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WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2015 -21
lE1 IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING , WITH AMENDMENTS , 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and hereby are , repealed and re-enacted , with amendments , and the various Chapters are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 23
ZONING
Amend Sec . 23 -1 -90 . Definitions .
For the purposes of this Chapter, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as
defined in this Section . The following specific words and phrases , when appearing in this Chapter
in uppercase letters , shall have the meanings stated in this Section :
ACCESSORY BUILDING or USE through CAMPGROUND — No change .
CARGO CONTAINER : A receptacle with all of the following characteristics :
a . Of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated
use , constructed of metal and being airtight and water- resistant .
b . Specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods , by one ( 1 ) or more modes of
transport , one ( 1 ) of which shall be by vessels , without intermediate reloading .
c . Fitted with devices permitting its ready handling , particularly its transfer from one ( 1 )
mode of transport to another.
d . So designed to be easy to fill and empty .
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e- Having a cubic displacement of one thousand ( 1 , 000) cubic feet or more for a cargo
container used solely for storage . Cargo containers used for DWELLINGS shall conform
to the bulk requirements in each zone district .
fe . A railroad car of any type shall not be considered a CARGO CONTAINER .
Remainder of Section — No change .
Amend Sec . 23 -2-160 . Application requirements for site plan review.
Any person wanting to apply for a Site Plan Review shall arrange for a preapplication
conference with the Department of Planning Services . The purpose of the application is to give
the applicant an opportunity to demonstrate , through written and graphic information , how the
proposal complies with the standards of this Chapter. The following supporting documents shall
be submitted as a part of the application :
A . through L . — No change .
M . Statements describing that the LANDSCAPE requirements listed below have been met :
1 . The lot shall adhere to the Maximum Lot Coverage requirements of the zone district
in which it is located in , as shown in the Bulk Requirements in this Chapter, or
Chapter 26 or 27 , if applicable . Land shall not be deemed covered if it is used for
growing grass , shrubs , trees , plants or flowers or if it is otherwise suitably
LANDSCAPED .
2 . That portion of a LOT in the zone district which abuts a public or private street right-
of-way shall have a minimum tenfifteen-foot wide LANDSCAPE SETBACK , unless
the LOT is governed by a more restrictive LANDSCAPE SETBACK contained in an
overlay district , Chapter 26 of this Code or any other applicable County ordinance .
The LANDSCAPE SETBACK is measured at a right angle from the existing or
planned future right-of-way to any PARKING LOT , fencing , storage area or
STRUCTURE . Sidewalks and driveways may pass through the required
LANDSCAPE SETBACK .
Remainder of Section — No change .
Amend Sec . 23 -2-240 . Design Standards .
A . An applicant for a Use by Special Review shall demonstrate compliance with the following
design standards in the application and shall continue to meet these standards if approved
for DEVELOPMENT .
1 through 11 - No change .
12 . The placement of signs on the site shall comply with the requirements of Appendixes
23-C , 23- D , and 23-E of this Chapter, unless variances therefrom are requested in the
application and granted by the Board of County Commissioners as part of the Use by
Special Review Permit .
Remainder of Section - No change .
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CHAPTER 24
SUBDIVISIONS
Amend Sec . 24-8-30 . Subdivision exemption .
A . 1 . through A . 3 . — No change .
4 . For the temporarynon -permanent use of a parcel for public utility facilities .
5 . For the temporarynon -permanent use of a parcel for oil and gas production facilities ,
oil and gas storage facility or oil and gas support and service facilities . Upon
termination of the leasehold arrangement , the lot and access shall cease to exist .
6 . For the temporarynon-permanent use of a parcel for Telecommunication Antenna
Tower facilities .
Add 7 . For the non-permanent use of a parcel for a mining operation .
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
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 .
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The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2015-21 was , on motion duly made and
seconded , adopted by the following vote on the 9th day of November, A . D . , 2015 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY , COLORADO
ATTEST :
Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Mike Freeman , Pro-Tem
BY :
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Sean P . Conway
Julie A . Cozad
Steve Moreno
P ublication : September 4 , 2015
First Reading : September 28 , 2015
P ublication : October 7 , 2015 , in the Greeley Tribune
Second Reading : October 19 , 2015
P ublication : October 28 , 2015 , in the Greeley Tribune
Final Reading : November 9 , 2015
P ublication : November 18 , 2015 , in the Greeley Tribune
Effective : November 23 , 2015
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