B2500047 - WELD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Weld County is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to assist with the document creation, outreach efforts, and overall design of the Weld County Comprehensive Plan, last updated in 2020. The current comprehensive plan may be found in Chapter 22 of the Weld County Code, though the new plan is anticipated to very different from the existing one and may or may not be adopted into Code:
https://library.municode.com/co/weld_county/codes/charter_and_county_code?nodeId=CH22COPL.
Weld County consists of approximately 3,992 square miles and is the third largest in the state by area. It ranks eighth in total population in Colorado with approximately 360,000 residents. However, 86% of those residents live in incorporated cities and towns leaving approximately 50,000 residents in the unincorporated area that is the subject of the comprehensive plan.
Weld County is responsible for 26% of the state’s agricultural commodity production, 82% of its crude oil production, and 56% of its natural gas production. There are currently 15,828 active petroleum wells in Weld County.
More information about Weld County may be found here:
https://www.weld.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/7/departments/planning-and-zoning/documents/long-range/2023-wc-pop-dev-report.pdf.
The goal of the new plan will be to provide a holistic long-term vision for the unincorporated area of Weld County and to serve as a guiding document for staff, the Planning Commission, and the Board of County Commissioners when considering land use applications, County Code updates, intergovernmental agreements, and other matters.