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Rural Land Use Advisory Board

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Deadline: Open Until Filled.

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You can also Print the application form, fill it out and mail it to:
County Commissioners' Office
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Or, obtain an application form at the County Commissioners' Office, 200 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, Colorado

Meeting Agenda and Minutes

The Rural Land Use Advisory Board advises the Rural Land Use Center (RLUC) staff on process negotiations and policy decisions, and makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding rural land development and changes to the purposes and objectives of the RLUC.

The Rural Land Use Advisory Board was established by the Larimer County Commissioners in December, 1996. Currently, there are 9 members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and they each serve a staggered 3-year term.

The Rural Land Use Process provides landowners wishing to develop their land an alternative to creation of traditional 35-acre parcels, a use-by-right in Colorado for which there is little County review. The Rural Land Use Process is intended to be voluntary, user-friendly and flexible, and to permit and encourage patterns which are tailored to the characteristics of a specific property.

Among other goals, the Rural Land Use Process exists to encourage development that fosters continued agricultural land uses and to protect the County’s rural character, open space, and the character of existing communities while recognizing current zoning.

The purpose of the Advisory Board is to “advise the Rural Land Use Center staff on process negotiations and policy decisions, make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding rural land development, changes to the Rural Land Use Process, and proposed preliminary rural land plans.

The Advisory Board meets regularly on the 1st and 3rd Monday’s of the month and the length of the meeting is typically 2-3 hours. In addition to the regular meetings, site visits are encouraged. The frequency of the site visits are hard to predict and depends greatly on the number of projects coming through the Process.

Rural Land/Property Resources

Number of Members: 
7 (min) - 9 (max)
Term Length: 
3 Years
Organization Type: 
Board
Time Commitment: 
7 - 10 hours per month
Board Bylaws: 
rlub.pdf
Meets: 

Meetings are scheduled as needed and held at the Larimer County Administrative Services Building, 200 West Oak St, Fort Collins.

The date, time and location of meetings are subject to change. Changes will be noted on the meeting agenda. Meetings are open to the public.

Board Members

Name Email Term Start Term End
Richard Alper
Email Richard
07/01/2021
06/30/2024
Raina Clingan
Email Raina
10/18/2022
06/30/2025
Evelyn King
Email Evelyn
07/01/2020
06/30/2023
Commissioner Liaison: 
Staff Liaison: 
Administrative Contact: