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How are the new zone districts named and do the names mean something?Posted by: The New Zoning Code Team
Unlike Denver's current zoning code, the New Code district names convey important information about each zone district in a standardized format. All names follow a naming convention where the first letter indicates the neighborhood context, the second set of letters indicate predominate use and form, and the final number indicates the maximum height in stories OR the final letter indicates the minimum lot size in square feet.
Here are two examples:
(1) In the U-MX-3 zone district, the "U" indicates the Urban Neighborhood Context, the "MX" indicates mixed use, and the "3" indicates a maximum building height of 3 stories.
(2) In the E-SU-B zone district, the "E" indicates the Urban Edge Neighborhood Context, the "SU" indicates single unit, and the "B" indicates a minimum lot size of 4,500 square feet.
A recent change has been to standardize the letters corresponding to mimimum lot size across all neighborhood contexts. The letters now correspond to the following in square feet: A=3,000; B=4,500; C=5,500, D=6,000; E=7,000; F=8,500; G=9,000; H=10,000; I=12,000.
More detail on the naming convention can be found in Article 2 of the New Code Draft and the zone district summary sheet.
We hope you will find that this naming convention makes the New Code easy to reference and use!
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