Building Setbacks & Zoning in Fort Collins, CO (2026)
2 verified building setbacks & zoning rules for Fort Collins, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Setback Rules
In Fort Collins' Low Density Residential (R-L) District, the City's standard single-family zone, homes must sit back at least 20 feet from the front lot line and 15 feet from the rear line, dropping to 6 feet for alley-accessed garages, per Section 4.4(D)(2) of the Transitional Land Use Code. Side yards run 5 feet on interior lines and 15 feet on a corner lot's street side.
Fort Collins R-L Zone Yard Setbacks
Some RestrictionsFort Collins Transitional Land Use Code § 4.4(D)(2)
(2)Dimensional Standards.(a)Minimum lot width shall be sixty (60) feet for a single-family dwelling or child-care center and one hundred (100) feet for all other uses.(b)Minimum setback of the front yard shall be twenty (20) feet.(c)Minimum setback of the rear yard shall be fifteen (15) feet, except that the minimum setback of alley-accessed garages shall be six (6) feet.(d)For residential uses...
Structure Height Limits
In most Fort Collins residential zones, each residential story is capped at 12 feet 8 inches from average grade to the eave or wall-plate line under Section 3.8.17(A)(2)(d) of the Transitional Land Use Code. That per-story cap layers on top of each zone district's overall building-height maximum, such as the 28-foot cap for single-family homes in the Low Density Residential District.
Fort Collins Residential Building Height Limits
Some RestrictionsFort Collins Transitional Land Use Code § 3.8.17(A)(2)(d)
(d)A maximum vertical height of twelve (12) feet eight (8) inches shall be permitted for each residential story measured from average ground level at the center of all walls to the eave/wall intersection or wall plate height if there is no eave, or from floor to floor, or from floor to eave/wall intersection or wall plate height as applicable. This maximum vertical height shall apply only in th...
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