Bonai on the Common’s land-use plan submitted to the City of Boulder
May 09 2025
We are excited to announce that Bonai has filed a land-use application with the City of Boulder to initiate the City’s Site Review process to approve the development of a synagogue building on Lot 2B of Boulder Jewish Commons. This is the first formal step in a multi-step City of Boulder approval process.
Submitted to the city is the design work for the new synagogue to reflect the focus of the City review at this juncture: our overall site plan, the location of our building, the relationship of our building to the public realm, the quality and aesthetics of our building and perimeter fencing, and high level landscaping. While we anticipate that the City will generally be favorably inclined towards our project, it is common to be asked to make a number of changes before the City approves our project.
We anticipate the review and approval process will take approximately 6 months. Once the City of Boulder grants general approval, the next phase is the submission of Construction documents & Building Permit application. This phase will require submission of additional design and technical details.
You can view the design work submitted to the City of Boulder in the slideshow below, or by clicking here:
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