Amendments to the Larimer County Land Use Code
Adopted and Effective July 28, 2025
Amendments to the Larimer County Land Use Code
Adopted and Effective June 23, 2025
Lighting Code
Adopted January 13, 2025 and Effective February 13, 2025
Natural Medicine
Adopted and Effective January 13, 2025
Short-Term Rental Maximum Total Cap
Adopted and Effective April 26, 2024
Land Use Code Amendments
Adopted and Effective August 12, 2024
Manufactured Housing Park Preservation (MHP-P) Zoning District
Adopted and Effective December 9, 2024
Errors and Omissions
Adopted April 25, 2022 and Effective April 26, 2022
- Correction to §3.2.3.B.2. to add the CD Commercial Destination zoning district as one that allows for multiple principal uses;
- Corrections to Table 3-1 in §3.2.6. and Table 3-2 in §3.2.7. to align use allowances with §11.3.2.A, Oil and Gas facilities;
- Corrections to the Table of Allowed Accessory Uses in §3.2.8. to correct errors related to helipads;
- Corrections in §3.4.5.B.2. to the review process required for Business Accessory Dwelling Units to align with Tables 3-3 and 3-4 in §3.2.8.;
- Addition to §4.12 Water Quality to include an omitted “Water Quality Adjacent to Drinking Water Reservoirs” section (formerly Sec. 8.12.6);
- Correction to §5.7.2. to remove reference to the Estes Valley as a location where a planned land division is required;
- Corrections to the allowed sign area for nonresidential signs in Table 8-4 in §8.4.3.B.; and
- Updates to Article 12 floodplain regulations that were inadvertently omitted from the Code in 2021.
Adopted and Effective June 21, 2021
Adopted July 29, 2021 and Effective September 15, 2021
Adopted September 27, 2021 and Effective November 1, 2021
Adopted October 25, 2021 and Effective November 1, 2021
The purpose of this memo is to describe how Larimer County complies with the requirements of Colorado House Bill 24-1304, which prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing minimum parking requirements on multifamily housing developments located in close proximity to high-frequency transit routes.
This law applies to the parts of Larimer County that are within a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) and either or wholly or partially within a designated “Applicable Transit Service Area.” The areas where this law applies are generally located at the edges of the incorporated boundaries of Fort Collins and Loveland. Specific areas of applicability are shown on this map (from the Colorado Division of Local Government): https://coenergy.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=4e0d0140839c4b3cbc915d9a22902831.
The following information on the applicability of HB24-1304 is summarized by the Colorado Division of Local Government as follows:
The prohibition applies to all new multifamily residential development, regardless of whether it is a freestanding residential building or part of a mixed-use building or development that also contains some non-residential uses. In addition, the prohibition applies to Adaptive Reuse of an existing building for completely residential purposes, and to Adaptive Reuse of an existing building for a mix of uses in which at least 50% of the resulting use is residential.
While the County cannot require a minimum amount of parking for these types of development projects, the law does not prohibit a developer from including off-street parking as needed to support the development project.
The new requirements took effect on June 30, 2025. As of that date, Larimer County no longer requires minimum off-street parking for any development projects that meet the criteria outlined in HB24-1304 and are located within an Applicable Transit Service area.
Larimer County will process a future Land Use Code amendment to codify this exemption, anticipated to be complete by the end of 2025.
Questions about parking requirements or this policy change can be directed to planning@larimer.org.
More information:
PDF of Memo
