Planning Department
The Planning Department is split into two specific roles, long range planning and current planning.
Long-Range Planning Division - Long-Range planning facilitates the planning, development, and implementation of the Town's Community Compass, to support navigating Crested Butte's future in a way that aligns with the Crested Butte community's goals and values.
- Manages the development and implementation of the Town’s comprehensive plan, the Community Compass. To learn about current projects click here
- Facilitates the development of small area plans, corridor plans, transportation plans, special studies, and regulatory updates
- Manages the Town’s community outreach and engagement efforts
- Administers the Town’s Public Art Commission
- Grant writing and reporting
Current Planning Division - This is where all construction, development, remodeling, subdivision, demolition, etc starts. All projects of this type must receive approval from the Board of Zoning and Architecture Review (BOZAR) before they can obtain a building permit. The current planning department oversees this review process, as well as the Town's historic preservation program. For more details follow the BOZAR link below.
- Enforces zoning and subdivision regulations (Click here to view the Town Code)
- Supports the Board of Zoning and Architecture Review (BOZAR)
- Manages development review processes and procedures
- Manages the Town's historic preservation program, policies, resources & Certified Local Government requirements
- Grant writing and reporting