Community Development

Notice: The City is aware of scam emails targeting Development Review applicants. 

Any legitimate communication from the City of Grand Junction will always come from an email address ending in @gjcity.org. These fraudulent emails typically come from an address ending in "@usa.com." If you receive such an email, do not open it, pay the invoice, or click on any links or attachments. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of a message you receive, please contact the City of Grand Junction Community Development Department directly at comdev@gjcity.org or by phone at 970-244-1430.

Attention Residents: The Community Development Self Service Portal Link has been updated. For all future services, please use the updated Self Service Portal Link.

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

One Grand Junction Comprehensive Plan

The City's One Grand Junction Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the City Council on December 16, 2020. To learn more and view the plan document, visit Long Range Planning.

Weekly and Monthly Planning Reports

Each week, a Weekly Planning Report is generated by the City's Community Development Division that reflects activity in Planning and Development in Grand Junction. Meetings, project submissions, project approvals, and non-residential permits are all included.

Each month, a Monthly Planning Statistics Report is generated for the statistics of the City's Community Development Division that gives an overview of monthly and quarterly planning clearances, meetings and development applications submitted.