Welcome to the Development Review Center

When you see a construction project being built in your neighborhood, did you know that City of Fort Collins staff have been hard at work on that project many months before the first shovel even broke ground?

Development Review is the process through which development proposals are examined, edited and approved or denied by the City before they can obtain the site inspections and building permits they need to begin work.

Development Review Process (View a larger version here https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/files/development-review-flowchart.pdf?1554326130)

Public Engagement

Don't wait for construction to start! Development Review is the best time to have an impact on development

Development can be highly impactful on those who live around it. That's why the City has built in several ways for the public to get involved with the Development Review process:

1. Attend conceptual design reviews or preliminary design reviews to learn about the proposal https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/proposals
2. Attend the neighborhood meeting to ask questions and make comments about the proposal to the applicants and City staff
3. View the formal submission documents in our public records archive at records.fcgov.com/WebLink/Welcome.aspx?dbid=0&repo=FortCollins
4. Attend the public hearing where the proposal will be either approved or denied and make public comment to aid the decisionmaker(s)
5. File an appeal to City Council to modify the final decision if eligible
6. Subscribe to this page for information about upcoming neighborhood meetings and public hearings to attend under "key dates"
7. Sign up for the This Week in Development Review weekly newsletter and stay up to date on opportunities to engage
   • Go to this link and click "newsletters" under the page header to subscribe
8. Learn more about the Development Review process here
9. Submit questions or comments by emailing the Development Review Liaison at devreviewcomments@fcgov.com

Neighborhood Meetings

Neighborhood meetings are the main tool for the public to engage with development proposals. Depending on the use and zone of a project, many applicants are required to attend a meeting hosted by City staff with neighbors to answer questions and respond to concerns.

Right now, all neighborhood meetings are offering the ability to attend in-person or virtually on Zoom and attendance information will be posted at the top of this page 48 hours in advance. Meeting notices are mailed to all addresses within a certain radius of the proposed development project but any member of the public is welcome to attend. Instructions for neighborhood meetings can be found under the "documents" tab on the right side of this page.

View upcoming Neighborhood Meetings and attendance information in the "Key Dates" tab on the right side of this page -->

View recordings of past Neighborhood Meetings in the "Videos" tab on the right side of this page -->

Changes are coming to the Land Development Code in 2023

Written in 1997, the Land Development Code (LDC) is the guidebook which City staff and officials use to decide what development proposals to approve. It regulates Zoning, Building Design and many more aspects of the City's built environment.

On November 1, 2022, City Council passed large-scale revisions to the Land Development Code which would better support Citywide goals and reflect the current values and priorities of development in Fort Collins.

Virtual Public Information Session Nov. 29 at 6 p.m.

Over 100 residents attended the information session and asked dozens of questions about the new Land Development Code and its implementation process. Visit fcgov.com/housing/lucupdates to view a recording of the Info Session, see answers to all types of questions and submit your own inquiries to City staff.