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Broomfield City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

14 - R-1 Low-Density Residential District

17-14-010 - Intent.

It is intended that the R-1 district be applied in those areas where standard housing concepts are proposed on average-sized lots.

(Ord. 149 Art. 9 §1, 1973)

17-14-020 - Permitted uses; by right.

The following uses are permitted by right in the R-1 district:

(A)

One-family dwellings;

(B)

Public and private schools for elementary, junior, and senior high school education;

(C)

Churches and church facilities;

(D)

Public recreation areas and facilities;

(E)

Aboveground or underground distribution and transmission lines for public utilities when said lines primarily serve the city;

(F)

Home occupations as defined in section 17-32-020; and

(G)

Accessory buildings and uses.

(Ord. 149 Art. 9 §2, 1973)

17-14-030 - Permitted uses; by special review.

The following uses are permitted by special review in the R-1 district:

(A)

Child day care facility;

(B)

Private noncommercial recreational uses;

(C)

Residential planned unit developments (PUD);

(D)

Cemeteries;

(E)

Mobile home parks subject to the provisions of chapter 17-42;

(F)

Public utility substations and major transmission lines when said lines primarily serve areas other than Broomfield. Substations shall not contain major office, repair, or storage space;

(G)

Municipal buildings;

(H)

Public uses as follows:

(1)

Water facilities, including storage,

(2)

Wastewater treatment facilities, and

(3)

Related facilities; and

(I)

Preschools.

(Ord. 149 Art. 9 §3, 1973; Ord. 257 Art. 1 §§2(part), 3(part), 1975; Ord. 968 §7, 1993; Ord. 1185 §2, 1996)

(Ord. No. 2123, § 7, 5-12-20)

17-14-040 - Lot and yard requirements.

The following are minimum lot and yard requirements in the R-1 district:

AreaMinimum Requirement
Lot area (2 acres for schools, churches and church facilities) 7,000 square feet
Lot width
Interior lot 70 feet
Corner lot 80 feet
Lot depth 100 feet
Front yard 25 feet
Rear yard
Principal building 25 feet
Accessory building 5 feet
Side yard 5 feet
Total of both side yards shall not be less than 15 feet with the minimum of one yard of 5 feet; or in the alternative, not less than 15 feet of separation from the principal building on an adjacent lot is required and with the minimum of one side yard of 5 feet.
Side yard (corner) 20 feet
Floor area 950 square feet

 

Depth is increased twenty feet when rear lot line is adjacent to a street other than a local street; or if adjacent to a railroad, major utility overhead transmission line, or a commercial or industrial zone.

(Ord. 149 Art. 9 §4, 1973; Ord. 1109 §1, 1995)

17-14-050 - Building height.

Buildings in the R-1 district shall not be higher than two stories, and in no case higher than thirty feet.

(Ord. 149 Art. 9 §5, 1973)

17-14-060 - General provisions.

Use of land in the R-1 district shall also conform to the parking, signing, and other provisions of this title.

(Ord. 149 Art. 9 §6, 1973)