Northglenn considers exterior rules in neighborhoods

Landscaping, driveway material and other zoning changes get April 10 vote

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Northglenn City Council is scheduled to vote on new slate of landscaping requirements and other zoning changes on April 10.

“One of the main drivers behind these landscaping amendments and parking on approved surfaces is to make it easier for the code sta to administer enforcement,” said Brook Svoboda, director of planning and development.

e proposed changes were presented at the March 20 city council meeting and will come through via the Uni ed Development Ordinance.

One change will be to how parties and neighborhood get-togethers are managed. Under the new rules, residential private party and block party events will be exempted from the Temporary Use Permitting approval process and will be approved by other city departments.

Another will allow rock and gravel driveways for single-family zoned districts.

e modi cations will also take a look at how residences are maintained. Currently, single-family homes require 50% of living material for front yard landscaping. e changes would create a sliding scale based on the size of the front yard and would allow 100% rock or mulch with a minimum tree, shrub and grass requirements for only singlefamily zoned districts.

For lots of 1,000 square feet or less, one tree and either three ve-gallon shrubs or 10 ornamental grasses, perennial owers or a combination of both would be required.

For lots up to 2,000 square feet, one tree and either four ve-gallon shrubs or 12 ornamental grasses, perennial owers or a combination would become the standard.

For bigger lots, two trees and either three ve-gallon shrubs or 10 ornamental grasses, perennial owers or a combination would be required.

Stuck on stucco e changes would also allow masonry and synthetic stucco as an exterior nish material for single-family, multifamily dwellings, mixed-use and non-residential buildings. e plan would prohibit all stucco as means to meet the minimum 30% masonry requirement for multifamily, mixed-used and non-residential buildings.

For businesses and other nonresidential zones, wall and freestanding banners would be up to two and the combined square footage could not exceed 40 square feet. at’s up from 36 square feet.