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ORDINANCE NO . .,fl.~
SER IES OF 2005 --
BY AUTHOR ITY
COUNC IL BI LL NO . 19
INTRODU CED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER WOLOSYN
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZI NG AMEND ING TITL E 16, CHAP TE R 6,
SUBS EC TION B, OF TH E UN JF lt:.fl DEVELOPMENT CO DE OF TH E
c ,,(,LE WO OD MU NICIP AL CODI: "00 0, PERTAINING TO FRO NT SETBAC KS
rr-1 THE MU-B-2 ZONE DISTRJ C L
WHEREAS, th e Unified D:vclop,.1cnt Co de provides a front se tb ac k of ze ro or fi ve
fe et f,,, building s or ad diti ons as es tab li shed in th e MU-B-2 zo ne; and
WHERE AS , this sc:b .; . ""s recommended by urban desig ners to cre ate a strong
d,:v 1.:op mc11 l c,igc along CC"'J'Tlcrcial corridors in Englewood ; an d
WH EREA S, in th e proce ss of reviewing dev elop ment prop osa ls it bec ame apparent
that thi s will not result in the bes t sit e de si gn to acco mm odate , for example, ve hicl e
ci n.·11)-t 1io n, ped es trian ameni ti es and safe ty; and
WH EREAS, there arc, in particul ar, four situation s where the se tba ck wou ld be
difficult lo mee t whi ch are : I. Sidewalk cafes. 2. Additions to existing buildin gs . 3. Dee p
co mm ercia l propertie s. 4. Drivc-thru use s; and
WHEREAS , adoption of thi s ordin anc e will amend th e UDC requirements fo r front
se tb acks in the MU-B-2 zo ne di strict; and
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAI NE D BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CIT Y
OF ENGLEWOOD , COLO RADO , AS FOLLOWS:
~. The Ci ty Cou nci l of th e Ci ty of Englewoo d, Co lorado hereby amen ds Tit le
16, Chapter 6, Section I, Subsections B an d C, of the Englew ood Municipal Cod e 2000,
to re ad as fo ll ows:
I 6-6-1: Dime nsio nal Requ iremen ts.
8 . S1m1m wy Table of Dimensional Requ iremem s for Prin cipal Uses and
S111,c111res. All prin ci pal stru ctures and uses shall be subje ct to the inte nsi ty and
dimensional standa rd s se t fo rth in the fo ll ow in g Tabl e 16-6-1.1. These
sta ndards may be further limited by oth er applicab le sec ti ons of this Title.
Additional regu lati ons for the residential dis tri cts, and spe ci al dim ens ional
regu lati ons related to lo t are a, se tbacks, heig ht , and fl oo r area arc set fo nh in
th e su bscctionc; imm edi ately fo ll ow ing the tab le. Ru les of measurement arc se t
for th in subsec ti on 16 -6-1.A EMC. Dimen sio nal requireme nt s fo r accc ,;;s ory
stru ctures arc se t forth in subsec ti on 16-6-1.I EMC.
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IR-1 -A District (See Addition al Regulations Following lhe Table)
!Ono-Unit
Dtlachcd
D~·•lll ng
Onc-U nlt
Ocl■ched
Dwelling on I Sm all Lot
All Other Prlnrlpal Usts
9,000 l ,IOO
6,000
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4,000 None
R-1-8 Dist ri ct (See Addhion al Reg ulations Foll119''ing the Table)
Onr-U,,lt
o ,,act,::-d
Dwelli ng
7,200 1,00 0
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75
so J2 •
00 32
60 32
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One.Unit
Detac hed
;Dwelling on a Small Lot
~II O ther Prin cipal Usu
6,000
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~4 ,000 No ne
50 32
32 25 2S
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R-1-C Dlllrlel (Su Addlllonal Regulations Fo ll owing the Table)
One-Unil
Dttachtd 6,000 850 ~o 50 Pl 5 $ ~o
Dwtlllng ---·
1~.soo
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One-Unll
Drtachtd !4l 50 ~5 37 ~2 25 3 ~o
D"·,~•1 1-,& on a Small Lot ··----·· -·-
All Other Principal Ust1 2 ◄,000 Non, ~o 200 ~2 25 25 ~5 .,_
R-2-ADlstrtct
One-Unil
Detochod 6,000 850 ~o 50 ~2 25 5 ~o
Dwelling
Two-Unit Dwelllng 6,000 650 ~o 60 32 5 5 ~o
Ont-Unit 31000 per unil 750 per unit 40 ~~t· l2 5 $ ~o Attached Dwe lling (No more than l attached un its)
Ont-Unit
Dtlachtd 4,00 0 6S0 J5 ~o ~2 25 ~ ~o
Dwelling on a Small Loi
~II Othtr Permitted Ustt 24,000 No ne 60 ~00 32 25 ~5 ~5
--R-l •B Dis lrlc l
Onr-U nll
40~0 ~5 5 Det ■chtd 6,000 •so 32 20
Dwelling
Two-U nit ~.ooo ~SO per un it 4016o 32 ~5 :, 20 Dwcllln1
On~Unlt 40 30 ~5 5 Att■chtd ~.000 per un it ~SO ptr un ll per 32 20
Dwelli ng unit
One-U nit
l)etacbtd ~.ooo ~50 35 40 ~2 25 ~ ~o Dwclll ng oa a
~mall Lo t
1£fflcle ncy and/or
I-B R unll : 650
J\{ultl-U11t 2-BR unit: 750 ~O JO 25 ~
J)welll ng ~1000 per unll 3-BR un it: 950 per ~2 ~o • Each add'I uall
l>Nroom :
110 ptr un it
IA II Other 4,000 Non e ~o 200 ~2 25 ~5 ~5 IPcrmllttd U1cs
o!U-R-l-A Dis trict
One.Un it
40 ~o ~5 5 De:lached 6,00 0 850 ll 20
Dwelll nc
T"·o-Unit 6,000 1650 per un it 40 0 ll ~5 5 20 Dw elling
One-Unit 4 0 30 15 S ~ttachcd ~.ooo pe r unit ~so per unit per ~2 20
IDwelll ng unll
!O ne-Unit
_,,tac htd
IDwcllln& on• ~.ooo 650 ~5 40 ~2 25 ~ ~o
Sma ll Loi
Mu lti-Unit 3,000 per unit Efficiency and/o r ~o ~o 32 ~5 ~ ~5 • ... I -BR uni,: 650 ~fr
Dwelling 2-BR unit : 750 ,..11
3-BR unit: 950
Eac h add'I
bedroom:
I 10 per unit
'Private Off• ~o Non, '11• ~S IS ~lrttl Parking ll,000 None IS
OIS I ·--
Maximum FAR : 1.5
Office, Li mited I S,000 Excluding lhe gross SO !<on, 32 ~5 IS s 'loor a r ea or parking
lructures)
All Other 24,000 None ~o 200 32 ~s ~5 2S 'Pe rmllled Uses
MU-R•J-8 Distrlcl (See Additional Regu ladons Foll owing the Table)
l-!One-Unit ~o ~o 15 ~ j)otach«I 6,000 8S0 b2
1Dwelli n1
fwo-,U nlt 6,000 650 io ~o ~2 15 ~ 20 j)wolllng
Pno-Unll '° .~. 15 S !Attached 3,000 per unit 850 per unll 12 20
IJ)welllng unit
One•U nll
Delacb,d ~.000 ~so 35 10 12 I S 3 '0 Dwelli ng o n a
Small Lot ------
1-4 unils: 3,000 per unil ; Eac h Efficiency and/or 1-t unlls : 14 units: l •BR unll : 650 32 IS S Multi-U nit jaddltlonal unit over 4 u nits: 2-BR unit : 7SO 7S No no
Dwollln1 1,000 per unil 3-BR unit : 9SO More than More than ~5
14! Each addlllonal 4 unlh: 60 ~ units: I S
BR:110 ------
M .. .,.Jmu m FAR: 1.5
Offlce,Llmiled 24 ,000 Excluding lhe g r oss 7SNon, 60 I S 15 (3 ] !S n oo r area or parking
uructures)
~II Other 24 ,000
None
7 S "ione )O IS 1,. !S Permitted Uses ill
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MU-8-1 Dlslrlcl
Effi cie nc y: 500
I -BR unit : 650 0 11nd no more lhan S Mulli-Unlt DM·clllng None ~-BR unit: 750 :None None 100 0 5
iEach addiliunal "' )IR: 110
~II Other Permltttd Principal Usn None None !No ne No ne 100 0 and no more than 5 0 5 ...
MU-S-.2Dlstrlcl
0 and no more than 5
~II Pcrmllled Uses None !None !None Non•~ .. , 0 5
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trSA District •
IPlt!ase refer to Sution 16-6-1' EMC, oftlds Chaptu
un d the appllcablt Station Arta Standards and Guidelines
or intensity and dimensional standards.
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Whue a building abuts upon ,
',ldjoins , or is adj, tnl to a
All Permittrd Usts Exapt \faximum FAR: tsidtntial zone t11strict, minimum
·Vane None ~ant No nt ·etba cks of JO ft on all sides are Munufactured /lomt Parks 1,1 t'quired, actpt as required in
Section 16-6-7.K, "Screening
Rtquirt mtfltl."
Sri! Sution 16-5-1.A.J, aboi•e.
'if,lan11/act11red Ho111e Parks
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I} Thr minimum side s~.i>ack stated in this table/or onr •unit attached and multi-unit dw ellings shall app ly to the rntlre
wrlling stru crure, and not to each Individual dwtlllng unit locatrd In th e StrM cture.
2/ Th t minim um side sttback standard for principal rcsidtm tial dwtdllngs in the rrsidrntial (R) ::one diJtrlcts , as stated In
his Table , shalt apply to sucli dwellings that exlJitd on th e Effective Dale of th is Title. IICJ Wt!W!r, prin cipoi' resid,m tla l
we/lings existin g on the Effective Datt! of thl.r Titlt , and whlcli as of that da tt ore not In compliance with the: minimum side
etbad: standards established in this Tobie , shall not In co nsidered nonconforming .rtru cturrs due so lely to the dwclllng '.s
oncomplfance with the minimum side setback. Such dwellings arc "g ran dfa th ered," and shall m! considered legal,
onforming structuru for the purposes of sale and developm ent under this Title and other Ci ty building and saf ety
egula tions . See Section /6--9-3 (No nconforming Structure s), below.
1/ The minimum separation between principal buildings loca ted on th e sa me or adjoinifl g lou, whether or not th e lots are
ndcr the same ownership, shall be fifteen fcet (I 57.
4 See Section 16-6-t .c for addition•! dimen sional srandards appropd11c 10 the zone di strict
C. Additional Dim ensional Standards far ResithHtfis,t FJi:tfrie~.
I. R-1-A Di strict. Where a lot has a width of less than seventy-five feet
(75') or an area of less than nine thousan d (9,000) square feel , and is in
separate and different ownership from any lot immediately adjoining it as
shown by the last recorded sale at the time of the effective date of this
Title, a one-unit detached dwelling may be constructed on sai d lot , except
•iat the width shall in no case be less than sixty feet (6 0') and the area
not less than seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet.
2. R-1-B District W, ea lot bas a width of less than si xty feet (6 0') or an
area of less than Sl''. "' thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet, and is in
separate and differo,•' ownership from any lot immediately adjoining it as
shown by the last re ,orded sale at the ti me of the effective date of this
Title, a one-unit detached dwelling may be constructed on sa id lot, except
that the width shall in no case be less than fifty feet (50') and the area nol
less than six thousand (6,000) square feet.
3. R-1-C District. Where a lot has a width of les s than fifty feel (50') or an
area of le ss than six :housand (6,000) square feet, and is in separate and
different ownership from any lot immediately adjoining as s~own by the
last recorded sale at the time of the cfTcctive date of this Title, a one-unit
detached dwelling may be constructed on said lot, except that the width
shall in no case be less than thirty-seven feet (37') and the area not less
than four thousand six hundred twenty-five (4,625) square feel.
4. MU-R-3 -B District .
a. The minimum lot area sta ndard s sc i for,h iri Table 16-6-1.1 app ly
lo oarcels of land containing less than forty-three thousand five
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' ,!red sixty (43,560) square feet (I acre). Parce ls of land
• s taining forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) sq uare
. ;t (I acre) or more may be developed at a den si ty of one (I) unit
; ,r one thou sand eighty-nine (1,089) square feel.
The minimum lot area stan dards set fonh in Table 16-6-1.1 for "all
other permitted uses" shall not apply to an existing structure
converted to accommodate a permitted nonrc:,idcntial principal use
on a lot having le ss than twenty-four thousand (24,000) sq uare feet ,
provided the permitted co nversion comp lies wi th di strict residential
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de sign standards and requ ired off-s treet pa rk ing and land sc api ng
requ iremen ts .
~ MU-B 2 Dis tri ct
~ Additi on to and existing bui lding ,
~ Co mmerci al lots wit h more than two hundred fi Oy (250) fee t ill
commercial zoni nH and lot depth,
~ Drivc -thru uses
~ Out side dining
~-Safely Clauses The Ci ty Council hereby find s, determin es , and
declare s th at thi s Ordinance is promulgate d under the general police power of the City
of Englewood, th at it is promulgated for the health , sa fety, and welfare of the public ,
and that thi s Ordinance is ncccssa r, for the preservation of hea lth and safe ty and for
the protecti on of publi c conve nience and welfare . The City Co uncil furth er
determines th at the Ordinance bear s a rational rel ati on to th e pro pe r legi slative
object sought to be obt ained .
Section 3. Scverabili ty . If any clause, se nten ce , parag raph, or part of thi s
Ordin ance or th e :1 ppli ca ti on th ereof to any person or cir cu mstances shall fo r any
re:1sun be adju dg ed by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid , such judgment shall
no t affec t, impair or inva lid ate th e rem ainder of th is Ordi nance or its app li ca ti on to
oth er persons or c ircum stance s.
Section 4. In con sistent Ordinan c(lLAII oth er Q;dinances or porti ons th ereof
inco nsis tent or co nni ctin g wi th thi s Ordin ance or any porti on here of arc he reb y
repea led to the ex tent ,.f such inc onsisten cy or conflict.
~-.E.ITcc!...!!f rep eal or modjfica tj on . The repeal or modifi ca ti on of any
pro vision of th e Co de of the City of Englewood by th is Ordinance shall not release ,
ex tin gu is h, alt er, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalt y, fo rfe iture, or
li abilit y, either civil or i:rimin al, which shall have been in curred und er such provision ,
and eac h provi sion shall be treated and held as still remai nin g in force fo r 1hc
purpose s of sustaining any and all proper act ions, suit s, proceedings , and prosec uti ons
fo r th e enforceme nt of th e penalty , forfeiture, or liabilit y, as we ll as for th e purp os e
of sustaining any judgme nt , decree , or orde r which can or may be rendered, entered,
or made in suc h ac ti ons, suits, proceedin gs, or pro sec uti ons.
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~'l· fullltr, The Pen alt y Provi sion of Secti on 1-4 -1 EMC shall ap pl y to
eac h u;1:! .:.very vio lati on of th is Ordinance .
Introduced , read in full , and passed on fir st re ad in g on th e 16'' day of May, 2005 .
Publi shed as a Bill for an Ordinan ce on the 20th day of May , 2005 .
A Public He arin g was held on th e 6'' day of June, 2005 .
Read by title and passe d on final reading on the 20th day of June, 2005.
Pub lished by title as Ordinance No.&, Series of 2005 , on the 241
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I, Loucrishia A. Ellis , City C lerk of the City of Englewood,
ce rtify th at the above and foregoin g is a true cow,.of the Ord·
reading and publi shed by titl e as Ordinance No~, Sc ic s
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• CO U NCIL COMMU N ICATION
Da te:
M ay 16, 2005 I
Age nd a It em:
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Sub ject :
Fro nt Setba ck Reli ef in MU-B-2 Zone
In itia ted By :
Comrmr nily D evelop rn enl I
Slaff So urce :
Mark Graham, Senior Plann er
PRE VIOUS COUN CIL ACTION/CO UNCIL GO ALS
• On Janu ary 10, 2005, Coun c il dis c usse d l he impacl on loca l , . ,ess es of front se tbac k
requirements in th e MU-B-2 zo ne es tabli shed in Febru ary 2004 by the Unified Developm enl
Code (UDC).
• On February 7, Council p rov ided temporary relief from lhe MU-B-2 zone fr ont selback
requirements in four sit uations fo r busin esse s on Broad way south of U .S. H ighway 285 .
• On M ay 2, Council discusse d a proposa l for amending the UDC regu lations fo r front
se tba c ks, to provide relief for si dewalk ca fes, building additions, de ep commercia l properti es
and drive-thru uses in the MU-B-2 zone wilh the condilion Iha ! a "strong deve lopment
edge" w ill b e estab lished near the right-o f-way.
• RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Staff recommends th at Coun ci l adopt a bill for an ordinan ce amend ing th e Unified D evelopment
Code requirements fo r front setbac ks in th e MU-B-2 zon e distri ct. The amendm en t should provide
reli ef fr om the zero or fi ve foo t fr ont se tbac k requir ement in the fo ur lis ted situ atio ns. Furth er, any
re lief fr om th e front se tbac k requiremenl sh all b e co nditi oned u n th e own er o r app lica nt's
ag ree ment to provid e a strong development edge mee tin g City standards .
BAC KG ROUND ANO AN ALYS IS
A fro nt setback of ze ro or fi ve fee t for b uil dings or additions w as es tab lished in th e MU-B-2 zone for
th e fi rst tim e in th e U nified D eve lo pment Code passed in Febru ary 2004. The se tback res ponded
to a reco mmen dati on by ur ba n desig ners to crea te a stro ng deve lopm ent edge alo ng co mm ercia l
corridors in Eng lewood.
In th e p rocess of reviewin g deve l opment proposa ls, ii ca m e to th e City's all enti on lhal there are
ci rcum stances \\1here the new u:quirement w ill not res ult in th e bes t sit e des ign to ac commod ate,
fo r example, ve hicl e circ ulation, p edes trian ameni ties, and safety . Workin g w ith th e Pl ann ing an d
Zonin g Commiss ion in study sessions, sl aff id en tifi ed th e fo ur si tllatr ons w h ere th e se tbac k \\Ollld
b e diffi cuh to m ee , an d also an approac h for resolv in g th e iss ue.
The fo ur situat io ns are:
I. \idewa lk cafes
2. ad diti ons to ex is ting bui ldings
3 . dee p co mmercial pr operti es
4. dri ve-thru use s
Th e approach for reso lving th e issue is to recognize th at th e in tent of th e UDC require m ent is to
es tab li sh a strong deve lopm ent edge w ith o r w ithout a building. TI1 e Pl annin g and Zoning
Commiss ion work ed w ith staff to develop a poli cy (attached) th at defines the elements of a spec ifi c
landscape trea tm ent fo r es tabli shi ng a strong de ve lopmen t edge when a buil ding o r ad diti on is built
m o re th an fi ve fee t fr om th e fr o nt prop erty lin e.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no direct cos t to th e City. In stallin g and maintaining sidewalk, landscapi ng, fe nci ng,
irrigation syst ems, lights and oth er elements will b e the financial responsibi lity of the property owner
o r tenant constructing and occupyin g a building or addit ion.
ATTACHMENTS
Bill for Ordinance.
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