Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Mesa County, CO (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Mesa County, Colorado.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Mesa County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Density Bonus Law
In the Agricultural, Forestry, Transitional (AFT) district, Mesa County lets a subdivision exceed its base one-lot-per-five-acres density only through a density bonus process. To qualify, the property's Future Land Use Classification must be one Table 7-1 flags as bonus-eligible, and the applicant must reserve 30 to 50 percent of the site as open or agricultural land, scaled to the added density requested.
Mesa County AFT Density Bonus Criteria
Significant RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code § 7.02(C)(1)-(2)
1. Eligibility To qualify for a density bonus, the property must have a Future Land Use Classification depicted in Table 7-1 as appropriate for a density bonus. 2. Process The Major Subdivision application process shall be followed (Section 4.10 E.). In addition to the standards and criteria required for approval of a major subdivision, subdivisions requesting density bonus must apply the follo...
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