EL PASO COUNTY
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE

Chapter IV - Section 9

RR-2    Rural Residential District

The District is established to provide for moderately low density rural residential uses.

B.    PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES

1. Adult Care Home *10
2.   Child Care Facility *10
3.   Dwelling, Single Family
4.   Group Home *10
5.   Public Park and Open Space
6.   Religious Institution *4
7.   Stable, Private #
8.   Tower, Private (See §35.11) #

C.    USES SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REVIEW (SPECIAL USES)

  1.   Adult Care Home *10
  2.   Bed and Breakfast Inn *14
  3.   Cemetery
  4.   Child Care Facility *10
  5.   Dwelling, Secondary
  6.   Educational Institution
  7.   Emergency Facility
  8.   Group Home *10
  9.   Institution, Philanthropic & Charitable
10.   Mineral Resource Extraction (See §§35.8 and 35.13)
11.   Tower, Private (See §35.11) #

D.    ACCESSORY BUILDING AND USES

1.   Refer to Section 35.1
2.   Home Occupations as provided in Section 35.6.

E.    DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS

1.   For 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.   There shall only be one (1) Principal (Primary) Use conducted on a lot or parcel of land. Certain child care facilities, adult care homes and group homes may be conducted in conjunction with a residential dwelling and religious institution as appropriate in accordance with these regulations.

4.   Minimum lot area: Two and one-half (2½) acres.

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

6.   Minimum width at front building setback line: Two hundred (200) feet.

7.   Setback requirements:

a.   Front yard:     Twenty-five (25) feet
b.   Side yard:      Fifteen (15) feet
c.   Rear yard:      Twenty-five (25) feet
d.   Stables and corrals:    Fifty (50) feet from all property lines

F.    GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

1.   Off-Street Parking - Refer to Section 35.3

2.   Advertising Devices - Refer to Section 35.4.

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