Adams County

Find Your Zone

  • Click on “I want to…”

  • Select “Search for Parcel by Address” and enter your address

  • Click on “Property Report”

  • Expand the “Zoning Summary” to find your Zoning Authority and Zone


Find your zoning district in the Colorado Safe Parking Initiative’s “Zoning Code Regulations-County” spreadsheet or in the Adams County Zone District Regulations

  • If your zone district doesn’t allow for accessory uses for parking lots or cars, contact the planning commission to discuss your options.

  • Planning Commission

    • Contact: Erica Hannah

    • Phone: 720.523.6100

    • Email: ehannah@adcogov.org

    • Zoom meetings held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m.


General Zoning Regulations

Permitted Special/Temporary Uses (Generally)

Available in each zone subject to the issuance of a Special Use Permit from the Board of Adjustment or a Temporary Use Permit from the Director of Community and Economic Development.


Prohibited Uses (Generally)

All uses not expressly identified as permitted or determined to be permitted by the Director of Community and Economic Development are prohibited.

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