Chapter 17-09 RR Rural Residential District

17-09-010 Intent.

17-09-020 Permitted uses; by right.

17-09-030 Permitted uses; by special review.

17-09-040 Lot and yard requirements.

17-09-050 Building height.

17-09-060 General provisions.

17-09-010 Intent.

It is intended that the RR district be applied to those areas where large single-family lots are desired to allow a rural environment. (Ord. 1365 §1, 1999)

17-09-020 Permitted uses; by right.

The following uses are permitted by right in the RR district:
(A) One-family dwellings;
(B) The cultivation of crops;
(C) The grazing and keeping of animals, including supplementary feeding, provided that such grazing and keeping is not a part of, nor conducted in conjunction with, any dairy, feed yard, or livestock sales yard, provided that concentrations of animals in excess of the following shall not be permitted:
Type of Animal
Number of Animals
Alpacas
4 per acre
Bees (colonies)
5 per acre
Cats
4
Cattle
4 per acre
Chickens (hens/roosters)
30 per acre
Chinchillas
30 per acre
Dogs
4
Ducks/geese
50 per acre
Emus
15 per acre
Ferrets
50 per acre
Game fowl
50 per acre
Goats
8 per acre
Guinea pigs
50 per acre
Horses
4 per acre
Llamas
4 per acre
Mules
4 per acre
Ostriches
15 per acre
Peafowl
50 per acre
Type of Animal
Number of Animals
Pigeons
50 per acre
Rabbits
50 per acre
Sheep
8 per acre
Swine
8 per acre
Turkeys
50 per acre
Yaks
4 per acre
(D) Accessory buildings which are nonhabitable, are typically associated with the permitted uses, and that are consistent with the architecture and use of the principal structure;
(E) Home occupations as defined in section 17-32-020;
(F) Underground distribution and transmission lines for public utilities when the lines primarily serve the city;
(G) Public uses as follows:
(1) Water facilities, including storage,
(2) Wastewater treatment facilities,
(3) Related facilities; and
(H) Open lands, including park and recreation areas and open space areas. (Ord. 1365 §1, 1999)

17-09-030 Permitted uses; by special review.

The following uses are permitted by special review in the RR district:
(A) Schools, public and private (noncommercial);
(B) Churches and church facilities;
(C) Public and private noncommercial recreation areas and facilities other than those included as permitted uses;
(D) Public utility substations and major transmission lines when said lines primarily serve areas other than Broomfield, except that substations shall not contain major office, repair, or storage space;
(E) Child day care facilities;
(F) Cemeteries;
(G) One-family dwellings on lots smaller than 2.25 acres;
(H) Oil or gas wells;
(I) Private poultry houses containing not more than 400 square feet of ground plan area; and
(J) The grazing, keeping, and supplementary feeding of beefalo, buffalo, deer, elk, and bovine bulls. (Ord. 1365 §1, 1999)

17-09-040 Lot and yard requirements.

The following are the minimum lot and yard requirements in the RR district:
(A) Principal building:
Lot area
2.25 acres
Lot width
200 feet
Lot depth
330 feet
Front yard
50 feet
Rear yard
150 feet
Side yard
25 feet
Minimum floor area
1,400 square feet
(B) Accessory building:
Rear yard
150 feet
Side yard
20 feet
Maximum floor area
2,500 square feet
(Ord. 1365 §1, 1999)

17-09-050 Building height.

Buildings in the RR district shall be no higher than thirty-three feet as measured in accordance with the provisions of section 17-38-320(F). (Ord. 1365 §1, 1999)

17-09-060 General provisions.

(A) The use of land in the RR district shall also conform to the off-street parking requirements in section 17-32-040; the sign code in chapter 17-44; the fences, hedges, and walls provisions of section 17-32-140; and all other provisions of this title 17.
(B) The local streets shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the rural road section in the standards and specifications as adopted by reference in chapter 14-04.
(C) Street lights shall be provided at intersections in accordance with the requirements of the standards and specifications as adopted by reference in chapter 14-04.
(D) A connection to the city water system is required unless expressly exempted by the city council.
(E) A connection to the city wastewater system is required unless expressly exempted by the city council.
(F) Accessory buildings and uses as provided in chapter 17-32 must conform with the following criteria:
(1) Accessory buildings must meet all of the provisions of this title; and
(2) Accessory buildings must be of the kind customarily found in rural residential areas.
(G) The clustering of buildings is encouraged in order to preserve common open areas. Variations to the lot and yard requirements may be approved as a use permitted by special review. (Ord. 1365 §1, 1999)