TC Ord. No. 1994-13 Providing development standards for w WildridgeTOWN OF AVON
ORDINANCE NO. 94 - 13
SERIES OF 1994
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FOR WILDRIDGE, TOWN OF AVON, EAGLE COUNTY,
COLORADO.
WHEREAS, the Town of Avon has initiated the adoption of
Development Standards for Wildridge in accordance with Section
17.20.110, Municipal Code of the Town of Avon; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held by the Planning
and Zoning Commission of the Town of Avon, pursuant to notices
required by law, at which time the public was given an
opportunity to express opinion and present certain information
and reports regarding the proposed Development Standards; and
WHEREAS, following such public hearing, the Planning
and Zoning Commission forwarded reports and recommendations on
the proposed Development Standards to the Town Council of the
Town of Avon; and
WHEREAS, after notices provided by law, a public
hearing was held before this Council on the day of
, 1994, at which time the public was given an
opportunity to express opinions regarding the proposed
Development Standards; and
WHEREAS, based upon the evidence, testimony, and
exhibits, and a study of the Comprehensive Plan of the Town of
Avon and the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission
of the Town of Avon, this Council finds as follows:
1. That proper posting, publication and public notice
were provided as required by law for the hearings
before the Planning and Zoning Commission and the
Town Council of the Town of Avon.
2. That the hearings before the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the Town Council were both
extensive and complete and that all pertinent
facts, matters and issues were submitted at those
hearings.
3. That the proposed Development Standards are
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan of the Town
of Avon.
4. That the proposed Development Standards will be in
the best interest of the health, safety, welfare
and morals of the citizens of the Town of Avon.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
AVON, COLORADO, THAT:
SECTION I - TITLE
The Development Standards shall be known as the
Wildridge Development Standards.
SECTION II - DEVELOPMENT PLAN
A. Wildridge Development Standards is hereby approved
for development within the Town of Avon, Colorado.
B. The Wildridge Development Standards shall
constitute the plan for development within Wildridge,
together with the Final Subdivision Plat, Wildridge,
Town of Avon, Eagle County, Colorado, filed June 2,
1980, in Book 303, Page 466, and amendments thereto.
SECTION III - DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
The Development Guidelines for Wildridge shall serve as
the governing regulations which will control
development within Wildridge. These Development
Guidelines shall serve as the Zone District Regulations
required by Section 17.2.110(1) of the Municipal code
of the Town of Avon.
WILDRIDGE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
1. Definitions:
As used herein the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings:
1.1. Light Commercial - Retail sales and
commercial service uses limited to food,
groceries, household and automotive items limited
to the sale of gasoline, oil, and related
products, but not automotive repairs, provided for
the convenience of Wildridge residents, their
guests, and visitors; caretaker apartment units
and municipal services are included in light
commercial.
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1.2. Dwelling Unit - One or more rooms in
addition to a kitchen and bath facilities, in a
permanent building, designed for and used as a
dwelling exclusively by one family or one or more
human beings as an independent housekeeping unit
and independent of other such families; such
dwelling units shall not include mobile homes,
hotels, lodge units, clubs, hospitals, temporary
structures such as tents, railroad cars, trailers,
motor homes or campers, campers, street cars,
metal prefabricated sections or similar units.
1.3. Duplex Residential Lot - A lot which can be
used solely for residential purposes and upon
which not more than one building, containing no
more than two dwelling units attached by a least
one common wall or floor, together with not more
than one garage outbuilding, may be constructed.
1.4. Lot - A lot located in the Subdivision.
1.5. Multiple Unit Residential Lot - A lot which
can be used solely for multiple family residential
dwelling purposes (condominiums, townhouses and
apartments) and upon which the number of
condominium, townhouse or apartment units to be
constructed shall be as shown on the Subdivision
Plat provided that all provisions hereof are
otherwise complied with.
1.6. Subdivision - Wildridge Subdivision.
1.7. Open Space Tract - A tract which may be used
for municipal and utility facilities and easements
when permitted by the Town of Avon. Such tracts
also may be used for emergency and maintenance
vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists and cross-
country skiers and may be landscaped and used by
the Town as a picnic area upon which there may be
constructed and maintained picnic shelters,
tables, benches, park benches, fireplaces,
barbecue pits, trash containers and related
equipment storage buildings. Hikers, pedestrians,
skiers and bicyclists are expressly permitted to
travel on a Tract provided the surface of the
Tract is not unreasonably damaged by said
activities.
Open space tracts are that portion of the
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subdivision used to provide common access to the
public and open space for residents and visitors
to the subdivision and the public in general. No
part of a Tract shall be used for camping or
overnight stays by any person or persons, nor
shall there be permitted, within or upon the
Tract, any informal or organized public or private
gathering nor any other act by any person or
persons (except hereinafter expressly permitted),
which may deface, alter, destroy or damage the
natural condition of the vegetation or the
aesthetic values of the natural environment
quality of the Tract.
Improvements necessary, desirable, or
convenient for the provision and maintenance of
utility services may be constructed and maintained
through or under the Tract land, provided that
such improvements shall not cause permanent
disruption or alteration to the surface of the
Tract.
1.8. Gross Residential Floor Area - "Gross
residential floor area" means the total floor area
within the enclosing walls of dwelling units,
including closets, service areas, and interior
walls within the units, but excluding balconies,
hallways, corridors, stairwells, garages, and
service areas outside the dwelling unit
enclosures, and uninhabitable heating or
mechanical equipment areas.
1.9. Park Tract - A tract of land upon which
community recreational activities may be enjoyed
and may include the construction and placing of
facilities for such activities.
Additionally, a Park Tract may be used for
municipal and utility facilities and easements and
for emergency and maintenance vehicles when
permitted by the.owner and the Town of Avon,
Colorado.
1.10. Plat - The Subdivision Plat as recorded in
the Office of the County Clerk of the County of
Eagle, Colorado.
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2. Land Uses:
Lots and Tracts within the Subdivision shall be
used for the following purposes:
BLOCK 1
Lot
1
10
Units
Lot
2
8
Units
Lots
3 & 4
4
Units
each
Lots
5-8
6
Units
each
Lots
9-11
4
Units
each
Lot
12
2
Units
Lots
13 & 14
Deleted
Lot
15
4
Units
Lot
16
5
Units
Lots
17 & 18
4
Units
each
Lots
19-75
2
Units
each
Lot
76
6
Units
Lot
77
4
Units
Lots
78 & 79
6
Units
each
Lots
80-89
4
Units
each
Lots
90-100
2
Units
each
Lots
101 & 102
4
Units
each
Lots
103-110
2
Units
each
Lot
111
7
Units
Lots
112-116
1
Unit each
BLOCK 2
Lots
1-3
4
Units
each
Lots
4-12
2
Units
each
Lot
13
4
Units
Lot
14
6
Units
Lots
15 & 16
2
Units
each
Lots
17 & 18
4
Units
each
Lots
19-24
2
Units
each
Lot
25
4
Units
Lots
26-42
2
Units
each
Lots
43-46
4
Units
each
Lots
47-56
2
Units
each
BLOCK 3
Lots
1-46
2
Units each
Lot
47
1
Unit
Lots
48-59
2
Units each
Lot
60
1
Unit
Lots
61-71
2
Units each
BLOCK 4
Lots
1-11
2
Units each
Lot
12
1
Unit
Lots
13 & 14
2
Units each
Lot
15
1
Unit
Lots
16-28
2
Units each
L
Lots 29-32
Lots 33-38
Lot 39
Lots 40 & 41
Lots 42 & 43
Lots 44-54
Lot 55
Lots 56-63
Lot 64
Lots 65-88
Lots 89 & 90
Lot 91
BLOCK 5
Lot 1
Lots 2, 6, 8
Lots 3 & 5
Lot 4
Lots 7 & 10
Lot 9
Lot 11
Tract A, E through
N, P, Q, R
Tract B
Tract C, D
Tract 0
Single Family (1 unit)
Duplex (2 units)
Triplex (3 units)
Fourplex (4 units)
Fiveplex (5 units)
4 Unit
6 Unit
7 Unit
LAND USE SUMMARY
Deleted
2 Units each
4 Units (2 Duplexes
or 1 Fourplex)
2 Units each
4 Units each
2 Units each
3 Units
2 Units each
4 Units
2 Units each
3 Units each
Deleted
4
Units
6
Units
each
5
Units
each
3
Units
each
10
Units
each
8
Units
12
Units
Openspace/Drainage/
Access
Light Commercial
(4 Apartments)
Park
Drainage/Access/
Utility
9
Lots
9
Units
8.07
Acres
267
Lots
534
Units
241.12
Acres
4
Lots
12
Units
6.49
Acres
36
Lots
144
Units
36.62
Acres
3
Lots
15
Units
2.50
Acres
1
Lot
4
Units
2.46
Acres
11
Lots
66
Units
10.80
Acres
1
Lot
7
Units
1.13
Acres
1Block 4, Lot 39 shall have the allowed use of two duplex
sites or one fourplex site on said lot.
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8 Unit 2 Lots 16 Units 2.87 Acres
10 Unit 3 Lots 30 Units 6.34 Acres
12 Unit 1 Lot 12 Units 2.30 Acres
Light Commercial (1 Tract) (4 Apartments) 0.38 Acres
Park (2 Tracts) 11.06 Acres
Open Space/Access/
Drainage (14 Tracts) 294.43 Acres
Drainage/Access/
Utility (1 Tract) 0.46 Acres
Road Right-of-Way 58.27 Acres
338 Lots 849 Units 685.30 Acres
(18 Tracts)
3. Building Criteria:
3.1. Building Height - Block 1 Height
Restrictions: Lots 112, 113 and 116 shall have no
part of any structure on these lots of greater
than 24 feet, and Lots 114 and 115 shall have no
part of any structure greater than 18 feet, above
finished road centerline elevation at center of
lot frontage. No structure located on any other
lot shall exceed three stories or thirty-five feet
in height measured for the natural grade at the
midpoint of the structure.
3.2. Building Setbacks - Building setbacks are
established on the Plat. As a general rule, a 25-
foot setback from the street and a 10-foot setback
from the rear and side lot lines will be required.
However, Lots 113, 114 and 116 have restrictive
building envelopes described on the Plat within
which any portion of any permanent structure must
be built.
3.3. Floor Area - No building containing either
one or two living units shall be permitted or
created on any site with gross residential floor
area (GRFA), exclusive of open porches, patios,
terraces and garages, of less than 1,200 square
feet and not greater than 6,000 square feet.
3.4. Site Coverage - The maximum site coverage of
a structure on any lot shall not exceed 50% of the
site area. Areas of upper floor overhangs or
projections less than 7 feet above finished grade
will be included as part of site coverage.
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4. Signs: No signs, billboards, poster boards or
advertising structure of any kind shall be erected or maintained
on any lot or structure for any purpose whatsoever, except such
signs as are reasonably necessary for the identification of
residences and places of business and the sale thereof.
5. Parking:
5.1 Off-street vehicle parking shall be provided
on a ratio of two parking spaces for each dwelling
unit on a lot located in the Subdivision. At
least one of the two required parking spaces per
dwelling unit shall be in a garage.
5.2 Each parking space exclusive of the drives
between parking rows shall be a minimum of 9 feet
wide and 18 feet long and shall be located
entirely within the lot lines.
6. Temporary Structures: No temporary structure,
excavation, basement, trailer or tent will be permitted, except
as may be determined to be necessary during construction and
specifically authorized by the Town in writing.
7. Exterior Lighting: Exterior lighting that is
subdued and whose light source is not directly visible from
adjacent dwellings will be permitted for such purposes as
illuminating entrances, decks, driveways and parking areas and
other purposes as approved. Exterior lights are subject to prior
approval by the DRB.
8. Common Driveway Entrance:
8.1. Driveway entrances, and culverts where
needed, for common or adjacent use by adjacent lot
owners is encouraged.
8.2. Common adjacent driveways and culverts shall
be required for the following listed lots in the
Subdivision:
Lots 4 and 5, Block 1
Lots 15 and 16, Block 2
SECTION IV - FINDINGS
1. The Development Standards
development patterns set
Comprehensive Plan.
is consistent with the
forth in the Town of Avon
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2. The Development Standards is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives related to
land use and proximity to the town core.
3. The Development Standards is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives related to
the environment.
INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED POSTED
this day of , 1994, and a
public hearing shall be held at the regular meeting of the Town
Council of the Town of Avon, Colorado on the day
of , 1994, at 7:30 P.M. in the Municipal
Building of the Town of Avon, Colorado.
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO
TOWN COUNCIL
By:
Albert J. Reynolds, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patty Neyhart, Town Clerk
INTRODUCED, PASSED ON SECOND READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED POSTED
this day of , 1994.
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO
TOWN COUNCIL
By
Albert J. Reynolds, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patty Neyhart, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John W. Dunn, Town Attorney
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