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Silver Cliff trustees publish broad zoning-code rewrite in packet
Summary
The board’s June packet includes Ordinance 03-2026, a comprehensive overhaul of Title 16 that revises district names and definitions, adjusts permitted and prohibited uses (including mining), and sets new dimensional standards; the ordinance was introduced and is pending subsequent readings.
The Town of Silver Cliff’s Board of Trustees circulated Ordinance 03-2026 in the June 2 meeting packet proposing extensive changes to the town’s zoning code.
The ordinance text reworks Title 16 to redefine zoning districts and update definitions and permitted uses. Among the changes are a clarified list of districts (A-1 Agriculture, R-3 Urban Residential, R-4 Mobile Home/Temporary RV lodging, B-1 Business and an I-1 Industrial district), expanded definitions for uses such as 'manufactured home,' 'tiny home/house' and 'mining,' and new or revised dimensional standards for lot area, setbacks and building footprints.
The draft also explicitly treats mining and mining-related activities (drilling, blasting, crushing, processing, on-site equipment and structures) in the municipal code and lists specific prohibited impacts (noise, noxious gases, dust beyond property lines, excessive lighting and hazardous materials). For the A-1 district it sets a default minimum lot area of 10 acres (with a noted exception for the Silver Cliff Ranch subdivision) and outlines special uses and restricted activities. The B-1 business and newly codified I-1 industrial district language specifies permitted commercial and light-industrial activities, parking requirements and limits on building footprints and electrical loads.
The ordinance document in the packet was introduced and ordered published; the text includes placeholders for adoption on second reading and signature lines for Mayor H.A. 'Buck' Wenzel and Town Clerk Ileen Squire. The packet does not record a final adoption vote; the ordinance remains pending for subsequent action and formal readings.
If the board proceeds, the rewritten code would change how the town handles land uses ranging from small-scale retail and hospitality to certain mining-related activities and manufactured-home regulations. The draft repeatedly references state enabling authority (C.R.S. terms appear in the text) and assigns special-use and variance routes for activities that may need case-by-case review.
Next steps: the Board of Trustees must schedule additional readings or a public hearing for adoption. The ordinance text in the packet will be the primary reference for future deliberations and any planning commission review required by local rules.
