Broomfield, CO Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Broomfield's citywide off-street parking rule, section 17-32-080(E), already lets rural and rural residential districts (A-1, RR, E-1, and E-3) surface driveways and parking areas with asphalt, concrete, or rock or gravel at least three inches deep, kept free of vegetation. Section 17-13-070(C) layers an E-3-specific rule on top of that: notwithstanding section 17-32-080, driveways and parking areas in the E-3 Estate District may be built of gravel, concrete, brick, or asphalt, including recycled material, without the three-inch depth or vegetation-control language that applies elsewhere. The same section 17-13-070 caps open pasture fences in front yards at five feet and requires residences to use brick, stucco, or stone as their principal exterior material, with block no larger than 4 inches by 16 inches barred and frame or shingle siding limited to accent use.

Off-street parking on E-3 lots must still comply with the general lot coverage of no more than 20% of a residential lot under section 17-32-080(A) and the joint-use and screening rules of sections 17-32-090 through 17-32-120 where applicable. E-3 is the semirural estate district under section 17-13-010, applied where large single-family lots preserve a rural character, and its lot and yard rules under section 17-13-050 require a one-acre minimum lot and a 120-foot lot width.