Article 11. USe liMitAtiONS AND DeFiNitiONS

1 Article 11. USe liMitAtiONS AND DeFiNitiONSDENVER ZONING CODEJune 25, 2010 | Republished July 1, 2021this page intentionally left blank | TOC-i DENVER ZONING CODEJune 25, 2010 | Republished July 1, 2021contentsArticle 11. USe liMitAtiONS AND DeFiNitiONSDiViSiON GeNerAl PrOViSiONS .. Intent .. Applicability .. Organization .. Enclosure of Uses .. reSiDeNtiAl PriMArY USe liMitAtiONS .. Dwelling, Single Unit .. Dwelling, Two Unit .. Dwelling, Multi-Unit .. Dwelling, Live/Work .. All Household Living Uses in C-CCN Zone Districts .. All Household living uses .. All Residential Care Uses .. Type 1 Residential Care Uses .. Type 2 Residential Care Uses .. Type 3 Residential Care Uses .. Type 4 Residential Care Uses .. Emergency Provisions.. ciVic, PUBlic AND iNStitUtiONAl PriMArY USe liMitAtiONS Utility, Major Impact .. Utility, Minor Impact .. Community Center .. Day Care Center.

2 Public Safety Facility .. Cemetery .. Cultural/Special Purpose/Public Parks & Open Space Uses .. Elementary or Secondary School, University or College, Vocational or Professional School .. University or College .. Public or Religious Assembly, All Types .. cOMMerciAl SAleS, SerVice AND rePAir PriMArY USe liMitAtiONS .. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Uses .. Arts, Recreation and Entertainment Services, Indoor .. Arts, Recreation and Entertainment Services, Outdoor .. Event Space With Alternate Parking and Loading .. Sports and/or Entertainment Arena or Stadium .. Nonresidential Uses in Existing Business Structures in Residential Zones .. Parking, Garage .. Parking, Surface .. Eating and Drinking Establishments, All Types .. Dental/Medical Office or Clinic .. Retail Sales, Service and Repair, All Types .. Animal Services and Sales, Household Pets Only .. Animal Services and Sales, All Others.

3 Food Sales or Market .. Pawn Shop .. Retail Sales, Services and Repair, Outdoor .. | DENVER ZONING CODEJune 25, 2010 | Republished July 1, 2021 Section Automobile Emissions Inspection Facility .. Automobile Services, Light or Heavy.. Automobile Services, Light .. Automobile Services, Heavy .. Automobile / Motorcycle, Light Truck Sales, Rental and/or Leasing; Pawn Lot or Vehicle Auctioneer .. Heavy Vehicle / Equipment Sales, Rentals, and Services .. iNDUStriAl, MANUFActUriNG AND WHOleSAle PriMArY USe liMitAtiONS .. Communication Services .. Telecommunications Towers; Telecommunications Tower - Alternative Structure; Telecommunication Facilities - All Others .. Contractors, Special Trade, General .. Contractor, Special Trade-Heavy/Contractor Yard .. Food Preparation and Sales, Commercial .. Laboratory, Research, Development, Technological Service .. Service/Repair, Commercial .. Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Assembly - Custom.

4 Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Assembly - General .. Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Assembly - Heavy .. Oil, Gas, Production, Drilling .. Sand or Gravel Quarry .. Wind Energy Conversion System ( WECS ) .. Helipad, Helistop, Heliport .. Railroad Facilities .. Terminal, Station or Service Facility for Passenger Transit System .. Terminal Freight, Air Courier Service .. Automobile Parts Recycling Business .. Junkyard .. Recycling Center .. Recycling Plant, Scrap Processor .. Automobile Towing Service Storage Yard .. Mini-Storage Facility .. Vehicle Storage, Commercial .. Wholesale Trade or Storage, General .. Wholesale Trade or Storage, Light .. AGricUltUrAl PriMArY USe liMitAtiONS .. Aquaculture .. Garden, Urban .. Husbandry, Animal .. Husbandry, Plant .. Plant Nursery .. AcceSSOrY USe liMitAtiONS .. General Provisions Applicable to All Accessory Uses .. | TOC-iii DENVER ZONING CODEJune 25, 2010 | Republished July 1, 2021 DIVISION USES ACCESSORY TO PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL USES - liMitAtiONS .

5 [Reserved] .. Accessory Dwelling Unit ( ADUs ) .. Domestic Employees .. Garden .. Keeping of Household Animals .. Kennel or Exercise Run .. Limited Commercial Sales, Service Accessory to Multi-Unit Dwelling Use .. Outdoor Storage, Residential .. Second FULL Kitchen Accessory to Single Unit Dwelling Use .. Short-term Rental .. Yard and/or Garage Sales .. HOMe OccUPAtiONS AcceSSOrY tO PriMArY RESIDENTIAL USES - ALL ZONE DISTRICTS .. Intent .. liMitAtiONS Applicable to All Home Occupations - All Zone Districts .. Child Care Home Large .. All Other Types .. Unlisted Home Occupations .. USES ACCESSORY TO PRIMARY NONRESIDENTIAL USES - liMitAtiONS .. Unlisted Accessory Uses .. Amusement Devices Accessory to Eating/Drinking Establishments, College/University and Theater Uses .. Automobile Rental Services Accessory to Certain Retail Uses .. Book or Gift Store; Media Recording and Production Facilities Accessory to Library, Museum, Assembly, and College/University Use.

6 Car Wash Bay Accessory to Automobile Services or Hotel Uses .. College Accessory to a Place for Religious Assembly .. Conference Facilities Accessory to Hotel Use .. Drive-Through Facility Accessory to Eating/Drinking Establishments and to Retail Sales, Service, and Repair Uses .. Emergency Vehicle Access Point .. Garden .. Keeping of Animals .. Limited Commercial Sales and Services .. Occasional Sales, Services Accessory to Primary Places of Religious Assembly or Primary Uses Operated by Non-Profit Organizations .. Outdoor Gathering Area .. Outdoor Entertainment Accessory to an Eating/Drinking Establishment Use .. Outdoor Retail Sale and Display .. Outdoor Storage, General .. Outdoor Storage, Limited .. Rental or Sales of Adult Material Accessory to Retail Sales of Books .. : 11 TOC-iv | DENVER ZONING CODEJune 25, 2010 | Republished July 1, 2021 DiViSiON teMPOrArY USe liMitAtiONS .. Unlisted Temporary Uses.

7 Ambulance Service .. Amusement / Entertainment Uses .. Bazaar, Carnival, Circus or Special Event .. Building or Yard for Construction Materials .. Concrete, Asphalt, and Rock Crushing Facility .. Fence for Demolition or Construction Work .. Health Care Center .. Noncommercial Concrete Batching Plant .. Outdoor Retail Sales - Pedestrian /Transit Mall .. Outdoor Retail Sales .. Outdoor Sales, Seasonal .. Parking Lot Designated for a Special Event .. Retail Food Establishment, Mobile .. Temporary Construction Office .. Temporary Office - Real Estate Sales .. Temporary Managed Community .. Tent for Religious Services .. USe DeFiNitiONS .. Primary Use Classification .. Primary Residential Uses .. Primary Civic, Public & Institutional Uses .. Primary Commercial Sales, Services, & Repair Uses .. Primary Industrial, Manufacturing & Wholesale Uses.. Primary Agriculture Uses.

8 DeFiNitiONS of Uses Accessory to Primary Residential Uses .. DeFiNitiONS of Home Occupations Accessory to Primary Residential Uses . DeFiNitiONS of Uses Accessory to Primary Nonresidential Uses .. DeFiNitiONS of Temporary Uses .. | Article 11. Use liMitAtiONS Division IntroductionDENVER ZONING CODEJune 25, 2010 | Republished July 1, 2021 DiViSiON GeNerAl PrOViSiONSS ectiON Article 11 sets forth the liMitAtiONS specific to primary, accessory and temporary uses permitted under this Code. liMitAtiONS in this Article 11 are generally intended to:A. Promote continued economic development while mitigating the potential for adverse impacts on surrounding properties, surrounding residential uses and neighborhoods, and the physical environment;B. Implement Comprehensive Plan and Blueprint Denver objectives to promote walkable, pedes-trian environments in appropriate neighborhood contexts and zone districts;C. Encourage and facilitate the reuse of existing structures;D.

9 Accommodate the special housing needs of segments of the resident population, while balanc-ing those needs with a neighborhood s interest in notification and public input; andE. Encourage and facilitate implementation of sustainable activities or uses that promote long-term energy efficiency and reduce vehicle trips, such as urban agriculture, wind and solar energy facilities, and live-work and Home Occupation The hierarchy and structure of the use classifications, categories, and DeFiNitiONS in this Article 11 are intended to aid the City and code users in the interpretation of this Code over APPlicABilitYAll primary, accessory, and temporary uses subject to this Article s liMitAtiONS shall be established, operated, and maintained only in compliance with such liMitAtiONS . SectiON ORGANIZATIONA rticle 11 is organized into divisions and sections that track the organization of the Use and Parking Tables found in Articles 3 through 9, as Divisions in Article 11 correspond to the same order of the use classifications ( , residential primary uses) found in the Use and Parking Tables.

10 Sections in Article 11 correspond to the specific use types ( , multi-unit dwelling) found within each use classification ( , residential primary uses), organized within the sections first by use category ( , household living uses) and then by listing in alphabetical eNclOSUre OF All primary accessory and temporary uses must be established, operated and maintained within a Completely Enclosed Structure, unless otherwise specifically allowed by this Code. The Use and Parking Tables in Articles 3-9 indicate when a use may be established, operated or maintained out-side a Completely Enclosed Structure by including an asterisk * next to the specific use type. For example, the asterisk following the Telecommunication Tower* use type in the tables indicates that a telecommunication tower land use need not be | Article 11. Use LimitationsDivision Introduction DENVER ZONING CODEJune 25, 2010 | Republished July 1, 2021this page intentionally left blank | Article 11.