Planning Forms and References
Development Application Process including Meeting Dates
Submit Your Planning Application
Planning applications are now submitted through Community Core
To get started:
- Step 1: Log in to Community Connect
You must have a Community Connect account to begin your application. Create an account. - Step 2: Submit Your Application
Once logged in, you can begin the planning application process.
Need Help?
We’ve got you covered with step-by-step instructions. Access the application instructions.
- Development Application Process
- Development Application: Pre-App, Development Plan, Plats, Rezonings, Variances, etc. This will take you to the Community Connect registration page. If you already have an account, click
- HERE to apply for a permit. Be sure to use the PLANNING tab, not the Permit tab.
- VBASE Application (Vehicle-Based Accommodation for Season Employees)
- Sign Permit
- Temporary Banner Application
- Temporary Use Permit Application
- Utility Easement Vacation, ROW Signature Page
- Adequate Public Facilities
- Amended Plats
- Appeals
- As-Built Plans
- Attainable/Workforce Housing
- Building Permit Submittal Requirements
- Construction Plans
- Development Agreements
- Development Plans
- Dark Sky Lighting
- Easement Summary
- Easement Vacations
- Flood Hazards
- Geologic Hazard Mitigation Plans
- Grading and Drainage Plans
- Landscaping
- Nonconforming Uses
- Plant List Recommended in the Estes Valley
- Fire-Resistant Landscaping
- Fire-wise Plant List
- Plat Style Guide
- Pre-Application Meetings
- Pre-Construction Meetings
- Recording Plats
- Rezoning
- Separate Lot Determinations
- Site Planning Article (reprinted with permission from the Colorado Real Estate Journal)
- Stream Corridor Protection
- Subdivisions
- Use Classifications
- Variances
- Weeds
- Wetlands
- Wildfire Mitigation