The demand for multiple-family housing should be accommodated primary through this district. The location of this zone should occur in areas where intense urban development can assist in providing convenience to its occupants without negatively affecting the environment and safety of the neighborhood. (Ord. 149 Art. 11 §1, 1973)

The following uses are permitted by right in the R-5 district:

(A) One-family dwellings;

(B) Multiple-family dwellings;

(C) Boardinghouses and roominghouses;

(D) Fraternity and sorority houses;

(E) Churches and church facilities;

(F) Public and private schools, including child day care facilities;

(G) Public recreation areas and facilities;

(H) Aboveground or underground distribution and transmission lines for public utilities when said lines primarily serve the city;

(I) Automobile parking areas for permitted uses;

(J) Home occupations as defined in section 17-32-020; and

(K) Accessory buildings and uses. (Ord. 744 §1, 1987)

The following uses are permitted by special review in the R-5 district:

(A) Noncommercial recreational uses;

(B) Residential planned unit developments (PUD);

(C) Colleges and universities;

(D) Mobile home communities, subject to the provisions of chapter 17-42;

(E) Hospitals, nursing homes, and sanitariums;

(F) Medical and dental clinics;

(G) Offices;

(H) Public utility substations and major transmission lines when said lines primarily serve areas other than Broomfield. Substations shall not contain major office, repair, or storage space;

(I) Municipal buildings;

(J) Public uses as follows:

(1) Water facilities, including storage,

(2) Wastewater treatment facilities, and

(3) Related facilities;

(K) Child day care facilities; and

(L) Oil wells or gas wells. (Ord. 149 Art. 11 §3, 1973; Ord. 257 Art. 1 §3, 1975; Ord. 968 §9, 1993)

Maximum density in the R-5 district shall not exceed twenty units per gross acre. Under a planned unit development, density may be increased to twenty-five units per acre. (Ord. 149 Art. 11 §4, 1973)

The following are minimum lot and yard requirements in the R-5 district:

Depth is increased twenty feet when rear lot line is adjacent to a street other than a local street; or if adjacent to a railroad, major utility overhead transmission line or a commercial or industrial zone. (Ord. 149 Art. 11 §5, 1973)

Maximum building height in the R-5 district shall not exceed two stories or thirty feet within one hundred feet of the boundary of an E-1, E-2, or R-1 district. Beyond that distance, the building height may be greater, if approved by the city in accordance with chapter 17-30. (Ord. 149 Art. 11 §6, 1973)

In the R-5 district, a minimum of forty percent of the site shall be developed and maintained as open area for use by the occupants of the project. (Ord. 149 Art. 11 §7, 1973; Ord. 1364 §3, 1998)

Use of land in the R-5 district shall also conform to the parking, signing, and other provisions of this title. (Ord. 149 Art. 11 §8, 1973)