HomeMy WebLinkAbout20231427.tiffNOTICE OF
FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE
Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2023-06 was introduced on
first reading on May 22, 2023, and a public hearing and second reading was held on July 10,
2023. A public hearing and final reading was completed on July 31, 2023, with no change being
made to the text of said Ordinance, and on motion duly made and seconded, was adopted.
Effective date of said Ordinance is listed below.
Any backup material, exhibits or information previously submitted to the Board of County
Commissioners concerning this matter may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of
County Commissioners, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street,
Greeley, Colorado, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or may be
accessed through the Weld County Web Page (www.weld.gov). Email messages sent to an
individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your email
correspondence into the case file, please send a copy to egesick@weld.gov.
Ordinance No. 2023-06
Ordinance Title: In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, Chapter 23
Zoning and Chapter 29 Building Regulations, of the Weld County Code
Effective Date: August 11, 2023
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County, Colorado
Dated: August 3, 2023
Published: August 6, 2023, in the Greeley Tribune
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of Repealing and Reenacting, with
ing and Chapter 29 Building Regu-
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NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF COLORADO
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NOTICE OF
SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE
Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2023-06 was introduced on
first reading on May 22, 2023, and a public hearing and second reading was held on July 10,
2023, continued from June 5, 2023, with changes being made as listed below. A public hearing
and third reading is scheduled to be held in the Chambers of the Board, located within the Weld
County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, on July 31, 2023. All
persons in any manner interested in the next reading of said Ordinance are requested to attend
and may be heard.
Please contact the Clerk to the Board's Office at phone (970) 400-4225, or fax (970) 336-7233,
prior to the day of the hearing if, as a result of a disability, you require reasonable accommodations
in order to participate in this hearing.
Any backup material, exhibits or information previously submitted to the Board of County
Commissioners concerning this matter may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of
County Commissioners, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street,
Greeley, Colorado, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or may be
accessed through the Weld County Web Page (www.weld.gov). Email messages sent to an
individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your email
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Ordinance No. 2023-06
Ordinance Title: In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, Chapter 23
Zoning and Chapter 29 Building Regulations of the Weld County Code
Date of Next Reading: July 31, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County, Colorado
Dated: July 13, 2023
Published: July 16, 2023, in the Greeley Tribune
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CHANGES MADE TO CODE ORDINANCE #2023-06 ON SECOND READING:
CHAPTER 23
ZONING
ARTICLE I — General Provisions
Amend Sec. 23-1-90. Definitions.
All changes made and accepted at First Reading are to be reversed to no changes to the
current Code.
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ARTICLE III — Zone Districts
Division I — A (Agricultural) Zone District
All changes made and accepted at First Reading are to be reversed to no changes to the
current Code.
CHAPTER 29
BUILDING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE I — General Provisions
Amend Sec. 29-1-20. Definitions, to read as follows:
As used in this Building Code, unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions shall apply:
Amend the following definition:
Agricultural building means buildings or structures on property in the A (Agricultural) Zone
District for the sole purpose of providing shelter for agricultural implements, farm products,
livestock, or poultry.
Add the following definition in alphabetic order:
Cargo container has the same meaning as in Chapter 23, Article I.
ARTICLE III — Building Permits
Amend Sec. 29-3-20. Exemptions, to read as follows:
A. thru B.12. — No change.
13. Agricultural buildings. A certificate of compliance issued by the Department of
Planning Services for an agricultural building with a floor area exceeding two
hundred (200) square feet is required even though a building permit is not in order
to verify the building meets required setbacks, offsets, and flood hazard
requirements.
Remainder of Section — No change.
CHAPTER 23
ZONING
AanTgr 1- General Provisions
Amend Sec. 23.3-90. DefinRions.
All changes =east accepted at First Read' aze to be re-
versed to no changes to the current Code.
ARTICLE 111- Zone Districts
Division 1- A t IA:alga:I Zone District
All Changes made and accepted at First Reading are to be re-
versed to no changes to the current Code.
GRAFTGULATER 29
BUILDING REIONS
ARTICLE I - General Provisions
Amend sec 29.3.20. Definitions, re read as follows:
As used in this Building Cade, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following definitions shall apply:
Agricultural building means buildings or structures on property
in the A (Agricultural) Zone District for the sole purpose of
viding shelter for agricultural implements, farm products, Pve-
stock, or poultry.
Add the following definition in alphabetic order:
ARTICLE III - Beiiding Permits
Amend See. 29-3-28. Exemptions, to read as /oliows:
A. thru B.12. - No change.
13. Agricultural buildings. A certificate of compliance issued
by the Department of Planning Services for an agricultural build-
ing with a floor area exceeding two hundred (200) square feet is
required even though a building permit is not in order to verify
the building meets required setbacks, offsets, and flood hazard
requrements.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Prairie Mountain Media, LLC
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
County of Weld
State of Colorado
The undersigned, Agent , being first duly sworn
under oath, states and affirms as follows:
1. He/she is the legal Advertising Reviewer of
Prairie Mountain Media LLC, publisher of the
Greeley Tribune.
2. The Greeley Tribune is a newspaper
of general circulation that has been published
continuously and without interruption for at least
fifty-two weeks in Weld County and
meets the legal requisites fora legal newspaper
under Colo. Rev. Stat. 24-70-103.
3. The notice that is attached hereto is a true copy,
published in the Greeley Tribune
in Weld County on the following date(s):
Jul 16. 2023
Signature
(SEAL)
MELISSA L NAJERA
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF COLORADO
NOTARY ID 20064049936
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES DEC. 11, 2026
Account:
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NOTICE OF
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2023-06 published below,
was introduced and, on motion duly made and seconded, approved upon first reading on
May 22, 2023. A public hearing and second reading is scheduled to be held in the Chambers of
the Board, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley,
Colorado 80631, on June 5, 2023. All persons in any manner interested in the reading of said
Ordinance are requested to attend and may be heard.
Please contact the Clerk to the Board's office at phone (970) 400-4225, or fax (970) 336-7233,
prior to the day of the hearing if, as the result of a disability, you require reasonable
accommodations in order to participate in this hearing.
Any backup material, exhibits or information previously submitted to the Board of County
Commissioners concerning this matter may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of
County Commissioners, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street,
Greeley, Colorado, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or may be
accessed through the Weld County Web Page (www.weld.gov). Email messages sent to an
individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your email
correspondence into the case file, please send a copy to egesick@weld.gov.
Ordinance No. 2023-06
Ordinance Title: In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, Chapter 23
Zoning and Chapter 29 Building Regulations of the Weld County Code
Date of Next Reading: June 5, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County, Colorado
Dated: May 24, 2023
Published: May 26, 2023, in the Greeley Tribune
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WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2023-06
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 23
ZONING AND CHAPTER 29 BUILDING REGULATIONS, 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
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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 23
ZONING
Amend Sec. 23-1-90. Definitions.
The following specific words and phrases, when appearing in this Chapter in uppercase
letters, shall have the meanings stated in this Section:
Add AGRICULTURAL BUILDING: As defined in Article I of Chapter 29.
Remainder of Section — No changes.
ARTICLE III — Zone Districts
Division I — A (Agricultural) Zone District
Amend Sec. 23-3-20. Uses allowed by right outside of subdivisions and historic townsites.
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 on LOTS outside of SUBDIVISIONS and HISTORIC TOWNSITES except for one (1) or
more of the following USES.
Add A. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS on LOTS of thirty-five (35) acres or more.
A. thru D. — Nb changes. Reletter A. thru D. as B. thru E.
F. FARMING and GARDENING.
Remainder of Section — No change. Reletter F. thru N. to G. thru O.
Amend Sec. 23-3-30. Accessory uses outside of subdivisions and historic townsites.
The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES shall be allowed in the
A (Agricultural) Zone District on LOTS outside of SUBDIVISIONS and HISTORIC TOWNSITES
so long as they are clearly incidental and ACCESSORY to an allowed USE.
Add A. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS on LOTS between five (5) and thirty-five (35) acres and in
bona fide agricultural USE, as determined by the Department of Planning Services.
A. thru G. — No change. Reletter A. thru G. as B. thru H.
I. STRUCTURES and BUILDINGS, excluding AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS,
ACCESSORY to USES permitted under Section 23-3-20 or Section 23-3-35.
Remainder of Section — No change. Reletter I. and J. as J. and K.
Amend Sec. 23-3-45. Uses allowed by right in subdivisions and historic townsites.
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 in SUBDIVISIONS or HISTORIC TOWNSITES except for one (1) or more of the following
USES:
Add A. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS on LOTS of thirty-five (35) acres or more.
A. thru C. — No change. Reletter A. thru C. as B. thru D.
E. FARMING and GARDENING.
Remainder of Section — No change. Reletter E. thru L. as F. thru M.
Amend Sec. 23-3-50. Accessory uses in subdivisions and townsites.
The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES shall be allowed in the
A (Agricultural) Zone District on LOTS in SUBDIVISIONS and HISTORIC TOWNSITES so long
as they are clearly incidental and ACCESSORY to an allowed USE:
Add A. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS on LOTS between five (5) and thirty-five (35) acres and in
bona fide agricultural USE, as determined by the Department of Planning Services.
A. thru F. — No change. Reletter A. thru F. as B. thru G.
H. STRUCTURES and BUILDINGS, excluding AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS,
ACCESSORY to USES permitted under Section 23-3-45 or Section 23-3-55.
Remainder of Section — No change. Reletter H. and I. as I. and J.
ARTICLE IV — Supplementary District Regulations and Zoning Permits
Division 16 — Cargo containers
Amend Sec. 23-4-1100. Cargo containers used for storage, an office, a dwelling or any
habitable use.
A CARGO CONTAINER shall comply with all applicable provisions of this Code, including,
but not limited to, Chapter 29 and Article XI of this Chapter. The following conditions shall apply:
A. CARGO CONTAINERS designed and retrofitted for habitation may be connected to wet
and dry utilities such as water, sewer and electricity upon issuance of applicable required
permits. CARGO CONTAINERS without building permits shall be used solely for storage
and shall not be connected to water or sewer or any other utility except electricity.
Electrical permits are required for connections to electricity service.
B. A CARGO CONTAINER shall not be allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. Such disrepair
may include a CARGO CONTAINER that is partially or totally damaged by fire,
earthquake, wind or other natural causes, or is in a state of general dilapidation,
deterioration or decay resulting from a lack of maintenance, vandalism or infestation with
vermin or rodents. Any such CARGO CONTAINER shall be restored to, and maintained
in, the original condition it was in at the time it was placed on the site, or it shall be removed
from the site.
C. CARGO CONTAINERS outside of Industrial (1-2 and 1-3) zone districts shall not be
stacked on top of each other unless incorporated into a STRUCTURE with a building
permit in conformance with Chapter 29 of this Code. CARGO CONTAINERS in Industrial
(1-2 and 1-3) zone districts shall not be stacked more than three (3) containers high.
Remainder of Section — No change.
CHAPTER 29
BUILDING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE I — General Provisions
Amend Sec. 29-1-20. Definitions.
As used in this Building Code, unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions shall apply:
Amend the following definition:
Agricultural building means buildings or structures on property in the A (Agricultural) Zone
District for the sole purposes of housing farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock or other
horticultural products. This structure shall not be a place of human habitation or a place of
employment where agricultural products are processed, treated or packaged, nor shall it be a
place used by the public for any purpose. Agricultural buildings are limited exclusively to
unconditioned Group U Occupancies, as defined by the International Building Code adopted by
reference in Section 29-2-20 of this Code. All other occupancy types are required to be permitted
appropriately as either accessory or commercial buildings. Manufactured buildings and vehicles
shall not be utilized as agricultural buildings, whether modified or not.
Add the following definition in alphabetic order:
Cargo container has the same meaning as in Article I of Chapter 23.
ARTICLE III — Building Permits
Amend Sec. 29-3-20. Exemptions.
A. — No change.
B. A building permit shall not be required for:
1. thru 12 — No change.
13. Agricultural buildings. A permit and certificate of compliance issued by the
Department of Planning Services for an agricultural building with a floor area
exceeding two hundred (200) square feet is required even though a building permit
is not. Such building shall meet all applicable requirements of this Code, including,
but not limited to, building codes, setbacks, offsets, and flood hazard requirements.
Delete a.
14. thru 19. — No change.
Add 20. Cargo containers, as long as they are not modified from the original construction
and are not used for any purpose other than storage.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is,
directed to arrange for Municode to supplement the Weld County Code with the amendments
contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and subsections 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 subsections
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 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.
NOTICE Uh
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance
Number 2023-06 published below, was introduced and, on mo-
tion duly made and seconded, approved upon first reading on
ay 22, 2023. A public hearing and second reading is scheduled
to be held in the Chambers of the Board, located within the Weld
County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado
!80631, on June 5, 2023. All persons in any manner interested in
the reading of said Ordinance are requested to attend and may
be heard. Please contact the Clerk to the Board's office at phone
,(970) 400-4225, or fax (970) 336-7233, prior to the day of the
hearing if, as the result of a disability, you require reasonable
accommodations in older to participate in this hearing. Any
backup material, exhibfls or information previously submitted to
the Board of County Commissioners concerning this matter may
be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County
Commissioners, located within the Weld County Administration
Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado, between the hours of
and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or may be accessed
through the Weld County Web Page (www.weld.gov). Email
messages sent to an individual Commissioner may not be in-
cluded in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your email corre-
spondence into the case file, please send a copy to egesicke0
weld.gov.
Ordinance No. 2023-06
Ordinance Title: In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with
Amendments, Chapter 23 Zoning and Chapter 29 Building Regu-
lations of the Weld County Code
Date of Next Reading: June 5, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County, Colorado
Dated: May 24, 2023
Published: May 26, 2023, in the Greeley Tribune - 1978991
WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2023-06
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH
AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 23 ZONING AND CHAPTER 29 BUILDING
REGULATIONS, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION-
ERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO:
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the Coun-
ty 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 Decem-
ber 28, 2000, adopted Weld County Code Ordinance 2000-1, en-
acting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld, including
the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a gener-
al and permanent nature enacted on or before said date of adop-
tion, 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 here-
by are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the var-
ious Chapters are revised to read as follows.
CHAPTER 23
ZONING
Amend Sec. 23-1-90. Definitions.
The following specific words and phrases, when appearing in
this Chapter I5 uppercase letters, shall have the meanings stat
ed in this Section:
Add AGRICULTURAL BUILDING -As defined in Article I of Chapter
29.
Remainder of Section - No changes.
ARTICLE III - Zone Districts
Division 1- A (Agricultural) Zone District
Amend Sec. 23-3-20. Uses allowed by right outside of subdivi-.
sloes and historic townsites.
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 on
LOTS outside of SUBDIVISIONS and HISTORIC TOWNSITES ex-
cept for one (1) or more of the following USES.
Add A. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS on LOTS of thirty-five (35)
acres or more.
A. thru D. - No changes. Reletter A. thru D. as B. thru E.
F. FARMING and GARDENING.
Remainder of Section — No change. Reletter F. thru N. to G. thru
O.
Amend Sec: 23-3-30. Accessory uses outside of subdivisions and
historic townsites.
The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES shall be al-
lowed in the A (Agricultural) Zone District on LOTS outside of
SUBDIVISIONS and HISTORIC TOWNSITES so long as they are
clearly incidental and ACCESSORY to an allowed USE.
Add A. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS on LOTS between five (5) and
thirty-five (35) acres and in bona fide agricultural USE, as deter-
mined by the Department of Planning Services.
A. thru G. - No change. Reletter A. thru G. as B. thru H.
Prairie Mountain Media, LLC
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
County of Weld
State of Colorado
The undersigned, Agent , being first duly sworn
under oath, states and affirms as follows:
1. He/she is the legal Advertising Reviewer of
Prairie Mountain Media LLC, publisher of the
Greeley Tribune.
2. The Greeley Tribune is a newspaper
of general circulation that has been published
continuously and without interruption for at least
fifty-two weeks in Weld County and
meets the legal requisites fora legal newspaper
under Colo. Rev. Stat. 24-70-103.
3. The notice that is attached hereto is a true copy,
published in the Greeley Tribune
in Weld County on the following date(s):
Mav 26, 2023
n •
Ldt,--
Signature
�S�ub�scribed and sworn to b fore me this=
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J�:,�0/ oay of
Notary Public
(SEAL)
SHAYLA NAJERA
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF COLORADO
NOTARY ID 20174031.965
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES July 31, 2025
Account: 1099690
Ad Number: 1978991
Fee: $130.50
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BUILD NGS,TACCESSORYiolU5 SGpermitt thunder Sel t on 23 3t
20 or Section 23-3-35.
Remainder of Section - No change. Reletter I. and J. as J. and K.
Amend Sec. 23-3-45. Uses allowed by right in subdivisions and
historic townsites.
Na BUILDING, STRUCTURE or land shall be used, and no BUILD-
ING or STRUCTURE shall hereafter be erected, structurally al
tered, enlarged or maintained in the A (Agricultural) Zone Dis
trict in SUBDIVISIONS or HISTORIC TOWNSITES except for one
(1) or more of the following USES:
Add A. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS on LOTS of thirty-five (35)
acres or more.
A. thru C. - No change. Reletter A. thru C. as B. thru D.
E. FARMING and GARDENING.
Remainder of Section - No change. Reletter E. thru L. as F. thru
M.
Amend Sec. 23-3-50. Accessory uses in subdivisions and
townsites.
The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES shall be al-
lowed in the A (Agricultural) Zone District on LOTS in SUBDIVI-
SIONS and HISTORIC TOWNSITES so long as they are clearly in-
cidental and ACCESSORY to an allowed USE:
Add A. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS on LOTS between five (5) and
thirty-five (35) acres and in bona fide agricultural USE, as deter-
mined by the Department of Planning Services.
A. thru F. - No change. Reletter A. thru F. as B. thru G.
dBUILDINGS, TACC SSa Y tta IUS SGperm tted sunder Se t on 23 3L
45 or Section 23-3-55.
Remainder of Section - No change. Reletter H. and I. as I. and 1.
ARTICLE IV - Supplementary District Regulations and Zoning
Permits
Division 16 - Cargo containers
Amend Sec. 23-4-1100. Cargo containers used for storage, an of-
fice, a dwelling or any habitable use.
A CARGO CONTAINER shall comply with all applicable provisions
of this Code, including, but not limited to, Chapter 29 and Article
XI of this Chapter. The following conditions shall apply:
A. CARGO CONTAINERS designed and retrofitted for habita-
tion may be connected to wet and dry utilities such as water,
sewer and electricity upon issuance of applicable required per-
mits. CARGO CONTAINERS without building permits shall be
used solely for storage and shall not be connected to water or
sewer or any other utility except electricity. Electrical permits
are required for connections to electricity service.
B. A CARGO CONTAINER shall not be allowed to fall into a
state of disrepair. Such disrepair may include a CARGO CON-
TAINER that is partially or totally damaged by fire, earthquake,
wind or other natural causes, or is in a state of general dilapida-
tion, deterioration or decay resulting from a lack of mainte-
nance, vandalism or infestation with vermin or rodents. Any
such CARGO CONTAINER shall be restored to, and maintained in,
the original condition it was in at the time it was placed on the
site, or it shall be removed from the site.
C. CARGO CONTAINERS outside of Industrial (1-2 and 1-3) zone
districts shall not be stacked on top of each other unless incor-
porated. into a STRUCTURE with abuilding permit in conform
ance with Chapter 29 of this Code. CARGO CONTAINERS in In-
dustrial (I-2 and 1-3) zone districts shall not be stacked more
than three (3) containers high.
Remainder of Section - No change.
CHAPTER 29
BUILDING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE I - General Provisions
Amend Sec. 29-1-20. Definitions.
As used in this Building Code, unless the context otherwise re-
quires, the following definitions shall apply:
Amend the following definition:
Agricultural building means buildings or structures on property;
in the A (Agricultural) Zone District for the sole purposes of..
housing farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock or other
horticultural products. This structure shall not be a place of hu-
man habitation or a place of employment where agricultural
products are processed, treated or packaged, nor shall it be a
place used by the public for any purpose. Agricultural buildings
are limited exclusively to unconditioned Group U Occupancies,
as defined by the International Building Code adopted by refer-
ence in Section 29-2-20 of this Code. All other occupancy types
are required to be permitted appropriately_ as either accessory
or commercial buildings. Manufactured buildings and vehicles
shall not be utilized as agricultural buildings, whether modified
or not.
Add the following definition in alphabetic order:
Cargo container has the same meaning as in Article! of Chapter
23.
ARTICLE III -Building Permits
Amend Sec- 29-3-20- Exemptions.
A. - No change.
B. A building permit shall not be required for:
1. thru 12 - No change.
13. Agricultural buildings. A permit and certificate of compli-
ance issued by the Department of Planning Services for an agri-
cultural bilking with a floor area exceeding two hundred (200)
square feet is required even though a building permit is not.
Such building shall meet all applicable requirements of this
Code, including, but not limited to, building codes, setbacks, off-
sets, and flood hazard requirements.
Delete a.
14. thru 19. - No change.
Add 20. Cargo containers, as long as they are not modified from
the original construction and are not used for any purpose other
than storage.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to
the Board be, and hereby is, directed to arrange for Municode to
supplement the Weld County Code with the amendments con-
tained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sec-
tions, and subsections as they currently exist within said Code;
and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding capitalization,
grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, di-
visions, sections, and subsections in said Code.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board, if any section, sub
section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordi-
nance is for any reason held or decided to be unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining por-
tions hereof. The Board of County Commissioners hereby de
clares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in each and ev-
ery section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase
thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections,
be unconstitut sentences,
invalitls' or phrases might
NOTICE
Pursuant to the zoning laws of the State of Colorado and the Weld County Code, a public hearing
will be held before the Weld County Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners in the
Hearing Room, Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado, at the times
specified below. A Second and Third reading of said Ordinance will be considered on June 5, 2023 and
June 19, 2023.
The complete case file may be examined by calling the Department of Planning Services at (970)
400-6100 to make arrangements with the case planner, or at the office of the Clerk to the Board of County
Commissioners, Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631. E -Mail
messages sent to an individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of
your E -Mail correspondence into the case file prior to the Planning Commission hearing, please call the
Department of Planning Services to obtain the appropriate contact information. For inclusion of any
correspondence prior to the Board of Commissioners hearing E-mail egesick(a)_weld.gov.
If a court reporter is desired for either hearing, please advise the Department of Planning Services
or the Clerk to the Board's Office, in writing, at least five days prior to the hearing. The cost of engaging a
court reporter shall be borne by the requesting party. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act, if special accommodations are required in order for you to participate in this hearing, please contact
the Department of Planning Services at (970) 400-6100, or the Clerk to the Board's Office at (970) 400-
4225, prior to the day of the hearing. All cases scheduled before the Planning Commission or Board of
County Commissioners are subject to continuance, due to lack of quorum or otherwise. Contact the
Department of Planning Services or the Clerk to the Board's Office at the numbers above, for hearing
continuance information. The application may be updated at any time at the request of the applicant, or in
response to public input, referral responses, or staff recommendations. During the public hearing process,
the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners reserve the right to amend the findings,
conditions of approval, and/or development standards in the proposed resolution.
Docket Number: 2023-43
Planning Commission Date: May 2, 2023
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Board of Commissioners Date: May 22, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Case Number: Ordinance 2023-06
Presented by: Jim Flesher/Rob Adriaens
Request: In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, Chapter 23 Zoning and Chapter
29 Building Regulations of the Weld County Code (Agricultural Buildings).
Planning Commission
Weld County, Colorado
Dated: April 19, 2023
Published: April 21, 2023, in the Greeley Tribune
2023-1427
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