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Colorado Springs RealEstate – Home buyer Tip #1
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Since I work with many Colorado Springs home buyers; it’s important for me (and for them) to do some extra due diligence
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we put together their offer and complete the purchase on their dream house.
Tip #1
Building Codes / Zoning Compliance/Common Interest Community Documents:
If you want to change the house from a Single Family Home to a Tri-plex, you’ll want to make sure that is OK with the current zoning on the property. (Related Article: Quick Explanation of Zoning in Colorado Springs and surrounding cities)
Double check the building permits. Does that beautiful new finished basement have a permit on it? How about the new deck that was built? In the Colorado Springs area, Read the rest of this entry »
Quick Explanation of Zoning in Colorado Springs and surrounding cities
Colorado Springs Zoning
For a free Buyers Guide, Email Kathy Torline at KTorline@msn.com
I recently had a client ask me about what R-1 Zoning in Colorado Springs. If one person wants to know, maybe more of you do? Here’s the most commonly used codes that I see as a Colorado Springs Realtor specializing in residential real estate.
| PUD | Planned Unit Development | Colorado Springs | COS |
| R | Estate Single-family Residential | Colorado Springs | COS |
| R-1 6000 | Single-family Residential | Colorado Springs | COS |
| R-1 9000 | Single-family Residential | Colorado Springs | COS |
| R-2 | Two-family Residential | Colorado Springs | COS |
| R-4 | Multi-family Residential | Colorado Springs | COS |
| R-5 | Multi-family Residential | Colorado Springs | COS |
If you are looking for even more information about Colorado Springs Zoning, the Colorado Springs web page gives a very comprehensive descriptions of each category, and here’s a sampling of the explanations.
R (Estate Residential): Intended for single‑family dwellings with a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet.
- Maximum Lot Coverage: 20%
- Minimum Lot Width: 100′
- Minimum Front Yard Setback: 25′
- Minimum Side Yard Setback: 10′
- Minimum Rear Yard Setback: 35′
- Maximum Building Height: 30′
