3-218 Public Purpose Zone District | Telluride Land Use Code

Section 3-218 Public Purpose Zone District

3-218.A. Purpose. The intent of the Public Purpose Zone District is to provide an area for a limited type of public facilities. Such facilities may include public transportation-related facilities, parking and other public uses and limited commercial uses on review.

Important development considerations in this Zone District, beyond those expressed in the area’s design guidelines, are the need to preserve and create strong pedestrian corridors, the need to anticipate and design around and for the San Miguel River and River Park Trail Corridor, the need to accommodate public transit, and the opportunity to utilize the intercept parking areas which are located within the Public Purpose Zone District.

3-218.B. Use Table. The uses permitted by right and the uses permitted on review in the Public Purpose Zone District are as follows.

Public Purpose Zone District Use Table
Uses Permitted By Right	Uses Permitted On Review
1. Parking, including festival parking	1. Conference facilities and structures
2. Public transit offices, stations and other uses to support transit uses	2. Public utilities
3. Public transit corridors	3. Transit-related vending from temporary structures and carts
4. Medical center	4. Transit-related commercial uses necessary to support uses on the property
5. Education facilities	5. Other public buildings and facilities
6. Recreation facilities
7. Affordable and employee housing
8. Community center
9. General governmental services
10. Open space administration and maintenance facilities

3-218.C. Dimensional Limitations. The following dimensional limitations apply to all uses permitted by right and uses permitted on review in the Public Use Zone District:

3-218.C.1. Minimum Lot Area. 10,000 square feet, or as modified pursuant to Article 6, Division 3, “Planned Unit Development”.

3-218.C.2. Minimum Lot Width. 50 feet, or as approved by HARC.

3-218.C.3. Minimum Lot Frontage. 50 feet, or as approved by HARC.

3-218.C.4. Setback to Colorado Avenue. 30 feet.

3-218.C.5. Minimum Front Yard. To allow flexibility in the design process, there is no established minimum front yard within this Zone District. Setbacks will be governed by the Uniform Building Code and the requirements of H.A.R.C. and the Design Guidelines applicable to the property.

3-218.C.6. Minimum Side Yard. Same as minimum front and rear yard.

3-218.C.7. Minimum Rear Yard. Same as minimum front and side yard.

3-218.C.8. Minimum Floor Area. No limitation.

3-218.C.9. Maximum Floor Area. Thirty thousand (30,000) square feet per structure, however such maximum may be increased pursuant to Article 6, Division 3, “Planned Unit Development”. For the purposes of this section, square footage of vehicular parking areas which are enclosed or covered shall be counted in the determination of floor area.

a. Thirty-five feet (35'), except within two hundred (200) feet of Colorado Avenue, in which the maximum building height is sixteen feet (16').

b. Structures may be approved to forty (40) feet in height, if approved through the Planned Unit Development provisions of Section 6-301 et seq.

3-218.C.11. Minimum Roof Pitch. For all buildings, one (1) unit of vertical rise to four (4) units of horizontal run unless modified or otherwise required by H.A.R.C.

3-218.C.12. Maximum Site Coverage. For principal and accessory buildings, forty (40) per cent. The maximum site coverage may be increased to a maximum of fifty (50) percent pursuant to Article 6, Division 3, “Planned Unit Development”. The maximum site coverage may be increased to a maximum of seventy-five (75) per cent pursuant to Article 6, Division 3, “Planned Unit Development” provided the site coverage increase is attributable to buildings and structures constructed to enclose or cover motor vehicles.

3-218.D. Lighting Standards. All outdoor illumination shall meet the following conditions:

3-218.D.1. All exterior lighting shall be shielded in such a manner that the entire luminous flux is directed downward. In no case shall the luminous flux be directed onto off-site uses or structures.

3-218.D.2. A lighting plan indicating the location, type, intensity and height of all fixtures and luminaries shall be submitted for review and approval by HARC as part of any application for development approval.

3-218.E. Landscape Standards. All applications for development approval within this zone district shall be required to submit a landscape plan for HARC approval. H.A.R.C. or the H.A.R.C. Chairperson may refer the landscape plan to the Environmental Commission for its review and recommendation on technical environmental issues relative to the site. Such items shall include species types, affects of the proposed action on hydrology, water use and other factors relating to use of the natural environment.

3-218.F. Off Street Parking Requirements. The following number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each use within this zone district:

Parking Requirements in the Public Purpose Zone District
Use Category	Required Parking
High Intensity Commercial Use	One space per 500 square feet of floor area
Low Intensity Commercial Use	One space per 1000 square feet of floor area
Vehicle Repair	One space per 200 square feet of area usable for repair work, exclusive of storage and equipment
Residential Dwelling Unit	One Space per unit

3-218.G.1. Required Bicycle Parking Spaces. A number equal to least ten percent of the required off-street parking spaces or ten percent of the automobile parking spaces provided on-site, whichever is greater, shall be provided on-site.

3-218.G.2. Required Facilities. Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided which:

a. Shall allow storage and locking of bicycles in lockers or security racks or equivalent installation in which both the bicycle frame and the wheels may be locked by the user;

b. Be designed so as not to cause damage to the bicycle.

c. Such facilities shall be located in convenient and accessible areas but shall not interfere with pedestrian movements.

3-218.H. Basements Prohibited. Basement spaces and structures within groundwater (excepting structural piers, piles or columns, and geothermal equipment).