2018-19_5000 Butte St #64_Disposition Packet
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FINDINGS AND DECISION OF THE CITY OF BOULDER BOARD OF ZONING
ADJUSTMENT DISPOSITION OF ZONING CASE
DOCKET NUMBER 2018-19
CONCERNING THE APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE OF THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 9-
7-13, B.R.C. 1981 AT 5000 BUTTE STREET #64 OF SAM SHRESTHA, WHOSE MAILING ADDRESS IS 5000
BUTTE STREET #64, BOULDER, COLORADO 80301.
On July 12, 2018, the City of Boulder Board of Zoning Adjustment, a quorum being present, held a public
hearing, after giving notice as required by law, on the application for the following variance:
As part of a proposal to place a mobile home on a lot within Vista Village, the applicant is requesting a variance to
the side (north) setback between neighboring homes. In a mobile home park context, the side setbacks (separation)
is measured from mobile home to mobile home. In this case the resulting north side setback will be approximately
13.5 feet where 15 feet is required and approximately 15 feet exists today from the current home (to be replaced).
Section of the Land Use Code to be modified: Section 9-7-13, BRC 1981.
Based on our field investigation and the relevant testimony, exhibits, and other evidence introduced at the
hearing, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Boulder Revised Code, 1981, we find by a
preponderance of the evidence that the criteria for granting a variance have been met, and grant the variance as
requested.
This variance is limited to the use and structure for which it was requested, including the location on the
lot and maximum height, as approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
This variance was approved by the vote of 5-0.
EXECUTED this 12th day of July 2018, effective as of, July 12, 2018.
Michael Hirsch, Presiding Officer of the Board at the Meeting
By: ______________ __________________________
Robbie Wyler, Secretary to the Board of Zoning Adjustment
This decision constitutes a final decision as of the date of the hearing at which it was reached. If a variance was
granted, the variance expires within 180 (one hundred eighty) days from the date on which it were granted unless
a building permit for such variance is applied for within such period.
CITY OF BOULDER
Planning and Development Services
1739 Broadway, Third Floor • P.O. Box 791, Boulder, Colorado 80306-0791
phone 303-441-1880 • fax 303-441-3241 • email plandevelop@bouldercolorado.gov
www.boulderplandevelop.net
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9-7-13. - Mobile Home Park Form and Bulk Standards.
No person shall establish or maintain a mobile home park or mobile home on a lot within a mobile home
park except in accordance with the following standards:
(a) Mobile Home Park Form and Bulk Summary Table: Development within a mobile home park in the MH
zoning district shall comply with the standards shown in table 7-2 and illustrated in Figure 7-15 of this
section.
TABLE 7-2: MOBILE HOME PARK DESIGN STANDARDS (MH DISTRICT)
Size and Intensity
Minimum mobile home park size -
MH zone
RL-2, RM and RH zones
5 acres
10 acres
Maximum allowable density -
RL-2 zone
MH, RM and RH zones
6 units per acre
10 units per acre
Minimum site area reserved for recreational facilities 8 percent of mobile home
park
Lot Area and Open Space
Minimum lot area if subdivided 3,500 square feet
Minimum average lot area per mobile home 4,350 square feet
Minimum outdoor living and service area (with no dimension less than 15
feet) 300 square feet
Minimum usable open space per mobile home 600 square feet
Parking Requirements
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces per mobile home 1
Setbacks and Separation
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Minimum front setback -
MH zone
RL-2, RM-1, RM-3, RH-1 and RH-4 zones
20 feet
Minimum front setback -
RM-2 and RH-5 zones 25 feet
Minimum side to side separation 15 feet
Minimum end to end separation 10 feet
Minimum distance from tongue to any adjacent sidewalk 2 feet
Minimum setback from a street (from edge of street pavement) 10 feet
Accessory Buildings (10-12, B.R.C.)
Maximum size of storage buildings 150 square feet
Minimum setback from adjacent mobile homes to all accessory buildings
and structures 10 feet
Minimum separation between mobile home and accessory building (on
the same lot) 6 feet
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Figure 7-15: Mobile Home Park Setback Standards
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Minimum setback to the boundary of the mobile home park depends on the zoning district. All other setback
requirements apply in all mobile home parks. The required setback from a street is measured from the edge
of street pavement. The required tongue setback is measured to the edge of the sidewalk.
(b) Area Requirements: In determining the required yard and space areas, the use of double-wide mobile
homes and accessory structures shall be considered. The minimum average lot area per mobile home
does not include additional area required by this chapter for access roads, off-street parking and
storage areas, service buildings, recreation areas and office and similar mobile home needs.
(c) Driveways: Paved driveways with a minimum width of ten feet shall be provided where necessary for
convenient access to each mobile home.
(d) Parking: Mobile homes in all zoning districts other than the MH district shall provide 1.5 off-street
parking spaces per mobile home. Off-street spaces shall be located on or within three hundred feet of
the mobile home space for which the parking is required.
(e) Setbacks From Boundary Lines: All mobile homes in RM-2 and RH-5 zoning districts shall be located
at least twenty five feet from the boundary lines of the mobile home park. All mobile homes located in
RL-2, RM-1, RM -3, MH, RH-1 and RH-4 zoning districts shall be located at least twenty feet from the
boundary of the mobile home park.
(f) Reduction of Setbacks From Boundary Lines: Mobile home setback distances along park boundary
lines adjacent to other lots may be reduced to ten feet as part of a site review or use review approval
if the mobile home park owner demonstrates that there is a need for such reductions and that no
detrimental effect will result to uses on adjoining properties or to residents of the mobile home park.
(g) Obstructions Prohibited: No mobile home or portion thereof shall overhang or obstruct any driveway,
access road or walkway.
(h) Screening: All mobile home parks adjacent to other residential uses, commercial uses or industrial
uses shall be provided with screening, such as opaque fencing or landscaping, along the property
boundary separating the mobile home park from such adjacent land uses.
Ordinance Nos. 7684 (2009); 7699 (2009)
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