Land Use Table and Standards

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PROJECT UPDATE: Ordinance 8590, the final ordinance of the Use Table project, was adopted by City Council on November 16. This concludes the Use Table and Standards Project.

The Use Table displays the allowed land uses in the various zoning districts of the city, and is found within Chapter 6 of the Land Use Code. In 2018, the Planning Board identified the revision of the Use Table and Standards as a priority item for Land Use Code updates. Phase One of the project was completed in 2019. Phase Two was paused in Fall 2020 due to staffing challenges during the pandemic, but the work has restarted in 2022.

The initial goals of the project include:

  • Simplifying the Use Table and streamline the regulations where possible, making the Use Standards and Table more understandable and legible.
  • Creating more predictability and certainty in the Use Standards chapter of the Land Use Code.
  • Aligning the Use Table and permitted uses with the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan goals, policies and land use designations.
  • Identifying any community-desired land use gaps in the Use Table and Standards, and better enabling the desired land uses in the identified neighborhoods as well as in commercial and industrial districts.

Watch the below video to learn more or visit the project webpage.


PROJECT UPDATE: Ordinance 8590, the final ordinance of the Use Table project, was adopted by City Council on November 16. This concludes the Use Table and Standards Project.

The Use Table displays the allowed land uses in the various zoning districts of the city, and is found within Chapter 6 of the Land Use Code. In 2018, the Planning Board identified the revision of the Use Table and Standards as a priority item for Land Use Code updates. Phase One of the project was completed in 2019. Phase Two was paused in Fall 2020 due to staffing challenges during the pandemic, but the work has restarted in 2022.

The initial goals of the project include:

  • Simplifying the Use Table and streamline the regulations where possible, making the Use Standards and Table more understandable and legible.
  • Creating more predictability and certainty in the Use Standards chapter of the Land Use Code.
  • Aligning the Use Table and permitted uses with the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan goals, policies and land use designations.
  • Identifying any community-desired land use gaps in the Use Table and Standards, and better enabling the desired land uses in the identified neighborhoods as well as in commercial and industrial districts.

Watch the below video to learn more or visit the project webpage.


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15-Minute Neighborhoods

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“15-minute neighborhoods” are neighborhoods where daily goods, services and transit are within a 15-minute walk (about a 1/4 mile) of where people live or work. The 15-minute neighborhood is a key concept found within the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.

Place a pin on the map where you would like to see the corresponding uses below. For example, if you would like to see small-scale groceries, coffee shops, or pharmacies on a corner near where you live, you would place a Retail Pin at your location of choice on the map. Then feel free to leave an associated comment with a more detailed description of the use and/or the location.

CLOSED: This map consultation has concluded