3-211 Residential/Commercial Zone District Including the Gondola Corridor Overlay District

Section 3-211 Residential/Commercial Zone District Including the Gondola Corridor Overlay District

3-211.A. Purpose. The purpose of the Residential/Commercial Zone District (R/C) is to preserve the historic residential development pattern, uses and scale of the neighborhood and to allow long term residential uses, while providing the opportunity for limited commercial development for demanded goods and services and for limited short term rental uses. The purpose of the Gondola Corridor Overlay District (GCOD) is to maintain the historic residential scale and character, and architectural integrity of the neighborhood while providing for commercial, visitor accommodations, and residential uses consistent with the Master Plan, and to implement the Telluride Gondola Gateway Plan.

3-211.B. Use Table. The uses permitted by right and the uses permitted on review in the Residential/Commercial Zone District are as follows:

Residential/Commercial Zone District Use Table
Uses Permitted By Right	Uses Permitted On Review
1. One-Family Dwelling Units	1. School, Church, Hospital or Public Building
2. Two-Family Dwelling Units	2. Bar or tavern
3. Multi-Family Dwelling Units	3. Shop Craft Industry
4. Condominium-Hotel, Hotels, Lodges, Boardinghouses, Roominghouses, and Short-Term Dwelling Units (pursuant to and subject to Note 2 below)
5. Retail Commercial Uses as listed in Note 1
6. Service Commercial Uses, limited to the following and similar uses: a. business office b. catering service c. financial institution d. personal service including barber or beauty shop e. studio for arts instruction f. radio and television broadcast facilities
7. Recreational Club Facilities
8. Designated Employee Dwelling Units and Affordable Housing Units
9. Timesharing, pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-413 of this Title
10. Accessory Buildings and Uses

Note 1:Retail commercial establishments shall be limited to the following and similar uses:

1. Antique shop

2. Appliance store

3. Art gallery

4. Art supply store

5. Automobile accessory store

6. Bakery

7. Bookstore

8. Camera shop

9. Candy, tobacco or cigarette store

10. Catalogue store

11. Clothing store

12. Decorator shop

13. Department store

14. Pharmacy

15. Florist shop

16. Food market

17. Furniture store

18. Gift shop

19. Hardware store

20. Hobby shop

21. Jewelry store

22. Job printing shop

23. Key shop

24. Liquor store

25. Pet shop

26. Paint and wallpaper store

27. Pawn shop

28. Photography shop

29. Restaurant

30. Sporting goods store

31. Stationery store

32. Variety store

Note 2:Pursuant to and subject to all applicable terms and limitations imposed in the Telluride Municipal Code Chapter 6, Article 1 (Business Licenses).

Note 3:Lots in this zone district for all Uses Permitted by Right and Uses Permitted on Review are subject to the prohibition on certain lot line vacations contained in Section 6-408.W.

3-211.C. Dimensional Limitations. The following dimensional limitations apply to all uses permitted by right and uses permitted on review in the Residential/Commercial Zone District:

3-211.C.1. Minimum Lot Area. Two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.

3-211.C.2. Minimum Lot Width. Twenty five feet (25') at the narrowest point.

3-211.C.3. Minimum Lot Frontage. Twenty-five feet (25') for all lots.

a. Each block within the R/C Zone District shall have a minimum front yard setback requirement equal to the average of the front yard setback of all structures on the same block, unless modified by H.A.R.C.

b. Corner lot setbacks shall be a minimum of five feet (5'), for traffic safety purposes, except as identified per Section 3-211.C.5.b.iii.

(i) All buildings, three feet (3').

(ii) Corner lots, same as minimum front yard.

(i) For lots which have widths less than fifty feet (50'), three feet (3') for all buildings.

(ii) For lots which have widths fifty feet (50') or greater, five feet (5') for all buildings; however, H.A.R.C. may modify setbacks for secondary structures to three feet (3').

(iii) For lots which abut San Juan Avenue, zero feet (0') to San Juan Avenue.

3-211.C.6. Minimum Rear Yard. All buildings, five feet (5').

a. The rear yard setback associated with a repositioned or relocated rated or non-rated THAS Secondary Structure may be reduced from five feet (5') to a minimum of zero feet (0'). A variation may be granted by H.A.R.C. provided H.A.R.C. finds the development application maintains or improves the historic rating designation of the historic structure according to the Telluride Historic and Architectural Survey and upon condition that the applicant stabilizes, improves and maintains such structure in good repair.

3-211.C.7. Primary Facade Setback. An addition in excess of one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area to a supporting or contributing rated principal structure shall not be permitted within fifteen feet (15') of the rear of the structure’s primary facade, unless approved by H.A.R.C.

3-211.C.8. Minimum Floor Area. No limitation.

3-211.C.9. Maximum Floor Area. In no case shall the total gross floor area of any principal building for a single-family or two-family residence be greater than four thousand (4,000) square feet, and in no case shall a secondary or accessory structure to a single family or two-family residence be greater than 950 square feet. The gross floor area of any multifamily residential dwelling unit shall not exceed four thousand (4,000) square feet.

(i) Residential/Commercial District. twenty five feet (25').

(ii) Gondola Corridor Overlay District. twenty-five feet (25'), provided that the maximum roof height shall not exceed thirty five percent (35%) of the mean average of heights of all existing principal buildings, excluding public buildings and churches, which are located within the Gondola Corridor Overlay District.

b. Accessory and secondary structures, sixteen feet (16').

3-211.C.11. Minimum Street Frontage. Twenty five feet (25') per lot.

a. For all buildings, one (1) unit of vertical rise to four (4) units of horizontal run. H.A.R.C. may require a greater minimum roof pitch based on applicable design guidelines for the affected treatment area.

b. No roof may begin less than seven feet (7') from ground level

a. Residential/Commercial District. No limitation

(i) Forty-five percent (45%); except that for lots which contain a rated secondary structure the site coverage of the rated THAS Secondary Structure shall count as half, provided H.A.R.C. finds the development application maintains or improves the historic ratings of all historic structures on the lots.

(ii) For lots which contain a rated THAS Primary Structure, and which have non-conforming site coverage, the site coverage of the lot may be increased by up to twenty percent (20%), provided that such increase will not, in the determination of H.A.R.C., compromise the structure’s rating.

3-211.D.1. The following number of off street parking spaces shall be provided for each use in the Residential/Commercial Zone District:

Use Category	Required Parking
Residential Dwelling Units	1 space per unit
Short-term Dwelling Units	2 spaces for every 3 units
Hotel, Lodge, Roominghouse, Boardinghouse	2 spaces for every 3 units
High Intensity Use	One space per 500 square feet of floor area
Low Intensity Use	One space per 1,000 square feet of floor area

Lot Area	Required Parking
0 - 3,000 sq. ft.	4 spaces; or the number of spaces required in Section 3-211.D.1.a, whichever is less
3,001 - 5,000 sq. ft.	5 spaces; or the number of spaces required in Section 3-211.D.1.a, whichever is less
5,001 - 7,000 sq. ft.	6 spaces; or the number of spaces required in Section 3-211.D.1.a, whichever is less
Greater than 7,000 sq.ft.	To be determined by P&Z

*excepting affordable and employee housing

Lot Area	Required Parking
0 - 3,000 sq. ft.	Single Family Dwelling Unit, 1 space. All other uses 2 spaces, except where commercial uses are present, then 3 spaces; or the number of spaces required in 3-211.D.1.a., whichever is less.
3,001 - 10,000 sq. ft.	Single Family Dwelling Unit, 1 space. All other uses, 3 spaces, except where commercial uses are present, then 4 spaces; or the number of spaces required in 3-211.D.1.a., whichever is less.
Greater than 10,000 sq.ft.	Use standards of Section 3-211.D.1.a

3-211.D.2. Payment-In-Lieu of Parking. Gondola Corridor Overlay District: Notwithstanding any provisions of this Article 3 to the contrary, the Planning Director may authorize, upon recommendation of H.A.R.C., “payment in lieu” of one (1) on site parking space on any lot which:

a. contains a rated and a non rated structure; and

b. contains a rear yard through which vehicle access to required parking is obstructed by either such structure; or

c. in the case of a corner lot, contains a side yard through which access is so obstructed

Such payment may be waived upon consent of the Town Council, upon condition that the applicant stabilizes, improves, and maintains such structures in good repair.

3-211.E.1. The following landscaping requirement shall apply to any small scale or large scale H.A.R.C. application within the GCOD. A minimum of three of the following types of trees shall be planted in the front yard prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy: six-foot spruce (6') spruce, fifteen-foot (15') cottonwood or three-inch (3") diameter aspen. HARC may modify this requirement based on site specific development plan review.

3-211.E.2. This requirement shall only be applied one time to each lot. Suitable collateral to secure performance of the landscaping requirement, in the form of cash or a certificate of deposit, shall be posted prior to issuance of a building permit.

3-211.F.1. The following types of signs are allowed: projecting, wall, and free-standing, all of which are subject to the size restrictions in Section 3-405.

3-211.F.2. Illumination of signs shall not exceed 30 watts. Internal illumination or backlighting of signs is prohibited.

3-211.G. Garbage storage areas shall not be located in the front yard within the Gondola Corridor Overlay District.