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Broomfield Council signals support to modernize medium‑ and high‑density residential zoning; staff to pursue outreach and research taller buildings
Summary
City staff proposed renaming and updating R3 and R5 residential districts and creating a new R7 high‑density district. Council members broadly backed starting community engagement; council directed staff to research taller (8–10 story) options for a high‑density district while leaving setbacks under review.
City planning staff told the City and County of Broomfield City Council they plan to modernize the municipal code’s medium‑ and high‑density residential standards to increase housing variety and streamline review for multifamily development.
Principal planner (presenting staff member) summarized proposed changes: rename R3 from "medium density" to "medium‑low density" and revise standards to allow townhomes, duplexes and lower‑density multifamily; rename R5 from "high density" to "medium‑high density" with higher heights and densities; and create a new R7 district intended for higher‑density multifamily development (staff proposed a 60‑foot maximum and up to 80 dwelling units per acre under the draft standards).
Why it matters: Planning staff said the existing 1973 zoning regime and the Municipal Code’s PUD uniform residential standards are out of step with modern development and that developers are overwhelmingly using PUD rezoning for residential projects because the current base zone…
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