Urban Renewal Areas
US85
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South Academy Highlands (SAH)
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Charter Oak
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Bandley (SCI Bldg)
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FURA and the City of Fountain have adopted four urban renewal areas. Each one is distinctively different in the purposes it serves on behalf of the community.
To learn more about each URA boundary, select a designation map above. To learn more about each URA plan, select text hyperlink above.
- US85 - original URA designation for FURA establishment and includes the historic Olde Town district of the community.
- South Academy Highlands (SAH) - established in 2014 to support retail development through a City of Fountain annexation; Visit a Site Plan.
- Charter Oak - established in 2015 in unision with a proposed 1,682 acre rail-served business park and to support the expansion of Pikes Peak International Raceway.
- Bandley - established in 2015 as a stand-alone URA designation for the potential revitalization of a former 350,000 SF manufacturing facility; SoCO RIC
To learn more about each URA boundary, select a designation map above. To learn more about each URA plan, select text hyperlink above.
Blight Sites Criteria
Urban Renewal designation has to fall within one to nine criteria definitions of blight:
Click Here, to preview our Blight Sites Map. These sites meet one or more of blight criteria. Out of 29 blight sites identified, 18 have been remediated since the 2008 inception of FURA. Each site is unique and we continue to identify a need to partner collaboratively in redevelopment on behalf of the community.
- Slum, deteriorated or deteriorating structures
- Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout
- Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness
- Unsanitary or unsafe conditions
- Deteriorating site or other improvements
- Unusual topography or inadequate public improvements or utilities
- The existence of condition that endanger life or property by fire or other causes
- Unsafe or unhealthy for living or working
- The existence of health, safety, or welfare factors requiring high levels of municipal services or substantial physical underutilization or vacancy of sites, buildings, or other improvements.
Click Here, to preview our Blight Sites Map. These sites meet one or more of blight criteria. Out of 29 blight sites identified, 18 have been remediated since the 2008 inception of FURA. Each site is unique and we continue to identify a need to partner collaboratively in redevelopment on behalf of the community.