City Council adopted to the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan on Oct. 6, 2022. The plan guides the evolution of East Boulder over the next two decades into a local business hub with a variety of housing options and an artful community that is well connected to the surrounding city and the region.
On February 20, 2025 City Council voted 8-1 to approve Ordinance 8669, updating the city’s Form-Based Code and applying this code to some areas in East Boulder. Council is scheduled to approve the final version of the ordinance on consent at the March 6, 2025 meeting. The code changes will take effect on April 5, 2025.
No, the city is not rezoning any parcels in the East Boulder subcommunity. If a property owner is interested in changing or expanding the allowed uses on their property, they may submit a Rezoning Review application
Yes, the city is not rezoning any parcels in the East Boulder subcommunity.
No, there is no requirement to change anything on your property as a result of the code update.
If your property is identified as a FBC area in the Appendix L map of the Boulder Revised Code, then FBC applies. The update proposes to add most of the “Areas of Change” identified in the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan (pg. 22) to the Appendix L map. If City Council approves this update, the FBC will apply to those properties following the adoption of an ordinance.
A FBC review process may be applicable to major additions to existing buildings (more than 60 percent), new façades within the frontage setback, major replacements of existing facades within the frontage setback (more than 60 percent ), and full redevelopment proposals. Renovations of an existing building that do not exceed these thresholds will not be subject to FBC. Properties with an existing Planned Unit Development (PUD) or Site Review approval are also not subject to FBC, but may choose to ‘opt-in’ to a FBC review.
If you have a previously approved Site Review or a Planned Unit Development (PUD), your approved application is still in effect and FBC does not apply. Changes to these properties will be reviewed through the Site Review Amendment process. You may still choose to ‘opt-in’ and redevelop your property under the FBC Review process by rescinding the previous approval.
