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

Chapter 7: Land Use Code
Lot Width: The length of the line or curve representing the minimum required front yard setback.
Manufacturing, general: An establishment engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of
materials or products predominately from extracted or raw materials, excluding uses classified as
manufacturing, hazardous or objectionable.
Manufacturing, hazardous or objectionable: A use engaged in storage of, or manufacturing processes
utilizing, flammable or explosive materials, or storage or manufacturing processes that potentially
involve hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions. Typical uses include chemical
manufacturing and warehousing, dry ice manufacturing, fat rendering plants, fertilizer manufacturing,
fireworks and explosives manufacturing and warehousing, petroleum refineries, pulp processing and
paper products manufacturing, radioactive materials manufacture or use, steel works, slaughterhouses
and tanneries.
Manufacturing, light: An establishment or use engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from
previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly,
treatment and packaging of such products, and incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products,
but excluding activities classified in another land use category. Typical uses include apparel and
garment factories, appliance and computer products assembly, bakeries engaged in large-scale
production and wholesale distribution, boat building and repair, electrical and electronic equipment,
furniture and fixtures, jewelry manufacturing, leather products, meat cutting and wholesale storage,
monument and grave marker manufacturing, motion picture production lots, musical instrument
manufacturing, pharmaceutical and toiletries manufacturing, printing and publishing, rubber and plastics
products, sports equipment manufacturing, and toy manufacturing.
Mass Transit: A coordinated system of transit modes providing transportation for the general public.
Master Plan: The Town of Norwood Comprehensive Development Plan.
Master Plan Boundary: See "Urban Growth Boundary."
Mayor: Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Norwood, Colorado.
Mini Storage: A structure containing separate, individual, and private storage spaces of varying sizes,
leased or rented on individual leases for varying periods of time.
Mobile Home Dwelling: A structure designed to be transported after fabrication and equal to or
exceeding eight feet in width and/or 32 feet in length, excluding towing gear and bumpers. Such a
structure is suitable for human habitation on a year-round basis when equipped with required plumbing,
heating and electrical facilities. Mobile homes have integral chassis or permanent hitches to allow future
movement. Any substandard-size mobile homes occupied at the time of adoption of these regulations
shall be allowed to continue.
Mobile Home Subdivision: A tract of land subdivided into lots, which are designed as sites for mobile
or relocatable homes and which are served by separate utilities and dedicated streets on a legally filed
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