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Online Questionnaire Story Board – Use Table & Standards Phase 2
What could this look like?
I. Encourage 15-Minute Neighborhoods
The first overarching goal of the project is to encourage 15-minute neighborhoods through use
standards and table changes in all types of districts. The project is considering potential use
standard changes in residential, commercial or industrial neighborhoods to enable people greater
access to neighborhood serving uses (basic, day-to-day needs) within a 15-minute walk of people’s
homes or workplaces. This concept is called a 15-minute neighborhood, and seeks to encourage a
diversity of uses across zones and supported by walkable access.
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The following questions relate to encouraging 15-minute neighborhoods through the Use Standards and
Table update.
Questions:
1. Would you be open to use standard changes that may permit limited size commercial uses near
your home or workplace, if it made for greater walkable access to daily needs?
Choose one: Yes, No, Maybe. Additional comment (limited character field)
2. What types of 15-minute neighborhood uses would you be open to?
Select all that apply:
o Small scale grocers
o Personal services such as yoga studios, hair salons
o Retail such as hardware stores
o Coffeeshops or small eateries
o Other (limited character field)
3. Should additional locational or saturation limits be considered for such 15-minute neighborhood
uses?
Choose one: Yes, No, Maybe.
If Yes or Maybe, the additional response field below comes up-
Select all that apply:
o Only on multi-modal corridors (e.g., streets that carry traffic through a neighborhood
with bike facilities and transit access etc.)
o Only on corner lots
o Only a specified distance from another similar use (e.g., 1000 feet, 2000 feet etc.)
o Only allowed for a specific percentage of lots within a given area.
o Other (limited character field)
4. Should additional planning and design elements be considered for such 15-minute
neighborhood uses?
Select one: Yes, No, Maybe.
If Yes or Maybe, the additional response field below comes up-
Select all that apply (please note that some of these elements may be outside the scope of this
project, but could inform future considerations):
o Building size and scale
o Building architecture and design
o Landscaping and streetscape design
o Vehicular Parking
o Walkability and bike access
o Other (limited character field)
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5. Would you be open to use standards changes that would allow more flexibility for the following
uses citywide?
Select all that apply:
o Live / work businesses (an establishment that is also the residence of the person
working on premises)
o Artist studios and galleries
o Small-scale performance venues
o Other (limited character field)
6. Should the city consider allowing a greater mix of uses (including residential and restaurants) in
light industrial areas, provided there is access to transit and open space, and compatible
development nearby?
Select one: Yes, No, Maybe. Additional comment (limited characters field)
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What could this look like?
II. Support a String of Pearls and Neighborhood Centers
The project’s second overarching goal is to support a “string of pearls” consisting of mixed-use
nodes along corridors, and support walkable neighborhood centers of varying scales. As part of
the project’s considerations, the subcommittee has identified the Business Community zones as
existing nodes within the city that could better function as mixed-use centers for their
respective surrounding neighborhoods, providing daily services and needs. This idea of
interconnected neighborhood centers has been dubbed a “String of Pearls”.
The Land Use Code defines the current BC zones as Mixed Use Districts that are “Business areas
containing retail centers serving a number of neighborhoods, where retail-type stores
predominate.” Key Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) policies to consider include:
2.14 Mix of Complementary Land Uses
2.19 Neighborhood Centers
2.24 Commitment to a Walkable & Accessible City
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Where are the BC zones located?
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The following questions relate to supporting Neighborhood Centers (a “String of Pearls”) through the
Use Standards and Table update.
Questions:
1. Would you be open to use standard changes that encourage a greater mix of uses in the
Business Community (BC) zones as locations to encourage neighborhood centers?
Choose one: Yes, No, Maybe. Additional comment (limited character field)
2. What types of uses would you be open to encouraging more of in the BC zones?
Select all that apply:
o Residential uses, such as stacked flats
o Office uses
o Light industrial uses
o Personal services such as yoga studios, hair salons
o Retail such as hardware stores
o Coffeeshops or restaurants
o Other (limited character field)
3. What design and planning elements would be important to consider for such neighborhood
centers?
Select all that apply (please note that some of these elements may be outside the scope of this
project, but could inform future considerations):
o Building size and scale
o Building architecture and design
o Landscaping and streetscape design
o Public spaces (parks, plazas, community centers)
o Vehicular Parking
o Walkability and bike access
o Locational characteristics (example street intersections, near transit stops)
o Other (limited character field)
4. What other areas might be appropriate to consider for neighborhood centers?
Open Ended response (multiple line paragraph field)
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Questions:
1. Are you open to simplifying the Use Standards to streamline the number of similar uses (e.g.,
restaurant use categories) in the Use Table?
Select one: Yes, No, Maybe. Additional comment (limited character field)
2. In particular, are you open to consolidating the number of office use categories from six down to
a smaller number of office use categories? (include hyperlink to office definitions)
Select one: Yes, No, Maybe. Additional comment (limited character field)
3. What other ideas do you have for updating the Use Table Standards of the Land Use Code for
clarity and usability?
Open Ended response (multiple line paragraph field)
III. Incorporate Structural Use Table Updates
The third overarching goal for the project is to consider improving the Use Standards and Table
clarity and usability. These are structural updates to the table and standards itself and are
generally non-substantive. Examples would be consolidating numerous entries of similar use
categories into a single use category, updating definitions, and re-organizing elements of the Use
Standards and Table (for example separating industrial uses from commercial uses in the table).