TITLE 17 ZONING
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:
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Type of Animal
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Number of Animals
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Alpacas
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4 per acre
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Bees (colonies)
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5 per acre
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Cats
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4
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Cattle
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4 per acre
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Chickens (hens/roosters)
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30 per acre
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Chinchillas
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30 per acre
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Dogs
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4
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Ducks/geese
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50 per acre
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Emus
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15 per acre
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Ferrets
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50 per acre
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Game fowl
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50 per acre
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Goats
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8 per acre
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Guinea pigs
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50 per acre
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Horses
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4 per acre
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Llamas
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4 per acre
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Mules
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4 per acre
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Ostriches
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15 per acre
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Peafowl
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50 per acre
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Type of Animal
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Number of Animals
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Pigeons
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50 per acre
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Rabbits
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50 per acre
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Sheep
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8 per acre
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Swine
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8 per acre
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Turkeys
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50 per acre
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Yaks
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4 per acre
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(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:
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Lot area
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2.25 acres
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Lot width
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200 feet
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Lot depth
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330 feet
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Front yard
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50 feet
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Rear yard
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150 feet
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Side yard
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25 feet
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Minimum floor area
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1,400 square feet
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(B) Accessory building:
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Rear yard
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150 feet
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Side yard
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20 feet
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Maximum floor area
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2,500 square feet
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(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)
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