Who We Are in the Planning & Community Development Department
Land Use Division
PlanningLandUse@pueblo.us
719-553-2259
211 East D Street, Pueblo, Colorado 81003
For general requests, please contact our staff in the Front Office. Carol Martinez is our clerk typist, and Michelle Cruz is our administrative technician, and they will route the call or e-mail to the appropriate person.
PlanningSubmittals@Pueblo.us
For electronic submission of plans, our front office personnel checks this e-mail address every day and routes it to the appropriate planner. Even if you are working directly with a planner, if that planner is away from the office the files will be organized to case file by our front office staff.
Karen Elgin is our land use technician. She assists the planners with preparation of cases, everything from commercial plan review to boards and commissions. She also handles land use review of business licenses.
KElgin@Pueblo.us
719-553-2252
Kelly Grisham, senior planner. Staff liaison to Planning & Zoning Commission. She runs the weekly meetings of the Subdivision Review Committee.
KGrisham@Pueblo.us
719-553-2254
Beritt Odom, senior planner. Capital projects coordination.
BOdom@Pueblo.us
719-553-2339
Alan Lamberg, planner. Staff liaison to Historic Preservation Commission. Neighborhood & business development planning.
ALamberg@Pueblo.us
719-553-2241
Valerie Sherman, planner. Staff liaison to Zoning Board of Appeals.
VSherman@Pueblo.us
719-553-2262
All land use planners review business licenses, residential and commercial plan reviews, conditional use permits for retail and medical marijuana facilities, along with site determinations of marijuana locations. We take turns being “planner of the day” for being the go-to person for customer service and questions. We are assigned special projects, too.
Associated with Land Use
Code Enforcement Division of the City of Pueblo Police
Karen Willson, code enforcement manager
KWillson@Pueblo.us
719-553-2592
City Clerk’s Office is the local licensing authority for marijuana/cannabis development
Cindy Capritta
CCapritta@Pueblo.us
719-553-2669
Public Works Office will take payments when our clerk typist, land use technician, and administrative technician are not available.
211 East D Street, Pueblo, Colorado 81003 (next door to Planning Office)
719-553-2295
Betty “BJ” Aragon
BAragon@Pueblo.us
Aaron Emerson
AEmerson@Pueblo.us
Urban Transportation Planning Division
John Adams, transportation program manager
JohnAdams@Pueblo.us
719-553-2242
Bart I. Mikitowicz, transportation Planner
BMikitowicz@Pueblo.us
719-553-2321
Community Development Managers
Bill Zwick, capital projects manager
BZwick@Pueblo.us
719-553-2246
Scott Hobson, assistant city manager for community investment; land use administrative official
SHobson@Pueblo.us
719-553-2244
Steven Meier, director of planning & community development; director of parks & recreation
SMeier@Pueblo.us
719-553-2355
If the property you are interested in is in Pueblo West, please contact Pueblo West Department of Community Development. Properties are subject to “Declarations of Reservations” which are a kind of restrictive covenant. Their zoning jurisdiction is Pueblo County.
https://pueblowestmetro.com/155/Community-Development
719-547-5019
109 East Industrial Boulevard, Pueblo West, CO 81007
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7005, Pueblo West, CO 81007
If the property you are interested in is in Pueblo County (not Pueblo City, Pueblo West, Rye, or Colorado City), please contact Pueblo County Department of Planning and Development
http://county.pueblo.org/government/county/department/planning-and-development/planning-and-development
719-583-6100
229 West 12th Street, Pueblo CO 81003-2810
Zoning Resources
Comprehensive Plan
http://pueblo.us/101/Planning-Community-Development
Definitions (for uses)
https://www.municode.com/library/co/pueblo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXVIIZO_CH2DE_S17-2-2USDE
Future land use map (based on comprehensive plan; searchable by address)
http://pueblo.us/1758/Land-Use-Map
Permitted Use Table [Section 17-4-51 (c)] (P = permitted as a use by right. S = special use permit may be granted when use is reviewed for approval by Zoning Board of Appeals C = conditional use permit. No mark means it is not permitted at all.)
https://www2.municode.com/library/co/pueblo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXVIIZO_CH4ZODIREUSIN_ARTVUSIN_S17-4-51PEUSLABU
Zone District Information Sheets
http://pueblo.us/395/Zone-District-Information-Sheets
Zone District Performance Standards (See Chapter 4 of the Zoning Code)
https://www.municode.com/library/co/pueblo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXVIIZO_CH4ZODIREUSIN
Zoning Code (search online)
http://pueblo.us/code
Zoning Code (printable PDF)
http://pueblo.us/394/Zoning-Code-Title-17
Zoning Map (Search by address; If you scroll down to the bottom of the website page, you’ll find links to print or download various sized zoning maps as PDFs.)
http://pueblo.us/1757/Zoning-District-Map
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Residential & Commercial Plan Review
About the Plan Review Process
http://pueblo.us/390/Commercial-Plan-Review
Application for Commercial Plan Review: (Not all the forms on this page apply immediately. For new commercial plans, we need the Review Application, follow the Electronic Submittal Info, and follow the Submittal Checklist.)
http://www.pueblo.us/1222/Commercial-Plan-Review-Forms
Elevations (How to draw them)
http://www.the-house-plans-guide.com/elevation-drawings.html
Stormwater Utility forms
http://pueblo.us/1852/Erosion-Documents
Pueblo’s Drainage Criteria Manual
http://www.pueblo.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=667
Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual
http://udfcd.org/criteria-manual
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Historic Preservation Commission
About the Historic Preservation Commission, Agendas & Minutes
http://pueblo.us/147/Historic-Preservation-Commission
Historic Business District Guidelines (large PDF size):
http://pueblo.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/516
Historical Society
https://pueblohistory.org
National Park Service, Technical Preservation Services
https://www.nps.gov/tps
National Park Service, Preservation Briefs (technical guidelines on preserving, rehabilitating, restoring historic buildings)
https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs.htm
Tax Credits (The State Historic Preservation Office (History Colorado) has knowledge and brochures about tax credits for rehabilitation of qualified historic buildings.)
http://www.historycolorado.org/grants/preservation-tax-credits
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Planning & Zoning Commission
About the Commission, Agendas & Minutes
http://pueblo.us/PandZ
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Zoning Board of Appeals
About the Board, Agendas & Minutes
http://pueblo.us/zba
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Neighborhood Planning
Approved Neighborhood Plans (Bessemer, which includes Eiler Heights and Bojon Town; Eastside; Central Pueblo; Westside)
http://pueblo.us/347/Approved-Neighborhood-Plans
Historic Studies (published in 2014)
Bessemer Historic Study
http://pueblo.us/1096/Bessemer-Historic-Study
Bojon Town & Eiler’s Historic Study
(includes a 15-minute video)
http://pueblo.us/1447/Bojon-Town-Eilers-Historic-Context
South Pueblo Historic Study
(may be of interest since this area developed around the same time as Eiler Heights, Bojon Town, the Grove, and Bessemer)
http://pueblo.us/1426/South-Pueblo-Historic-Context
Background about the historic studies
http://pueblo.us/1331/Governors-Award
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Marijuana / Cannabis Development
City Council Resolution adopting the retail marijuana rules and regulations (effective December, 2016)
http://co-pueblo2.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/17133?fileID=48256
Retail marijuana rules and regulations (effective December, 2016)
http://co-pueblo2.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/17133?fileID=48257
Licensing Office & Application (through City Clerk’s Office)
http://pueblo.us/1849/Marijuana-Licensing
Section 11-11 is Title XI, Police Regulations: Chapter 11, Retail Marijuana
https://www2.municode.com/library/co/pueblo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXIPORE_CH11REMA
Zoning Permit Application (through Planning Office)
http://pueblo.us/1442/Marijuana-Zoning-Applications
Section 17-15 is Title XVII, Zoning: Chapter 15, Marijuana Code
https://www2.municode.com/library/co/pueblo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXVIIZO_CH15MACO
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Other Online Resources
Agenda Center (search agendas and minutes by keyword for all boards, commissions, city council)
http://pueblo.us/AgendaCenter
Application Forms
http://pueblo.us/387/Application-Forms
Assessor (County Assessor Property Information)
Interactive map
http://maps.pueblo.org
Select Departments -> Assessor -> property search
http://county.pueblo.org
Building Permits (Pueblo Regional Building Department)
719-543-0002
http://prbd.com
Permit Search
http://prbd.com/searches/psearch.php
City Council (with Agendas & Minutes)
http://pueblo.us/86/City-Council
Colorado Revised Statutes (search by keyword)
http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/Colorado
County Online Services
http://pueblo.org/government/online-services
County Clerk and Recorder
http://pueblo.org/government/online-services
County Surveyor’s Office
http://county.pueblo.org/government/county/department/surveyor/surveyor
How to find your “Section-Township-Range” Use the National Map to locate according to the Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/a_plss.html
Document Center
http://pueblo.us/documentcenter
Elections, Ballot Questions
http://pueblovotes.com
Engineering Division
http://www.pueblo.us/456/Engineering
Fee Schedule (for Planning & Zoning Department)
http://pueblo.us/393/Fee-Schedule
Fire Department
http://www.pueblo.us/93/Fire-Department
HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Colorado Office)
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/colorado/offices
Interstate 25 (Learn more about the New Pueblo Freeway project through C-DoT)
http://county.pueblo.org/pacog/new-pueblo-freeway
https://www.codot.gov/library/studies/i25puebloeis
Map System
http://pueblo.us/297/Geographic-Information-Systems
Municipal Code (with keyword search feature)
http://pueblo.us/code
https://www.municode.com/library/co/pueblo/codes/code_of_ordinances
Municipal Ordinances and Resolutions by Year and Number
http://docs.pueblo.us/weblink8/browse.aspx
Notify Me (sign up to subscribe, unsubscribe, or manage subscriptions on important city issues)
http://www.pueblo.us/list.aspx
Public Transit
http://www.pueblo.us/104/Pueblo-Transit
Records Request (Colorado Open Records Act)
http://www.pueblo.us/169/Open-Records-Request-CORA
Senior Resource Development Agency
http://www.srda.org
About the Stormwater Utility Division
http://www.pueblo.us/458/Stormwater-Utility
Sanitary Sewer Department (Wastewater)
http://www.pueblo.us/106/Wastewater
Streetscape Advisory Committee
http://pueblo.us/162/Streetscape-Advisory-Committee
Transportation Department
http://www.pueblo.us/460/Transportation
Water Department (Board of Water Works)
http://www.pueblowater.org
