Colorado Springs
Zoning districts
43 districts, grouped by category.
Overlay
9Area Design Standards Overlay
United States Air Force Academy Overlay
Airport Overlay
Historic Preservation Overlay
High Rise Overlay
Hillside Overlay
North Nevada Avenue Neighborhood Overlay
Streamside Overlay
Wildland Urban Interface Overlay
Public
4Industrial
6Business Park (Planned District)
Business Park Zone District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
General Industrial
General Industrial District
- Max height
- 80 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
Light Industrial
Light Industrial
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
Mixed use
11Form-Based Zone (Regulating Plan District)
Form-Based Zone (Regulating Plan District)
Mixed-Use Institutional
Mixed-Use Large Scale
MX-L: MIXED-USE LARGE SCALE
- Max height
- 65 ft
Mixed-Use Medium Scale
MX-M
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
Mixed-Use Neighborhood Scale
MX-N
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
Mixed-Use Transition
Mixed-Use Transition
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
Other
2Residential
10- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
Two-Family
R-2 Zone District
- Min lot
- 3,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Multi-Family Low
R-4 Zone District
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 3
Multi-Family High
R-5 Zone District
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 25 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 3
Single-Family - Estate
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
General provisions
18 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
This UDC applies to all land uses and development regardless of whether it imposes a greater or lesser restriction on the development or use of structures or land than a private covenant, provided however that the UDC does not supersede private covenants that are more restrictive unless specifically stated in this UDC.
Each property subject to this UDC shall comply with all applicable standards in the base and overlay zone district in which it is located, and shall, in addition, comply with all applicable standards and provisions in all other chapters of this UDC, including without limitation those in Article 7.3 (Use Regulations) and Article 7.4 (Development Standards and Incentives).
It shall be unlawful to use any building, structure, or land or to erect, move, structurally alter, convert, extend, or enlarge any building or other structure except in conformity with the requirements established in the zone district in which said structure, building, or land is located and in compliance with all applicable provisions of this UDC. (Ord. 23-03)
If two (2) or more of the regulations in this UDC conflict with each other, or conflict with other applicable laws or regulations of the City, or conflict with applicable state or federal law, the stricter provision shall apply, except as noted in Subsection B below.
The following zone districts are established as shown in Table 7.2.1-A.
The following zone districts are established as shown in Table 7.2.1-A.
The following zone districts are established as shown in Table 7.2.1-A.
The following zone districts are established as shown in Table 7.2.1-A.
The following zone districts are established as shown in Table 7.2.1-A.
The following zone districts are established as shown in Table 7.2.1-A.
The following zone districts are established as shown in Table 7.2.1-A.
The R-Flex Medium zone district accommodates a mix of detached and attached low- to medium-density housing up to a maximum residential density of five (5) to sixteen (16) dwelling units per acre.
R-Flex Low zone district accommodates a mix of detached and attached housing types up to a maximum residential density of up to six (6) dwelling units per acre. Residential density up to 6 du/ac; min lot size 2,000 sf per du; lot width 10 ft per du; front setback 10 ft; side setback 1 ft min with 6 ft combined; rear setback 10 ft; height 35 ft.
The R-Flex High zone district accommodates detached and attached medium- to high-density housing up to a maximum residential density of fifteen (15) to thirty (30) dwelling units per acre.
Lot area (minimum) 5 acres per single-family detached dwelling unit; Lot width 200 ft; Front 25 ft; Side 10 ft; Corner Lot Side Street 20 ft; Rear 35 ft; Building height 35 ft.
Lot area (minimum) 9,000 sf; Front setback 25 ft; Rear setback 20 ft.
Lot area (minimum) 6,000 sf. Front: House 15 ft or average of two adjacent... Rear: House and Attached Garage or Carport, General 15 ft. Lot Coverage: Building equal to or exceeding 18 ft in height 40%.
Lot area (minimum) 5,000 sf; Lot width (minimum) 50 ft; Lot coverage (maximum) 50%; Front setback 25 ft; Side interior 5 ft; Corner lot side street 15 ft; Rear 20 ft; Building height 35 ft.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- 7.1.101: TITLE:241 charsRead →
- 7.1.102: AUTHORITY:2K charsRead →
- 7.1.103: PURPOSE:785 charsRead →
- 7.1.104: APPLICABILITY:217 charsRead →
- 7.1.105: AUTHORITY TO INTERPRET:136 charsRead →
- 7.1.106: CONFORMITY WITH REGULATIONS REQUIRED:412 charsRead →
- 7.1.107: CONFLICTING PROVISIONS:586 charsRead →
- 7.1.108: RELATIONSHIP TO PRIVATE COVENANTS:379 charsRead →
- 7.1.109: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS:2.8K charsRead →
- 7.1.110: EFFECTIVE DATE:123 charsRead →
- 7.2.101: ZONE DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED:1.6K charsRead →
- 7.2.102: COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS:425 charsRead →
- 7.2.201: A: AGRICULTURAL:1.6K charsRead →
- 7.2.202: R-E: SINGLE-FAMILY - ESTATE:1.4K charsRead →
- 7.2.203: R-1 9: SINGLE-FAMILY - LARGE:1.6K charsRead →
- 7.2.204: R-1 6: SINGLE-FAMILY - MEDIUM:2K charsRead →
- 7.2.205: R-2: TWO-FAMILY:2.4K charsRead →
- 7.2.206: R-4: MULTI-FAMILY LOW:2.1K charsRead →
- 7.2.207: R-5: MULTI-FAMILY HIGH:2K charsRead →
- 7.2.208: R-FLEX LOW:2.5K charsRead →
- 7.2.209: R-FLEX MEDIUM:2.7K charsRead →
- 7.2.210: R-FLEX HIGH:2.4K charsRead →
- 7.2.301: OR: OFFICE RESIDENTIAL:2.6K charsRead →
- 7.2.302: MX-N: MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE:2.4K charsRead →
- 7.2.303: MX-T: MIXED-USE TRANSITION:1.9K charsRead →
- 7.2.304: MX-M: MIXED-USE MEDIUM SCALE:2.7K charsRead →
- 7.2.305: MX-L: MIXED-USE LARGE SCALE:2.6K charsRead →
- 7.2.306: MX-I: MIXED-USE INSTITUTIONAL:3K charsRead →
- 7.2.307: FBZ: FORM-BASED ZONE (REGULATING PLAN DISTRICT):5K charsRead →
- 7.2.401: BP: BUSINESS PARK:2.8K charsRead →
- 7.2.402: LI: LIGHT INDUSTRIAL:1.4K charsRead →
- 7.2.403: GI: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL:2K charsRead →
- 7.2.501: PF: PUBLIC FACILITIES:1.9K charsRead →
- 7.2.502: APD: AIRPORT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PLANNED DISTRICT):1.9K charsRead →
- 7.2.503: PK: PUBLIC PARKS:1.9K charsRead →
- 7.2.601: AP-O: AIRPORT OVERLAY:8.8K charsRead →
- 7.2.602: AF-O: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY OVERLAY:821 charsRead →
- 7.2.603: SS-O: STREAMSIDE OVERLAY:32.6K charsRead →