Pueblo, CO Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- District
- R-1 Single-Family Residential
- Max height
- 35 feet
- R-8 manufactured-home district
- 20 feet
- Set by
- Schedule of District Regulations table
Summary
Pueblo limits residential structures in the R-1 Single-Family District to a maximum building height of thirty-five feet under the Title XVII Schedule of District Regulations.
SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS (Part I, Residential)
A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 R-1 R-2 R-2U R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 RCN
(a) Min Lot Area Single Family 40 ac 5 ac 1 ac ½ ac 7000sf 5000sf (D)
5000sf (B) 4000sf (B) 3000sf (B) 3000sf 3000sf 3400sf 5000sf (B) 2500sf
(b) Min Lot Area Two-Family 80 ac 10 ac — — — — — 5000sf 4000sf 4000sf 4000sf — — 5000sf
(c) Min Lot Width 600' 300' 140' 140' 70' 50' (D)50' 50' 50' 50' 50' — 50' 25'
(d) Max Coverage of Lot 25% 25% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% — 50% 50% (75% by review)
(e) Max Floor Area Ratio — — — — — — — — — 2 2 — — —
(f) Max Building Height — — 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' — — 35' 20' 35'
(g) Min Front Yard Setback 25' 25' 25' 25' 25' 25' (D) 18' 25' 25' 25' 25' 5' 20' (E)
(h) Min Side Yard Setback (A)
(C) 15' (A)
(C) 15' (A) 15' (A) 15' (A) 5' (A) 5' (A) 5' (A) 5' (A) 5' (A)
(C) 5' (A)
(C) 5' 5' (A) 5' (F)
(i) Min Rear Yard Setback (A)
(C) 15' (A)
(C) 15' (A) 15' (A) 15' (A) 15' (A) 15' (A) 15' (A) 15' (A)
(A) 15' (A)
(C) 15' (C) 15' 5' (A) 10' (A) 15'
(A)Accessory Buildings need only be set back five feet, except when Section 17-4-6 is applicable. Also note exceptions listed in Section 17-4-23.(B)See Section 17-4-4 for lot size requirements for multiple unit housing.(C)See Section 17-4-6(1).(D)See Section 17-4-4(g).(E)See Section 17-4-4 for front yard setbacks.(F)See Section 17-4-4 for side yard setbacks.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Pueblo's Schedule of District Regulations (Part I, Residential) caps maximum building height at thirty-five feet in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District, matching the cap used across most of the city's residential districts (R-2, R-2U, R-3, R-4, R-7 and RCN). The R-8 mobile/manufactured home district is capped lower, at twenty feet, while the A-1, A-2 agricultural districts and the R-5, R-6 multi-family districts carry no listed maximum in the table.
Violations & Fines
Constructing a residential structure taller than the district maximum without an approved variance is a zoning violation, blocked at building permit review by Pueblo's Planning and Community Development Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall can a house be in Pueblo's R-1 zone?
Is the height limit different for manufactured or mobile homes?
Sources & Official References
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