skip navigation
Search
Up
Board of Adjustment
Building Permits & Sign Permits
Contact our Department
County Building Permits
Current Applications
Development Applications
Development Code
Development Code Changes
Estes Valley Area
Noxious Weeds
Permits & Code Enforcement
Planning Brochures
Planning Commission
Planning Maps
Public Comment
Setbacks & Zoning
Temporary Use Permits
Vacation Home Rentals
Variance Application
Helpful Links
Current Topics
Meetings, Agendas & Minutes
Maps
Jobs
 

Estes Valley Development Code

   

 

What is it?

The Estes Valley Development Code is a unified code establishing both zoning and subdivision regulations for the Estes Valley. The code was jointly adopted by the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners and the Estes Park Town Board of Trustees on November 3, 1999 and became effective February 1, 2000.


The Estes Valley Development Code is available in .pdf format as individual chapters or as a single file:

 

View by Chapter
  View entire Code  (5.6 MB)

In order to open .pdf files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you don't have a current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, download your free copy by clicking on the icon at the bottom of the page.

CLICK HERE to view recently adopted changes to the development code.
Although the changes are not yet reflected in the Code, they are applicable.

This link also allows you to view currently proposed changes to the Estes Valley Development Code.
     

 

A Little History...

In 1994, the Town of Estes Park and Larimer County began a comprehensive planning process for the Estes Valley, which involved the creation of a seventeen-member task force, eight community-wide workshops, twenty-eight planning-area workshops, and three community-wide surveys. Following extensive community-wide input, the Town and County jointly adopted the Estes Valley Comprehensive Plan in 1996. This plan established goals to guide future development and recommended revisions to zoning and subdivision regulations to accomplish these goals.

Following adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, the Town and County began work to develop joint zoning and subdivision regulations for the Estes Valley, again soliciting public input. The product of that work is the Estes Valley Development Code. Any revisions to the code are considered and adopted through a public hearing process that is held before the respective elected boards, with each acting independently.

Following this link to view current proposed changes to the Estes Valley Development Code.

Supplements to the Code were adopted as follows:

SUPPLEMENT # DATED
Supplement 1 November 2000
Supplement 1A March 2001
Supplement 2 January 2002
Supplement 3 July 2002
Supplement 4 February 2003
Supplement 5 August 2003
Supplement 6 June 2005
Supplement 7 November 2006

The Estes Valley Development Code available through this site is the currently adopted code.