City of Colorado Springs - File #: CPC CA 21-00059

• File #: CPC CA 21-00059
• Version: 2
• Name: Carport Code Amendment
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed
• File created: 4/28/2021
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 7/27/2021
• Final action: 7/27/2021
• Title: An ordinance amending Section 201 (Definitions Enumerated) of Part 2 (Definitions) of Article 2 (Basic Provisions, Definitions and Land Use Types and Classifications). Section 105 (Additional Standards for Specific Uses Allowed in Residential Zones) of Part 1 (Residential Districts) of Article 3 (Land Use Zoning Districts) of Chapter 7 (Planning, Development, and Building)of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, As Amended, pertaining to front yard carports. (Legislative) Presenter: Mitch Hammes, Neighborhood Services Manager Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and Community Development
• Indexes: Code Amendment

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2021	2	City Council	denied	Fail
7/27/2021	2	City Council	denied	Fail
7/12/2021	2	Council Work Session	referred
6/17/2021	2	Planning Commission	referred	Pass

Title
An ordinance amending Section 201 (Definitions Enumerated) of Part 2 (Definitions) of Article 2 (Basic Provisions, Definitions and Land Use Types and Classifications). Section 105 (Additional Standards for Specific Uses Allowed in Residential Zones) of Part 1 (Residential Districts) of Article 3 (Land Use Zoning Districts) of Chapter 7 (Planning, Development, and Building)of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, As Amended, pertaining to front yard carports.

(Legislative)

Presenter:
Mitch Hammes, Neighborhood Services Manager
Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and Community Development

Body
Summary:
This proposed ordinance defines a carport and creates a means for residents in single family and multi-family zoning districts to erect carports in the required front yard setback, which is currently prohibited, with certain requirements to minimally regulate aesthetics and to preserve the safety of pedestrian and vehicle use of the adjacent right-of-ways.

Key elements and requirements of this ordinance define a carport as a permanent structure consisting of a roof and supported on posts with three or four open sides used as minimal shelter for an automobile and:

Carports are allowed in the front yard setback as an accessory use to a Single-family Dwelling, Detached or a Two-family Dwelling in the A, R, R-1 6000, R1-9000, R-2, R-4 and single-family PUD zone districts. The following review criteria shall apply to front yard carports, in addition to all other relevant standards of this chapter.

The front yard carport shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code.

The front yard carport shall not exceed five hundred square feet, or the maximum allowable parking and maneuvering area pursuant to section 7.4.206.E of this Code.

The front yard carport shall be set back at least five (5) feet from the near edge of the adjacent sidewalk, if any, and at least ten (10) feet from the n...