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Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

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Livestock Grazing at Rigden Farms

Up to 15 pigs would graze 0.8 acres of park space to control invasive weeds.

Headed to a hearingFinal Plan · FDP260002

For
Farms and animals
Acres
About 3.87
Zoned
LMN--Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood District
Where it is in Fort Collins, and close up. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where it stands

  1. Feb. 25Filed
  2. June 18Heard by the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Commission
  3. Aug. 18Decision: Approved
  4. Oct. 2Headed to a hearing when the Herald began following itReady for Hearing
  5. Nov. 18The application lapses if not acted on

What it says

This is a request for a Combination Major Amendment and Final Development Plan to have livestock grazing on parcel #8729163025 at Rigden Farm HOA. The applicant is proposing hogs to treat the invasive weeds in Rigden Farm's HOA's open space area. Access can be taken from Exmoor Lane along the east and north. The property is approximately 3.96 acres and is located 0.13 mi west of Ziegler Rd and approximately 0.25 mi north of William Neal Pkwy. The site is located in the Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood District (LMN) and the project is subject to an Addition of Permitted Use (APU) and Major Amendment (MJA) with a Type 2 (Planning & Zoning Commission) hearing for a recommendation to City Council for a decision.

The commission's votes

  • 5-1 to approve the site plan and management plan.
  • 5-1 to approve the modification for electric fencing.
  • 5-1 to recommend approval to Council of the Addition of Permitted Use.

In the City of Fort Collins's words and the applicant's, as filed.

The site

Location
Generally located between Exmoor Lane and Chase Drive.
Affordable housing
No
Review round
2
Neighborhood meeting
Dec. 15, 2025
Bounded by
E Drake Road to the north; E Horsetooth Road to the south; Zieglar Road to the east; S Timberline Road to the west
Subdivision
RIGDEN FARM 6TH
Parcel
8729163025

The case's record at the City of Fort Collins. A proposal is a plan filed for review, and it may change or be withdrawn before anything is built. The acres are the area of the outline the city draws, about the site.