Greeley, CO Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Downtown Design Guide (2026)
Key Facts
- Off-street auto parking
- Not required downtown
- Density/height/setback limits
- Fully exempted
- Preferred frontage (nonres/mixed-use)
- Frontage A, Table 24-6-5
- Bicycle parking
- Still required
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 20, 2025, eff. 6-17-2025
Summary
Greeley's Downtown Overlay 1 waives density, height, setback and parking rules downtown but locks in preferred building-frontage types and right-of-way landscaping to keep new construction fitting the historic core.
Land in the Downtown Overlay 1 is subject to the following:1.Uses are exempt from providing off-street parking for automobiles otherwise required by the Development Code. Bicycle parking is required at the rate required of the subject uses. Any automobile or bicycle parking provided must meet Development Code standards for allowable dimensions, locations, design, ADA accessibility, access, lighting, landscaping, setbacks, and other applicable standards.2.Development within this overlay is exempt from all limits on density, maximum number of dwelling units, building height, and minimum setbacks.3.For nonresidential and mixed-use development, Frontage A (Table 24-6-5) is preferred. For residential development, Terrace Frontage (Table 24-5-7) is preferred. Other frontage types may be approved subject to the director of community development's approval of an alternative compliance request.4.Development within the overlay is exempt from providing on-site open space otherwise required in the Development Code. Right-of-way landscaping is required in accordance with Development Code standards. Any open space provided must meet applicable lot open space design standards and landscaping standards. (Ord. No. 20, 2025, § 3, 6-17-2025)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under Municipal Code § 24-1005, land in Downtown Overlay 1 is exempt from off-street auto parking, density limits, maximum dwelling units, building height and minimum setbacks otherwise required by the Development Code. In exchange, nonresidential and mixed-use projects must use the code's Frontage A design (or get director approval for an alternative), bicycle parking is still required, and any open space or right-of-way landscaping provided must meet standard Development Code design rules. The overlay covers the mapped downtown core shown in Figure 24-10-1 of the code.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliant plans are rejected or conditioned at site-plan review under § 24-1005 and the general Chapter 2 procedures; unpermitted deviation from an approved plan is enforced as a Development Code violation under § 24-104.
Frequently Asked Questions
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