Zone Lots, what are they?
The zone lot is a basic property designation used for zoning, relative to both uses and structures. The zone lot is the basic land unit used for review and permitting. The general requirement for zone lots is contained in the Zoning Ordinance, Section 59-25. The requirement is also listed for each zone district; the text precedes the definition below.
When lot boundaries are modified, each new lot created needs to meet the standards for the zone district in which it is located, including use, lot size, number and location of structures, and if it is included in a Planned Building Group.
Excerpts from the Zoning Code, Chapter 59 of the Revised Municipal Code:
Zone lots are one of the requirements listed for each zone district.
Zone lot for structures: Zone lot requirements.
A separate ground area, herein called the zone lot, shall be designated, provided and continuously maintained for each structure containing a use or uses by right. Each zone lot shall have at least one (1) front line and shall be occupied only by the structure containing a use or uses by right and a subordinate structure or structures containing only accessory uses. There are some exceptions to the one lot for each use structure, including carriage houses, and non-conforming sites.
Please see
Sec. 59-2 of the Denver Zoning Code for Definitions.
(322) Zone lot: The land designated as the building site for a structure; also, the land area occupied by a use or a structure.