EL PASO COUNTY
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE

Chapter IV - Section 10

RR-3   Rural Residential District

A.   PURPOSE

This District is established to provide for areas of low-density rural single family residential development.

B.    PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES - MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 5 ACRES

  1.   Adult Care Home *10
  2.   Agricultural Stand *7
  3.   Child Care Facility *10
  4.   Dwelling, Single Family
  5.   Group Home *10
  6.   Hobby Farm #
  7.   Mobile Home
  8.   Nursery, Wholesale
  9.   Public Park & Open Space
10.   Religious Institution
11.   Stable, Private #
12.   Tower, Private (See §35.11) #

        PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES - MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 35 ACRES

  1.   Dairy 2. Farm 3. Ranch

C.   USES SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REVIEW (SPECIAL USES) - MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 5 ACRES

  1.   Adult Care Home *10
  2.   Bed and Breakfast Inn *14
  3.   Cemetery
  4.   Child Care Facility *10
  5.   Dwelling, Secondary
  6.   Dwelling, Two Family
  7.   Educational Institution
  8.   Emergency Facility
  9.   Fuel Storage #
10.   Golf Course
11.   Group Home *10
12.   Half-Way House
13.   Hospital, Vetinary *2
14.   Institution, Philanthropic & Charitable
15.   Kennel
16.   Library
17.   Mineral Resource Extraction  (See §§35.8 and 35.13)
18.   Recreation Camp
19.   Resors
20.   Tower, Private (See §35.11) #

    USES SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REVIEW (SPECIAL USES) - MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 35 ACRES

  1.   Fur Farm

D.    ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES

1. Refer to Section 35.1. 2. Home occupations as provided in Section 35.6. 3. Single-family dwelling(s) or mobile home(s) for person(s) principally employed at or engaged in the operation of the farm, ranch, dairy, or fur farm. The total number of residences on a farm, ranch, dairy, or fur farm shall not exceed one (1) unit per five (5) acres.

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

4.   Maximum percentage of structural coverage of lot: Twenty-five (25) percent.

5.   Maximum height: Thirty (30) feet.

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

7.   Setback requirements:

a.   Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet. b. Side yard: Twenty-five (25) feet. c. Rear yard: Twenty-five (25) feet. d. Stables & corrals: Fifty (50) feet from all property lines. e. Kennels, pens & One hundred (100) feet from all property fur farms lines

8.   In the event that the land to be partitioned, platted, sold or zoned is burdened by a county road on a section line road along any of its sides, then, and in that event only, the lot width and acreage requirements shall be:

Five (5) acre lot: Lot width minimum: 165 feet Minimum lot area: 4.75 acres.

F.    GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS

1.   Off-Street Parking - Refer to Section 35.3.
2.   Advertising Devices - Refer to Section 35.4.

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