Zoning Districts
GIS layers that reveal how each zoning district regulates uses, structures, and lots.
Fine-grained regulatory information.
Zoning Districts reveal the land use regulations specified in base and overlay districts, including permitted uses, dimensional requirements, lot characteristics, and more. You choose the geographies and regulations you need. We deliver the GIS layers.
All of the variables used in our Zoning Districts are defined in our data dictionary. Terms are available in our glossary and abbreviations guide.
Product Specifications
Coverage
110,000+ districts
Available for purchase by jurisdiction or county on this website; contact us for purchase by CBSA, state, or region, or for national coverage.
Unit of Analysis
Zoning district
Includes base and overlay districts.
What's Included
Customizable variables
Your choice of zoning rule(s) covering residential and nonresidential use permissions,
ADU allowances, building construction, and lot development, as further defined in our
Data Dictionary.
A license to use delivered information internally; for external or display purposes,
contact us
for a custom license.
Format
Analysis-ready GIS data
| District | Type | 1-Fam | 2-Fam | 3-Fam | 4-Fam | Min Lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Affordable Housing Overlay
|
Overlay | ✗ Prohibited | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed | — |
|
CS
Commercial Shopping Center
|
Nonresidential | ✗ Prohibited | ✗ Prohibited | ✗ Prohibited | ✗ Prohibited | — |
|
CS-MU
Commercial Shopping-Mixed Use
|
Mixed with Residential | ✗ Prohibited | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed | — |
|
RL
Residential, Low Density
|
Residential | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed | ✗ Prohibited | ✗ Prohibited | 0.45 ac |
|
RM-8
Residential, Medium Density
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Residential | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed | 0.14 ac |
|
RV
Residential, Very Low Density
|
Residential | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed | ✗ Prohibited | ✗ Prohibited | 1.0 ac |
Download a sample Zoning Districts GeoJSON for Lafayette, CO — and check out our data dictionary to see every regulation we collect, how we code them, and how they’re defined.
Explore the data before you buy.
Enter a geography to get started.
Zoning Districts are delivered in three formats (Geodatabase, GeoJSON, and GeoPackage) and are available for purchase below at the jurisdiction and county levels. For custom geographies, please contact us.
Type in the name of the jurisdiction (e.g., city, town, township, county) without typing in the state name. Then select the jurisdiction from the results.
Use the checkboxes to select each variable (or set of related variables sold together). All variables are further explained in our data dictionary. Each order includes all base variables listed in the data dictionary. Hover over any checkbox for details.
Not sure if Zoning Districts are the right fit?
We make five data products built for analyzing zoning, each designed for a different question, scale, and workflow. Explore them here.
| Product | What you get | Best for | Unit of analysis | Format | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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GIS Vector layer Zoning Districts You are here |
GIS layers showing how each base and overlay district regulates, rule by rule. | Regulatory comparisons, map display. For when you need regulatory layers. | Zoning district | CSVGeoJSONGeoDatabase |
Per-district, per-variable pricing |
|
Document Parcel Reports |
A PDF detailing all the zoning rules your selected parcel, including allowed uses, dimensional requirements, district names, and more. | Due diligence on a specific address. Quick one-off lookups for developers, lawyers, consultants. For when you need comprehensive zoning rules for a single parcel. | Individual parcel | PDF |
$250 per report |
|
GIS Vector layer Zoning Slices |
Pre-flattened GIS layers showing the outcome after base + overlay districts are combined, containing one set of rules per polygon. | Site selection, data pipelines, scenario planning, policy research, regulatory comparison, academic analysis. For when you need regulatory outcomes. | Zoning Slice (unique base-overlay combination) | GeoJSONGeoDatabase |
Per-slice, per-variable pricing |
|
Summary Data Zoning Tables |
A database of summary statistics for nearly fifty land cover, demographic, housing, and zoning characteristics. | Cross-geography comparisons, housing research, zoning reform advocacy. For when you need regulatory summaries for a neighborhood, city, or region. | Selected geographic area | CSVGeoJSON (optional) |
Per-geographic unit |
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GIS Raster layer Zoning Rasters |
30x30 grid cells with categorized, standardized information about residential and nonresidential uses. | Environmental analysis, land use modeling, integration with other geospatial datasets (e.g. USGS layers). For when you need regulatory categories. | 30×30m grid cell | GeoTIFF |
Per-acreage, per category pricing |
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