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Fort Collins zoning reform battle echoes Polis’ land-use flop earlier this year

As legislators gear up for another land-use fight, the saga in northern Colorado offers an insight into depth of opposition

Loni Thorson, right, combines watering the lawn and cooling off with her kids Ophelia Ruz Thorson, 2, left, and Raven Ruz Thorson, 5, center, after school outside of their unit in a duplex in the Historic Fort Collins High School neighborhood in Fort Collins on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. The Fort Collins City Council is weighing options for an update to the land use code in order to promote denser and more affordable housing. The council repealed an updated code passed in Nov. 2022 earlier this year after a campaign, spearheaded by group Preserve Fort Collins, to oppose and roll back the initiative. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)
Loni Thorson, right, combines watering the lawn and cooling off with her kids Ophelia Ruz Thorson, 2, left, and Raven Ruz Thorson, 5, center, after school outside of their unit in a duplex in the Historic Fort Collins High School neighborhood in Fort Collins on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. The Fort Collins City Council is weighing options for an update to the land use code in order to promote denser and more affordable housing. The council repealed an updated code passed in Nov. 2022 earlier this year after a campaign, spearheaded by group Preserve Fort Collins, to oppose and roll back the initiative. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)
Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
By | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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