Broomfield, CO Zoning Ordinance | Zoneomics

CHAPTER 17

02 - General Provisions

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04 - Definitions1

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06 - Districts and Map

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07 - PF Public Facilities District2

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07.1 - OS Open Space District

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07.2 - PROL Parks, Recreation and Open Lands District

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08 - A-1 Agricultural District

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09 - RR Rural Residential District

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10 - E-1 Estate District

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12 - E-2 Estate District

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13 - E-3 Estate District

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14 - R-1 Low-Density Residential District

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16 - R-3 Medium-Low Density Residential District3

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18 - R-5 Medium-High Density Residential District4

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18.1 - R-7 High Density Residential District

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19 - TOD-1 Transit Oriented Development District

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20 - B-1 Limited Business District

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22 - B-2 General Business District

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23 - MU-1 Suburban Mixed Use District

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23.1 - MU-2 Employment Mixed Use District

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24 - I-1 Limited Industrial District

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25 - Neighborhood Overlay Area

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25.1 - Transitional Overlay Area District

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26 - I-2 General Industrial District

17-26-010 - Intent. 17-26-020 - Permitted uses; by right. 17-26-030 - Permitted uses; by special review. 17-26-040 - Lot, yard, and related requirements. 17-26-050 - Building height. 17-26-060 - General provisions.

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26.05 - I-3 Industrial District

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26.1 - A-1 District

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27 - GA General Aviation District

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28 - PUD Planned Unit Development District

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29 - Interchange Influence Area

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30 - Uses Permitted by Special Review

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31 - Temporary Sales Stands

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32 - Accessory Buildings and Uses

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33 - Group Living Homes5

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34 - Supplementary Regulations

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35 - Wireless Communications Facilities

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36 - Nonconforming Uses

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38 - Planned Unit Development

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40 - Floodplain

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42 - Mobile Home Communities

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44 - Sign Code6

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48 - Amendments

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50 - Enforcement

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52 - Public Notice Requirements

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54 - Oil and Gas Land Use Regulations7

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56 - Plugged and Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells and Former Oil and Gas Production Sites

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58 - Master Plan

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66 - Disconnection of Land From the City

principal use, exceeding 40% of the lot area, but in no event greater than 60% of the lot area, and enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140;

(6)

Recycling center for the collection, separation, and temporary storage of reusable materials prior to shipment or delivery for further processing and reuse. Operations must be fully enclosed within a building, and the use must comply with all applicable state and federal regulations;

(7)

Salvage yards, junkyards, or automobile wrecking yards, provided that all operations are enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140, and that no materials are stored or stacked above the height of the enclosing fence or wall;

(8)

Slaughterhouses or meat packing plants;

(9)

Storage, treatment, or disposal of hazardous waste, subject to all applicable state and federal regulations.

(D)

Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to any of the above permitted special review uses.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §2, 1973; Ord. 1900 §5, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2198, § 5, 9-27-22; Ord. No. 2233, § 7, 7-23-2024)

17-26-040 - Prohibited uses.

The following uses are prohibited in the I-2 district:

(A)

Any use not specifically permitted by right or by special review in this chapter.

(B)

Residential uses, except for caretaker or security quarters as an accessory use, provided that such quarters are located on the same lot as the principal use and are occupied only by persons employed on the premises.

(C)

Retail sales of goods or merchandise not produced, manufactured, assembled, or processed on the premises, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter.

(D)

Any use that creates a nuisance, hazard, or danger to the public health, safety, or welfare, including but not limited to excessive noise, vibration, dust, fumes, odors, or glare beyond the boundaries of the lot.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §3, 1973; Ord. 1900 §5, 2010)

17-26-050 - Development standards.

(A)

Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.

(B)

Minimum lot width: 100 feet.

(C)

Minimum front yard setback: 30 feet.

(D)

Minimum side yard setback: 15 feet, except where a side yard abuts a residential district, in which case the setback shall be 30 feet§.

(E)

Minimum rear yard setback: 20 feet, except where a rear yard abuts a residential district, in which case the setback shall be 30 feet§.

(F)

Maximum building height: 45 feet, except that the height may be increased to 60 feet if the building is set back an additional one foot for each one foot of height above 45 feet from all property lines§.

(G)

Minimum off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with chapter 17-40, B.M.C.

(H)

All outdoor storage, operations, and activities shall be enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140, B.M.C., and shall not be visible from any public right-of-way or adjacent property.

(I)

Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with chapter 17-70, B.M.C.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §4, 1973; Ord. 1900 §5, 2010)

17-26-060 - Special review procedures.

Applications for special review uses in the I-2 district shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17-48, B.M.C., and shall be subject to such conditions and safeguards as the reviewing authority deems necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and to ensure compatibility with surrounding land uses.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §5, 1973; Ord. 1900 §5, 2010)

17-26-070 - Compliance with other regulations.

All uses in the I-2 district shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this code, including but not limited to building codes, fire codes, environmental regulations, and any applicable overlay district requirements.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §6, 1973; Ord. 1900 §5, 2010)

17-26-030 - Uses Permitted with a Special Review#

The following uses may be permitted in the I-2 district upon the issuance of a special review permit, subject to the standards and procedures set forth in this title:

(5) Principal use and exceeding the lot percent limitations defined in paragraph 17-26-020(C)(2), and enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140;

(6) Recycling center with any outdoor operations for the collection, separation, and temporary storage of reusable materials prior to shipment or delivery for further processing and reuse. Operations must be enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140;

(7) Temporary outdoor storage of rubbish, refuse, waste, junk vehicles, except vegetable and animal by-products, and only in conjunction with an approved plan for the screening and recycling or removal of these materials;

(8) Workshops and developments with more than five live-work units;

(9) Any other use consistent with the intent of this district, and not specifically permitted by right or by special review in any other zone district.

(Ord. 1900 §6, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2123, § 13, 5-12-20; Ord. No. 2233, § 7, 7-23-2024)

17-26-040 - Lot, Yard, and Related Requirements#

The following are minimum lot, yard, and related requirements in the I-2 district:

(A) All buildings shall be a minimum of twenty-five feet from any street right-of-way and twenty-five feet from any alley centerline;

(B) A landscaped area of at least ten feet in width shall be provided adjacent to any street;

(C) If across the street from a residential district, a landscaped area not less than twenty-five feet in width shall be provided paralleling the right-of-way;

(D) Curb cuts may be permitted through the landscaped area;

(E) When abutting a residential district, buildings shall be set back from the property line abutting the residential district a distance of not less than three times the height of the proposed building. In addition, a solid fence or wall is required for screening outdoor storage subject to section 17-32-140, B.M.C.; and

(F) Large parking areas in excess of fifty spaces shall, in addition to the landscaping required along the street in the setback area, also be screened by a low decorative masonry wall of three to four feet in height or earth mounds of an equal height that are landscaped, said screening shall occur between the parking area and the street, unless the parking lot is not visible from the street. Landscaping shall also be provided within these large parking areas. The landscaped area shall represent not less than 5% of the total asphalted or paved parking area. The required setback landscaping shall not be considered as a part of the required parking area landscaping. Alternatively, for developments meeting the threshold as defined in section 17-70-020, the development shall be subject to the landscape requirements as defined in Chapter 17-70.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §4, 1973; Ord. 669 §4, 1986; Ord. 1900 §7, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2215, § 8, 8-22-23)

17-26-050 - Building Height#I-2

Buildings in the I-2 district shall not exceed a height of forty feet unless approved by the city in accordance with chapter 17-30.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §5, 1973)

17-26-060 - General Provisions#

Use of land in the I-2 district shall also conform to the parking, loading, signing, landscaping, and other provisions of this title.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §6, 1973)

(Ord. No. 2215, § 8, 8-22-23)