It is the purpose of the MU-1 district to provide opportunities for vibrant, high quality mixed use developments in both vertical and horizontal configurations that promote new development and redevelopment consisting of higher-density residential and nonresidential uses in a scale that enhances the surrounding area and city as a whole.

(Ord. No. 2222, § 4, 7-30-2024)

The following uses are permitted by right in the MU-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 services such as plumbing, bakery, food catering, household equipment, and appliance rental and repairs;

(E)

Daycares and other childcare facilities;

(F)

Food truck court;

(G)

Hotels and motels;

(H)

Live/work residential dwellings;

(I)

Medical and dental laboratories;

(J)

Multi-family residential dwellings;

(K)

Municipal Uses;

(L)

Offices including medical offices and clinics;

(M)

Parking structures;

(N)

Parks and recreation facilities;

(O)

Personal service shops;

(P)

Places of worship;

(Q)

Public and private schools;

(R)

Research and development;

(S)

Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments;

(T)

Retail stores;

(U)

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

(V)

Veterinarian clinics including overnight boarding; and

(W)

Accessory buildings and uses.

(Ord. No. 2222, § 4, 7-30-2024)

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

(A)

Commercial recreational uses, outdoor;

(B)

Pet daycares with overnight boarding; and

(C)

Wireless communication towers.

(Ord. No. 2222, § 4, 7-30-2024)

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

(A)

Building height.

(1)

Maximum building height is fifty feet.

(2)

When adjacent to low density residential zoned property, buildings shall be stepped up in height to provide for a transition. Portions of buildings within 50 feet of the property line of a low density residential zoned property shall not be more than the maximum allowed height of the low density residential zone district.

(B)

Setbacks.

(1)

The following are the setback requirements in the MU-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.

(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 should not be adjacent to the street.

(F)

Land use composition and mixture of uses.

(1)

Contiguous land with this zoning district shall consist of a minimum of 35% 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 25% 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 ten dwelling units per acre.

(2)

Maximum density of thirty 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 should be incorporated into the facade design by the use of at least three of the following methods:

(i)

Reveals;

(ii)

Belt courses;

(iii)

Cornices;

(iv)

Expression of a structural or architectural bay;

(v)

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

(vi)

Change in material; or

(vii)

Variation in rooflines.

(3)

All facades of a building that face a street or a public space shall have at least one variation in plane depth of at least one foot for every fifty linear feet of the length of the facade.

(4)

Where residential units are designed as townhomes or rowhomes, individual units shall be distinguished. This may be accomplished through the use of at least two of the following:

(i)

Change in wall plane;

(ii)

Change in color; or

(iii)

Change in roof form.

(5)

All other facades shall have one variation in plane depth of at least one foot for every 100 linear feet of the length of the facade. Any portion of a facade that is a glass curtain wall shall be exempted from this requirement.

(6)

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%.

(7)

Multi-family residential buildings, including those with ground floor retail, shall provide at least 75% of the total dwelling units with a least one private outdoor space in the form of a patio or balcony with a minimum area of twenty-four square feet.

(8)

Adequate snow storage shall be provided on site.

(9)

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.

(10)

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.

(11)

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

(12)

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

(13)

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

(Ord. No. 2222, § 4, 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 MU-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, § 4, 7-30-2024)