It is the purpose of the TOD-1 district to provide opportunities for urban-scale, higher density residential and nonresidential uses, in vertically or horizontally mixed-development on a single parcel or in a master planned area in and around existing and planned transit centers including, but not limited to, bus rapid transit and rail service.

(Ord. No. 2222, § 3, 7-30-2024)

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

(A)

Banks, savings and loan, and finance companies;

(B)

Breweries, brewpubs, wineries and distilleries with tasting rooms;

(C)

Commercial recreational uses and theaters, indoor;

(D)

Commercial recreational uses, outdoor;

(E)

Commercial services such as plumbing, bakery, food catering, household equipment, and appliance rental and repairs;

(F)

Conference centers;

(G)

Daycares and other childcare facilities;

(H)

Food truck court;

(I)

Hospitals;

(J)

Hotels and motels;

(K)

Live/work residential dwellings;

(L)

Medical and dental laboratories;

(M)

Multi-family residential dwellings;

(N)

Municipal uses;

(O)

Offices including medical offices and clinics;

(P)

Parking structures;

(Q)

Parks and recreation facilities;

(R)

Personal service shops;

(S)

Pet daycares with overnight boarding;

(T)

Places of worship;

(U)

Public and private schools;

(V)

Research and development;

(W)

Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments;

(X)

Retail stores;

(Y)

Studios for arts, crafts and instruction such as dance, yoga and martial arts;

(Z)

Veterinarian clinics including overnight boarding; and

(AA)

Accessory buildings and uses.

(Ord. No. 2222, § 3, 7-30-2024)

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

(A)

Wireless communication towers.

(Ord. No. 2222, § 3, 7-30-2024)

The following development standards shall be the requirements for the TOD-1 district:

(A)

Building height.

(1)

Maximum building height is eighty-five feet.

(2)

When adjacent to low density residential zoned property, the proposed buildings shall be stepped up in height to provide for a transition between densities. Portions of buildings within seventy-five feet of the property line of a low density residential zoned property shall not be more than one and one-half times the height of the existing low density residential units. If the parcel is vacant, portions of buildings within seventy-five feet of the property can be one and one-half times the maximum allowed height of the low density residential zone district.

(B)

Setbacks and landscape buffers.

(1)

The following are the setback requirements in the TOD-1 district:

(2)

Balconies, canopies, and other architectural projections may encroach into the setbacks provided that they preserve a minimum eight foot vertical clearance area over any sidewalks and fourteen feet above any travel lanes within right-of-way.

(3)

A landscape buffer of no less than thirty feet shall be required adjacent to low density residential zone districts.

(C)

Building orientation and placement.

(1)

In order to activate streets and enhance the pedestrian experience, buildings are encouraged to be placed on the street and oriented toward the public realm utilizing minimum required setbacks.

(D)

Enhancement and preservation of the public realm.

(1)

In order to activate street fronts and enhance the pedestrian experience, minimum ten foot wide sidewalks shall be provided along the fronts of buildings.

(2)

All other sidewalks shall be a minimum of eight feet wide.

(3)

To preserve pedestrian walks and to allow for ease of travel a minimum width of six feet of sidewalks shall remain unobstructed. This includes clearance from outdoor seating, landscape planters, bike racks, and other amenities and fixtures.

(4)

Public spaces shall have adequate seating opportunities, refuse containers (including pet waste stations), etc.

(E)

Parking orientation and placement.

(1)

In order to enhance the pedestrian experience, off street parking shall be located behind or in between buildings.

(2)

Off street parking shall not be adjacent to the street.

(F)

Land use composition and mixture of uses.

(1)

Contiguous land within this zoning district shall consist of a minimum of 30% nonresidential uses.

(2)

Residential uses are encouraged to include income aligned and mixed income dwelling units. All residential development shall be required to comply with Broomfield's Inclusionary Housing requirements in Chapter 17-76, BMC.

(3)

Residential uses shall incorporate retail, commercial or entertainment uses along a minimum of 40% of street frontages.

(i)

Residential uses consisting of 100% income aligned housing consistent with Chapter 17-76, BMC shall be exempt from this requirement.

(4)

Open area. No additional open area shall be required other than the required public land dedication.

(G)

Residential density.

(1)

Minimum density of fifteen dwelling units per acre.

(2)

Maximum density of eighty-five dwelling units per acre.

(H)

Design requirements.

(1)

Creative design that pays careful attention to the building's contribution to the public realm—through massing, form, materials, and its relationship to the street—is required.

(2)

All facades of a building shall provide a level of finished architectural quality and be designed to a human scale. Each facade shall contain at least one change in color or texture. Additional detail shall be incorporated into the facade design by the use of the following methods:

(i)

Expression of a structural or architectural bay;

(ii)

Articulation of windows and doorways, which may include sills, mullions, or pilasters that create a three-dimensional expression;

(iii)

Change in material; or

(iv)

Variation in rooflines.

(3)

All facades of a building shall have at least one plane break along the facade at intervals of at least 100 feet composed of an offset of at least five feet in depth by twenty-five feet in length. The offset shall extend from grade to the highest story of the building. Any portion of a facade that is a glass curtain wall shall be exempted from this requirement.

(4)

Street facing facades shall include a minimum of 40% of the facade between two feet and ten feet above grade as windows or glass doors. All other facades shall include windows or other translucent cladding materials that closely resemble windows of not less than 15%.

(5)

Buildings with residential uses shall be designed with active frontages, with residential units facing the street, public right-of way, or common open space, with overhangs, balconies, windows, and individual entries and porches to enliven the street edge and add "eyes" on the street.

(i)

All ground-level units shall include an individual entry, porch, patio, or terrace.

(ii)

A minimum of 50% of upper-story units shall include a balcony or terrace with a minimum area of 24 square feet.

(6)

Adequate snow storage shall be provided on site.

(7)

All rooftop and ground mounted mechanical equipment shall be fully and permanently screened, and all rooftop projections such as pipes and vents shall be painted to match the roof surface color.

(8)

If a roof apparatus is not fully enclosed and is above the height of the parapet or is visible from adjacent roadways or public trails, open lands or open space, then the mechanical equipment will be concealed in a painted screen to match the roof color. Roof protrusions of lesser height will be painted to match the roof color.

(9)

Electrical distribution panels shall be contained within the building, service enclosures or screened from view.

(10)

Gas meters shall be screened from view and painted to match the building.

(11)

All refuse (trash) and recycling areas shall comply with Chapter 17-34-060 B.M.C.

(Ord. No. 2222, § 3, 7-30-2024)

(A)

The reviews, procedures, submission requirements, recording requirements, and other requirements of Title 16 and Title 17 shall apply to all properties designated as TOD-1, except as modified in this chapter.

(B)

Prior to the submittal of any site development plan, the applicant shall submit a concept plan for initial concept review consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17-38, Article I, B.M.C.

(C)

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 this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 2222, § 3, 7-30-2024)