The FPV-O (Frying Pan Valley Overlay) zone district is intended to implement the recommendation of the Upper Frying Pan Valley Master Plan. The theme of the Master Plan is the preservation of the rural and recreational nature of the Frying Pan Valley, while at the same time sustaining the viability of its unique community. Where the County’s Official Zone District Map designates a property as being within the Frying Pan Valley Overlay, then the provisions of this Overlay, including its use limitations and dimensional requirements, shall supersede those of the underlying zone district. The Overlay shall apply to lands in the Upper Frying Pan Valley zoned RS-30, RS-35, RS-160, B-1 and AR-2. As an overlay district, the FPV-O district applies in addition to any underlying zone district applied to the property, and in the case of conflict between the provisions of the FPV-O district and the provisions of any underlying zone district, the provisions of the FPV-O district shall govern.
(b) Locational Criteria
Lands included in the FPV-O district are those located within the Upper Frying Pan Valley, as those lands are defined in the Upper Frying Pan Valley Comprehensive Plan.
(c) Additional Review Criteria
When the County is evaluating an application for a special review use, or for a subdivision or PUD within the Frying Pan Valley Overlay, the following additional criteria shall be considered:
The proposed development shall be compatible with the unique rural and recreational character of the Upper Frying Pan Valley.
The proposed development shall be consistent with the land use goals of the Upper Frying Pan Valley Master Plan, which are: (a) to limit residential development in the Valley to the maximum extent possible; (b) to support commercial development that provides quality growth and serves the community without creating a financial burden; and (c) to preserve the land in the Valley primarily for agricultural and recreational purposes. The proposed development shall also be consistent with the environmental and scenic goals of the Master Plan, which are to protect the water supply, air quality, wildlife areas, riparian areas, and wetland areas of the Upper Frying Pan Valley.
New residences and access roads shall comply with the provisions of all applicable standards in Chapter 7 and shall not be located in meadows, wetlands, riparian habitat areas, and critical wildlife habitat. Development shall not occur on steep slopes as defined under the potentially unstable slope standards in this Land Use Code, or on ridgelines, as viewed from the Frying Pan River Road. Development is encouraged to be clustered near the Frying Pan River Road, to preserve continuous tracts of land in open space.
(d) Transferable Development Rights (TDRs)
Transferable development rights are those applicable to the underlying zone district.
(e) Growth Management Quota System (GMQS)
The applicability of GMQS (see Chapter 6) is subject to those provisions applicable to the underlying zone district.