Denver Zoning Map & Districts 2026

The official Denver zoning map is maintained by the local planning department. You can access the interactive GIS map at https://www.denvergov.org/maps/map/zoning. ZoneWire also tracks rezoning activity discussed in council meetings.

Common zoning districts in Denver include residential (R-1, R-2, R-3), commercial (C-1, C-2), industrial (I-1, I-2), mixed-use (MU), and planned development (PD). Each district has specific permitted uses, setbacks, and density requirements.

ZoneWire monitors every council meeting in Denver and uses AI to detect rezoning discussions, variances, and zoning amendments. Start a free trial to receive alerts when rezoning activity is detected.

Denver City Council, Planning Board, and Board of Adjustment meetings are tracked by ZoneWire for rezoning applications, text amendments, variances, conditional use permits, and site development plan reviews across the Denver metro area.

Denver has approximately 8 zoning-related meetings per month across City Council, the Planning Board, and the Board of Adjustment. City Council meets weekly, while the Planning Board meets twice per month.

A text amendment in Denver is a change to the Denver Zoning Code that modifies development standards, permitted uses, or design requirements for one or more zone districts. Text amendments often signal city-wide policy shifts, such as expanding ADU permissions or adjusting density standards in neighborhoods like Capitol Hill and Park Hill.

The highest volume of zoning activity in Denver occurs in the RiNo (River North) Art District for industrial-to-mixed-use conversions, Capitol Hill and Park Hill for ADU and density increase applications, and the Central Park neighborhood for master-planned development. The area around Union Station also generates frequent site development plan reviews.

Key zoning terms for Denver include rezoning, text amendment, variance, site development plan, ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit), conditional use permit, PUD (Planned Unit Development), and design review. ZoneWire tracks all of these automatically across every Denver governing body.