A-weighted Sound Level. The sound pressure level in decibels as measured on a sound level meter using the A-weighting network. The level so read is designated dB(A) or dBA.

Above Ground Bulk Storage of Flammable Liquids or Gasses. The storage of over 2,000 gallons of commercial and industrial liquids or gasses in above ground containers for subsequent resale to distributors or retail dealers or outlets. This definition shall not include the dispensing of fuel to individual retail customers.

Abutting. Refers to two or more properties or zone lots sharing a common border or separated only by a public or private right-of-way or by public open space or body of water not more than 1,000 feet in width.

Abutting Property or Zone Lot. Property that shares at least part of a boundary line, not just a corner point, with the subject property or zone lot.

Abutting Property Owner. The owner of an abutting property. In case of property held in condominium ownership, abutting owner means all the individuals holding undivided ownership in the abutting property.

Accessible. Approachable, enterable, and usable by persons with disabilities.

Accessory Building. A detached building, or a building connected to a principal building through a roofed structure with partially enclosed sidewalls, or without enclosed sidewalls, located on the same zone lot with the principal building, the use of which is customary and incidental to the use of the principal building.

Accessory Structure. A structure detached from a principal structure located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building, principal structure or principal use.

Accessory Use. A use of land or of a building or portion of the land or building customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with the principal use.

Accident Potential Zone I (APZ I). An area 3,000 feet wide by 5,000 feet long located immediately beyond the clear zone at the end of a runway, as shown on the air installation compatible use zone map.

Accident Potential Zone II (APZ II). An area 3,000 feet wide by 7,000 feet long located beyond the accident potential zone I area, as shown on the air installation compatible use zone map.

Active Use. A land use that generates pedestrian and patron activity, including but not limited to retail, restaurant, office, residential, commercial, or civic use.

Activity Center. A neighborhood or community-scaled planning area that integrates into adjacent residential zone districts and provides community benefits.

Adjacent. Lots, parcels, or rights-of-way are adjacent to each other when that share all or part of a common lot line or are separated from each other only by a public street, water body, or public land.

Adult or Child Care Center. A facility, by whatever name known, that is maintained for the whole or part of a day for the care of children under the age of 16 years, or for elderly adults, and that is not located in a dwelling unit occupied by any of the operators of the facility. The facility shall be operated with or without compensation for such care, and with or without stated educational purposes, and shall hold a valid state license for the operating of an adult or child day care center, that provide day care services, including monitoring of clients, social and recreational services, food and nourishment, and health support services. The term shall include facilities commonly known as “day care centers,” “day nurseries,” “nursery schools,” “kindergartens,” “preschools,” “play groups,” “day camps,” “summer camps,” “adult care,” or “adult day care center”. It shall include those facilities that give a maximum of 10-hour care for dependent and neglected children. It shall include those facilities for children under the age of six years, with stated educational purposes, operated in conjunction with a public, private, or parochial college or a private or parochial school. The term shall not apply to a kindergarten maintained in connection with a public, private, or parochial elementary school system of at least six grades. Child care centers are divided into two distinct use groups:

Affordable Housing Structure. A multifamily dwelling structure that has received financial assistance from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority or Federal HUD programs under conditions that ensure that some portion of the included dwelling units will be rented or sold at stated levels of affordability as defined by HUD’s Area Median Income levels for a stated period of time.

After Hours Club or Entertainment. A restaurant; bar or tavern; microbrewery; meeting, banquet, event, or conference facility; or other establishment (whether or not alcohol is served) that operates between midnight and 5:00 a.m. that also includes any of the following: live music, live entertainment, amplified recorded music, bottle service, bottle buckets, elaborate lighting, or dance floor, or that permits entry of more persons than can be comfortably seated in the facility at one time. Amplified music does not include background music played at low volumes and not audible outside the premises. Teen clubs, escape rooms, game/video rooms, and indoor stadiums are also included in this definition. This use does not include any use meeting the definition of a sexually oriented business.

Agricultural and Animal-related Uses. A land use category (containing individual land uses) that includes the use of land for purposes including farming, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, animal and poultry husbandry, and the necessary accessory uses for treating or storing of farm products and parking of equipment.

Agriculture. The production, keeping, or maintenance, for sale, lease, or personal use, of plants and animals useful to persons, on a site larger than five acres in size, including the storage of agricultural products produced off the premises. This use does not include a tract of land and related structures, pens, or corrals, in which more than 50 cattle, horses, sheep, goats, or swine are maintained in close quarters for the purpose of fattening such livestock for final shipment to market. This use does not include “Slaughterhouse, Small.”

Air Installation Compatible Land Use Zone (AICUZ). A land use planning concept established by the U.S. Air Force to protect the integrity of military operations at airfields, and to protect the safety, health, and welfare of the affected public through source and operational controls and the use of land use compatibility measures.

Aircraft Hangar and Aircraft Maintenance Facility. Facilities intended for maintenance, loading, unloading, storage, and fueling of aircraft.

Airport. A landing area, runway, or other facility designed, used, or intended to be used for the landing or taking off of aircraft, including all necessary taxiways, aircraft storage and tie-down areas, hangars, and other necessary buildings and open spaces.

Airport Influence District. A designated area of land surrounding an airport that is affected by noise, clear zones, accident potential, flight tracks and any additional locations of potential aircraft noise, vibrations, fumes, smoke, dust and fuel particles from aircraft operations.

Aisle. The traveled way by which motor vehicles enter and depart parking spaces.

Alley. Any paved or hardscaped public or private space or thoroughfare of 20 feet or less in width that connects to a public or private street on both ends and provides a secondary means of public access to abutting properties or buildings.

Alley-Loaded. A principal use or structure, an accessory dwelling unit, garage, or other accessory structure, or lot on which or to which the access comes from an alley.

Alteration. As it relates to historic preservation, any change because of construction, repair, maintenance, or otherwise to buildings located within an historic district or designated as a landmark. This includes direct and indirect effects as well as adverse or innocuous changes.

Alternate-Loaded Residential Product. A home design having garage doors facing in a direction other than towards the street on which the home fronts, including an alley, Green Court open space, or Motor Court.

Ambulance Service. Space owned or leased as quarters for a single ambulance crew, adjacent parking for the ambulance, and the pedestrian and electrical power connections necessary to support operations of a single ambulance.

Amenity. A natural or created feature that enhances the aesthetic quality, visual appeal, usefulness or attractiveness of a particular property, place, or area.

Applicant.

Area, Building. The total of areas taken on a horizontal plane of the main grade level of the principal building and all accessory buildings, exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces, and steps.

Area, Minimum Site. The minimum area of land exclusive of dedicated rights-of-way required for development of a site.

Area, Site per Dwelling Unit. The gross site area divided by the number of dwelling units on a site.

Art Studio or Workshop. A use with an interior building area for artist galleries, studios, and residences used for the creation, display, and associated sale of various artistic mediums and creative arts.

Artificial Turf. A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural turf.

Assessed Value. The value at which property is appraised for tax purposes.

Assisted Living Facility. A building or group of buildings specifically designed for persons occupying private residential quarters with full bathroom facilities and at least partial kitchen facilities. Residents in such a facility need some assistance in performing one or more of the following daily functions: the preparation of some or all meals, bathing, housekeeping, and laundry, the administration of medication, periodic medical attention, and transportation. The term "assisted living facility" shall also include "life care facilities" but shall not include facilities designed exclusively for the care of persons needing full-time nursing care, Alzheimer patients, or bed-ridden patients.

Automobile. A self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed for the transportation of either passengers or cargo and weighing less than 6,000 pounds empty weight, to include any passenger vehicles, pick-ups, passenger vans, and/or cargo vans.

Automobile and Light Truck Sales and Rental. Selling, leasing, renting, brokering, or auctioning vehicles seven feet or less in height, including automobiles, sport utility vehicles, light trucks and van, and motorcycles, but excluding trailers.

Avigation Easement. An easement or right-of-way for unobstructed passage of aircraft above property that waives any right or cause of action against the City or airport arising from noise, vibrations, fumes, dust, fuel particles and other effects caused by aircraft and airport operations.

Awning. A framed architectural feature that is attached to and supported from the wall of a building, and that is covered with canvas fabric, or other material as its primary surface, and that shields or has the appearance of shielding a doorway or window from the elements. (Ord. No. 2022-17 § 11, 04-25-2022; Ord. No. 2020-37 § 39, 10-05-2020; Ord. No. 2019-49 § 1, 08-19-2019)