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WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2007-1
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 5 REVENUE AND FINANCE, CHAPTER 22 COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, CHAPTER 23 ZONING, AND CHAPTER 24 SUBDIVISIONS, OF THE WELD COUNTY
CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF
WELD, STATE OF COLORADO:
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld,State of Colorado,
pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority
of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted Weld
County Code Ordinance 2000-1,enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld,including
the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted
on or before said date of adoption, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures, terms, and requirements therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld,State of Colorado,that certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be, and
hereby are, repealed and re-enacted,with amendments, and the various Chapters are revised to
read as follows.
CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
Delete Sec. 2-3-50. Land use packets.
Amend Sec. 2-9-100. Four-wheel drive vehicles.
A. In the event snowfall is so great that County equipment cannot be used,the County
will ask its essential employees to use privately owned 4x4 vehicles to perform their
duties. If the employees agree to provide the vehicles, the County shall pay
mileage per the County adopted reimbursement schedule, and shall assume full
responsibility that may arise out of use during the storm.
Remainder of Section - No change.
CHAPTER 5
REVENUE AND FINANCE
Renumber Sec. 5-7-40. Establish impact fees,to become Sec. 5-8-40,with no amendments
to text of Section.
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Repeal Sec. 5-8-40 in its entirety and reenact with text from Sec. 5-7-40 as follows:
Sec. 5-8-40. Establishment of impact fees.
Any person who causes to be constructed a structure within the unincorporated areas of
the County shall pay the following impact fees to the County at the time of the issuance of a
building permit:
A. A capital expansion fee of five hundred seventy-five dollars ($575.00) per
dwelling unit, as that term is defined in Section 23-1-90 of this Code, or ninety-
five dollars ($95.00) per one thousand (1,000) square feet of total floor area for a
nondwelling unit structure; and
B. A stormwater drainage infrastructure fee of ten cents ($0.10) per square foot of
total impervious surface, calculated according to the methods set forth in
Appendix 5-N (excluding a single-family dwelling unit structure located on a lot of
an approved recorded exemption or subdivision exemption), for any property
(including commercial, industrial and agricultural) located within any urban area
as defined and recognized by the County, and/or if development on the property
otherwise requires the submission of a stormwater drainage plan.
CHAPTER 22
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Amend Sec. 22-1-150. Comprehensive Plan amendment procedure.
Evaluation of the Comprehensive Plan contained in this Chapter is necessary to provide
an accurate statement of County land use goals and policies based on current data and the
needs of County citizens. Therefore, when changes in the social, physical or economic
conditions of the County occur, it becomes necessary to reevaluate and change land use goals
and policies. The following procedures have been established to amend the Comprehensive
Plan. No inclusions or amendments to the Southeast Weld MUD Area Structural Land Use
Map may be made without previously amending this Section, defining the criteria for such
amendment.
A - No change.
B. Individuals may submit a proposal to amend this Chapter in accordance with the
following procedure:
1. Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals may be considered
biannually in August and February, during a public hearing process.
Remainder of Section - No change.
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CHAPTER 23
ZONING
Amend Sec. 23-1-90. Definitions.
ANIMAL UNIT: A term and number used to establish an equivalency for various species of
LIVESTOCK. The number of LIVESTOCK allowed by right is dependent upon bulk
requirements of the Agricultural, Estate or R-1 (Low-Density Residential) Zone Districts.
LIVESTOCK in excess of the bulk requirements for the Agricultural Zone District shall require a
Use by Special Review Permit for a LIVESTOCK CONFINEMENT OPERATION. All
LIVESTOCK shall have the following ANIMAL UNIT equivalents and bulk requirements
contained in Tables 23.1A, 23.1B and 23.1C:
Tables 23.1A and 23.1B - No change.
Table 23-1C Animal Units in the R-1 (Low-Density Residential) Zone District
Maximum
Animal Unit Number of Animals Equivalent Number
Equivalents to One Animal Unit Per Lot
Cattle 1 1 2
Horse 1 1 2
Swine 1 1 1
Llamas .5 2 4
Alpacas .5 2 4
Sheep .2 5 10
Goat .2 5 10
Poultry .02 50 100
Rabbit .02 50 100
Any combination of the above LIVESTOCK and their equivalents as a Use by Right shall not
exceed the maximum of four(4)ANIMAL UNITS per acre in the A (Agricultural) Zone District; one
(1)per acre, not to exceed eight(8)ANIMAL UNITS per LOT in the E(Estate)Zone District;or two
(2) ANIMAL UNITS per LOT in the R-1 (Low-Density Residential) Zone District.
CEMETERY: Land used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for memorial purposes,whereby
plots are reserved and sold. Includes columbaria and mausoleums.
FUNERAL HOME: A BUILDING, or part thereof, for funeral services, including, but not limited to,
space and facilities for embalming, performance of autopsies, cremation, related storage and a
chapel.
SCHOOL: Includes any one (1) or more of the following categories: a PUBLIC SCHOOL,
community college, junior college, college or university; an independent or parochial SCHOOL
which satisfies the compulsory SCHOOL attendance requirements appearing in the School
Attendance Law of 1963, Article 33 of Title 22, C.R.S.; but the word SCHOOL does not include
dance schools or driving schools.
Amend Sec. 23-2-250. Operation standards.
An applicant for a Special Review Permit shall demonstrate conformance with the following
operation standards in the Special Review Permit application to the extent that the standards affect
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location, layout and design of the Use by Special Review prior to construction and operation. Once
operational, the operation of the USES permitted shall conform to these standards.
A through F - No change.
G. Any off-site and on-site improvements agreement shall be made in conformance with
the County policy on collateral for improvements.
Amend Sec. 23-3-20. Uses allowed by right.
No BUILDING,STRUCTURE or land shall be USED and no BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall
hereafter be erected, structurally altered, enlarged or maintained in the A (Agricultural) Zone
District except for one(1)or more of the following USES. Land in the A (Agricultural) Zone District
is subject to the schedule of bulk requirements contained in Section 23-3-50 below. USES within
the A (Agricultural) Zone District shall also be subject to the additional requirements contained in
Articles IV and V of this Chapter.
A through E - No change.
F. Repealed.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-40. Uses by special review.
The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES may be constructed, occupied,
operated and maintained in the A (Agricultural) Zone District upon approval of a permit in
accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Article II, Division 4 of this Chapter.
A through T - No change.
U. More than one (1) semi-trailer, when used as a personal storage unit, on lots in an
approved or recorded subdivision plat or LOTS which are part of a map or plan filed prior to
the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions; and more than two(2)semi-trailers
on agricultural parcels not in an approved or recorded subdivision plat of LOTS which are
part of a map or plan filed prior to the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions in
the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
1. The applicant shall adhere to the zoning permit requirements of Section 23-4-165
of this Code.
V through AA - No change.
BB. CEMETERY.
Amend Sec. 23-3-50. Bulk requirements.
The following lists the bulk requirements for the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
A through D - No change.
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E. No BUILDING or STRUCTURE, as defined and limited to those occupancies listed as
Groups A, B, E, F, H, I, M, and R in Section 302.1 of the 2003 International Building
Code, shall be constructed within a two-hundred-foot radius of any tank battery, within
a one-hundred-fifty-foot radius of any wellhead, or a twenty-five-foot radius of any
plugged or abandoned oil and gas well. Any construction within a two-hundred-foot
radius of any tank battery or one-hundred-fifty-foot radius of any wellhead shall require
a variance from the terms of this Chapter in accordance with Section 23-6-10.C of this
Code.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-110. R-1 (Low-Density Residential) Zone District.
A through C - No change.
D. Uses by Special Review. The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES may
be constructed, occupied, operated and maintained in the R-1 Zone District upon
approval of a permit in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in
Article II, Division 4 of this Chapter.
1 through 8 - No change.
9. CEMETERY.
Amend Sec. 23-3-160. Bulk requirements.
The following Tables 23.4 and 23.5 list the Bulk Requirements for the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and
R-5 Zone Districts.
A through L.1 - No change.
2. The side and rear yard OFFSET requirements in the MOBILE HOME
SUBDIVISIONS shall be as follows:
a through e - No change.
M. No BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall be constructed within a three-hundred-fifty-foot
radius of any OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES, or within a twenty-five-foot
radius of any plugged or abandoned oil and gas well. Any construction within a
three-hundred-fifty-foot radius of OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES shall
require a variance from the terms of this Chapter in accordance with Section 23-6-10.C
of this Code.
N. All external lighting shall be designed in accordance with Section 23-2-160.U.6.
Amend Sec. 23-3-210. C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) Zone District.
A - No change.
B. Uses Allowed by Right. No BUILDING, STRUCTURE or land shall be USED and no
BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered, enlarged
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or maintained in the C-1 Zone District except for one (1) or more of the following
USES, which must be conducted in ENCLOSED BUILDINGS and in compliance with
the performance standards contained in Section 23-3-250 below. No outside storage
will be allowed in the C-1 Zone District. USES within the C-1 Zone District shall also
be subject to additional requirements contained in Articles IV and V of this Chapter.
1 through 7 - No change.
8. CHILD CARE CENTER.
C - No change.
D. Uses by Special Review. The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES may
be constructed, occupied, operated and maintained in the C-1 Zone District upon
approval of a permit in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in
Article II, Division 4 of this Chapter.
1 through 7 - No change.
8. CEMETERY.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-220. C-2 (General Commercial)Zone District.
A through C - No change.
D. Uses by Special Review. The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES may
be constructed, occupied, operated and maintained in the C-2 Zone District upon
approval of a permit in accordance with the requirements of Article II, Division 4 of this
Chapter.
1 through 5 - No change.
6. CEMETERY.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-230. C-3 (Business Commercial)Zone District.
A through C - No change.
D. Uses by Special Review. The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES may
be constructed, occupied, operated and maintained in the C-3 Zone District upon
approval of a permit in accordance with the requirements of Article II, Division 4 of this
Chapter.
1 through 6 - No change.
7. CEMETERY.
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Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-250. Performance standards.
All BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and land located in the Commercial Zone Districts shall be
located, designed, USED and occupied in accordance with the design and operation standards
enumerated below.
A. Design Standards. The applicant for a building permit shall certify, according to the
intent of Article II, Division 3 of this Chapter, that the following performance standards
and the specific zone district requirements have been met. Additionally,the applicant
shall certify that the compliance with these performance standards shall continue once
the USE, BUILDING or STRUCTURE is constructed and in operation.
1 through 3 - No change.
4. Required Yards.
a and b - No change.
c. No BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall be constructed within a
two-hundred-foot radius of any tank battery,within a one-hundred-fifty-foot
radius of any wellhead, or within a twenty-five-foot radius of any plugged
or abandoned oil and gas well. Any construction within these setbacks
shall require a variance from the terms of this Chapter in accordance with
Section 23-6-10.C of this Code.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-310. I-1 (Industrial)Zone District.
A through C - No change.
D. Uses by Special Review. The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES may
be constructed, occupied or maintained in the I-1 Zone District upon the approval of
a permit in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Article II,
Division 4 of this Chapter.
1 through 6 - No change.
7. CEMETERY.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-320. 1-2 (Industrial) Zone District.
A through C - No change.
D. Uses by Special Review. The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES may
be constructed, occupied or maintained in the 1-2 Zone District upon the approval of
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a permit in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Article II,
Division 4 of this Chapter.
1 through 11 - No change.
12. CEMETERY.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-330. 1-3 (Industrial) Zone District.
A through C - No change.
D. Uses by Special Review. The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES may
be constructed, occupied or maintained in the 1-3 Zone District upon the approval of
a permit in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Article II,
Division 4 of this Chapter.
1 through 12 - No change.
13. CEMETERY.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-340. Performance standards.
All BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and land located in the Industrial Zone Districts shall be
located, designed, used and occupied in accordance with the design and operation standards
enumerated in Sections 23-3-350 and 23-3-360 below.
Amend Sec. 23-3-350. Design standards.
The applicant for a building permit shall certify, according to the intent of Article II, Division 3
of this Chapter, that the following performance standards and the specific zone district
requirements have been met. Additionally, the applicant shall certify that compliance with these
performance standards shall continue once the USE, BUILDING or STRUCTURE is constructed
and in operation.
A through E - No change.
F. Required YARDS.
1 and 2 - No change.
3. No BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall be constructed within a two-hundred-foot
radius of any tank battery,within a one-hundred-fifty-foot radius of any wellhead,
or within a twenty-five-foot radius of any plugged or abandoned oil and gas well.
Any construction within these setbacks shall require a variance from the terms
of this Chapter in accordance with Section 23-6-10.C of this Code.
Remainder of Section - No change.
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Amend Sec. 23-3-430. Uses by special review.
The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES may be constructed, occupied,
operated and maintained in the E Zone District upon approval of a permit in accordance with the
requirements and procedures set forth in Article II, Division 4 of this Chapter.
A through K- No change.
L. CEMETERY.
Amend Sec. 23-3-440. Bulk requirements.
The following Subsections list the bulk requirements for the E Zone District.
A through K- No change.
L. No BUILDING or STRUCTURE, as defined and limited to those occupancies listed as
Groups A, B, E, F, H, I, M, R, S and U in Section 302.1 of the 2003 International
Building Code, shall be constructed within a two-hundred-foot radius of any tank
battery, one-hundred-fifty-foot radius of any wellhead, or a twenty-five-foot radius of
any plugged or abandoned oil and gas well. Any construction within a two-hundred-
foot radius of any tank battery or one-hundred-fifty-foot radius of any wellhead shall
require a variance from the terms of this Chapter in accordance with Section 23-6-10.C
of this Code.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-4-75. Definitions.
BUILDING SIGN: Any sign attached to any part of a building, as contrasted to a freestanding sign.
Includes projection signs, suspended signs, and wall signs.
FREESTANDING SIGN: Any sign supported by structures or supports that are placed on, or
anchored in, the ground and that are independent from any building or other structure. Does not
include billboards or off-site directional signs.
POLITICAL SIGN: Any temporary sign for political advertising purposes placed priorto an election.
PROJECTING SIGN: Any sign affixed perpendicular to,or at an angle to, a building or wall in such
a manner that its leading edge extends more than six (6) inches beyond the surface of such
building or wall. Considered a type of building sign.
REAL ESTATE PROMOTION SIGN: A temporary sign, located on-premise and off-premise, that
identifies dwellings or other structures under construction or to be constructed. This is a type of
temporary sign that can otherwise exceed temporary sign standards as indicated in Appendix 23-D.
On-premise signs advertising subdivision construction shall not be displayed after all lots or
dwellings in the subdivision have been sold. Off-premise signs advertising subdivision construction
shall not be displayed prior to the date of official recording of the subdivision, and shall be removed
within two years from the date of the issuance of the first building permit in the project or within 30
days from the time seventy-five permit(75 %) of the lots or dwellings in the subdivision have been
sold, whichever time period is the least. Signs advertising site construction may be displayed
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during the period of construction and shall be removed upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy
or final inspection, whichever occurs first.
SUSPENDED SIGN: A sign that is suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface
and is supported by such surface. Considered a type of building sign.
TEMPORARY SIGN:Construction signs which identify the contractors working on a project on the
site and "for sale" or "for rent" signs indicating that the property or residence is for sale or rent.
Construction signs, "for sale"and"for rent"signs must be removed upon completion of the project
or when the property is sold or rented.
WALL SIGN: Any sign attached parallel to, but within six(6) inches of, a wall, painted on the wall
surface of or erected and confined within the limits of an outside wall of any building or structure,
which is supported by such wall,building or structure, and which displays only one(1)sign surface.
Considered a type of building sign.
Amend Sec. 23-4-900. Semi-trailer permit requirements.
No semi-trailer may be stored on a property situated within an unincorporated town or
subdivision in the A (Agricultural)Zone District, unless permitted to do so through the issuance of
a Permit for Accessory Storage of a semi-trailer. An application for a Permit for Accessory Storage
of a semi-trailer shall include the following:
A and B - No change.
C. Parcel number and legal description of the property for which the application is made.
D. Evidence of interest in the subject land held by the applicant.
E. Repealed.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Appendix 23-C -ATTACHED (Note: Chart has also been re-arranged alphabetically.)
Amend Appendix 23-D -ATTACHED (Note: Chart has also been re-arranged alphabetically.)
CHAPTER 24
SUBDIVISIONS
Amend Sec. 24-3-20. Sketch plan.
An applicant shall submit a complete minor subdivision sketch plan application with the
required number of application copies and application fee to the Planner. The required number of
application copies shall be determined by the Planner. The following completed information and
maps are required:
A through H - No change.
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I. A geotechnical report shall be prepared in compliance with the requirements of
Sections 24-7-210 and 24-7-220 of this Chapter.
J and K- No change.
L. A minor subdivision sketch plan map shall be drawn at a scale of not less than one (1)
inch equals two hundred (200) feet. Variations from this scale will be acceptable in
large acreage subdivisions, provided that the map is clearly legible and approved by
the Planner. The dimensions of the sketch plan map shall be twenty-four(24) inches
by thirty-six (36) inches. If a subdivision requires more than two (2) sheets, a map
showing the total subdivision shall also be submitted at an appropriate scale. If
multiple sheets are used, a sheet index showing the relationship of the individual
sheets shall be provided. The minor subdivision sketch plan map shall include the
following information:
1 through 4 - No change.
5. Floodplain and geologic hazard areas, existing structures, utility lines, ditches,
streams, lakes,drainageways,vegetative cover,oil and gas production facilities,
plugged or abandoned oil and gas wells, and any other structure or feature
located within the proposed minor subdivision.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 24-3-50. Final plat.
An applicant shall submit a complete minor subdivision final plat application with the required
number of application copies and application fee to the Planner. The required number of
application copies shall be determined by the Planner. The following information shall be submitted
as part of a minor subdivision final plat application:
A through T- No change.
U. Minor subdivision final plat map requirements:
1 through 19 - No change.
20. The minor subdivision plat shall show the location of any plugged or abandoned
oil and gas well. The well shall be permanently marked by a brass plaque set in
concrete, similar to a permanent bench mark, to monument its location. Such
plaque shall contain any information required on a dry hole marker by the
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
21. The certificates and seals located at Appendix 24-B to this Chapter shall be
placed on the minor subdivision final plat. Provision shall be made for all seals
to be placed approximately two (2) inches from the minor subdivision final plat
border.
22. The location of any sign requiring zoning approval shall be shown. Distances
from property lines shall be indicated.
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Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 24-4-10. Sketch plans.
Any person wanting to apply for a major subdivision shall arrange for a preapplication
conference with the Department of Planning Services.
A. An applicant shall submit a complete sketch plan application with the required number
of application copies and processing fee to the Planner. The required number of
application copies shall be determined by the Planner.
B. The following completed information and maps are required.
1 through 8 - No change.
9. A geotechnical report shall be prepared in compliance with the requirements of
Sections 24-7-210 and 24-7-220 of this Chapter.
10 and 11 - No change.
12. A sketch plan map shall be drawn at a scale of not less than one (1) inch equals
two hundred (200) feet. Variations from this scale will be acceptable in large
acreage subdivisions, provided that the map is clearly legible and approved by
the Planner. The dimensions of the sketch plan map shall be twenty-four (24)
inches by thirty-six (36) inches. If a subdivision requires more than two (2)
sheets, a map showing the total subdivision shall also be submitted at an
appropriate scale. If multiple sheets are used, a sheet index showing the
relationship of the individual sheets shall be provided. The sketch plan map shall
include the following information.
a through d - No change.
e. Floodplain and geologic hazard areas, existing structures, utility lines,
ditches, streams, lakes, drainage ways, vegetative cover, oil and gas
production facilities, plugged or abandoned oil and gas wells, and any
other structure or feature located within the proposed subdivision.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 24-4-40. Final plat.
A through C - No change.
D. The following information shall be submitted as part of a final plat application.
1 through 6 - No change.
7. The final plat map shall include the following information.
a through j - No change.
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k. The final plat or resubdivision plat shall show the location of any plugged
or abandoned oil and gas well. The well shall be permanently marked by
a brass plaque set in concrete, similar to a permanent bench mark, to
monument its location. Such plaque shall contain any information required
on a dry hole marker by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission.
I. All land within the boundaries of the subdivision shall be accounted for
either as lots,easements, rights-of-way,private street, alley,walkway,trail
or public area.
m. If a final plat is revised, a copy of the original final plat shall be provided for
comparison purposes.
n. The final plat or resubdivision plat shall contain the certificates and seals
located at Appendix 24-C to this Chapter. Provision shall be made for all
seals to be placed approximately two (2) inches from the final plat border.
o. The location of any sign requiring zoning approval shall be shown.
Distances from property lines shall be indicated.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Add Sec. 24-7-210. Geotechnical report requirements.
A. All Plans submitted for review shall be accompanied with a geology report containing
information on the specific items herein. The soils and geology report shall be
prepared by a professional engineer or geologist, as defined by State statutes. The
report shall be properly certified and signed by such professional. The following
concerns shall be fully addressed. If any of these items are addressed in other reports,
this report can refer to these reports appropriately.
B. The purpose of the sketch plan geotechnical report is to determine the suitability of the
site for development. It is recognized that certain geologic interpretations cannot be
firm or complete, at least in advance of grading operations, but it is expected that all
pertinent data will be presented fully and clearly, so that interpretations and
recommendations can be critically reviewed by others.
C. The sketch plan geotechnical report shall be in accordance with the following outline
and contain the information listed. Failure to comply with the provision of this Section
may result in the report being rejected for review.
1. Mapping. A detailed large-scale map normally will be required for a report on a
tract, as well as for a report on a smaller area where the geologic relationships
are not simple. Where three-dimensional relationships are significant but cannot
be described satisfactorily in words alone,the report should be accompanied by
one or more appropriately positioned structure sections. The locations of test
holes and specific sources of subsurface information should be indicated in the
text of the report, or, preferably, on the map and in any sections that are
submitted with the report.
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2. General information. Each report should include definite statements concerning
the following matters:
a. Location and size of the subject area and its general setting with respect
to major geographic and geologic features
b. Who produced the geologic mapping upon which the report is based and
when was the mapping done.
c. Any other kinds of investigations made by the geologist and, where
pertinent, the reason for doing such work.
d. Topography and drainage in the subject area.
e. Abundance,distribution and general nature of exposures of earth materials
within the area.
f. Nature and source of available subsurface information. Suitable
explanations should provide any technical reviewer with the means for
assessing the probable reliability of such data. (Subsurface relationships
can be variously determined or inferred, for example, by projection of
surface features from adjacent areas, by the use of test hole logs, or by
interpretation of geophysical data. Different sources of such interpretation
can differ markedly from one another in degree of detail and reliability
according to the method used.)
D. The report should contain brief but complete descriptions of all natural materials and
structural features recognized or inferred within the subject area.Where interpretations
are added to the recording of direct observations, the basis for such interpretations
should be clearly stated. The following checklist may be useful as a general, though
not necessarily complete, guide for descriptions:
1. Bedrock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic types):
a. Identification as to rock type (e.g., granite, silty sandstone, etc.)
b. Relative age, and, where possible, correlations with named formations.
c. Distribution.
d. Dimension features (e.g., thickness, outcrop breadth, vertical extent).
e. Physical characteristics (e.g., color, grain size, nature of stratification,
foliation, or schistocity, hardness, coherence).
f. Special physical or chemical features (e.g., calcareous or siliceous
cement, concretions, mineral deposits, alteration other than weathering).
g. Distribution and extent of weather zones, significant differences between
fresh and weathered rock.
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h. Response to natural surface and near surface processes (e.g., raveling,
gullying).
2. Structural features, stratification,foliation, schistocity,folds, zones of contortion
or crushing, joints, shear zones, faults, etc.:
a. Occurrence and distribution.
b. Dimensional characteristics.
c. Orientation, and shifts in orientation.
d. Relative ages (where pertinent).
e. Specific effects upon the bedrock (Describe conditions of the planar
surfaces).
f. Specific features of faults (e.g., zones of gorge and breccia, nature of
offsets, timing of movements); defining faults as active in either the
geologic sense or the historical sense.
3. Surficial (unconsolidated) deposits such as artificial (man-made) fill, topsoil,
stream-laid alluvium, beach sands and gravels, residual debris, lake and pond
sediments, swamp accumulations, dune sands, marine and non-marine terrace
deposits,talus accumulations, creep and slope wash materials, various kinds of
slump and slide debris, etc.:
a. Distribution, occurrence and relative age; relationships with existing
topography.
b. Identification of material as to general type.
c. Dimensional characteristics(e.g.,thickness,variation in thickness,shape).
d. Surface expression and correlation with features such as terraces, dunes,
undrained depressions, anomalous protuberances.
e. Physical or chemical features (e.g., moisture content, mineral deposits,
content of expandable clay mineral, alteration, cracks and fissures,
fractures).
f. Physical characteristics (e.g., color, grain size, hardness, compactness,
coherence, cementation).
g. Distribution and extent of weathered zones;significant differences between
fresh and weathered material.
h. Response to natural surface and near-surface processes (e.g., raveling,
gullying, mass movement).
4. Drainage, surface water, and groundwater:
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a. Distribution/occurrence (e.g., streams, ponds, swamps, springs, seeps,
subsurface basins).
b. Relations to topography.
c. Relations to geologic features (e.g., previous strata, fractures, faults).
d. Sources and permanence.
e. Variations in amounts of water(e.g., intermittent spring and seeps,floods).
f. Evidence for earlier occurrence of water at localities now dry.
g. The effect of water on the properties of the in-place materials.
5. Features of special significance:
a. Features representing accelerated erosion(e.g.,cliff reentrants, badlands,
advancing gully heads).
b. Features indicating subsidence or settlement (e.g., fissures, scarplets,
offset reference features, historic records and measurements).
c. Features indicating creep (e.g., fissures, scarplets, distinctive patterns of
cracks and/or vegetation,topographic budges,displaced or tilted reference
features, historic records and measurements).
d. Slump and slide masses in bedrock and/or surficial deposits; distribution,
geometric characteristics, correlation with topographic and geologic
features, age and rates of movement.
e. Deposits related to recent floods (e.g., talus aprons, debris ridges,
canyon-bottom trash).
f. Active faults and their recent effects upon topography and drainage.
E. The types, location and value of mineral resources within the land to be subdivided
should be described. These include, but are not limited to, limestone used for
construction, coal, sand, gravel, and quarry aggregate, for which extraction by an
extractor is or will be commercially feasible, or which is a deposit having significant
economic or strategic value to the county, state or nation. Any area known to contain
a commercial mineral deposit shall not be subdivided until such deposit is extracted,
unless the Board of County Commissioners finds that extraordinary environmental
damage or public hazard results from such extraction.
F. The Bearing of Geologic Factors upon the intended land use shall be included.
Treatment of this general topic,whether presented as a separate section or integrated
in some manner with the geologic descriptions, normally constitutes the principle
contribution of the report. It involves both (1)the effects of geologic features upon the
proposed grading, construction, and land use; and (2) the effects of these proposed
modifications upon future geological processes in the area. The following checklist
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includes the topics that ordinarily should be considered in submitting discussion,
conclusions, and recommendations in the geologic reports:
1. General compatibility of natural features with proposed land use: Is it basically
reasonable to develop the subject area?
a. Topography.
b. Lateral stability of earth materials.
c. Problems of flood inundation, erosion, and deposition.
d. Problems caused by features or conditions in adjacent properties.
e. Other general problems.
2. Special recommendations:
a. Areas to be left as natural ground.
b. Removal or buttressing of existing slide masses.
c. Flood protection.
d. Problems of groundwater circulation.
e. Position of structures, with respect to active faults.
G. All Sketch Plan applications will be submitted to the Colorado Geological Survey for
review along with the required geologic maps and investigation reports. Fees as set
from time to time by the CGS shall be collected by the Department of Planning
Services at the time the Sketch Plan is submitted. Additional fees may be required by
the CGS;the applicant is responsible for all fees associated with the geological review.
Sec. 24-7-220. Individual Sewage Disposal Systems (I.S.D.S.) report requirements.
A. For lots between one (1) acre to five (5) acres where individual sewer systems are
proposed,a report conforming to the following standards shall be submitted in addition
to the geotechnical report. The report shall be prepared by a registered professional
engineer licensed to practice in Colorado.
B. The purpose of the ISDS report is to provide additional information about the soil
suitability for the purpose of septic systems, and the relationship of individual systems
to one another.
C. The report shall consist of the following:
1. A map drawn at the same scale as the plan locating all lots, drainage-ways,
floodplains,slopes in excess of twenty-five(25)percent,surface and subsurface
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soils hazards, geologic hazards, depth to bedrock, water table depth, and other
hazards.
2. Percolation tests shall be conducted for no fewer that twenty(20) percent of the
total number of lots in the filing. In cases in which unique geologic, topographic,
or soils conditions, such as depth to bedrock, depth to water, slopes in excess
of ten (10) percent, etc. are found, additional tests may be required.
3. All locations not suited for placement of leach fields due to soils, geologic,
topographic, or hazard conditions shall be noted on the plan.
4. Relationship of the leach fields to other leach fields, wells, structures, lakes,
streams, irrigation systems, and other water forms on adjoining parcels. Identify
any possible hazards. Such identification shall be based on an analysis of the
probable effects of water on the soils, geology and hydrology of the area.
Amend Sec. 24-8-50. Submittal requirements.
The following information shall be completed and submitted to the Department of Planning
Services as part of the exemption application:
A through K- No change.
L. An exemption sketch map drawn on a sheet of paper eight and one-half (8Y=) inches
by eleven (11) inches. The sketch map shall be legible and include the following
information:
1 through 5 - No change.
6. All existing structures on the proposed exemption property. This includes, but
is not limited to, principal and labor homes,mobile homes,manufactured homes,
outbuildings, pens, irrigation ditches, domestic wells, plugged or abandoned oil
and gas wells, oil well production facilities, and electrical transmission lines.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 24-8-60. Exemption plat.
An exemption plat shall be prepared after an application is approved and all conditions of
approval have been met. The plat shall be submitted to the Department of Planning Services for
recording in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder. The plat shall meet the following
requirements:
A through H - No change.
I. The exemption plat shall show the location of any plugged or abandoned oil and gas
well. The well shall be permanently marked by a brass plaque set in concrete, similar
to a permanent bench mark,to monument its location. Such plaque shall contain any
information required on a dry hole marker by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission.
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J. All work shall comply with the requirements of Sections 38-50-101, 38-51-101, 38-51-
102, 38-53-103 and 38-53-104, C.R.S.
K. All work shall comply with the requirements of the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure of
the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Professional Land
Surveyors and the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Board of Registration
for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors — Board Policy
Statements.
L. A signed copy of all Colorado Land Survey Monument Records for indicated "Aliquot
Corners" (Section 38-53-102(2), C.R.S.)will be submitted with the exemption plat. If
any"Aliquot Corner" indicated on the plat is substantially as described in an existing
monument record previously filed and in the appropriate records of the County Clerk
and Recorder, a copy of that monument record and a letter of certification stating that
it is as described on the Colorado Land Survey Monument Record shall be submitted.
M. A exemption plat shall bear the certifications shown in Appendix 24-F to this Chapter.
Delete Appendix 24-D Design Guidelines for New Road Construction - All references to
Appendix 24-D throughout the Code should be changed to refer to Appendix 24-A.
CHAPTER 27
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
Amend Sec. 27-2-120. Mixed Use Development areas.
All development located within the MUD areas, as delineated on the MUD Structural Land
Use Maps, the most recent copies of which are on file at the Clerk to the Board's office and the
Department of Planning Services, shall be subject to the additional development criteria as
indicated in Chapter 26 of this Code.
Amend Sec. 27-2-210. Water provisions.
A PUD Zone District shall be serviced by an adequate water supply. All PUDs shall be
served by a public water system as defined in this Chapter. An exception may be granted for nine
(9) lots or less residentially clustered PUDs when public water is not available and the residential
PUD results in an intensity of development that preserves and enhances agricultural lands and
production. A PUD applying for an exception to the public water requirement must be considered
a nonurban scale development as defined in this Chapter. A PUD not served by public water shall
preserve a minimum eighty-acre agricultural outlot except for Cluster PUD's. The Department of
Planning Services and the Department of Public Health and Environment shall review any PUD
applying for an exception to public water to determine if the application meets the intent of the PUD
regulations and state water requirements.
Amend Sec. 27-4-20. Requirements for submittal.
The following items are required for submittal of the PUD sketch plan:
A through C - No change.
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D. A sketch plan of geotechnical report shall be prepared in compliance with the
requirements of Sections 24-7-210 and 24-7-220 of this Chapter.
Amend Sec. 27-9-10. Sketch plan map requirements.
The following criteria are required for the sketch plan map associated with the PUD process:
A map of the PUD project of professional quality, drawn at a scale of one (1) inch equals one
hundred (100) feet, one (1) inch equals two hundred (200) feet, or an approved scale by the
Department of Planning Services. The map shall be composed of one (1) or more sheets with an
outer dimension of twenty-four (24) by thirty-six (36) inches, showing the following information:
A through F - No change.
G. The location of any existing easements, rights-of-way, structures and uses within the
PUD development, including oil wells, plugged or abandoned oil and gas wells, tank
batteries, irrigation ditches, water bodies and railroad tracks.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 27-9-20. Change of zone and final plat map requirements.
The following criteria are required for the change of zone and final plan plat associated with
the PUD process: The change of zone and final plan plat map shall be in black drawing ink on
Mylar(not sepia) at a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100)feet, one (1) inch equals two
hundred(200)feet or a scale approved by the Department of Planning Services, composed of one
(1) or more sheets with an outer dimension of twenty-four(24) by thirty-six (36) inches, showing
the following information:
A through I - No change.
J. The location of any existing easements, rights-of-way, structures and uses within the
PUD development, including oil wells, plugged or abandoned oil and gas wells, tank
batteries, irrigation ditches, water bodies, railroad tracks or dwellings. The plugged or
abandoned well shall be permanently marked by a brass plaque set in concrete,similar
to a permanent bench mark, to monument its location. Such plaque shall contain any
information required on a dry hole marker by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission.
Remainder of Section - No change.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is,
directed to arrange for Colorado Code Publishing to supplement the Weld County Code with the
amendments contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and
sub sections as they currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding
capitalization, grammar,and numbering or placement of chapters,articles,divisions, sections, and
sub-sections in said Code.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be unconstitutional, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The Board of County
Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in each and every
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section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases might be
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2007-1 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 26th day of March, A.D., 2007.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
David E. Long, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
William H. Jerke, Pro-Tem
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
William F. Garcia
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Robert D. Masden
County Attorney
Douglas Rademacher
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Publication: January 24, 2007
First Reading: February 12, 2007
Publication: February 21, 2007, in the Fort Lupton Press
Second Reading: March 5, 2007
Publication: March 14, 2007, in the Fort Lupton Press
Final Reading: March 26, 2007
Publication: April 4, 2007, in the Fort Lupton Press
Effective: April 9, 2007
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APPENDIX 23-C
PERMITTED SIGNS BY TYPE AND ZONE DISTRICT
SIGN TYPE A RRI R-2 I!R-3 R4( R-S E Cl C-2 C-3 C4 Flt 1-2 1-3 INS
Banner no no no no no no no yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/a
Billboard(not no no no no no no no yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z no
allowed in
PUD)
Building no no no no no no no yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z
Building yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Marker
Canopy no no no no no no no yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z no
Development yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z
Signs
Flag yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Freestanding yes no no no no no no yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z
Identification yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Incidental yes/a yes/a yes/a yes/a yes/a yes/a yes/a yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Off-Site yes/z no no no no no no yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z no
Directional
(not allowed in
PUD)
Political yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Real Estate yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z
Promotional
Sign
Residential yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no no no no no no no no
Suspended no no no no no no no yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z yes/z
Temporary yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Window no no no no no no no yes yes yes yes no no no no
BEACONS,ROOF SIGNS,PENNANTS,inflatable,tethered balloons,PORTABLE SIGNS and strings of light bulbs used for commercial purposes other than
traditional holiday decorations are not allowed in any zone district.
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
A Agricultural Zone District C-I Neighborhood Commercial Zone District
R-1 Low-Density Residential Zone District C-2 General Commercial Zone District
R-2 Duplex Residential Zone District C-3 Business Commercial Zone District
R-3 Medium-Density Residential Zone District C-4 Highway Commercial Zone District
R-4 High-Density Residential Zone District I-I Industrial Zone District
R-5 Mobile Home Residential Zone District I-2 Industrial Zone District
E Estate Zone District 1-3 Industrial Zone District
INS Institutional-Churches,schools,cemeteries,public parks and public recreation facilities in Agricultural and Residential Zone Districts Planned Unit
Development(PUD)Zone District shall be evaluated by the underlying use(s)unless otherwise stated
YES -such SIGN is allowed without prior zoning approval
YES/Z -such SIGN is allowed only with prior zoning approval
NO -such a SIGN is not allowed
YES/A -No COMMERCIAL MESSAGE of any kind allowed on SIGN
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APPENDIX 23-D
NUMBER AND DIMENSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL SIGNS BY ZONE DISTRICT AND TYPE
SIGN TYPE NUMBER ALLOWED MAXIMUMSIGNAREA MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Banner 1 per zone lot 40 sq.ft.
Billboard(not 1 per zone lot. No billboard shall be located less than 300 sq.ft. 40 ft.
allowed in PUD) 500 ft.from any other billboard or off-site directional
sign.
Building No limit On a given wall the sum of all No higher than the top of
BUILDING SIGNS which require a the building
zoning permit shall not exceed 8%of
that wall's sq.ft.
Building Marker I per building 4 sq.ft.
Canopy 1 per building face 10%of the vertical surface of the
canopy or 25 sq.ft.,whichever is
smaller
Development 1 per Planned Unit Development,Minor or Major C&I-150 sq.ft. C&I-25 ft.
Subdivision all other zones- 32 sq.ft. all others-8 ft.
Flag 1 per zone lot A,R,&E-15 sq.ft.total A,R,&E-15 ft.
C,I&INS-60 sq.ft.total C,I&INS-30 ft.
Freestanding A,INS-1 per zone lot. C&I-I per ZONE LOT,1 per A-16 sq.ft. C&I-25 ft.
each 500 ft.of road frontage,or I per each different C&I-150 sq.ft. A-6 ft.
road frontage,whichever is greater.° INS-32 sq.ft. INS-15 ft.
Identification l per tenant located within the building 2 sq.ft. 4 ft.
Incidental N/A N/A N/A
Off-Site Directional C,I&A-1 per zone lot. No off-site directional sign C&I-300 sq.ft. C&I-40 ft.
(not allowed in PUD shall be located less than 500 ft.from any other A-150 sq.ft. A-30 ft.
zoning) billboard or off-site directional sign.
Political No limits No Limits No Limits
Real Estate 1 per public access 48 sq.ft.each 12 ft.
Promotional Sign single-or double-faced
(On-Premise)
Real Estate 2 single-or double-faced:must have landowner 48 sq.ft.each 8 ft.
Promotional Sign permission,min.300 ft.spacing
(Off-Premise)
Residential 1 per zone lot 1 sq.ft. 6 ft.
Temporary I per zone lot A,R,&E-4 sq.ft. A,R,&E-6 ft.
C,I,&INS-8sq.ft. C,I,&INS-8 ft.
Wall N/A N/A
Window N/A 25%of total window area
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
A Agricultural Zone District C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zone District
R-1 Low-Density Residential Zone District C-2 General Commercial Zone District
R-2 Duplex Residential Zone District C-3 Business Commercial Zone District
R-3 Medium-Density Residential Zone District C-4 Highway Commercial Zone District
R-4 High-Density Residential Zone District I-1 Industrial Zone District
R-5 Mobile Home Residential Zone District I-2 Industrial Zone District
E Estate Zone District I-3 Industrial Zone District
INS Institutional-Churches,schools,cemeteries,public parks and public recreation facilities in Agricultural and Residential Zone Districts Planned Unit
Development(PUD)Zone District shall be evaluated by the underlying use(s)unless otherwise stated.
°-SIGNS calculated by road frontage must be constructed in the 500 feet of road frontage or on the different road frontage,they may not be grouped.
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