Larimer County, City of Loveland, and City of Fort Collins have adopted the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, effective August 1, 2021. These Standards apply to the design and construction of new and reconstructed streets within the two cities and within the Growth Management Areas for Fort Collins and Loveland within Larimer County.

The Board of County Commissioners signed a resolution reenacting the Urban Area Street Standards on June 28, 2021 (effective 08/01/2021).

LCUASS Resolution

- 04/04/2023

LCUASS

(2021 Complete) (81.3 MB)

(2021 Complete) (27.2 MB)

• AutoCAD (version 2019) Original Drawings and Figures 2021

LCUASS By Section

• Cover, Acknowledgements and Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 - General Provisions (0.3 MB)
• Chapter 2 - Submittal and Review Procedures (0.3 MB)
• Chapter 3 - Information Requirements for Construction Plans (0.3 MB)
• Chapter 4 Transportation Impact Studies (0.3 MB)
• Chapter 5 - Soils Investigations and Report (2.5 MB)
• Chapter 6 - Permits (5.8 MB)
• Chapter 7 - Street Design and Technical Criteria (7.8 MB)
  • Chapter 7 - Fort Collins Figures 7.1F - 7-13F (2.9 MB)
  • Chapter 7 - ​ ​ Loveland Figures 7-1 - 7-11L ​​ (1.7 MB)
  • Chapter 7 - ​ Figures 7-14 - 7-35​ (2.4 MB)
• Chapter 8 - Intersections (3.1 MB)
  • Chapter 8 - ​ Figures 8-1 - 8-21 ​ (1.7 MB)
• Chapter 9 - Access Requirements and Design Criteria (0.3 MB)
  • Chapter 9 - Figure 9-1  (0.1 MB)
• Chapter 10 - Pavement Design and Report (3.8 MB)
• Chapter 11 - Structures (0.3 MB)
  • Chapter 11 - Figures 11-1 - 11-7  (0.3 MB)
• Chapter 12 - Utility Locations (1.6 MB)
  • Chapter 12 - Figure 12-1 (0.3 MB)
• Chapter 13 - Street Naming and Addressing (0.3 MB)
• Chapter 14 - Traffic Control Devices (0.3 MB)
• Chapter 15 - Street Lighting (2.0 MB)
  • Chapter 15 - Figure 15-1  (0.1 MB)
• Chapter 16 - Pedestrian Facilities (2.2 MB)
  • Chapter 16 - Figured 16-1 - 16-2 (0.2 MB)
• Chapter 17 - Bicycle Facilities (2.9 MB)
  • Chapter 17 - Figures 17-1 - 17-4  (0.4 MB)
• Chapter 18 - Neighborhood Traffic Safety (1.2 MB)
  • Chapter 18 - ​ Figures 18-1 - 18-12 ​ (0.7 MB)
• Chapter 19 - Parking (0.9 MB)
  • Chapter 19 - Figures 19-1 - 19-7  (0.5 MB)
• Chapter 20 - Public Improvement Cost Estimate (0.3 MB)
• Chapter 21 - Reserved
• Chapter 22
  Chapter 22

  - Construction Specifications (16.0 MB)

• Chapter 23 - Inspection and Testing Procedures (8.0 MB)
• Chapter 24 - Acceptance/Warranty Procedures & Record Drawings (1.8 MB)
• Chapter 25 - Reconstruction and Repair (8.7 MB)
  • Chapter 25 - Figures 25-1 - 25-4  (2.0 MB)
• Appendix A - Standard Drawings (22.5 MB)
  • ​Drawings 701 - 901​ (3.0 MB)
  • ​​Drawings 1101 - 1422​​ (3.9 MB)
  • ​Drawings 1601 - 2501​ (2.8 MB)
• Appendix B - *Forms: Reimbursement, Permits, Licensing
  • B-1 - Reimbursement Forms City of Loveland (0.2 MB)
  • B-2 - Licensing - City of Fort Collins (0.2 MB)
  • B-3 - Permits - City of Loveland and Larimer County; and (0.2 MB)
  • B-4 - Fees (0.2 MB)
• Appendix C - *Fort Collins Streetscape Design Standards and Guidelines (9.6 MB)
• Appendix D - *Master Street Plans (0.2 MB)
• Appendix E

  - *Standard Notes, Approval Blocks, Checklists (4.0 MB)

• Appendix F - *Fort Collins Traffic Operations Manual (0.2 MB)
• Appendix G - *Fort Collins Annexed Infrastructure Requirement (0.2 MB)
• Appendix H - *Fort Collins Multimodal Transportation Level of Service Manual (0.2 MB)
• Appendix I - *Roundabout Design Manual (4.4 MB)
• Appendix J - *Bus Stop Design & Standards Guidelines (0.2 MB)
• Appendix K - *Loveland Pavement Markings Layout Standards (6.1 MB)
• Appendix L - *Loveland Thermoplastic Standards (7.3 MB)
• Appendix M - *ADA Curb Ramps (Loveland Only) (1.8 MB)

*Appendix information is for reference only.  Please contact the local entity engineer for current information.

History

• 2021 Redlined Changes
• Prior version of LCUASS

Contact By Jurisdiction

 
City of Fort Collins  
Brad Buckman, PE, CFM  
Interim City Engineer  
bbuckman@fcgov.com  
(970) 416-4248

 
Larimer County  
Traci Shambo, PE, CFM  
Senior Civil Engineer  
tshambo@larimer.com  
(970) 498-5701

 
City of Loveland  
Justin Stone, PE, MBA, PTOE  
Senior Civil Engineer  
justin.stone@cityofloveland.org  
(970) 962-2565

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