Colorado2025 Year in Review

Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Colorado during 2025.

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“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).

36,930
Projects with decisions
49,225
Approved actions
482
Denied actions
99.0%
Approval rate (of actions)

By county

CountyProjectsApproved actionsDenied actionsApproval %
Adams1,5932,283699.7%
Alamosa3936101098.4%
Arapahoe1,7642,3651299.5%
Archuleta2092160100.0%
Baca34340100.0%
Boulder2,1072,5853198.8%
Broomfield4553198.1%
Chaffee1,1271,4194197.2%
Cheyenne5555198.2%
Clear Creek1,1771,6838095.5%
Costilla3636197.3%
Crowley3030196.8%
Custer72850100.0%
Delta680856499.5%
Denver54550100.0%
Dolores155169497.7%
Douglas1,7362,125399.9%
Eagle8291,1031099.1%
El Paso1,1831,5132598.4%
Elbert289355997.5%
Fremont1,2381,665999.5%
Garfield774918999.0%
Gilpin881240100.0%
Grand1,4542,2202299.0%
Gunnison1,2361,5901399.2%
Hinsdale44440100.0%
Huerfano382462199.8%
Jackson30350100.0%
Jefferson1,0711,269999.3%
Kit Carson188235199.6%
La Plata165202597.6%
Lake1,0661,945199.9%
Larimer1,6582,4761399.5%
Las Animas57680100.0%
Lincoln1511780100.0%
Logan342486798.6%
Mesa632753499.5%
Mineral192200597.6%
Moffat3465110100.0%
Montezuma453537698.9%
Montrose547702199.9%
Morgan4645352296.1%
Otero100111199.1%
Ouray6711,115799.4%
Park329377598.7%
Phillips276299598.4%
Pitkin479632798.9%
Pueblo1,8602,4701499.4%
Rio Blanco1201360100.0%
Rio Grande148182199.5%
Routt8171,0773496.9%
Saguache139140298.6%
San Juan1812230100.0%
San Miguel643754899.0%
Sedgwick7988198.9%
Summit562677799.0%
Teller760986399.7%
Washington16160100.0%
Weld3,5145,0012099.6%
Yuma1071560100.0%

Data from public meeting documents processed by Civic Star. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.