The Skyline Mapping began with a study the planning department contracted with Computer Terrain Mapping in 2000. It is believed that this study created all of the different skylines contained in this layer. More can be learned from the skylinemapping.pdf located in Q:\projects\depts\planning\SkylineBndy\skylines.

The Routt County Board of County Commissioners went on to adopt the Skyline Regulations Applicability map, The perameters of the map are outlined below. In regards to the data mentioned in the previous paragraph, skylines adopted by the BCC are identical to the "Skylines Visible Over 1 Mile" attribute.

1. The View platforms use to determine the skyline areas were US40, State Highways 131 and 134 and all Routt County Roads that have the maintenance category of Primary and Rural.

2. Skylined sites beyond three miles from the given roadways were determined to be too distant, thus a three mile cut-off was used for the study.

3. It was also determined that any structure within 1/4 mile of the roadways were too close, thus such area was not included in the study.

4. In order to be considered "Skylined," a site would have to have the sky as a backdrop for a cumulative distance of 1 mile, from the given roadways, within a radius of three miles surrounding such site.

5. On the given roadways, a 6' tall observer was assumed.

6. On the Skylined sites, a 40 foot tall structure was assumed (based upon the maximum allowable building height in the Agricultural and Forestry Zone District.

Skylines Focus Area

This boundary was created by the Board of County Commissioners at the time of the Skyline Regulations adoption in 2002. It is a fusion of the Upper Elk River Valley Community Plan boundary, the Steamboat Springs Plan boundary, and the Stagecoach Community Plan boundary. Per Chad Phillips, 2018.