Pre-Application Meeting Required Before Applying

Before beginning any development review process in unincorporated Larimer County, you must email our staff to determine which process is needed and to request a pre-application meeting.

Larimer County Planning Division
200 W. Oak Street, Third Floor, Fort Collins, CO 80521

On-call Planner:
Email the on call planner - [email protected]
OR
Leave us a detailed voicemail - (970) 498-7679

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The Larimer County Zoning maps show the adopted zone districts in the unincorporated area of the county. Growth management areas, city and town limits, parcel configuration, road functional classifications and 100 year floodplains are also shown. Please note that these online maps are .pdf files only and are not interactive.

View the county zoning maps here:

Zoning regulations are rules that define how a property can be used. The purpose of the zoning regulations is to implement the Larimer County Comprehensive Plan, promote compatible land use patterns and establish standards appropriate for each zoning district. 

See the table below for a list of Larimer County's zoning districts (the number indicates its section number in the Larimer County Land Use Code).

Larimer County is divided into two areas ("B" & "C") by wildfire hazard area and roofing requirements. Area "B" is the foothill and mountain areas; area "C" is along the Front Range. Due to the prevalence of shrink/swell soils in Larimer County, especially along the Front Range, an engineered footing and foundation plan or a site-specific soils report indicating non-expansive soil will be required on all home sites in area "C".