Do I have to live on the property in Broomfield?
✓ Verified against code · August 20, 2026
No, and Broomfield goes further than state law requires here. There is no residency requirement of any kind — not ongoing, and not even a check at the time you apply. The city's own FAQ says any property owner may add one ADU to any eligible property. HB24-1152 would still have permitted an application-time residency check; Broomfield chose not to keep one.
Citation: BMC §17-32-160; City ADU FAQ
How current is this?
Broomfield’s ADU rules run under BMC §17-32-160 (Accessory Dwelling Units) (Ordinance 2265). Broomfield is a consolidated city and county. Ordinance 2265, adopted September 9, 2025 and effective a week later, aligned its code with HB24-1152 and went further than the statute requires on owner-occupancy: the repeal of any residency requirement was in the ordinance from first reading and survived to adoption. Its parking test, though, is built differently from the statute's. We verified this answer against primary sources on August 20, 2026, and every change we catch is logged in the changelog.
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Not legal advice — lot-specific overlays can change the answer for your parcel. The citation above points at the governing code section; check it, or ask the city to confirm.