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

Chapter 7: Land Use Code
as poultry, cows and sheep on a small scale, as in a 4-H project, shall be permitted only on a lot
or tract of one acre or more. In the event that the Planning and Zoning Commission receives
written complaint from an adjacent property owner that animals or animal husbandry practices on
a particular lot or tract are causing a public nuisance or preventing an adjacent property owner
from enjoying the use of their property, the animal production and husbandry shall be subject to
approval of a conditional use permit and the Commission shall schedule a hearing for the
purpose of deciding whether such use may continue. The approval of a Conditional use permit
for animal production and husbandry in any zone district shall be subject to the following
standards:
a. Sec. 6.10, Conditional uses, and
b. Sec. 5.07, Performance Criteria.
Animal production and husbandry shall not include the commercial feeding of offal and garbage
to swine and other animals or any type of husbandry specifically prohibited by Ordinance or law.
(5) Home occupation. A home occupation shall be permitted as an accessory use to a
dwelling unit subject to compliance with the following conditions.
a. A home occupation shall be permitted only when it is an accessory use to a
dwelling unit and does not change the essential residential character of the use.
b. A home occupation shall not involve any structural alteration in the main building
or any of its rooms which changes the residential character.
c. A home occupation shall not involve the installation of machinery or additional
equipment other than that customary to normal household operations.
d. Not more than one person other than a member of the family of the owner or the
user of the principal dwelling shall be employed or work in or at such home occupation.
e. A person who engages in a home occupation may have one sign no greater than
two (2) square feet in size on the building in which the home occupation is located.
f. A home occupation shall not operate during the hours other than 8:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m.
g. A home occupation shall not involve more than four (4) patrons on the premises
at one time.
h. A home occupation shall not generate loud and raucous noise, or utilize
mechanical, electrical or other equipment or items that produce noise, electrical or
magnetic interference, vibration, heat, glare, smoke, dust, odor or other nuisance causing
annoyance outside the residential building or accessory structure by the sense of normal
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