In September, 2005, the City Council adopted the General Plan, a broad overview of the Comprehensive Master Plan which serves as a guide to planning many aspects of Loveland's future over the next 10 years and beyond.  The City Council also adopted the 2030 Vision, created by Loveland residents in a series of public workshops.

The 2005 Comprehensive Plan

The Comprehensive Plan consists of seven sections:

Acknowledgments, Vision Statements and Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Inventory of Existing Conditions (Demographics & Maps)
3.0 Community Vision (Including 2005 General Plan)
4.0 Land Use
        2007 Land Use Plan Document
        Airport and Surrounding Areas
        Land Use Plan Map
          Land Use Plan Category Descriptions (explains Map)
5.0 Community Design Elements
6.0 Amendment Process
7.0 Public Participation
Appendices: Guide to Implementation Tools & Glossary

The Comprehensive Plan includes by reference those function plans (such as Parks & Recreation) and Area Plans adopted by Council.  These Plans are listed in the Introduction.

Purpose of the Land Use Plan 

The Land Use Plan is composed of the Plan itself, together with the Land Use Plan Map and Land Use Category Descriptions. The current plan was adopted in 1999. 

The goal of the Loveland Land Use Plan is to provide a general pattern for the location, distribution and character of the future land uses within Loveland’s Growth Management Area.  The Objectives of the Land Use Plan Update, as stated in the adopted Comprehensive Plan, are to:

• Emphasize flexibility within the Land Use Plan while building on the existing land use pattern.

• Place an equal importance on the quality and character of new residential neighborhoods in each quadrant of the city, while at the same time maintaining or upgrading of existing neighborhoods.

• Include development of multi-use activity centers at the regional, community (Downtown), and neighborhood levels as a part of the Land Use Plan.

• Concentrate existing commercial outlets in strips along the two major arterials, US 34 and US 287, and encourage revitalization by upgrading facilities, reducing traffic conflicts, and improving parking where needed.

• Encourage the development of multi-use, high-quality employment districts where campus-type settings are appropriate, particularly along the transportation corridors of I-25, US 34, and south side of SH 402.

• Provide sufficient lands for industry in the Fort Collins- Loveland Airport area and along the I-25 Corridor.