Community Development

Development Services

The Community Development Department is here to guide and promote development that is vibrant, safe, provides a healthy life style and has a broad and balanced range of land uses. We strive to support a community that provides quality employment opportunities with a mix of job types, has a diversity of housing, has exceptional medical and educational facilities and is child and senior friendly.

Key Functions of the Community Development Department

• Preparation of citywide and neighborhood plans
• Permitting services for residential and nonresidential development
• Maintaining the Grand Junction Comprehensive Plan
• Providing information related to zoning, setbacks, and other land use questions
• Providing development review services for new development
• Providing annexation services for properties coming into the city

GJSpeaks

Participate in City of Grand Junction government online at Grand Junction Speaks. City of Grand Junction's Planning Commission public hearings are available at www.gjspeaks.org where community members can review the materials for issues at upcoming meetings, leave public comments that are reviewed by planning commissioners, and join the meeting remotely and provide input during the meeting. 

One Grand Junction Comprehensive Plan

Click here to learn more about the recently adopted Comprehensive Plan.

City of Grand Junction & Mesa County Wireless Master Plan

Click here to learn more about the Grand Junction & Mesa County Wireless Master Plan here and here.