Land Use Code Town of Norwood, Colorado - San Miguel County

Chapter 7: Land Use Code
Gasoline Service Station: A place of business for the retail sales of gasoline, which may or may not
exist in conjunction with an auto repair shop, based upon specific zoning requirements.
Gross Area: The total area of a site minus any dedicated rights-of-way and surface easements.
Groundwater: Subsurface water within and below the zone of continuous saturation.
Group Home: A facility providing 24-hour care in a protected living arrangement for not more than
eight (8) residents per home sixty years of age or older, or for the developmentally disabled, limited
to cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, mental retardation, autism, and epilepsy and not more than two
(2) supervisory personnel. Such homes for the developmentally disabled must be state-licensed.
Height: The maximum possible upward distance to the top of a building, measured adjacent to a
building at a right angle to the horizon line from each and every point on the finished grade, except
that: (1) The ridge of a gable, hip, gambrel or similar pitched roof may extend up to five feet above
the specified maximum height limit; (2) Antennas, chimneys, flues, vents or similar structures may
extend up to ten feet above the specified maximum height limit, and radio transmission antennas
may extend above the specified maximum limit; (3) Water towers and mechanical equipment may
extend up to five feet above the specified maximum height limit; (4) Church spires, bell towers and
like architectural features, as well as flag poles, may extend over the specified maximum height
limit; (5) Schools, churches and public administration buildings in residential zone districts may
exceed the established height limitation by fifty percent, provided they comply with all other
requirements for the zone district and that the total floor area of the structure does not exceed the
total area of the lot on which the building is located.
Heliport: A landing facility for rotary wing aircraft used for public purposes only.
Home Occupation: A business, occupation or trade conducted entirely within a residential building
or accessory structure for gain or support by a resident of the dwelling.
Hospital or Clinic: A public or private facility that: (1) Provides in- and out-patient care, medical
and/or dental, ward, surgery, laboratory, physical therapy, diagnostic, radiology, emergency medical
and/or pharmacy services; (2) Contains administration offices, gift shop, waiting rooms, kitchen (to
service hospital patients, staff and visitors), and similar uses; and/or (3) Contains health service and
prepaid health maintenance offices, ambulance garage, heliport and/or parking lot.
Hotel or Motel: A building or group of buildings designed and occupied as a temporary lodging
place of individuals. To be classified as a hotel or motel, an establishment shall contain a minimum
of six (6) individual guest rooms or units and shall furnish customary hotel services.
Impact: The effect of any direct manmade actions or indirect repercussions of manmade actions on
existing physical, social, or economic conditions.
Impervious Surface or Cover: Material placed over the surface of the ground (e.g. pavement, side-
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