§ 17.31.050. ECSP General Development Standards

Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, and established in compliance with the requirements of this Section, in addition to the applicable standards (e.g., landscaping, parking and loading, etc.) in Article 4 (Site Planning and General Development Standards) and 5 (Standards for Specific Land Uses). Principal and accessory structures shall meet the same development standards unless otherwise modified in this Zoning Ordinance.

A.

Table 3-4 standards. The standards in Table 3-4 apply to residential projects, nonresidential projects and all projects, as noted, within a ECSP zoning district.

B.

Reserved.

TABLE 3-4 - EAST COLORADO SPECIFIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Development feature	Requirement by Zoning District
	ECSP- CG-1	ECSP- CG-2	ECSP- CG-3	ECSP- CL-3	ECSP- CG-4	ECSP- CG-5	ECSP- CG-6
Minimum lot size	Minimum area and width for new lots.
	Determined through the subdivision process.
Residential density	Maximum number of dwelling units per acre of site area.
Maximum density (7)	48 units/ acre (3)	48 units/ acre (3)	60 units/ acre (3) (4)	48/60 units/ acre (4) (5)	N.A.	48 units/ acre (3)	60 units/ acre (3) (4)
Residential standards	Mixed-use projects shall comply with the standards of Section 17.50.160; in CL-3, single-family uses shall comply with the RS-6 standards, multi-family projects shall comply with those of the RM-48 district, except that two units on a lot shall comply with the RM-12 standards; all other districts follow the urban housing standards of 17.50.350.
Setbacks	Fixed setbacks required. See Section 17.40.160 for setback measurement, allowed projections and encroachments into setbacks, and exceptions to setbacks.
Front	5 ft (1)	5 ft (1)	5 ft (1)	5 ft (1)	5 ft (2)	5 ft (1)	5 ft (2)
Corner side	5 ft (1)	5 ft (1)	5 ft (1)	5 ft (1)	5 ft (2)	5 ft (1)	5 ft (2)
Side or rear	15 ft. and shall not project within the encroachment plane (17.40.160.D.3) when adjacent to an RS or RM zone unless the adjacent lot is a PK overlay which is used for parking; none required otherwise.
Height limit	Maximum height of main structures. See 17.40.060 for height measurement and exceptions to height limits. All structures shall also comply with the encroachment plane requirements of 17.40.160.
Maximum height	60 ft	45 ft	45/60 ft (6)	45/60 ft (6)	45 ft	45 ft	45/60 ft (6)
Transit-oriented development	N.A.	N.A.	See 17.50.340	See 17.50.340	N.A.	N.A.	See 17.50.340
Driveway access	For parcels less than 200 feet in width (street frontage), only one driveway shall be permitted. To lessen the number of curb cuts and sloped depressions in the sidewalk, driveways shall be shared with adjacent properties wherever possible
Building entries	For parcels with frontage on Colorado Boulevard, a building or storefront entry shall be oriented to Colorado Boulevard. A minimum of 50% percent of the street façade to a height of eight feet must be visually transparent window display. The Director may waive these requirements if they result in practical difficulties.
Landscaping	Chapter 17.44 (Landscaping)
Parking	Chapter 17.46 (Parking and Loading)
Signs	Chapter 17.48 (Signs)
Other applicable standards	Chapter 17.40 (General Property Development and Use Standards)
Notes : (1)  The required five-foot setback shall be used for expanded sidewalk treatment and/or pedestrian area (hardscape). Additional front or corner yard setbacks are allowed only to create space for streetside plazas, patios, and building entrances. (2)  The required five-foot setback shall be landscaped. Additional front or corner yard setbacks are allowed only to create space for streetside plazas, patios, and building entrances. (3)  Residential units are permitted only as part of a mixed-use project in which the residential and commercial uses are combined in a single building. The residential uses may be above the commercial uses or behind the commercial uses in compliance with 17.50.160. (4)  Within ¼ mile of the Allen Avenue and Sierra Madre Villa Light Rail platforms, the maximum residential density for mixed-use projects shall be 60 units per acre. (5)  The maximum density for multi-family residential uses (excluding mixed-use projects) shall be 48 units/acre. The applicable development standards shall be the urban housing provisions in Section 17.50.350 and maximum allowable height shall be 45 feet. (6)  Within ¼ mile of the Allen Avenue and Sierra Madre Villa Light Rail Station Platforms the maximum height limit shall be 60 feet. For multi-family residential uses (excluding mixed-use projects), the maximum height limit shall be 45 feet. (7)  See Chapter 17.43 regarding density bonus provisions.

 

(Ord. 7169 § 8, 2009; Ord. 7099 § 12, (Exh. 9), 2007; Ord. 7057 § 7 (Exh. 2), 2006; Ord. 7035 § 4, (Exh. 3), 2006; Ord. 7277 § 5, 2016)