HILLSIDE/RIDGELINE: Durango city planners are working out the kinks in an interim ordinance aimed at protecting the city's hillsides from future development.
A hillside and ridgeline ordinance was one of the first goals of a new Council that changed dramatically in April's election. The council expressed concern about the growing number of residential and commercial projects being built on higher ground throughout the city which critics say negatively affect Durango's scenic beauty.
The interim hillside ordinance prohibits new construction on slopes of 30 percent or greater and addresses sightlines for structures built at the top of a slope. For existing lots on slopes between 20 and 30 percent that are not yet developed, the ordinance does not prohibit development, but it does require a separate review by city planning staff before construction can begin.
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