§ 4.9.1. Setbacks from highways, county roads, and all other streets and roads.

A.

Highways. Setbacks from state and federal highways are 100 feet from the right-of-way centerline or 50 feet from the right-of-way line, whichever is greater, except those highways noted below where the minimum setback is 130 feet from centerline of the right-of-way or 80 feet from the right-of-way line, whichever is greater:

1.

U.S. Highway 287 from Fort Collins city limits south to the Boulder County line.

2.

Colorado Highway 68 (Harmony Road) from Interstate 25 west to Highway 287.

3.

Colorado Highway 14 (Mulberry Street) from Fort Collins city limits east to the Weld County line.

4.

Colorado Highway 392 from Interstate Highway 25 east to the Weld County line.

5.

U.S. Highway 34 from Morning Drive east to the Weld County line.

6.

Fort Collins Expressway and those portions of U.S. Highway 287 and Colorado Highway 14 north of Fort Collins city limits that are four lanes.

7.

Colorado Highway 402 from Loveland city limits east to the Weld County line.

B.

County roads. Setbacks from Larimer County roads, as identified and classified on the Larimer County Functional Road Classification Map, shall be measured from the original right-of-way centerline, before any additional right-of-way was dedicated, as determined by the county engineer, as follows:

Road Classification	Measured from right-of-way centerline
Arterial	110 feet *
Major collector	100 feet *
Minor collector	70 feet *
Local, numbered county roads	60 feet *

 

*Setbacks for additions to existing buildings which are nonconforming with respect to county road setbacks are eligible for an administrative variance procedure. See section 4.6.7.

C.

Annexed roads. Properties in unincorporated Larimer County along a road that has been annexed and is under the jurisdiction of a municipality have the option of utilizing the county required setbacks based on the most recent county road classification (prior to annexation) or requesting an administrative variance to allow a setback consistent with the required setback from the adjacent jurisdiction.

D.

All other streets and roads.

1.

Setbacks shall be measured from the lot line, nearest edge of the road easement, nearest edge of right-of-way, or nearest edge of traveled way, whichever is greater.

2.

Street and road setbacks are stated in each zoning district.

3.

The applicable street and road setback applies to both sides of a street or road adjacent to a lot or that goes through a lot. When an applicable side or rear setback exceeds the street or road setback, the greater setback applies.

4.

Setbacks do not apply to streets or roads that are used for internal circulation in multi-family, commercial, or industrial developments.

(Res. No. 01232007R005, Exh. A, 1-23-2007; Res. No. 01222008R001, Exh. A, 1-22-2008; Res. No. 04282009R001, Exh. A, 4-28-2009; Res. No. 05292012R003, Exh. A, 5-29-2012; Res. No. 07282015R006, § 1, 7-28-2015)