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Industrial – Service: Service industrial areas primarily used to provide to the
community a wide range of repair and service uses and
small-scale manufacturing uses.
Industrial – General: General industrial areas where a wide range of light
industrial uses, including research and manufacturing
operations and service industrial uses are located.
Industrial – Manufacturing: Industrial manufacturing areas primarily used for
research, development, manufacturing, and service
industrial uses in buildings on large lots.
Industrial – Mixed Services: Industrial areas on the edge of a main street commercial
area, which are intended to provide a transition between a
main street commercial area and established industrial
zones.
While the manufacture of beer, wine and distilled spirits are allowed in all of the above districts,
Boulder has traditionally limited commercial uses in these zones. Other than service industrial or
vehicle-related uses, most retail sales in the industrial districts are considered accessory to the
primary industrial use of the land and 1) must be subordinate to and customarily found with the
principal use of the land, and 2) operated for the benefit or convenience of the employees and
customers or visitors to the principal use of the property (Section 9-16-1, B.R.C. 1981).
Restaurants or food service at a manufacturing site are further restricted in their location, size
and market in order to limit the commercial use of the industrial properties, prevent loss of
manufacturing space in the city and to retain the vitality of the city’s commercial areas and retail
base.
Some of the current uses at the breweries, distilleries and wineries are allowed either by-right
(e.g. tap and tasting rooms) or through review (see table below). All restaurants in the industrial
districts are subject to specific use standards and must go through Administrative Review
(Section 9-2-2, B.R.C. 1981). The intent of the use standards for restaurants, as outlined in
Section 9-6-5(b)(3) of the code is to limit the amount of commercial use in the industrial districts
and to prevent negative impacts on parking and neighboring residential zones.
Current Uses at
Breweries, Distilleries
and Wineries
1. Manufacturing uses <
15,000 square feet
2. Manufacturing uses >
15,000 square feet
3. Tap and tasting rooms
where the products are
served (beer, spirits, or
wine)
Current Code Requirements (Industrial Zones)
Allowed in all industrial zones
Allowed in IG, IM
Prohibited in IMS
Requires Use Review in IS
Considered an accessory by-right use – subordinate to and
customarily found with the principal use.
4. Restaurants Considered a “Conditional Use” in the industrial zones and
subject to use standards in B.R.C. 9-6-5(b)(3) (see below)
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