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Attachment B_Rezoning ORD 8736 (FINAL 2025_12_18)
Special Meeting, Downtown Commercial District Meeting, and Knollwood Metropolitan District Meeting, January 8, 2026 · item 4K: Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only Ordinance 8736 rezoning approximately 65,122 squ… · 6 pages
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ORDINANCE 8736
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AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 65,122 SQUARE FEET OF LAND LOCATED AT 5501 ARAPAHOE AVENUE AND ADJACENT RIGHTS-OF-WAY FROM THE BUSINESS - COMMUNITY 1 (BC-1) TO THE MIXED USE 4 (MU-4) ZONING DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 9-5, “MODULAR ZONE SYSTEM,” B.R.C., 1981, AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO, FINDS:
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A public hearing before the Planning Board of the City of Boulder was duly held
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on November 18, 2025, in consideration of rezoning approximately 65,122 square feet of land
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from the Business - Community 1 (BC-1) zoning district to the Mixed Use 4 (MU-4) zoning
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district, that is a parcel of land generally located at 5501 Arapahoe Avenue, City of Boulder,
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County of Boulder, State of Colorado, as more particularly described on Exhibit A attached to this
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ordinance (the “5501 Arapahoe Property”), and the adjacent 55th Street right-of-way and the
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adjacent Arapahoe Avenue right-of-way, all currently zoned Business - Community 1 (BC-1),
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shown on Exhibit B attached (“Adjacent Rights-of-Way”). The 5501 Arapahoe Property and the
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Adjacent Rights-of-Way are collectively hereafter referred to as the “Property.”
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B.
The Planning Board found that the rezoning of the Property from the Business -
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Community 1 (BC-1) zoning district to the Mixed Use 4 (MU-4) zoning district is consistent with
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the policies and goals of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan; is necessary to bring the
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Property into compliance with the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan land use map designation
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of Mixed Use Transit-Oriented Development; and meets the criteria for rezoning to the MU-4
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zoning district as provided in Chapter 9-2, “Review Processes,” B.R.C. 1981;
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C.
The Planning Board recommended that the City Council amend the zoning district
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map to include the Property in the Mixed Use 4 (MU-4) zoning district as provided in Chapter 9-
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5, “Modular Zone System,” B.R.C. 1981;
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO: Section 1. Chapter 9-5, “Modular Zone System,” B.R.C. 1981, and the zoning district map forming a part thereof are amended to include the Property within the Mixed Use 4 (MU-4) zoning district.
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Section 2. The City Council finds that the rezoning of the Property from the Business -
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Community 1 (BC-1) zoning district to the Mixed Use 4 (MU-4) zoning district is consistent with
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the policies and goals of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, is necessary to bring the
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Property into compliance with the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan map, and meets the criteria
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for rezoning to the MU-4 zoning district as provided in Chapter 9-2, “Review Processes,” B.R.C.
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1981. The City Council adopts the recitals as a part of this ordinance.
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Section 3. The City Council has jurisdiction and legal authority to rezone the Property. Section 4. This ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city, and covers matters of local concern. The rezoning of the Property bears a substantial relation to, and will enhance the general welfare of, the Property and of the residents of the City of Boulder.
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Section 5. The City Council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by title
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only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for
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public inspection and acquisition.
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TITLE ONLY this 8th day of January, 2026.
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Aaron Brockett Mayor
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Attest:
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Elesha M. Johnson City Clerk
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READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY this 5th day of February, 2026.
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Attest:
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Elesha M. Johnson City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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(5501 Arapahoe Avenue)
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A parcel of land situate in the Southwest One-Quarter of Section 27, Township 1 North, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., County of Boulder, State of Colorado, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Section 27; Thence North 89 Deg. 59’ East, a distance of 30 feet; Thence North 0 Deg. 12’40” West, a distance of 60.30 feet to the True Point of Beginning; Thence continuing North 0 Deg. 12’40” West, a distance of 3569.70 feet; Thence North 89 Deg. 59’ East, a distance of 170.00 feet; Thence South 0 Deg. 12’40” East, a distance of 366.65 feet; Thence North 87 Deg. 40’30” West, a distance of 170.16 feet to the True Point of Beginning; EXCEPT those portions conveyed to the City of Boulder by Warranty Deed recorded November 7, 19083 as Reception No. 586690.
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EXHIBIT B
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REZONING MAP
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(5501 Arapahoe Avenue)
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