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Broomfield, Colorado · District

E-1

E-1 District
ResidentialSingle FamilyAll Broomfield districts0

Dimensional standards

E-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 30 ftRear 5 ftSide 15 ftMin width 120 ftMIN LOT AREA40,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT30 ft / 2 storiesMIN UNIT SIZE1,400 sq ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
40,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.92 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
120 ft
Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.
1,400 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
30 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right4

Conditional / special use9

Accessory1

Extracted standards

2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

From the ordinance

E-1 district: permitted uses, special review uses, floor area min 1,400 sq ft, height max 2 stories/30 ft.
17-10-020 through 17-10-060