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CODE ORDINANCE 2013-15
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 23
ZONING, 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and hereby are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the various Chapters are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
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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:
Add:
BIOSOLIDS: the accumulated treated residual product resulting from a domestic
wastewater treatment works. Biosolids does not include grit or screenings from a wastewater
treatment works, commercial or industrial sludges (regardless of whether the sludges are
combined with domestic sewage), sludge generated during treatment of drinking water or
domestic or industrial septage.
DOMESTIC SEPTAGE: liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, cesspool,
portable toilet, Type Ill marine sanitation device or similar treatment works that receives only
domestic sewage. Domestic septage does not include liquid or solid material removed from a
septic tank, cesspool or similar treatment works that receives either commercial wastewater or
industrial wastewater and does not include grease removed from a grease trap at a restaurant.
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DOMESTIC SEPTIC SLUDGE.
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 U - No change.
V. Disposal of BIOSOLIDS subject to the additional requirements of Chapter 14,
Article VII.
W. Disposal of DOMESTIC SEPTAGE subject to the additional requirements of
Chapter 14, Article VI.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-30. Accessory uses.
The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES shall be allowed in the A
(Agricultural) Zone District so long as they are clearly incidental and ACCESSORY to the Uses
Allowed by Right in the A (Agricultural) Zone District. Such BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and
USES must be designed, constructed and operated in conformance with the bulk requirements
contained in Section 23-3-50 below. ACCESSORY USES within the A (Agricultural) Zone District
shall also be subject to the additional requirements contained in Articles IV and V of this Chapter.
Note: The combined GROSS FLOOR AREA of all ACCESSORY BUILDINGS constructed after
the original effective date of this Chapter(August 25, 1981) on LOTS in an approved or recorded
subdivision plat or LOTS part of a map or plan filed prior to adoption of any regulations controlling
subdivisions of less than ten (10) acres shall not exceed four percent (4%) of the total lot area,
except in Regional Urbanization Areas, which shall adhere to RUA development standards.
However, in no case shall such an accessory building exceed twice the GROSS FLOOR AREA of
the primary residence on the lot except by variance. Any accessory structure made
nonconforming by application of this Section may be repaired, replaced or restored in total.
A through K- No change.
L. Semi-trailer used as accessory storage. One (1) semi-trailer used as accessory
storage may be permitted 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 in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, according to the
procedure and zoning permit requirements outlined in Section 23-4-900 of this
Chapter for the purpose of storing goods inside the unit. Up to two (2) semi-trailers
may be used as accessory storage on agricultural parcels not in an approved or
recorded subdivision plat, or LOTS which are part of a map or plan filed prior to the
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adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions in the A (Agricultural) Zone
District, without a zoning permit. Additional semi-trailers used as accessory
storage may be allowed on all lot sizes and types, as described in Subsection
23-3-40.V below.
M. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. Parking and operation of one (1) COMMERCIAL
VEHICLE may be permitted 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 in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, according to the
procedure and zoning permit requirements outlined in Section 23-4-950 of this
Chapter. Parking and operation of one (1) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE may be
allowed on property of less than eighty (80) acres in size, when not a LOT in an
approved or recorded subdivision or a LOT which is part of a map or plan filed prior
to adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions, without a zoning permit.
Without the appropriate land use permits, only one (1) tractor trailer and one (1)
two-rear-axle vehicle are permitted on a parcel of land less than eighty (80) acres.
Parking and operation of up to five (5) COMMERCIAL VEHICLES may be allowed
on property equal to or greater than eighty (80) acres in size when used to haul
agricultural goods, equipment or livestock, as long as the number of trips does not
exceed sixty (60) per day to and from the property. No additional COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES are allowed, unless part of a commercial or industrial USE otherwise
permitted by Subsection 23-3-40.S below.
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 DD - No change.
EE. WIND GENERATORS requiring the issuance of a Use by Special Review Permit,
as per Chapter 23, Article II, Division 4, and Chapter 23, Article IV, Division 6, of
this Code.
Remainder of Section No change.
Also make the change from Division 12 to Division 6 in the following Weld County code
sections:
23-3-30.N
23-3-210.C.5
23-3-210.D.10
23-3-220.C.5
23-3-220.D.8
23-3-230.C.5
23-3-230.D.9
23-3-240.C.8
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23-3-240.D.4
23-3-310.C.8
23-3-310.D.7
23-3-320.C.8
23-3-320.D.14
23-3-330.C.8
23-3-330.D.15
Amend Sec. 23-3-50. Bulk requirements.
The following lists the bulk requirements for the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
A through D - No change.
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 2012 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 within 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 Subsection 23-6-10.C of this Code.
F. Landscape and/or screening criteria may be based upon compatibility with existing
adjacent lots and land uses.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-310. I-1 (Industrial)Zone District.
A - No change.
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 through 7 - No change.
8. Disposal of DOMESTIC SEPTAGE subject to the additional requirements of
Chapter 14, Article VI.
Remainder of Section - No change.
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Amend Sec. 23-3-320. 1-2 (Industrial)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 or
maintained, except for one (1) or more of the following USES which must be conducted in
compliance with the performance standards contained in Sections 23-3-340, 23-3-350
and 23-3-360 below.
1 through 7 - No change.
8. Disposal of DOMESTIC SEPTAGE subject to the additional requirements of
Chapter 14, Article VI.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-330. 1-3 (Industrial)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 or
maintained, except for one (1) or more of the following USES which must be conducted in
compliance with the performance standards contained in Sections 23-3-340, 23-3-350
and 23-3-360 below.
1 through 9 - No change.
10. Disposal of DOMESTIC SEPTAGE subject to the additional requirements of
Chapter 14, Article VI.
Remainder of Section - No change.
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 2012 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 within 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 Subsection 23-6-10.C of this Code.
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Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-4-990. Home Occupation —Class II permit requirements.
A and B - No change.
C. Duties of Department of Planning Services and Board of County Commissioners.
1 through 4 - No change.
5. When, in the opinion of the Department of Planning Services, an applicant has not
met one (1) or more of the standards of Paragraphs 23-4-990.D.1 through 8 and/or
negative responses are received from at least thirty percent (30%) of the
surrounding property owners within five hundred (500)feet of the subject property,
a hearing shall be scheduled before the Board of County Commissioners.
6. The Board of County Commissioners shall hold a public hearing to consider the
permit application and to take final action thereon if the Planning Staff has
determined that the application has not met the standards of Paragraphs
23-3-990.D.1 through 8. The Board of County Commissioners' decision shall
consider the recommendation of the Planning Staff, referral agency responses, the
application case file and facts presented at the public hearing. The Board of
County Commissioners shall approve the permit unless it finds that the applicant
has not met one (1) or more of the standards as listed in Section 23-4-990.
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
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 2013-15 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 26th day of February, A.D., 2014.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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BY: .•.
�.uty Clerk to the J
ean P. Conway
AP M:
Mike Freeman
Co n y Attorney
William F. Garcia
Publication: November 20, 2013
First Reading: December 16, 2013
Publication: December 25, 2013, in the Greeley Tribune
Second Reading: January 6, 2014
Publication: January 15, 2014, in the Fort Lupton Press
Final Reading: January 27, 2014
Con't to: February 24, 2014
Con't to: February 26, 2014
Publication: March 5, 2014, in the Greeley Tribune
Effective: March 10, 2014
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WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2013-15
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 23
ZONING, 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:
Add:
BIOSOLIDS: the accumulated treated residual product resulting from a domestic
wastewater treatment works. Biosolids does not include grit or screenings from a wastewater
treatment works, commercial or industrial sludges (regardless of whether the sludges are
combined with domestic sewage), sludge generated during treatment of drinking water or
domestic or industrial septage.
DOMESTIC SEPTAGE: liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, cesspool,
portable toilet, Type Ill marine sanitation device or similar treatment works that receives only
domestic sewage. Domestic septage does not include liquid or solid material removed from a
septic tank, cesspool or similar treatment works that receives either commercial wastewater or
industrial wastewater and does not include grease removed from a grease trap at a restaurant.
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LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN: A written plan which identifies Best Management
Practices and an Emergency Operations Plan. The LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
needs to be accepted by the Board of County Commissioners no later than September 1 of any
given calendar year. Amendments to the plan can be made throughout the calendar year. A
template for this form is available from the Department of Planning Services.
PLANNING AREA: Is defined as the area within one (1) mile of any municipal boundary
or is identified as "Prime Farmland" and/or "Irrigated Land" as provided appendix 23 G, County
Planning Area Map.
TANK: shall mean a stationary vessel that is used to contain fluids, constructed of
non earthen materials (e.g. concrete, steel, plastic, etc.)that provide structural support and which
receive and store oil, gas and/or water directly from and as it is produced by a well.
Amend:
OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES: Consist of the oil or gas well, pumps, heater
treaters, separators, meters,compressors, TANKS and other equipment directly associated with
the producing well, all of which must be connected and functional.
Table 23 1E
Land Use Process for Siting Oil and Gas Production Facilities
R-4 R-2 R-3 R-4 R4 C4 C-2 C-3 C-4 14 1-2 1-3 € PUD A
USR USR USR USR USR USR USR USR USR UBR UBR UBR USR - UBR
USR-Use by Special Review
UBR - Use by Right
Exempt from Site Plan Review(SPR)
** PUD-Called out by Zone District Requirements,unless specifically addressed in PUD application ac a UBR.
"" A(Ag) SPR may be required depending upon size of facility.-Sec Table 23.3.
Delete:
TANK BATTERY. (All roforoncod to TANK BATTERY will now roforonced TANK.)
DOMESTIC SEPTIC SLUDGE.
Amend Sec. 23 2 160. Intent and applicability.
A No change.
B. A Site Plan Review is required for USES in the following Zone Districts: A 1 (Concentrated
Animal), Residential R 2,-R 3 and R 4 Zone Districts except for those uses containing a
single family dwelling unit or duplex units where the two (2) units are not held in separate
ownership, all Commercial Zone Districts, all Industrial Zone Districts, and any PUD
Districts where a use would require a site plan review in an R 4, Commercial or Industrial
Zone District.
C and D No change.
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E. No Site Plan Review shall be required for:
1 through 3 No change.
�. Certain OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES located in the A (Agricultural)
Zone District (see Table 23.3).
Remainder of Section - No change.
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 H-U - No change.
1. OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES. All OIL AND CAS PRODUCTION
FACILITIES in the A (Agricultural) Zone District require a Site Plan Review, and
are subject to all of the Site Plan Review requirements outlined in Article II, Division
3, of this Chapter, unless otherwise exempted according to the following Table
23.3.
Table 233
Site Plan Review Requirement for Oil and Cas Production Facilities
Is a Site Plan Review("SPR')Required?
Number of l2 TANKS or Between-I-3-and- Between 33 and 48 TANKQ . Nlore-than-48-
TAA/ r( ....r fwo�orrer-the 3 TAEIVC ee between the equivalent of TANK ,e.
equivalent equivalent of between-the.- 16 nn, and 2A 000 barrels octhan-24,000-barrels-
barrels of 6900-barrelso€ equivalent of storage capacity. of storage capacity.
storage storage- 6;90-1-and-16;000-
eapaeidy capacity or less. barrels of storage
capacity.
SP& Na Ye. .� �;�^^'we Yes,unless the Board of County Yes,-unless-the-
required? Board of County Commissioners has accepted Board of County
Commissioners- the Oil and Gas Operator's
has accepted the LONG--RANGE accepted the Oil and
Oil and Gas DEVELOPMENT PLAN,and: Gas Operator's
Operator's LONG LONG-RANGE-
RANGE- (1)the OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION FACILITY is P' AAN nd 4a ee
PLAN. not locat hin•.'«wa^ ^ Director of
PLANNING AREA, e_ Planning Services
has waiva.e Onoc no
2)the OIL AND GAS requirement. The
PRODUCTION FACILITY is Director may do so if
he-or-she-finds-the-
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AREA, „„d the Director„r OIL AND GAS
Planning Services waives the PRODUCTION
SPR requirement because he or FACILITY is
compatible with
GAS PRODUCTION surrounding uses.
FACILITY is compatible with
surrounding uses;or
(3)the number of TANKS will
or the equivalent of 16,000
barrels of storage capacity
within one(1)year after initial
.1 through U - No change.
V. Disposal of BIOSOLIDS subject to the additional requirements of Chapter 14,
Article VII.
W. Disposal of DOMESTIC SEPTAGE subject to the additional requirements of
Chapter 14, Article VI.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-30. Accessory uses.
The following BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and USES shall be allowed in the A
(Agricultural) Zone District so long as they are clearly incidental and ACCESSORY to the Uses
Allowed by Right in the A (Agricultural) Zone District. Such BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES and
USES must be designed, constructed and operated in conformance with the bulk requirements
contained in Section 23-3-50 below. ACCESSORY USES within the A (Agricultural) Zone District
shall also be subject to the additional requirements contained in Articles IV and V of this Chapter.
Note: The combined GROSS FLOOR AREA of all ACCESSORY BUILDINGS constructed after
the original effective date of this Chapter (August 25, 1981) on LOTS in an approved or recorded
subdivision plat or LOTS part of a map or plan filed prior to adoption of any regulations controlling
subdivisions of less than ten (10) acres shall not exceed four percent (4%) of the total lot area,
except in Regional Urbanization Areas, which shall adhere to RUA development standards.
However, in no case shall such an accessory building exceed twice the GROSS FLOOR AREA of
the primary residence on the lot except by variance. Any accessory structure made
nonconforming by application of this Section may be repaired, replaced or restored in total.
A through K- No change.
L. Semi-trailer used as accessory storage. One (1) semi-trailer used as accessory
storage may be permitted 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 in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, according to the
procedure and zoning permit requirements outlined in Section 23-4-900 of this
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Chapter for the purpose of storing goods inside the unit. Up to two (2) semi-trailers
may be used as accessory storage on agricultural parcels not 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 in the A (Agricultural) Zone
District, without a zoning permit. Additional semi-trailers used as accessory
storage may be allowed on all lot sizes and types, as described in Subsection
23-3-40.V below.
M. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. Parking and operation of one (1) COMMERCIAL
VEHICLE may be permitted 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 in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, according to the
procedure and zoning permit requirements outlined in Section 23-4-950 of this
Chapter. Parking and operation of one (1) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE may be
allowed on property of less than eighty (80) acres in size, when not a LOT in an
approved or recorded subdivision or a LOT which is part of a map or plan filed prior
to adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions, without a zoning permit.
Without the appropriate land use permits, only one (1) tractor trailer and one (1)
two-rear-axle vehicle are permitted on a parcel of land less than eighty (80) acres.
Parking and operation of up to five (5) COMMERCIAL VEHICLES may be allowed
on property equal to or greater than eighty (80) acres in size when used to haul
agricultural goods, equipment or livestock, as long as the number of trips does not
exceed sixty (60) per day to and from the property. No additional COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES are allowed, unless part of a commercial or industrial USE otherwise
permitted by Subsection 23-3-40.S below.
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 DD - No change.
EE. WIND GENERATORS requiring the issuance of a Use by Special Review Permit,
as per Chapter 23, Article II, Division 4, and Chapter 23, Article IV, Division 6, of
this Code.
Remainder of Section No change.
Also make the change from Division 12 to Division 6 in the following Weld County code
sections:
23-3-30.N
23-3-210.C.5
23-3-210.D.10
23-3-220.C.5
23-3-220.D.8
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23-3-230.C.5
23-3-230.D.9
23-3-240.C.8
23-3-240.D.4
23-3-310.C.8
23-3-310.D.7
23-3-320.C.8
23-3-320.D.14
23-3-330.C.8
23-3-330.D.15
Amend Sec. 23-3-50. Bulk requirements.
The following lists the bulk requirements for the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
A through D - No change.
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 2012 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 within 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 Subsection 23-6-10.C of this Code.
F. Landscape and/or screening criteria may be based upon compatibility with existing
adjacent lots and land uses.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-310. I-1 (Industrial) Zone District.
A - No change.
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 through 7 - No change.
8. Disposal of DOMESTIC SEPTAGE subject to the additional requirements of
Chapter 14, Article VI.
Remainder of Section - No change.
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Amend Sec. 23-3-320. 1-2 (Industrial)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 or
maintained, except for one (1) or more of the following USES which must be conducted in
compliance with the performance standards contained in Sections 23-3-340, 23-3-350
and 23-3-360 below.
1 through 7 - No change.
8. Disposal of DOMESTIC SEPTAGE subject to the additional requirements of
Chapter 14, Article VI.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3-330. 1-3 (Industrial) 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 or
maintained, except for one (1) or more of the following USES which must be conducted in
compliance with the performance standards contained in Sections 23-3-340, 23-3-350
and 23-3-360 below.
1 through 9 - No change.
10. Disposal of DOMESTIC SEPTAGE subject to the additional requirements of
Chapter 14, Article VI.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-3440. 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 2012 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 within 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 Subsection 23-6-10.C of this Code.
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Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 23-4-990. Home Occupation —Class II permit requirements.
A and B - No change.
C. Duties of Department of Planning Services and Board of County Commissioners.
1 through 4 - No change.
5. When, in the opinion of the Department of Planning Services, an applicant has not
met one (1)or more of the standards of Paragraphs 23-4-990.D.1 through 8 and/or
negative responses are received from at least thirty percent (30%) of the
surrounding property owners within five hundred (500)feet of the subject property,
a hearing shall be scheduled before the Board of County Commissioners.
6. The Board of County Commissioners shall hold a public hearing to consider the
permit application and to take final action thereon if the Planning Staff has
determined that the application has not met the standards of Paragraphs
23-3-990.D.1 through 8. The Board of County Commissioners' decision shall
consider the recommendation of the Planning Staff, referral agency responses, the
application case file and facts presented at the public hearing. The Board of
County Commissioners shall approve the permit unless it finds that the applicant
has not met one (1) or more of the standards as listed in Section 23-4-990.
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
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 2013-15 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 26th day of February, A.D., 2014.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
Douglas Rademacher, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Barbara Kirkmeyer, Pro-Tem
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Sean P. Conway
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mike Freeman
County Attorney
William F. Garcia
Publication: November 20, 2013
First Reading: December 16, 2013
Publication: December 25, 2013, in the Greeley Tribune
Second Reading: January 6, 2014
Publication: January 15, 2014, in the Fort Lupton Press
Final Reading: January 27, 2014
Con't to: February 24, 2014
Con't to: February 26, 2014
Publication: March 5, 2014, in the Greeley Tribune
Effective: March 10, 2014
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