Affordable Housing Opportunities

This webpage was created to assist private or public developers who are interested in developing affordable housing projects within Thornton.

Development Applications

Summary of the development process and descriptions of the types of development applications.

Zoning Districts, Uses, and Regulations

Find the zoning for your property on the Zoning Map, the allowed uses under the zoning districts and the development regulations of the zoning district.

New Electronic Submittals

City Development is now accepting electronic submittals.  For additional information, please review this link.

Development Code

Chapter 18 of the Thornton City Code is the City's Development Code that outlines zoning, subdivision, landscape, floodplain, signage, and urban design regulations.

Use our Current Development Projects Map to find out what's going on in your neighborhood and other new development projects in the City.

City of Thornton Current Planning Division

9500 Civic Center Drive

Thornton, CO 80229

(303)538-7295 

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