BUILDING AND STORAGE NEAR VIADUCTS RESTRICTED

Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 10, art. VI

in effect

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-101 Definitions.

Sec. 10-101. - Definitions. The following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them: Material shall mean any inflammable, or explosive substance, liquid, gas or anything which supports fire. Viaduct shall also include approaches to viaducts. (Code 1950, § 378.1)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-102 Measurement.

Sec. 10-102. - Measurement. The distances referred to in this article shall be the horizontal distance measured from a line projected perpendicularly from the outermost part at the nearest point of the viaduct. (Code 1950, § 378.2)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-103 Structures near viaducts.

Sec. 10-103. - Structures near viaducts. (a) No building or structure shall be erected within twenty (20) feet of a viaduct unless of type I construction throughout, but in no event less than ten (10) feet from a viaduct. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the erection or maintenance of loading docks and passenger platforms under or within twenty (20) feet of a viaduct if of type I construction. (Code 1950, § 378.3)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-104 Skylights near viaducts.

Sec. 10-104. - Skylights near viaducts. No skylight shall hereafter be installed within twenty (20) feet of a viaduct on any existing building or any building hereafter erected when the roof of such building is below the floor level of a viaduct. (Code 1950, § 378.4)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-105 Window openings near viaducts.

Sec. 10-105. - Window openings near viaducts. Hereafter no window openings shall be installed in a wall in any existing building or any building hereafter erected below the floor level of a viaduct when such wall faces and is within twenty (20) feet of a viaduct, unless the sash of such windows is of steel and glazed with wire glass and unless such window openings are equipped with automatic sprinklers installed in an approved manner. (Code 1950, § 378.5)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-106 Storage of goods near viaducts.

Sec. 10-106. - Storage of goods near viaducts. It shall be unlawful to maintain, deposit, store, or otherwise place material under or within a distance of twenty (20) feet of any part of a viaduct unless contained in a type I, II, or III building as defined in the building code of the city, provided, that nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the following under or within twenty-nine (29) feet of a viaduct: (1) The moving, loading, unloading, placing, or standing of railroad cars, locomotives, or equipment, in the course of ordinary railroad operations or traffic, regardless of contents or lading; or (2) The moving, loading, unloading, placement, or delivery to or transfer from places of business of goods, materials, or produce in the ordinary course of manufacture, trade, or commerce; or (3) The parking or temporary storage of automobiles or other vehicles; but such parking shall be within the time limits fixed by other applicable Code provisions or ordinances. (Code 1950, § 378.6)

Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH10BUBURE_ARTVIBUSTNEVIREFetched: 10/27/2026