Broomfield, CO Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

Broomfield designates historic landmarks and districts under B.M.C. Chapter 17-72, first adopted by Ordinance 1813 in 2005. The seven-member Historic Landmark Board, at least 40 percent of whom must work in preservation-related disciplines such as architecture or archaeology under B.M.C. 17-72-030, reviews nominations against the criteria in B.M.C. 17-72-050: a property must generally be at least fifty years old and demonstrate one or more qualities such as being the site of a historic event with a societal effect, exemplifying the community's cultural, political, economic or social heritage, association with a notable person, or a typical example tied to a particular ethnic group.

Any owner, the city council, or an advisory board may nominate a property; if the nominator is not the owner, the owner's consent must be secured before the application is complete under B.M.C. 17-72-060. The board must hold a public hearing within thirty to sixty days of a completed application, and city council must hold its own hearing within sixty days of the board's referral, approving, modifying or disapproving the designation by resolution that is then recorded in Broomfield's real estate records under B.M.C. 17-72-070.

Once designated, a landmark retains that status in perpetuity unless the board finds, after a lawful demolition, that the site no longer meets the chapter's standards and recommends revocation to city council under B.M.C. 17-72-080. Owners of designated landmarks must not let features such as exterior walls, roofs, chimneys or masonry deteriorate, and the board must give an owner up to 120 days to make repairs before citation under B.M.C. 17-72-090.