Urban Renewal Areas

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US85
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South Academy Highlands (SAH)
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Charter Oak
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Bandley (SCI Bldg)

East Infill
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.
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  • US85 - original URA designation for FURA establishment and includes the historic Olde Town district of the community.
  • South Academy Highlands (SAH) - established in PH I in 2014 and PH II in 2024 to support retail development through a City annexation; Visit a Site Plan.
  • Charter Oak - established in 2015 in unision with a proposed 3,000 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
  • East Infill - established at the end of 2025 to address public infrastructure, pedestrian safety, and CDOT Mesa Ridge Parkway transportation requirements. 
                                 East Infill Urban Renewal Plan :
                                     1.  Site Conditions Survey
                                     2.  The URA Plan
                                     3.  Land Ownership Notice​​
                                     4.  City Planning Commission Presentation (October 1, 2025) 
                                     5.  Land definition area and parcel description list 
                                     6.  Notice of Public Hearing (The Gazette 10.15.25)
                                     7. City Council Public Hearing/Adoption (11.18.25)

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:
  • 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 are a status of remediation 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. 
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