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A. Purpose: The MX-N zone district provides opportunities for a compact mix of, for example, low intensity neighborhood-serving commercial, office, institutional, low-scale multi-family residential uses. Land uses are as indicated in Table 7.3.2-A (Base and NNA-O District Use Table). MX-N zone districts are generally located at the edges of, or internal to, a residential neighborhood, at a local street intersection with a collector or arterial street. MX-N zone districts are intended to maintain the scale of the adjacent neighborhood, to avoid establishments so large that they serve as destinations for persons from outside the neighborhood, and to have safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle access. The layout of permitted use types shall be as shown in a Land Use Plan approved pursuant to Section 7.5.514 (Land Use Plan).
B. Dimensional Standards: The following table is a summary of key district-specific dimensional standards. Complete dimensional standards, including standards for accessory structures, are included in Part 7.4.2 (Dimensional Standards) and Section 7.3.304 (Accessory Uses).
District Standards | ||
District area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot Standards | ||
Lot area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot width (minimum) | N/A | |
Setbacks (minimum) [2] | ||
A | Front and side street frontages [1] | |
Minimum | 5 ft | |
Maximum | 20 ft | |
B | Side - Interior | 10 ft |
Corner Lot - Side Street | 20 ft | |
C | Rear | 15 ft |
Height (maximum) | ||
D | Building height | 45 ft |
Other Standards | ||
Front parking setback (minimum) | 20 ft | |
Notes: [1] Applies to both frontages of corner sites. [2] Pursuant to Section 7.4.905 (Street Frontage and Street Trees), if the landscape setback is greater than the setback listed in this table, the landscape setback prevails. | ||
C. Additional Standards:
1. When land is zoned into this zone district after the Effective Date, the Manager may require that a Land Use Plan be approved along with the rezoning. A Land Use Plan that integrates multi-family uses may qualify the development for incentives pursuant to Section 7.4.202 (Incentives).
2. Reference Part 7.3.3 for additional use-specific standards. (Ord. 23-03)
A. Purpose: The MX-T zone district accommodates, for example, colleges and universities and uses customarily associated within and in close proximity to those institutions, including commercial, office, institutional, and residential. Land uses are as indicated in Table 7.3.2-A: Base and NNA-O District Use Table. MX-T zone districts are intended to encourage a walkable urban design with green space that is supportive of pedestrian and bicycle-friendly land uses and compatible with the scale of nearby residential neighborhoods. The layout of permitted use types shall be as shown in a Land Use Plan approved pursuant to Section 7.5.514 (Land Use Plan).
B. Dimensional Standards: The following table is a summary of key district-specific dimensional standards. Complete dimensional standards, including standards for accessory structures, are included in Part 7.4.2 (Dimensional Standards) and Section 7.3.304 (Accessory Uses).
Table 7.2.3-C MX-T: Lot and Building Standards |
Table 7.2.3-C MX-T: Lot and Building Standards | ||
Lot Standards | ||
Lot area (minimum) | Varies, see Table 7.4.2-C
| |
Lot width (minimum) | 50 ft | |
Setbacks (minimum) | ||
A | Front | 25 ft |
B | Side - Interior | 5 ft |
Corner Lot - Side Street | 15 ft | |
C | Rear | 25 ft |
Height (maximum) | ||
D | Building height | 60 ft |
Notes: [1] If no sidewalk exists, the distance is measured from 5 ft behind the curb line. | ||
C. Additional Standards:
1. When land is zoned into this zone district after the Effective Date, the Manager may require that a Land Use Plan be approved along with the rezoning. A Land Use Plan that integrates multi-family uses may qualify the development for incentives pursuant to Section 7.4.202 (Incentives).
2. Reference Part 7.3.3 for additional use-specific standards. (Ord. 23-03)
A. Purpose: The MX-M zone district accommodates a mix of, for example, commercial, retail, office, multi-family residential, and civic uses. Land uses are as indicated in Table 7.3.2-A: Base and NNA-O District Use Table. MX-M zone districts are intended to accommodate the development of new activity centers in emerging growth areas, as well as to promote the adaptive reuse or redevelopment of single-use commercial centers that are vacant or underused, or of other obsolete buildings or properties. Activities and uses within MX-M zone districts may be horizontally or vertically mixed based on their density and intensity but should be organized in a compact pattern that promotes pedestrian activity, provides a variety of outdoor gathering spaces, supports multimodal access and circulation, and minimizes impacts on established residential neighborhoods. The layout of permitted use types shall be as shown in a Land Use Plan approved pursuant to Section 7.5.514 (Land Use Plan).
B. Dimensional Standards: The following table is a summary of key district-specific dimensional standards. Complete dimensional standards, including standards for accessory structures, are included in Part 7.4.2 (Dimensional Standards) and Section 7.3.304 (Accessory Uses).
District Standards | ||
District area (minimum) | 2.5 ac | |
Lot Standards | ||
Lot area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot width (minimum) | N/A | |
Setbacks (minimum) [2] | ||
A | Front and side street [1] | |
Minimum | 20 ft | |
Maximum | Subject to Land Use Plan or Development Plan | |
B | Side - Interior | 20 ft |
Corner Lot - Side Street | 30 ft | |
C | Rear | 15 ft |
Height (maximum) | ||
D | Building height | 50 ft |
Other Standards | ||
Front parking setback (minimum) | 20 ft | |
Notes: [1] Applies to both frontages of corner sites. [2] Pursuant to Section 7.4.905 (Street Frontage and Street Trees), if the landscape setback is greater than the setback listed in this table, the landscape setback prevails. | ||
C. Additional Standards:
1. When land is zoned into this zone district after the Effective Date, the Manager may require that a Land Use Plan designating the percentage of land in the zone district to be occupied by residential or nonresidential uses be approved along with the rezoning. A Land Use Plan that integrates multi-family uses may qualify the development for incentives pursuant to Section 7.4.202 (Incentives).
2. Reference Part 7.3.3 for additional use-specific standards. (Ord. 23-03)
A. Purpose: The MX-L zone district accommodates a high-intensity mix of, for example, commercial, retail, office, hotels, restaurants, entertainment, and multifamily residential uses. Land uses are as indicated in Table 7.3.2-A: Base and NNA-O District Use Table. MX-L zone districts typically serve the City as a whole and have significant traffic generation potential. Some MX-L zone districts may also include uses that have a regional draw. Uses in MX-L zone districts may be mixed horizontally or vertically mixed depending on their density and intensity. MX-L zone districts should be organized to promote synergy among uses, combine destinations, support more effective transit service, and provide viable pedestrian and bicycle access and circulation. MX-L zone districts should have direct access to existing or planned major transportation facilities and be designed to promote compatibility with adjacent land uses. The layout of permitted use types shall be as shown in a Land Use Plan approved pursuant to Section 7.5.514 (Land Use Plan).
B. Dimensional Standards: The following table is a summary of key district-specific dimensional standards. Complete dimensional standards, including standards for accessory structures, are included in Part 7.4.2 (Dimensional Standards) and Section 7.3.304 (Accessory Uses).
District Standards | ||
District area (minimum) | 10 ac | |
Lot Standards | ||
Lot area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot width (minimum) | N/A | |
Setbacks (minimum) [1] | ||
A | Front and side street | N/A |
B | Side - Interior | N/A |
Corner Lot - Side Street | N/A | |
C | Rear | N/A |
Height (maximum) | ||
D | Building height | General: 65 ft Lots with arterial frontage: 85 ft |
Other Standards | ||
Front parking setback (minimum) | 20 ft | |
Notes: [1] Pursuant to Section 7.4.905 (Street Frontage and Street Trees), if the landscape setback is greater than the setback listed in this table, the landscape setback prevails. | ||
C. Additional Standards:
1. When land is zoned into this zone district after the Effective Date, the Manager may require that a Land Use Plan that designates the percentage of land that may be occupied by residential or nonresidential uses. A Land Use Plan that integrates multi-family uses may qualify the development for incentives pursuant to Section 7.4.202 (Incentives).
2. Reference Part 7.3.3 for additional use-specific standards. (Ord. 23-03)
A. Purpose: The MX-I zone district is intended to provide a framework for the development of, for example, unique cultural, resort, recreational, educational, or institutional developments that may attract visitors from both within and outside the Colorado Springs metropolitan area, and for complex institutional campuses such as colleges, universities, and research centers that promote economic development, workforce development, and tourism in the City. The layout of permitted use types shall be as shown in a Land Use Plan approved pursuant to Section 7.5.514 (Land Use Plan). Land uses are as indicated in Table 7.3.2-A: Base and NNA-O District Use Table.
B. Dimensional Standards: The following table is a summary of key district-specific dimensional standards. Complete dimensional standards, including standards for accessory structures, are included in Part 7.4.2 (Dimensional Standards) and Section 7.3.304 (Accessory Uses).
District Standards | ||
District area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot Standards | ||
Lot area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot width (minimum) | N/A | |
Setbacks (minimum) [2] | ||
A | Front and side street | |
Minimum | N/A | |
Maximum | Subject to Land Use Plan or Development Plan | |
B | Side - Interior | 20 ft |
Corner Lot - Side Street | 30 ft | |
C | Rear | 20 ft |
Height (maximum) | ||
D | Building height | 65 ft |
Other Standards | ||
Front parking setback (minimum) | 20 ft | |
Notes: [1] For single-family detached dwellings, the dimensional standards of the R-1 6 zone district (see Table 7.4.2-A
) apply. For two-family dwellings, the dimensional standards of the R-2 district apply (see Table 7.4.2-A
) apply. For all other residential uses, the dimensional standards of the R-5 zone district (see Table 7.4.2-A
) apply. [2] Pursuant to Section 7.4.905 (Street Frontage and Street Trees), if the landscape setback is greater than the setback listed in this table, the landscape setback prevails. | ||
C. Additional Standards
1. When land is zoned into this MX-I zone district after the Effective Date, approval of a Land Use Plan pursuant to Section 7.5.514 (Land Use Plan) is required prior to any development on the land. Lands zoned into the former SU or PCR zone districts prior to the Effective Date shall remain subject to any plans, conditions, or restrictions applicable under the pre-existing zoning or related zoning and land use approvals, but do not need to obtain approval of a Land Use Plan unless the Manager determines that the proposed development is of a size or intensity that was not anticipated, or creates potential impacts on the surrounding areas that were not considered, at the time of prior zoning or Land Use Plan approval. (Ord. 23-03)
A. Purpose:
1. To implement the Colorado Springs Comprehensive Plan by promoting development that is characterized by a sustainable, efficient, and adaptable urban form in areas that have had, or will have, the benefit of detailed context-sensitive public planning processes.
2. To provide a method of regulating the use and development of buildings, and address how buildings relate to surrounding development and public infrastructure with less focus on the separation and regulation of particular land uses.
3. To provide a zoning option that allows for and accommodates the changing uses of buildings while maintaining the integrity and viability of the public realm, with an emphasis on intermodal transportation options, pedestrian linkages, and orientation.
4. To encourage flexibility, innovation of design, and a variety of development types that will improve the quality of physical development over that normally achieved through the application of the City's standard single use zones, and when the Planned Development Zone (PDZ) and mixed-use (MX) zoning options are not sufficient for providing the desired flexibility and innovation.
B. Requirements:
1. The allowable urban form and the treatment of the public realm define the FBZ district. Uses allowed in this zone are determined at the time of approval or amendment of a FBZ regulating plan. Development standards are determined by the FBZ regulating plan, the Development Plan, and a development agreement, if applicable.
2. The requirements of a FBZ district are specific and prescriptive and are not intended to be design guidelines. The specificity of the requirements provides certainty for applicant neighborhoods and City staff. The minimum standards of the requirements imposed by a FBZ regulating plan are not intended to limit design creativity or adaptation to unique site or neighborhood conditions.
C. Establishment of Form, Mix, and Intensity of Land Uses: The form and intensity of all buildings (including dimensional requirements) shall be established during review and approval of the FBZ regulating plan. Additionally, the FBZ regulating plan shall establish detailed requirements governing the relationships between all buildings and the public realm and shall identify any limitations to the land use types or land use mix allowed in the district. Uses identified in the regulating plan shall be permitted.
D. Common Area Maintenance: The Regulating Plan must address maintenance of common areas when improvements and maintenance needs are beyond standard City responsibility.
E. Subdivision and Public Improvements:
1. An approved Development Plan for the entire area of land proposed to be included within the Subdivision Plat is required before subdivision of the FBZ district or issuance of Building Permits. This does not preclude the platting of the entire FBZ district as one lot prior to the approval of a Development Plan.
2. Requirements for public improvements within a FBZ district, including off-site public improvements, shall be established and obligated in conjunction with the subdivision platting or Development Plan processes.
F. Development Agreements: See Section 7.5.414 (Development Agreements).
G. Regulatory Incentives: As part of the regulating plan approval process, regulatory incentives may be provided in the FBZ districts to encourage and facilitate creative form-based development.
1. Inherent Flexibility: The FBZ regulating plan process allows significant inherent flexibility. Development standards prohibited and allowed uses, and parking standards may be adopted to be permissive and not limiting, provided that this flexibility still results in implementation of the overall form-based objectives of the FBZ Regulating Plan.
2. Staff Authority: The ordinance creating an FBZ district may include broad staff authority to grant administrative relief from specified development and design standards, but shall not authorize administrative relief from the standards of Parts 7.4.6 (Grading and Erosion Control), 7.4.7 (Stormwater), or 7.4.8 (Floodplains).
H. Alternative FBZ Compliance and Vesting:
1. An FBZ regulating plan may include procedures and criteria that allow an applicant to propose alternative FBZ compliance to the strict application of design standards included in the Regulating Plan. An FBZ regulating plan may provide for longer vesting of property rights to be allowed in conjunction with an approved Development Plan. (Ord. 23-03)
A. Purpose: The BP zone district accommodates a limited group of, for example, professional, administrative, research, manufacturing, and light industrial uses. Land uses are as indicated in Table 7.3.2-A: Base and NNA-O District Use Table. Uses suitable for BP zone districts have operations that are quiet and clean to ensure the creation and maintenance of an environment that will protect the occupants of the business park from unintended adverse traffic, noise, or performance impacts. BP zone districts shall be located on lands that are suitable for industrial development, have adequate traffic capacity for the anticipated mix of uses as shown on the Major Thoroughfare Plan and applicable Land Use Plans. Before proceeding with any development, an applicant rezoning land to the BP zone district must obtain approval of a Land Use Plan pursuant to Section 7.5.514 (Land Use Plan).
B. Dimensional Standards: The following table is a summary of key district-specific dimensional standards. Complete dimensional standards, including standards for accessory structures, are included in Part 7.4.2 (Dimensional Standards) and Section 7.3.304 (Accessory Uses).
District Standards | ||
District area (minimum) | 10 ac. | |
Lot Standards | ||
Lot area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot width (minimum) | N/A | |
Setbacks (minimum) [1] | ||
A | Front (minimum) | 20 ft |
B | Side (minimum) | 10 ft |
Corner Lot - Side Street | 20 ft | |
C | Rear (minimum) | 25 ft |
Adjacent to existing or planned residential zone or use | 100 ft | |
Height (maximum) | ||
D | Building height | 45 ft |
Other Standards | ||
Front parking setback (minimum) | 20 ft | |
Notes: [1] Pursuant to Section 7.4.905 (Street Frontage and Street Trees), if the landscape setback is greater than the setback listed in this table, the landscape setback prevails. | ||
C. Additional Standards:
1. When land is zoned into the BP zone district after the Effective Date, approval of a Land Use Plan pursuant to Section 7.5.514 (Land Use Plan) is required prior to any development on the land. Lands zoned into the former PIP-1 or PIP-2 zone districts prior to the Effective Date shall remain subject to any plans, conditions, or restrictions applicable under the pre-existing zoning or related zoning and land use approvals, but do not need to obtain approval of a Land Use Plan unless the Manager determines that the proposed development is of a size or intensity that was not anticipated, or creates potential impacts on the surrounding areas that were not considered, at the time of prior zoning or Land Use Plan approval. (Ord. 23-03)
A. Purpose: The LI zone district accommodates, for example, light industrial uses and commercial uses that are complementary or compatible to light industrial uses. Land uses are as indicated in Table 7.3.2-A: Base and NNA-O District Use Table.
B. Dimensional Standards: The following table is a summary of key district-specific dimensional standards. Complete dimensional standards, including standards for accessory structures, are included in Part 7.4.2 (Dimensional Standards) and Section 7.3.304 (Accessory Uses).
District Standards | ||
District area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot Standards | ||
Lot area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot width (minimum) | Subject to Land Use Plan or Development Plan | |
Setbacks (minimum) | ||
A | Front (minimum) [1] | 20 ft |
B | Side (minimum) | See Table 7.4.2-D
|
Corner Lot - Side Street | See Table 7.4.2-D
| |
C | Rear (minimum) | See Table 7.4.2-D
|
Height (maximum) | ||
D | Building height | 60 ft |
Other Standards | ||
Front parking setback (minimum) | See Table 7.4.2-D
| |
Notes: [1] Pursuant to Section 7.4.905 (Street Frontage and Street Trees), if the landscape setback is greater than the setback listed in this table, the landscape setback prevails. | ||
(Ord. 23-03)
A. Purpose: The GI zone district accommodates, for example, general industrial uses that may have significant traffic, noise, or operational impacts on the surrounding area. Land uses are as indicated in Table 7.3.2-A: Base and NNA-O District Use Table. Before proceeding with any development, an applicant rezoning land to the GI zone district must obtain approval of a Land Use Plan pursuant to Section 7.5.514 (Land Use Plan). General industrial uses should provide appropriate areas for industrial activities; minimize or mitigate traffic congestion and overloading of utilities; ensure compatibility with adjacent land uses through the use of buffers or other mitigation measures; and mitigate excessive noise, illumination, unsightliness, odor, smoke, hazards, and other objectionable influences.
B. Dimensional Standards: The following table is a summary of key district-specific dimensional standards. Complete dimensional standards, including standards for accessory structures, are included in Part 7.4.2 (Dimensional Standards) and Section 7.3.304 (Accessory Uses).
District Standards | ||
District area (minimum) | N/A | |
Lot Standards | ||
Lot area (minimum) | Subject to Land Use Plan or Development Plan | |
Lot width (minimum) | Subject to Land Use Plan or Development Plan | |
Setbacks (minimum) | ||
A | Front (minimum) [1] | 20 ft |
B | Side (minimum) | See Table 7.4.2-D
|
Corner Lot - Side Street | See Table 7.4.2-D
| |
C | Rear (minimum) | See Table 7.4.2-D
|
Height (maximum) | ||
D | Building height | 80 ft |
Other Standards | ||
Front parking setback (minimum) | ||
Notes: [1] Pursuant to Section 7.4.905 (Street Frontage and Street Trees), if the landscape setback is greater than the setback listed in this table, the landscape setback prevails. | ||
(Ord. 23-03)
A. Purpose: The PF zone district is provided for land that is, for example, used or being reserved for a governmental, utility, or telecommunication purpose by the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, the State of Colorado, the Federal government, a public utility, a telecommunications provider, or a private provider of a traditional government function. Generally, the existing or proposed use is a unique governmental or utility service or a governmental function. Uses allowed in the PF zone district generally include governmental functions or utility services provided by the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, the State of Colorado, the Federal government, or a public utility and to private facilities that perform traditional government functions such as jails and halfway houses. Land uses are as indicated in Table 7.3.2-A: Base and NNA-O District Use Table. The PF zone district is not intended to include public park or major public institutional uses.
B. Designation or Expansion of a PF Zone District: Designation or expansion of a PF zone district requires a determination that a public need exists, and that the use and location are compatible with adjacent land uses. Special consideration should be given to conditions regarding setbacks from adjacent uses or property lines, landscaping, screening, access, and the placement and size of signs and amount of parking may be approved with the establishment of the zone district.
C. Dimensional Standards: Development standards such as lot size, setbacks, and maximum height are determined at the time of Development Plan review.
D. Development Plan Required: A Development Plan shall be approved before any Building Permits may be issued or before construction of any public facility or utility may begin. (Ord. 23-03)
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