EL PASO COUNTY
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE

Chapter IV - Section 17

NBD   Neighborhood Business District

A.   PURPOSE

This district is established for the purpose of providing for neighborhood businesses which primarily serve the surrounding residential areas.

B.    PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES

  1.    Bakery, Retail
  2.    Barber Shop
  3.    Beauty Shop
  4.    Child Care Center *10
  5.    Convenience Store
  6.    Drug Store
  7.    Feed and Seed Store
  8.    Insurance Sales
  9.    Laudromat, Self-Service
10.    Library
11.    Liquor Store
12.    Office
13.    Public Park & Open Space
14.    Real Estate Office
15.    Tower, Private (See §35.11) #

C.    USES SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REVIEW (SPECIAL USES)

  1.   Bar
  2.   Car Wash
  3.   Community Building
  4.   Emergency Facility
  5.   Financial Institution
  6.   Gasoline Filling Station *9
  7.   Medical Clinic
  8.   Mineral Resource Extraction (See §§35.8 and 35.13)
  9.   Mini-Warehouse
10.   Museum
11.   Religious Institution
12.   Repair Shop
13.   Restaurant
14.   Tower, Private (See §35.11) #

D.   ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES

1.   Refer to Section 35.1

E.   DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS

1.   Those uses containing an asterisk (*), refer to the corresponding number in Section 35.5 for additional development requirements.

2.   Those uses identified with a pound sign (#) are secondary uses to be conducted in conjunction with Principal (Primary) Uses.

3.   Minimum lot area: None.

4.   Maximum structural height: Thirty (30) feet.

5.   Maximum zone district area: Two (2) acres, provided further that no adjacent NBD (Neighborhood Business) Districts shall exceed two (2) acres, when combined, excepting that an NBD (Neighborhood Business) District area may be located on both sides of any street.

6. Minimum setback requirements:

a.   Front yard:    Twenty-five (25) feet.
b.   Side yards:    The requirement of the most restrictive adjacent zone shall apply.
c.   Rear yard:    The requirement of the most restrictive adjacent zone shall apply.
d.   Gasoline pumps and canopies:    Fifteen (15) feet from front property line, except where a greater requirement exists within the landscaping regulations   (Section 35.12).

F.   PLOT PLAN

A plot plan conforming to the requirements of Section 37 shall be approved by the Development Services Director prior to the Development Services Department's authorization for the issuance of any building permit.

G.   MAINTENANCE PLAN

A maintenance plan conforming to the requirements of Section 38 shall be approved by the Development Services Director prior to the Development Services Department's authorization for issuance of any building permit, if applicable.

H.   GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

1. Off-street Parking - Refer to Section 35.3 2. Advertising Devices - Refer to Section 35.4 3. Landscaping Requirements - Refer to Section 35.12 4. Temporary Uses - Refer to Section 32

I.   PLATTING

No building permits shall be applied for or granted on any portion of property which is currently zoned NBD (Neighborhood Business) District until and unless the property is platted in accordance with the El Paso County Land Development Code, as amended, unless otherwise exempted by Statute.

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