Colfax Municipal Code Ch. 17.16 Establishment and Designation of Districts

The city is divided into the following designated districts as shown on the zoning map:

**The Historic District is not an actual district, but an overlay zone. See Chapter 17.84.020.

(Ord. No. 519, 8-8-2012; Ord. No. 555, § 1(Exh. A), 10-11-2023)

Except as otherwise provided in this title, the regulations set forth in this title for each district shall be the minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land and particularly as follows:

A. On and after August 24, 1967, no building, structure or land shall be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof, shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered, unless it is in substantial compliance with all of the regulations set forth in this title for the district in which such building, structure or land is located.

B. No part of a yard, other open space or off-street parking or loading space required around or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this title shall be included as a part of a yard, open space or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building, except as otherwise allowed in subsection 17.108.040D. (purchase or lease or parking spaces).

C. No yard or lot existing on or before July 25, 1967, shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth in this title, unless it is in substantial compliance with all of the regulations set forth in this title for the district in which such yard or lot is located. Yards or lots created on or after July 25, 1967 shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this title.

(Ord. No. 519, 8-8-2012)