“Alley” means a public right-of-way providing only secondary access to the rear or side of a property and not intended for general travel.

“Building” means any permanent structure built for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind.

“Building Inspector” means an official appointed by the Council or Town Manager to administer the building code; such official may be contracted from outside the Town government.

“Comprehensive plan” means the comprehensive plan as adopted by the Town, and which includes any unit or part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.

“Condominium” means a building consisting of individual air-space units together with interests in common elements appurtenant to such units which are or can be separately owned or purchased.

“Day, working or business” shall mean and be counted as each day that the Town transacts Town business, which shall not include weekend days (Saturday and Sunday), national and state holidays as officially recognized and those other special days for closure of Town offices as declared by the Town Council.

“Developer” means a person commencing a land development activity which generates traffic and which requires development approval.

“Development approval” means the approval of any final subdivision plat; agreement by the Town to permit the construction of a building spanning existing lots; a lot line adjustment; or any special use after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

“Dwelling” means a building or portion thereof used for residential occupancy.

“Dwelling, multiple-family” means a building containing three (3) or more dwelling units.

“Dwelling, single-family” means a building containing only one (1) dwelling unit.

“Dwelling, two (2) family” means a building containing two (2) dwelling units.

“Dwelling unit” means one (1) or more rooms in a dwelling occupied by one (1) family living independently of any other family.

“Floor area” means the area on each floor of a building included within the surrounding exterior walls.

“Frontage” means the length of the property line along a public street or right-of-way.

“Internet sweepstakes cafe” includes any use of an enclosed building or portions of an enclosed building that provide one (1) or more “electronic gaming machine” or “simulated gambling device” as defined in § 18-10.5-102, C.R.S., or PMC 11.10.020. As defined, these terms do not include “bona fide amusement devices” as authorized in § 44-3-103(47), C.R.S., that pay nothing of value, cannot be adjusted to pay anything of value, and are not used for gambling.

“Land development activity generating traffic” means any change in land use or any construction of buildings or structures, or any change in the use of a structure that attracts or produces vehicular trips.

“Landscaping” means the finishing and adornment of unpaved yard areas. Materials and treatment generally include naturally growing elements such as grass, trees, shrubs and flowers. This treatment may also include the use of logs, rocks, fountains, water features and contouring of the earth.

“Lot” means a plot or parcel of land or assemblage of contiguous parcels of land as established by survey, plat, or deed, which may be occupied by a building or group of buildings in accordance with this title.

“Occupancy” means the portions of a building or premises owned, leased, rented or otherwise occupied for a given use.

“Official zoning map” means the zoning map as adopted by the Town, graphically identifying the location of zoning districts.

“Owner” means a person recorded as such on official records. For the purposes of these regulations, the owner of property on which a sign is located is presumed to be the owner of the sign unless facts to the contrary are officially recorded or otherwise brought to the attention of the administrator, e.g., a sign leased from a sign company.

“Parapet” means the extension of a false front or wall above a roofline.

“Person” means an individual or group of individuals, association, partnership, corporation, firm, company or a private or public agency.

“Rezoning” means an amendment to the official zoning map consisting of a change in the classification of land from one (1) zone district to another.

“Site plan” means a detailed development plan for a property, which generally permits an evaluation of the intended use, and such design elements as circulation, parking and access; open space and landscaping; building location and configuration; grading and drainage; setbacks and screening; public improvements; and other elements, which determine if the proposal has been planned consistently with the intent of this title.

“Site specific development plan” means a plan that has been submitted to the Town by a landowner or such landowner’s representative describing with reasonable certainty the type and intensity of use for a specific parcel or parcels of property, which plan shall create a vested property right. The following shall be considered site specific development plans:

“Street” means a public right-of-way either dedicated or established by usage, other than an alley, which provides primary access to adjacent property.

“Street, arterial” means those streets which serve to move medium to high traffic volume through and between major residential, commercial or industrial areas within the Town and as further defined in the public works manual.

“Street, collector” means those streets with low to medium traffic volume, whose purpose is to provide access to residential areas and to channel traffic from residential or commercial areas to arterial streets and as further defined in the public works manual.

“Street, local” means those streets with low volume, low speed traffic which is intended to provide access to adjacent residential or commercial lots and as further defined in the public works manual.

“Structure” means any manmade object which is affixed to the ground by use of footings, foundations, posts or pillars. This definition shall include, but not be limited to, signs, buildings and fences.

“Town” means the Town of Parachute, Colorado.

“Town Manager” means the Town Manager or designee.

“Use, by right” means a use allowed in a particular zone district when listed thereunder with no further conditions or approval required other than the general terms and stipulations of these regulations.

“Use, special” means uses allowed only by permit of the Town, which permit may be granted or denied. If granted, certain conditions and performance standards may be imposed and must be complied with by the permittee. Formerly known as a special review use.

“Vested property right” means the right to undertake and complete development and use of property under the terms and conditions of a site specific development plan. (Ord. 711 §1 (Exh. A), 2017; Amended Ord. 757 §2, 2019; Amended Ord. 796 § 5, 2021)