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Project Overview

The proposed automobile dealership includes a showroom for sales and offices and a service area to the back of the building. Automobile inventory storage is shown at the northwest side of the lot. Parking is provided for customers and employees at the front and side of the building. The Hyundai dealership will also include a sign package and landscaping. Access is proposed from Industrial Lane. The auto dealership will provide the business that is to the southeast secondary access.  

Project Details

• Applicant: Foundation Automotive
• Location: 4101 Industrial Lane
• Project Type: Planned Unit Development, Site Development Plan/Urban Renewal Site Plan/Use by Special Review and Final Plat

City and County Staff Analysis

Interchange Influence Area: The property is located within the Interchange Influence Area (IIA). It is subject to the Broomfield Municipal Code Chapter 17-29. Chapter 17-29 lists development requirements and prohibited uses within this overlay district. One of the prohibited uses is automobile sales or storage. The IIA designation fosters high-quality development in the area of the interchange of the Northwest Parkway and US 36. 

The City Council reviewed the concept plan during a public meeting on October 17, 2023. The staff report indicated that a request for a variance to Chapter 17-29 with regard to prohibiting automobile sales and storage would be required. A use by special review request to allow for automobile-related uses would also be required.

Conformance with the Zoning and Compatibility with Surrounding Uses: 

The property is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) - no plan (NP). It is also subject to the US 36 West Corridor Urban Renewal Plan (URP) and the Interchange Influence Area. Design guidelines require that the buildings are oriented towards the highway and that parking is screened and setback. Automobile-related uses require use by special review permit, per the US 36 West Corridor URP. This process would be requested in conjunction with a urban renewal site plan.

The adjacent uses include an office/warehouse immediately to the southeast. To the northwest, there is a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)-owned 1.61-acre lot with a detention pond and a Broomfield-owned lot that is used for a lift station that serves Interlocken. US Highway 36 is to the south of Industrial Lane. The proposed use is compatible with the surrounding uses.

The Comprehensive Plan designation for the property is "Industrial."  This designation includes areas characterized by light and heavy industrial, office, manufacturing, research and development, warehousing, and some commercial uses. The proposed automobile dealership is in conformance with this designation. 

US 36 West Corridor Urban Renewal Plan Design Standards: 

1. Set back parking spaces located along Industrial Lane and include landscape buffering. The inventory parking is located along the perimeter of the site, with the sales/showroom and service building oriented at the eastern side with parking for customers and inventory along Industrial Lane.

2. Orient buildings towards the front of the lot. In this case, this is Industrial Lane and US Highway 36. The building's front elevation is oriented towards US Highway 36/Industrial Lane. Parking spaces are set aside to store inventory.  Parking spaces for customers and employees is shown along the front and northwest side of the building. The building includes glazing along the frontage with fenestration through different building/architectural finishes. 

3. Create a pedestrian-friendly image along the street frontages. This can include windows for the front-facing buildings and other architectural features.  A regional trail segment is depicted parallel to US Highway 36 at Industrial Lane. This property fronts a planned route for a regional bike path..

4. Design the on-site detention pond to resemble a natural water body; this could include keeping the existing contours of the site. The onsite detention pond is shown to the northwest of the building. 

Access, Parking, Inventory Storage, Landscaping, and Setbacks: 

One point of access is proposed from Industrial Lane. Drive aisles provide circulation into and throughout the site. Inventory parking, customer and employee parking, and electric vehicle parking is provided. Parking for inventory is shown at the western portion of the lot with customer and employee parking shown at the southern elevation of the sales/showroom and service station building. Secondary access is shown at the southeastern side. Shared access will be between this site and the adjoining property. 

Landscaping is concentrated along the front street edge of the lot and throughout the vehicle storage lot.

Signage - Corporate signage is shown on the building elevation and at the entrance. All signs are subject to a separate sign permit.

Long-Range Financial Plan The proposed use is consistent with the land use assumptions identified within the 2016 Comprehensive Plan. There is no anticipated impact on the Long Range Financial Plan.

Potential Key Issues for Discussion: 

• Automobile uses are listed as a prohibited use in the Interchange Influence Area, Chapter 17-29 of the Broomfield Municipal Code. The PUD plan includes a request for a variance to allow for the auto dealership.

Public Engagement

Public comment can be provided via the forum below or emailed directly to the case planner. Questions should be posted in the "Q&A" section. Feedback will be provided to the applicant for consideration and questions will be provided a response within 72 business hours. Prior to public hearings on the proposal public notice will be provided to nearby residents outlining the meeting date and attendance information. All comments on the Broomfield Voice and sent via email will be provided to LURC and City Council prior to their review of the proposal.