The City of Fountain maintains a number of comprehensive plans and master plans that are used as guides for planning Fountain's future. These documents include:

• Comprehensive Development Plan
  • The Future Land Use Map is an excerpt from the Comprehensive Development Plan.  This map identifies the anticipated land use of properties within the City limits.
• Fountain Strategic Downtown Plan
• Annexation Plan

Development regulations of the City include a variety of land use requirements, such as zoning, subdivision, landscaping, parking, signs, etc. The regulations govern how land is subdivided, used, and developed. Development regulations are designed to be consistent with adopted comprehensive plans.

Fountain Zoning Ordinance April 2023

The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department is responsible for Floodplain Management in almost all of El Paso County, including the City of Fountain. For information on whether an address is in the floodplain please go to http://www.pprbd.org/flood_files/floodplain_admin.html and click on "Search Address for Floodplain Information" or go to the RBD home page, http://www.pprbd.org/ and use the "Floodplain" drop-down menu.

Also available at the Regional Building Department site is an "Information and Resources" page where you will find links to the FEMA web site, FEMA flood maps, the National Flood Insurance Program and the Army Corps of Engineers as well as guidelines for special construction in the floodplain and other valuable information.

If you need additional information please contact Floodplain Administration at (719) 327-2880.   

The City of Fountain Zoning Map identifies the zoning of all parcels within the City limits.  This map is updated periodically and may not contain the most current zoning classification.

Additional mapping information can be found on the GIS Department webpage.