2008-03-03_PERMIT FILE - C2006085 (26)

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a slope measured from the line following the transition point at the top of a slope and 60 foot wide step below a slope measured from the line following the transition point at the bottom of the slope. The transition point is the point on a slope where its measurable gradient changes from a value of less than the specified grade to a value equal to or greater than the specified grade or from a value equal to or greater than the specified grade to a value less than the specified grade. Steep Terrain -Steep Slope -Slide Areas will be defined by the Town of Brookside as natural terrain having an incline grade of 30% or greater or any location designated by the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service as unstable and poorly suited for home site development or by Fremont County as a rockfall hazard zone. 2. Location of Boundaries of Steep Terrain -Steep Slope -Slide Area Districts As used in this article, the terms Steep Terrain -Steep Slope -Slide Area refer in the first instance to certain areas whose boundaries are determined and can be located on the ground by reference to the specific slope characteristics set forth in the definitions of these terms. These terms also refer to overlaying or inlaid zoning districts whose boundaries are established on the maps provided to the Town of Brookside or developed by the Town of Brookside and for which boundaries are intended to correspond to the actual physical location of Steep Terrain, Steep Slopes, and Slide Areas and which effect property damage, have potentially dangerous natural topographic and geological conditions or features, have potential to provide conditions conducive to wildfire dangers, and/or limit property usage. Therefore, the Town of Brookside is authorized to make necessary interpretations as to the exact location of the boundaries of Steep Terrain, Steep Slope, and Slide areas and if there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions, or property owners interpretation of this code; such interpretations, like other decisions of the Town of Brookside, may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Ordinance. 3. Setbacks from Slopes Within and Outside of Designated SA, Steep Terrain - Steep Slope -Slide Area A buffer zone setback must be met in any area that is located adjacent to a designated SA, Steep Terrain -Steep Slope -Slide Area or is located outside a designated SA, Steep Terrain -Steep Slope -Slide Area but where a steep slope meeting the criteria previously defined exists and which has a vertical height equal to or greater than the maximum allowable building height or 35 feet, whichever is less. No building or development may be located within the buffer zone distances of 60 feet from transition point at the top of the slope and 60 feet from the transition point at the bottom of the slope. 4. Permissible Uses Within Steep Terrain -Steep Slope -Slide Areas III-50