The City of Grand Junction is updating its Zoning and Development Code and the Module 2 draft (PDF) is now available for public review and input. Module 1 was posted this past summer and the city has planned public discussion sessions about both Modules 1 and 2. An in-person meeting is planned for Thursday, November 3 at 5:15 p.m. in the auditorium at City Hall, 250 N. 5th St. and two virtual meetings will be held on Friday, November 4 at 9 a.m. and again at noon. Comments can also be provided at GJSpeaks.org. More information is available on the City's Project website. 

Updating the Zoning and Development Code will consist of three draft modules. Drafts of Modules 1 and 2 have been made available for public review and Module 3 will be available in mid-December. The project should conclude in the spring of 2023. Community members may comment virtually, in person, or via email at any point during the project. The city will consider all community input gathered throughout the project in drafting the final version of the updated code.

 

The goals of the Zoning and Development Code update project include:

 

For more information or to receive notifications about this project, sign up with NotifyMe. Questions or comments can be posted to GJSpeaks.org or emailed to the Community Development Department at [email protected]. 

The first draft of Module 3 (PDF) is now available for review, along with a Module 3 Overview Memo (PDF) which summarizes the changes in the draft and also outlines the discussion topics scheduled for the Zoning and Development Code (ZDC) Update Committee meeting as well as Planning Commission and City Council workshops. 

The ZDC Committee will begin to review and discuss Module 3 at their December 19 meeting with follow up meetings in January, City Council at their December 19 workshop, and the Planning Commission at their December 20 workshop. Comments can be emailed to the Community Development Department at [email protected] or submitted through GJSpeaks.org. 

Modules 1 & 2 remain available to view in the Resources section above. 

The City will be hosting public input meetings to gather feedback about the proposed changes to the Zoning and Development Code. The project team will present a summary of the proposed changes and provide time for questions and discussion with citizens. Detailed meeting information is below:

 

 

If you are interested in reviewing the draft language, please review the following.

 

These materials are also available through the project website and the GJ Speaks website. Citizens can submit questions and comments through GJ Speaks or via email at [email protected]. For more information about the project or to talk with City staff, please reach out to Felix Landry at [email protected] or at 970-256-4009.

The project team has begun to draft a consolidated draft of all three modules of the code.  The consolidated draft will incorporate all the feedback received from the City Council, the Planning Commission, the Zoning & Development Code Update Committee, Citizens, and City Staff into an updated consolidated draft for review. This project remains on schedule to go to the Planning Commission for public hearing on March 28th, and before City Council on April 5th and April 19th.  Below are the original drafts of the code for Modules 1, 2, and 3; along with an overview memo for each draft and a set of fact sheets describing the overall project and where the code has been significantly updated.

Modules & Overview Memos:

Fact Sheets: