Loveland Zoning Map & Districts 2026

Establishes and preserves quiet, very low-density single-family residential neighborhoods with urban level services, generally separated from the City's primary employment or commercial activity centers and located near major public open space on the edge of the growth management area.

Protects the character of the City's established low-density residential neighborhoods and allows for complete neighborhoods with appropriate transitions compatible with the surrounding developed context.

Provides standards for establishing and preserving low-density residential neighborhoods that include single-family detached dwellings and complementary uses.

Provides for the orderly development of single-family residential uses and duplex dwellings as a gradual transition from single-family residential to multifamily or commercial uses.

Preserves the traditional building and use pattern of mixed housing types (including multifamily dwellings) and complementary low-intensity commercial uses predominantly located within established neighborhoods.

Provides standards for establishing and preserving mixed-density residential neighborhoods, including a wide range of housing opportunities and complementary non-residential uses.

Promotes the development of a pedestrian-oriented downtown mixed-use business district with a variety of retail, commercial, office, civic, and residential uses while maintaining and enhancing the area's architectural and historic character.

Designates areas providing a wide range of general retail goods and services for the entire community, businesses, and highway users, primarily for auto-oriented and auto-dependent uses along established commercial corridors.

Implements the mixed-use activity center designation of the Comprehensive Plan, providing for a wide variety of retail and commercial uses plus adjacent residential and office uses, particularly at major intersections or along major corridors.

Provides locations for a variety of workplaces and commercial uses, including light industrial, research and development, offices, institutions, commercial services, and housing, encouraging planned office and business parks.

Provides a location for a variety of employment opportunities such as manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, and a wide range of commercial and higher-intensity industrial operations, with complementary supporting uses.

Establishes and preserves areas for public recreation facilities, parks, and open space land described in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, along with other complementary civic or governmental uses.

Provides a zoning designation for property being annexed into the City with no specific or imminent development plans, or intended as permanent open space, and provides a zone for agricultural and mineral development.

Provides procedures by which land areas can be uniquely zoned and developed to meet the needs of the City, property owners, residents, and developers, encouraging flexibility and innovative design as an alternative to conventional zoning and subdivision regulations.