Broomfield
Zoning districts
32 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
4Residential
13E-1 District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
E-2 District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
E-3 District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 33 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-1 District
- Min lot
- 7,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-3 District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 20 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-5 District
R-7 High Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 80 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 80 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
Rural Residential District
- Min lot
- 98,010 sq ft (2.25 ac)
- Max height
- 33 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Industrial
4I-1 Light Industrial District
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
I-2 District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
I-3 District
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 36
Mixed use
3MU-1 Mixed-Use District
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 36
MU-2 Employment Mixed Use District
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 30
Transit Oriented Development District
- Max height
- 85 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 85 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 26
General provisions
17 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All required setback areas shall be landscaped with a combination of deciduous trees, evergreen trees, shrubs, and ground cover, and shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner.
The following described land is hereby declared to be within a neighborhood overlay area: ...
The provisions of the neighborhood overlay area are in addition to the requirements of the underlying zone district... Development requirements: Residential: lot coverage, building height, roof framing, building materials, landscaping; Commercial: four-sided architecture.
An approved site development plan, consistent with the requirements of chapter 17-38, article III, B.M.C., is required prior to the issuance of a building permit for a use permitted in section 17-25.1-050.
Total lot coverage for all built structures, including accessory buildings, shall not exceed 20% of the total lot area.
Nonconforming uses and buildings may be continued or altered, subject to the following conditions: (A) A nonconforming use or building shall not be expanded, enlarged, or relocated. ...
Where off-street parking or loading facilities for buildings do not conform to the provisions of this title, such buildings shall not be expanded, unless all requirements for off-street parking and loading space for the expansion are satisfied.
Accessory buildings and uses; home occupations; off-street parking; fences; accessory dwelling units.
Building height measured from average finished ground level; occupancy limits per OWTS and building codes.
All requests for a use permitted by special review shall be submitted in writing... application fee of $500.00... Prior to any official submittal... neighborhood meeting... All special review requests shall be valid for three years...
Group living facilities are permitted in all residential, agricultural and estate zone districts, including planned unit development districts that contain a residential component, within the city.
Temporary retail sales uses and structures, except flea markets, are allowed in the I-1, I-2, I-3, B-1 and B-2 zone districts upon approval by the city manager... The proposed use must be set back at least thirty feet from the curb of a public street and at least 150 feet from dwellings... Signage shall be limited to... a single freestanding sign which is not more than ten square feet in area per sign face.
The following uses are prohibited in all zones unless otherwise expressly permitted by this title: (M) Fertilizer Manufacturing ... (Q) Landfills and Recycling Facilities
Use of land in this district shall also conform to the parking, signing, and other provisions of this title.
the less restrictive zoning requirements may be extended not more than twenty-five feet into the more restrictive zoning district adjacent to the zoning district boundary line.
oil and gas development shall be prohibited in residential, commercial and limited industrial districts and on any property that is designated as public or private open lands or open space or a public or private park as shown on the city's parks and open space land map.
Child day care facilities; provided that: ... at least fifty square feet per child ... etc.
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