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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 29, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
THRU: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Tyler Marr, Interim Deputy City Manager
Caryn Champine, Director of Planning, Development and Transportation
Paul Sizemore, Community Development and Neighborhoods Service Director
FROM: Marcy Yoder, Neighborhood Services Manager
Meaghan Overton, Housing Manager
CC: Josh Birks, Sustainability Services Deputy Director
Beth Yonce, Social Sustainability Director
RE: August 23, 2022, Work Session Summary – Housing Strategic
Plan Implementation: Rental Housing Strategies
The purpose of this item was to provide updates to Council about public engagement to date
and present options for potential next steps to implement Housing Strategic Plan (HSP)
strategies related to rental licensing/registration (Strategy 20) and occupancy ordinance
revisions (Strategy 21). Key topics for each strategy included a brief overview of existing
conditions, outcomes and themes from community engagement, a summary of
recommendations and best practices, and potential next steps toward implementation. Staff
sought direction from Councilmembers about which potential next steps should be pursued.
Feedback
Overall: Councilmembers had a robust discussion about the best ways to balance health and
safety for renters, efficient use of existing housing stock, and regulation of nuisance/quality of
life concerns. Several Councilmembers supported potential next steps that would create a rental
housing program in Fort Collins and would include mandatory inspections. Several
Councilmembers also supported changes to the occupancy ordinance that would better utilize
existing housing stock and respond to changing community needs, however, there was not
agreement on how the ordinance should be changed.
Specific Feedback
Several Councilmembers supported rental registration, while several others supported
rental licensing. There was general support for a rental housing program that includes
proactive inspections.
There was vigorous discussion regarding the changing demographics around occupancy
and whether the regulations should be adjusted. Some Councilmembers strongly
advocated keeping the occupancy ordinance as it is, or with minor adjustments. Others
supported changes to the occupancy ordinance.
Overall, Councilmembers appreciated the engagement and research done to date.
There were requests for additional information regarding Minneapolis’s tiered approach
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Community Development & Neighborhood Services
281 North College Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580
970.416.2740
970.224.6134- fax
fcgov.com
Planning, Development & Transportation Services
to rental regulation, data about nuisance complaints and occupancy violations in Fort
Collins, information about resources needed for implementation, and questions about
peer cities’ approaches to rental inspection. Staff plans to provide additional data and
resources in September as a follow-up from this work session.
There was continued support for aligning policy and program development with data and
best practices.
Next Steps
September 2022: Additional data and resources in response to Councilmember inquiries
from the August 23 work session.
Fall 2022: Further work on options to reimagine the City’s occupancy regulations and
staff work to design a rental housing program in alignment with Council direction.
Fall 2022: Memorandum updates to Council about progress on occupancy options and
rental housing program design.
Winter 2022/2023: Consideration on First Reading of potential occupancy changes and
implementation of a rental housing program; simultaneous request for appropriation to
allocate resources to implement rental housing program.
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