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Planning Documents Available for Download

Copies of published plans and documents are available for download here. Documents are listed in the table below in alphabetical order by title. For documents relating to a project underway, see the City Planning, Social Sustainability, or Historic Preservation webpages. For current maps, please use FCMaps, or contact the City's Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

plan Transit-Oriented Development Parking Study - November 4, 2014
88 pages | 5.78 MB
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plan Old Town Historic District Design Standards - July, 2014
126 pages | 4.75 MB
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plan Fort Collins R-D-R, River Downtown Redevelopment Zone District Design Guidelines - June 3, 2014
70 pages | 3.66 MB
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plan 2008 Buildable Lands Inventory & Capacity Analysis - June 24, 2009
26 pages | 3.5 MB
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Description: This report contains buildable land capacity information as of December 2008. The report is intended to be informational in nature and not a policy document.
plan Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report - December 2001
98 pages | 4.5 MB
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Description: The bulk of the report explains issues and alternatives explored in the public process between 1999 and 2001. This material is intended to serve as a record of the process, and as reference material in the event of future interest in redevelopment.

The results of the planning process did not warrant adoption as an official subarea plan as originally intended. Instead, the report explains the differing perspectives in the context of a lack of consensus; and also explains redevelopment issues and ideas without recommending City actions to promote redevelopment at this time.

However, the report does recommend a tailored street design for West Elizabeth Street, and explains a possible new street design for Plum Street.
  City Plan (comprehensive plan) - February 15, 2011
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plan City Plan Monitoring Project 1997-2007 Indicator Report - February 2009
51 pages | 526k
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Description: The City Plan Monitoring Project reports on progress towards achieving the goals of City Plan.
plan Design Standards and Guidelines for Large Retail Establishment - January 17, 1995
26 pages | 1.6 MB
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Description: This document's goal is to encourage development that contributes to Fort Collins as a unique place by reflecting its physical character and adding to it in appropriate ways.
plan Development Design Standards for the I-25 Corridor - May 2001
54 pages | 648k
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Description: The general goal is to create a framework for development that focuses on improving the quality, location, environmental sensitivity, and long-term viability of land uses along I-25.
plan Downtown & CSU Project Inventory - April 27, 2007
53 pages | 441k
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plan Downtown Civic Center Master Plan - July 1996
35 pages | 5 MB
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plan Downtown General Improvement District #1 Capital Improvements Plan - October 25, 2011
32 pages | 4.9 MB

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plan Downtown Fort Collins Wayfinding Sign System - December 2009
90 pages | 3 MB
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plan Downtown Plan - March 2017
131 pages | 30 MB
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plan Downtown Plan - June 1989
178 pages | 4.6 MB
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plan Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report - July 18, 2000
80 pages | 3 MB
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Description: The emphasis of the Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program (DRCIP) is on action and implementation. This project, approved by City Council in 2000, identifies and coordinates projects and addresses issues ranging from natural areas to development. This program is also meant to resolve conflicts arising from the more than 20 plans and studies previously developed for this area.

This program does not suggest changes in City Plan or the City's Land Use Code. Instead, this program builds on existing projects and programs, especially City Plan. As spelled-out in City Plan, the visions for the downtown river corridor are of enhancement and restoration of natural river features, an extension of downtown uses and character towards the river landscape, and the integration of cultural and recreational opportunities into the area.

DRCIP consists of two distinct phases. The first phase, which was concluded with the Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report, identified priorities, recommended next steps, and provided public outreach. The second phase consists of actual project implementation. Private and public entities are currently implementing various aspects of the Program. One of the more recent and significant efforts has been the work of UniverCity Connections and its task groups.
plan East Mulberry Corridor Plan - September 2002
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Description: An 18-month, collaborative project between Larimer County, the City of Fort Collins, and affected businesses and residents. For more info, please visit fcgov.com/eastmulberrycorridor.
plan East Side Neighborhood Plan - March 1, 1986
212 pages | 5.4 MB
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Description: A plan preserving and enhancing the heritage and vitality of this area.
plan Fort Collins Design Manual - May 2000
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Description: This document has frank, easy-to-read examples and explanations of selected key Land Use Code standards. Using graphics and pictures, it explains a whole approach to arranging the parts in land development in a connected, town-like pattern. It is directly cross-referenced with the Land Use Code. For more info, visit fcgov.com/advanceplanning/designmanual.php
plan Downtown Strategic Plan - February 17, 2004, Amended 12-05-06
246 pages | 6.5 MB
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Description: Commissioned by the City, DBA, and DDA, the first objective for this plan was to study current conditions and trends. The second was to recommend steps the City and business leaders should take together to protect and enhance the viability and success of Downtown, with emphasis on the next five years.
plan Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan - March 17, 1998
86 pages | 2.9 MB
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Description: This plan is a collaboration of careful land use planning between Larimer County, the City of Fort Collins, and citizens. The goal of the plan was to enhance the quality of a highly desirable urban level development area while preserving critical wildlife habitat and maintaining sensitivity to the rights of individuals.

The project was unique in that in that both jurisdictions - while operating under different land use regulations and planning environments - came together and worked through many complex issues and policy decisions, resulting in a jointly adopted plan.

Highlights are a new intergovernmental agreement, a "buffer zone" around the reservoir, and a Transfer of Density Units program which directs growth where it makes sense.
plan Harmony Corridor Plan - February 7, 2006
101 pages | 4.8 MB
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Description: The Harmony Corridor Plan is a response to community-wide issues. The corridor is currently a very healthy and vital segment of our community, and this plan emphasizes the need to take advantage of its assets for our future.
plan Harmony Corridor Standards & Guidelines - February 7, 2006
73 pages | 6 MB
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Description: Published in conjunction with the Harmony Corridor Plan.
plan I-25 Subarea Plan - August 19, 2003
63 pages | 864k
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Description: The subarea plan includes the regional plan's efforts, and then adds more details.
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I-25/SH392 Interchange Improvement Plan - April 2, 2008
78 pages | 4.8 MB

Plan Summary
16 pages | 3.5 MB

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plan Intergovernmental Agreements - 1980-2000
34 pages | 792k
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Description: A collection of four intergovernmental agreements between city and county.
plan Land/Building Needs Analysis for Targeted Industries - October 2009
71 pages | 4 MB


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plan Lincoln Corridor Plan - May 20, 2014
145 pages | 27.6 MB


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plan Midtown in Motion - October 7, 2014
33 pages | 8 MB


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plan Midtown Plan - October 2013
139 pages | 25 MB


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Mountain Vista Subarea Plan - September 15, 2009
136 pages | 3 MB

Plan Summary
8 pages | 6 MB

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Description: This plan represents a community planning process for determining the long range physical form for the northeast quadrant of Fort Collins. The foundation of this planning effort rests with the vision set forth in City Plan -- the 20-year comprehensive plan for the entire city. This plan took City Plan to the next level of detail in establishing a more specific vision & goals, policies, framework plan, and implementation strategies for the northeast area of Fort Collins.
plan North College Corridor Plan - March 14, 2007
76 pages | 2.4 MB
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Description: This element of City Plan provides design and management plans for the North College Avenue Corridor.
plan North College Infrastucture Funding Plan - April 13, 2010
52 pages | 5.3 MB
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This plan places all of the area’s major public infrastructure needs into an overall framework. Its purpose is to guide and support efforts to asse MBle funding for infrastructure projects needed in the North College Avenue area. Its main audience includes the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), the City, developers, property owners, and others with an interest in the area’s infrastructure. The plan essentially consists of a list of projects, with priorities and potential funding sources identified and explained.
plan North College Urban Renewal Plan - Adopted December 21, 2004
18 pages | 1.3 MB
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Description: This plan was prepared for adoption by the City Council in recognition the renewal area requires a coordinated strategy, with financing possibilities, to eliminate blight and prevent the spread of blight, and accomplish the City's development objectives for improving the viability of this area.
plan Northern Colorado Regional Communities I-25 Corridor Plan - May 2001
56 pages | 1 MB
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Description: Because of the significance of this corridor for both residents and travelers throughout the Northern Colorado region, it is important that the communities of the region join together to establish a vision and framework to ensure compatible, coordinated development.
plan Northern Colorado Separator Study - 1999
66 pages | 18.2 MB
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Description: This study documents the results of a cooperative planning effort to maintain community separation in Northern Colorado.
plan Northside Neighborhoods Plan - January 18, 2005
118 pages | 2.3 MB
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Description: In the face of growth and development nearby and with substandard services and utilities in the area, concerned citizens have shared their immediate needs and views about the impacts of continued growth or change.
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Northwest Subarea Plan - December 19, 2006
112 pages | 4.5m

Citizen Summary
16 pages | 1.5 MB

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Old Town Neighborhoods Plan - March 2017
101 pages | 11 MB

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Old Town Neighborhoods Design Guidelines - March 2017
120 pages | 18 MB

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plan Prospect Road Streetscape Program - February 1993
173 pages | 10 MB
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plan Region Between Fort Collins & Loveland (A Plan for the) - April 1995
57 pages | 4.5 MB
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Description: The purpose of this plan is to determine the future character and vision for the area between Fort Collins and Loveland.
plan Regional Growth Opportunities: Select Industry Clusters in Fort Collins - October 2006
122 pages | 3.4 MB
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plan Refill Fort Collins - 2006
62 pages | 2.6 MB
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plan Results of the Visual Preference Survey (City Plan) - October 26, 1995
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Description: The Fort Collins Visual Preference Survey (VPS) was a part of our efforts to update our then Comprehensive Plan into the current City Plan.
plan Redevelopment Policies, Strategies and Future Directions (A Report on) - August 25, 2004
58 pages | 745k
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plan South College Corridor Plan - March 2009
126 pages | 2.1 MB
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plan Streetscape Standards - February 26, 2012
82 pages | 2 MB
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Description: The purpose of Streetscape Standards is to ensure that the quality of the streetscape environment, including medians and parkways within the public right-of-way, is attractive, functional and links the public street corridors together through a unified, citywide plan
plan Trends 2006 - March 2006
76 pages | 1.4 MB
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Description: Trends is Fort Collins' compilation of pertinent economic and social data. It is divided into four sections: business, labor and income, development trends, and demographics.
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West Central Area Plan - March 17, 2015
118 pages | 8.5 MB

Plan w/ Appendices
345 pages | 36.7 MB

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Description: These neighborhoods are a composite of several. The general boundaries are: Mulberry on the north, Mason Corridor on the east, Drake on the south and Taft Hill on the west.
plan West Side Neighborhood Plan - July 18, 1989
124 pages | 6.3 MB
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Description: A plan preserving and enhancing the heritage and vitality of this area.
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