Boulder, Colorado — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Boulder during 2025.
Boulder County indexed 2,107 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 2,585 approved and 31 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.8%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Colorado jurisdictions show. Activity was relatively distributed across Longmont (572), Lyons (383), and Louisville (244).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
2,107
Projects with decisions
2,585
Approved actions
31
Denied actions
98.8%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | 13 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Broomfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Crisman | 37 | 44 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Erie | 7 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fraser | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Glendale | 37 | 42 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lafayette | 199 | 227 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Longmont | 572 | 740 | 15 | 98.0% |
| Louisville | 244 | 340 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Lyons | 383 | 418 | 8 | 98.1% |
| Nederland | 141 | 184 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Superior | 94 | 100 | 1 | 99.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.