Residents’ growing interest in urban agriculture has spurred
the city of Fort Collins to seek input regarding whether land use rules should
be modernized to include it.
Under current municipal land use rules, designating urban
agriculture as the main use of a property requires additional processing and
review throughout most of the city. The existing code is devoid of definitions
for agricultural activities within the city, such as community-supported
agriculture, community gardening and urban farming.
“Our goal is to make changes which reflect the desires of the
whole community regarding urban agriculture,” said Lindsay Ex, the city’s
environmental planner. “In other words, we want to acknowledge the citizens
practicing new types of agriculture, but we also want to make sure these
practices are compatible with our neighborhoods.”
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