less than six thousand (6,000) pounds so long as such parking areas are SCREENED from the public rights -of - way or on ADJACEC— properties. Unenc osec, paring of velic es win a gross velic e weight -over six thousand (6,000) pounds is not permitted in the 11 Zone District. 3. SIGNS, as long as the SIGNS are located and designed in accordance with the requirements of Article IV, Division 2 of this Chapter. 4. UTILITY SERVICE FACILITIES. 5. PUBLIC SCHOOL extension classes. 6. COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS, limited to indoor instruction. 7 Police and fire stations or facilities. 8. Disposal of domestic sewage sludge subject to the additional requirements of Article IV, Division 6 of this Chapter. 9. TEMPORARY seasonal uses, including fruit and vegetable stands, and facilities for the sale of fireworks and Christmas trees, subject to the permit requirements of Article IV, Division 7 of this Chapter. 10. Asphalt or concrete batch plant used temporarily and exclusively for the completion of a PUBLIC road improvements project. The six-month limitation for this TEMPORARY use may be extended in six-month increments at the discretion of the Director of Planning Services up to two (2) times, and thereafter by the Board of County Commissioners. 11. One (1) TELECOMMUNICATION ANTENNA TOWER subject to the provisions of Article IV, Division 10 of this Chapter. 12. OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES. 13. TRANSLOADING. 14. CHURCH Site Plan Review Required. No land, BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall be USED, changed in USE or type of occupancy, DEVELOPED, erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered or operated in the I-1 Zone District until a Site Plan Review has been approved by the Department of Planning Services. It shall be necessary that the applicant in the I-1 Zone District certify and state that the performance standards and district requirements that are applicable to the DEVELOPMENT and USES of property zoned I-1 have been or shall be complied with according to the intent of Article II, Division 3 of this Chapter. This shall be accomplished through the Site Plan Review application process. Uses listed in Subsection D above as Uses by Special Review in the I-1 Zone District shall be exempt from the Site Plan Review process and shall make application for approval of a permit in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Article II, Division 4 of this Chapter. The following is exempted from a Site Plan Review. Commercia CHURCH. towers subject to t le provisions of Section 23 4 800: 1 OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILTIES F Performance Standard Compliance Required. All BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and land located in the I-1 Zone District shall be located, designed, used and occupied in such a manner that the design and operation standards contained in Sections 23-3-340, 23-3-350 and 23-3-360 below are met. G. Bulk Requirements. See Sections 23 3 310, 23 3 350 and 23 3-360 below. USES similar to the USES listed above, so long as the USE complies with the general intent of the I-1 (Industrial) Zone District. (Weld County Codification Ordinance 2000-1; Weld County Code Ordinance 2002-9; Weld County Code Ordinance 2005-01; Weld County Code Ordinance 2007- 1; Weld County Code Ordinance 2007-14; Weld County Code Ordinance 2008-16; Weld County Code Ordinance Sec. 23-3-320. 1-2 (Industrial) Zone District. E. Site Plan Review Required. No land. BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall be USED, changed in USE or type of occupancy, DEVELOPED, erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered or operated in the 1-2 Zone District until a Site Plan Review has been approved by the Department of Planning Services. It shall be necessary that the applicant in the 1-2 Zone District certify and state that the performance standards and district requirements that are applicable to the DEVELOPMENT and USES of property zoned 1-2 have been or shall be complied with according to the intent of Article II, Division 3 of this Chapter. This shall be accomplished through the Site Plan Review application process. Uses listed in Subsection D above as Uses by Special Review in the 1-2 Zone District shall be exempt from the Site Plan Review process and shall make application for approval of a permit in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Article II, Division 4 of this Chapter. The following is exempted from a Site Plan Review. 4 Commercial towers subject to the provisions of Section 23 4 800. 2. CHURCH. 31. OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES. F Performance Standard Compliance Required. All BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and land located in the 1-2 Zone Districts shall be located, designed, USED and occupied in such a manner that the design and operation standards contained in Sections 23-3-340, 23-3-350 and 23-3-360 below are met. G. Performance Standards. See Sections 23 3 340, 23 3-350 and 23-3 360 below. HG. USES similar to the USES listed above, so long as the USE complies with the general intent of the 1-2 (Industrial) Zone District. (Weld County Codification Ordinance 2000-1; Weld County Code Ordinance 2002-9; Weld County Code Ordinance 2003-10; Weld County Code Ordinance 2005- 01; Weld County Code Ordinance 2007-1; Weld County Code Ordinance 2007-14; Weld County Code Ordinance 2008-16; Weld County Code Ordinance 2009-8; Weld County Code Ordinance 2010-6; Weld County Code Ordinance 2011-9; Weld County Code Ordinance 2012-1) Sec. 23-3-330. 1-3 (Industrial) Zone District. E. Site Plan Review Required. No land, BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall be USED, changed in USE or type of occupancy, DEVELOPED, erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered or operated in the 1-3 Zone District until a Site Plan Review has been approved by the Department of Planning Services. It shall be necessary that the applicant in the 1-3 Zone District certify and state that the performance standards and district requirements that are applicable to the DEVELOPMENT and USES of property zoned 1-3 have been or shall be complied with according to the intent of Article II, Division 3 of this Chapter. This shall be accomplished through the Site Plan Review application process. Uses listed in Subsection D above as Uses by Special Review in the 1-3 Zone District shall be exempt from the Site Plan Review process and shall make application for approval of a permit in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Article II, Division 4 of this Chapter. The following is exempted from a Site Plan Review. 1. Commercial towers subject to the provisions of Section 23 4 800. 2. CHURCH. 31. OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES. F Performance Standard Compliance Required. All BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and land located in the 1-3 Zone Districts shall be located, designed, USED and occupied in such a manner that the design and operation standards contained in Sections 23-3-340, 23-3-350 and 23-3-360 below are met. G. Performance Standards. HG. USES similar to the USES listed above, so long as the USE complies with the general intent of the 1-3 (Industrial) Zone District. (Weld County Codification Ordinance 2000-1; Weld County Code Ordinance 2002-9; Weld County Code Ordinance 2003-10; Weld County Code Ordinance 2005- 01; Weld County Code Ordinance 2007-1; Weld County Code Ordinance 2007-14; Weld County Code Ordinance 2008-16; Weld County Code Ordinance 2009-8; Weld County Code Ordinance 2010-6; Weld County Code Ordinance 2011-9; Weld County Code Ordinance 2012-1) Sec. 24-8-40. Exemption standards. L. The minimum size of any lot proposed with a public water supply is not less than one (1) acre net. The minimum size of any lot proposed with a well as the water supply is not less than two and one-half (2'/2) acres net. Minimum lot sizes do not apply in zone districts which allow smaller lots or where exempted by the Board of County Commissioners. The minimum lot size does not apply to subdivision exemption lots created for the temporary use of a parcel for public utility facilities or TELECOMMUNICATION ANTENNA TOWER facilities. Sec. 24-8-20. Recorded exemption. A. The Recorded Exemption is a land division process used to divide a lot into two (2), three (3) or four (4) separate lots. Examples of when a Recorded Exemption application may be submitted include creating a lot in the A (Agricultural) Zone District for a single-family residential building site, separating existing improvements from agricultural land, and creating a lot in a Commercial or Industrial Zone District for existing or future development. A Recorded Exemption must not be for the purpose of evading the requirements and intent of this Chapter. No change No change In the Commercial and Industrial Zone Districts, the owner may apply for a one-time two (2) lot Recorded Exemption. No future land exemptions will be allowed. PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE WELD COUNTY CODE (WCC) CHAPTER TO BE MODIFIED: Chapter 23, Zoning Code DIVISION OR ARTICLE TO BE MODIFIED: Article III SECTION(S) PROPOSED TO BE MODIFIED: Section 23-3-310 RATIONALE FOR MODIFICATION: Following more review of the Industrial Zone Districts, specifically the I-1 zone, there are some uses that are prohibited which staff believes to be too restrictive. In order to be more proactive and to allow businesses more flexibility in the Industrial zone staff recommends the changes below. PROPOSED MODIFICATION(S): Sec. 23-3-310.B 1. Any USE of a research, repairing, manufacturing, fabricating, processing, assembling or storage nature may be conducted in the I-1 Zone District. SCREENING may be required if USE is not compatible with adjacent uses. so long as such USE is SCR BUILDINGS. 2. Areas for parking passenger vehicles_ .fir thousand (6,000) pounds -is not permitted in the 1-' one District Sec. 23-3-310.G Bulk Requirements. See Section 23 3 340, 23 3 350 and 23 3 360 below. Sec. 23-3-320.G I Performance Standards. See Sections 23 3 340, 23 3 350 and 23 3 360 below. Sec. 23-3-330.G I Performance Standards. Sec. 23-3-310.E and Section 23-3-320.E and Section 23-3-330.E E. Site Plan Review Required. No land, BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall be USED, changed in USE or type of occupancy, DEVELOPED, erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered or operated in the I-1 Zone District until a Site Plan Review has been approved by the Department of Planning Services. It shall be necessary that the applicant in the I-1 Zone District certify and state that the performance standards and district requirements that are applicable to the DEVELOPMENT and USES of property zoned I-1 have been or shall be complied with according to the intent of Article II, Division 3 of this Chapter. This shall be accomplished through the Site Plan Review application process. Uses listed in Subsection D above as Uses by Special Review in the I-1 Zone District shall be exempt from the Site Plan Review process and shall make application for approval of a permit in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Article II, Division 4 of this Chapter. The following is exempted from a Site Plan Review. 1. OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES. 2. CHURCH. Sec. 23-3-310.B 14. CHURCH Hello