Chipotle

This is a new development proposal! This project is currently under review and will be scheduled for hearings in accordance with the application review process timeline. This page can be utilized to stay up to date with the proposal and provide feedback on the request.

Project Overview

This is a proposal for a new freestanding restaurant, Chipotle Mexican Grill, near the northwest corner of CO 7 and Palisade Parkway. The proposal includes a 2,406 square foot restaurant building with a mobile-order pick-up lane. The developer is pursuing approval of a Site Development Plan/Urban Renewal Site Plan and a Final Plat for the subject project.

The required concept review for this project was completed on December 1, 2025, and is now proceeding to the formal development review. The applicant hosted the required neighborhood meeting on November 20, 2025. There were no members of the public that attended the neighborhood meeting.

Project Details

Applicant: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Location: 16802 Galapago Pl
Project Type: Site Development Plan/ Urban Renewal Site Plan and Final Plat

City and County Staff Analysis

Zoning, Surrounding Uses and Comprehensive Plan: The zoning for this parcel is PUD. It is located in the Palisade Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) Plan Area.

The parcel is within the Mixed-Use Commercial area of the Palisade Park PUD. The PUD allows free standing retail sites, including restaurants with drive-through facilities, as a permitted commercial land use in this location.

The Comprehensive Plan land use designation for this parcel is mixed-use commercial. A restaurant is consistent with this land use.

Site Circulation, Parking and Multimodal Access: Under this proposal, vehicles would access the site from West 168th Place on the north side of the site, utilizing the shared access between the subject property and the adjacent lot to the east. Parking would be accessed via a the drive aisle east of the proposed building. A drive aisle, serving a mobile order pick-up lane, would also circulate the proposed building around the west side of the building. The image below shows the proposed circulation plan for the subject site.

Deviations: Per the submitted site development plan, a deviation from the BMC has been requested for parking to exceed to the maximum permitted. The proposed site development plan includes 35 parking spaces. The subject site is within a Parking Reduction Area (PRA), which establishes the maximum allowable parking to be set at the minimum required, 14 parking spaces.

Possible Key Issues: The submitted site development plan proposes 35 parking spaces, instead of the maximum permitted 14 parking spaces. The applicant has provided justification stating that during peak hour shifts up to 12 employees could be working at a time, which would limit parking for customers. Additionally, per the submitted site development plan, three of the provided parking spaces would be utilized as snow storage during winter months and based based on their projected sales the applicant states that Chipotle recommends 30 standard parking spaces for customers.

Process & Next Steps

The Urban Renewal Area Site Plan, Site Development Plan, and Final Plat are currently being reviewed by all applicable referral agencies. Site Development Plans and Final Plats are reviewed by the Land Use Review Commission at a public hearing, where the Commission votes to approve (with or without conditions) or deny the request.

The Site Development Plan is limited to approximately 1.03 acres, and since the project area is less than 7 acres in size it is also subject to Land Use Review Commission approval or denial and is subject to the City Council call-up provision in the Broomfield Municipal Code.

Public Engagement

You can engage with this project using the Questions and Comments tabs below, by emailing planning@broomfield.org or by providing comments at a public hearing. Following the review of the formal application, public hearings will be scheduled in accordance with the application review process timeline. Public notices will be sent to property owners within 1,000 feet of this project, sign(s) will be posted on the property and a notice will be published in the Broomfield Enterprise newspaper. Members of the public can attend the public hearings and provide in person comments if desired.