Purpose and Intent
The CI District is established to accommodate larger-scale public or semi-public uses, municipal facilities, educational facilities, utilities, and noncommercial places of assembly. The CI District should be located near residential uses to serve the community while also ensuring sufficient vehicular and pedestrian access is provided.
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 CI district
Main Uses
Agriculture and Animal Related Uses
- Community Garden
Commercial Uses
No land uses listed
Entertainment Uses
No land uses listed
Industrial, Automotive, and Transportation Uses
- Parking Structure (SUP)
- Transit Passenger Shelter
- Transit Station
Lodging Uses
No land uses listed
Public and Institutional Uses
- Civic Meeting Facility
- Day Care Facility
- Hospital / Sanitarium (SUP)
- Library
- Park
- Post Office
- Public Entertainment / Recreation Facility
- Public Service / Safety Facility
- Religious Institution
- School, Public or Private
Residential Uses
No land uses listed
Utilities and Infrastructure Uses
- Public Utility Facilities
- Utility or Government Installation Other than Listed (SUP)
- Wireless Telecommunications, Tower and Equipment (SUP)
Accessory Uses
- Accessory Building / Structure
- Accessory Fleet Vehicle Storage / Maintenance
- Accessory Outdoor Storage
- Amateur Telecommunications Facility
- 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
- Temporary Concrete or Asphalt Batch Plant
- Temporary Grazing
- Temporary Parking Lot
- Temporary Use, Other
Development Standards:
To access the complete development standards for the CI zone district, use this link to Section 18-110 of the Code.
Table 18-110.1. CI District dimensional standards by use.
| Regulation | All Uses |
|---|---|
| Front or Street Side Setback, Minimum (feet) | 25 |
| Interior Side Setback, Minimum (feet) [1] | 15 |
| Rear Setback, Minimum (feet) | 15 |
| Building Height, Maximum (feet) [2] | 60 |
| Lot Coverage, Maximum (%) | 75 |
Table 18-110.1 footnotes:
- Standard shall not apply if fire-rated partition wall meeting all Thornton Building Code requirements is provided.
- Buildings over 45 feet in height shall meet the height transition standards in Section 18-142.