Colorado Springs, CO Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

2 setback schedule. R-1 6 (Sec. 204, the city's standard single-family lot at 6,000 sf minimum) requires a 15-foot front setback for the house, or the average setback of the two nearest developed lots on the same street frontage, whichever is greater, while an attached garage must sit at least 20 feet back from the sidewalk, and any house or garage adjacent to a collector, parkway, or arterial street needs 25 feet. Side setbacks are 5 feet (interior) and 15 feet on a corner lot's side street; rear setbacks are 15 feet for a house or attached garage, dropping to 5 feet for a detached garage or carport accessed from an alley or rear easement.

Larger-lot districts require deeper yards: R-E (Sec. 202, 20,000 sf minimum) sets a 25-foot front, 10-foot interior side, and 25-foot rear setback, and the Agricultural A district (Sec. 201) requires 25 feet front, 10 feet side, and 35 feet rear. Maximum building height in these districts is capped at 35 feet. 2 (Dimensional Standards) and Sec. 304 (Accessory Uses). Under Sec. 524 (Administrative Adjustment), the Planning Manager may approve up to a 15 percent reduction from any dimensional standard, including setbacks, without a public hearing; anything beyond 15 percent must instead be processed as a Non-Use Variance under Sec. 525. R-1 6 standards were most recently amended by Ordinance 25-45.