Purpose and Intent
The BP District is established to accommodate clustered areas of primary employment. The BP District is intended to support business parks and corporate campuses that complement and enhance the image and identity of the city. New development in the BP District should vary in intensity, with higher intensity development, including warehouses, located in limited areas along I-25 and E-470.
Summary of Allowable Uses
Please refer to Section 18-168 for a complete list of principal uses; Section 18-334 contains a list of accessory uses; and Section 18-366 contains a list of temporary uses.
Legend:
- (SUP): Special Use Permit required
- (L): Limited use standards apply
- (TUP) Temporary Use Permit required
Note: If no item in the legend is listed next to a listed land use, it is permitted by right in the BP district
Main Uses
Agriculture and Animal Related Uses
- Animal Clinic / Day Care, with Outdoor Runs
- Animal Clinic / Day Care, without Outdoor Runs
- Community Garden
- Crop Production (L)
- Indoor Horticulture / Aquaculture
Commercial Uses
- Artisan Manufacturing
- Bank, Credit Union, Financial Services
- Bar / Lounge / Tavern (SUP)
- General Commercial, 5,000 sq ft or less
- General Office / Professional Services, 5,000 sq ft or less
- General Office / Professional Services, more than 5,000 sq ft
- Liquor Store
- Medical Clinic
- Micro Alcohol
- Natural Medicine Healing Center
- Personal Services
- Private Convention Center (SUP)
- Private Event/Banquet Facility
- Restaurant 5,000 sq ft or less
- Restaurant more than 5,000 sq ft
- Tobacco Store (SUP)
Entertainment Uses
- Cultural and Arts Facility
- Private Entertainment / Recreation / Fitness Facility, Indoor
- Private Entertainment / Recreation / Fitness Facility, Outdoor
- Movie Theater
- Shooting Range, Indoor
Industrial, Automotive, and Transportation Uses
- Brewery / Winery / Distillery
- Catering
- Commercial Bus Station and Terminal (SUP)
- Commercial Kitchen
- Heavy Industrial, Indoor (SUP)
- Heliport (SUP)
- Light Industrial, Indoor
- Marijuana Testing Facility
- Mining (SUP)
- Natural Medicine Manufacturer, Cultivation
- Parking Structure (SUP)
- Recycling Collection Center (SUP)
- Self-Service Storage Indoor Above Ground Floor
- Transit Passenger Shelter
- Transit Station
- Truck, Machinery, Heavy Equipment Sales, Rental, Service or Repair (SUP)
- Vehicle Fueling Station (SUP)
- Vehicle Rental (SUP)
- Vehicle Service - Minor Repair / Maintenance (SUP)
- Warehouse – Distribution (SUP)
- Warehouse Showroom / Office
- Warehouse - Storage (SUP)
- Well / Production Sites
Lodging Uses
- Hotel and Motel
Public and Institutional Uses
- Business / Technical / Trade School, Indoor Activity Only
- Cemetery / Mausoleum (SUP)
- Civic Meeting Facility
- Crematorium (SUP)
- Day Care Facility
- Funeral Home / Mortuary
- Hospital / Sanitarium
- Institutional Residential, Assisted Living and Long-Term Care (SUP)
- Library
- Park
- Post Office
- Public Entertainment / Recreation Facility
- Public Service / Safety Facility
- Religious Institution
Residential Uses
No land uses listed
Utilities and Infrastructure Uses
- Commercial Satellite Dish (SUP)
- Public Utility Facilities
- Utility or Government Installation Other than Listed (SUP)
- Water Treatment Plant, Reservoir and Water Storage Tanks
- Wireless Telecommunications, Tower and Equipment (SUP)
Accessory Uses
- Accessory Building / Structure
- Accessory Fleet Vehicle Storage / Maintenance (SUP)
- Accessory Food Truck Court (L)
- Accessory Outdoor Merchandise Display and Sales
- Accessory Outdoor Seating
- Accessory Outdoor Storage
- Accessory Retail / Restaurant
- Amateur Telecommunications Facility
- Drive-Through Facilities
- Golf Safety Net (SUP)
- Solar Energy Collection System, Canopy
- Solar Energy Collection System, Ground-Mounted
- Solar Energy Collection System, Roof-Mounted
- Wind Energy Conversion Systems
- Wireless Telecommunications, Building/Structure Mounted
Temporary Uses
- Mobile Vendor
- Seasonal Sales
- Special Event
- Temporary Concrete or Asphalt Batch Plant
- Temporary Donation Collection Bin
- Temporary Grazing
- Temporary Parking Lot
- Temporary Use, Other
Development Standards:
To access the complete development standards for the BP zone district, use this link to Section 18-94 of the Code.
Table 18-94.1. BP District dimensional standards by use.
| Regulation | All Uses |
|---|---|
| Front or Street Side Setback, Minimum (feet) | 25 |
| Interior Side Setback, Minimum (feet) [1] [2] | 15 |
| Rear Setback, Minimum (feet) [2] | 15 |
| Building Height, Maximum (feet) [3] | 120 |
| Lot Coverage, Maximum (%) | 80 |
Table 18-94.1 footnotes:
- Standard shall not apply if fire rated partition wall meeting all Thornton Building Code requirements is provided.
- Standard shall depend on required buffer yards as detailed in Section 18-600.
- Buildings over 45 feet in height shall meet the height transition standards in Section 18-142.