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Home Sold: Rural Residential vs Residential Multi-Dwelling Districts Colorado Springs

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Updated: Mar 2, 2022

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Rural Residential vs Residential Multi-Dwelling Districts


Colorado Springs and El Paso County offer the best of both worlds: a historic and ever-growing metropolitan city surrounded by the Rocky Mountains to the West and high country rural lands to the East. Cities and Counties zone areas of the city to help protect and manage the development of land. This is controlled by zoning districts that offer unique opportunities for homeowners and developers.


El Paso County, CO RR, Residential Rural District Purposes


RR-5, Residential Rural District

The RR-5 zoning district

  • a 5-acre district

  • intended to accommodate low-density, rural, single-family residential development.

RR-2.5, Residential Rural District

The RR-2.5 zoning district

  • a 2.5-acre district

  • intended to accommodate low-density, rural, single-family residential development.

RR-0.5, Residential Rural District

The RR-0.5 zoning district

  • a .5 acre district

  • intended to accommodate rural residential uses

  • where urban services are generally available.

Residential Suburban District Purposes


RS-20000, Residential Suburban District

The RS-20000 zoning district

  • a 20,000 square foot district

  • intended to accommodate a larger lot,

  • single-family residential development

  • with available urban services.

RS-6000, Residential Suburban District

The RS-6000 zoning district

  • a 6,000 square foot district

  • intended to accommodate single-family residential development.

RS-5000, Residential Suburban District

The RS-5000 zoning district

  • a 5,000 square foot district

  • intended to accommodate single-family

  • and two-family residential development.

El Paso County, Colorado Land Development Code


RM, Residential Multi-Dwelling District Purposes


RM-12, Residential Multi-Dwelling District

The RM-12 zoning district

  • a 12 dwelling unit per acre district

  • intended to accommodate moderate density single-family attached

  • and low-density multi-dwelling development.


RM-30, Residential Multi-Dwelling District

The RM-30 zoning district

  • a 30 dwelling unit per acre district

  • intended to accommodate moderate-density multi-dwelling development.

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