Historic Preservation Plan

Historic Preservation Plan Overview

In 2023, the City of Steamboat Springs commissioned the first standalone Historic Preservation Plan to serve as a long-range planning tool that considers the importance of historic places and integrates them into the city's broader current and long-range planning initiatives. The plan is designed to facilitate preservation and enhance the distinct community character of Steamboat Springs as the community changes and grows. With an overarching theme of 'Building with History, Growing with Vision', the plan reflects on outcomes of the city's past preservation efforts, state and national preservation policy and planning goals, and outlines overall community values to help align responsible growth through retention of heritage and culture.

The Historic Preservation Plan documents the historic preservation program and identifies goals, recommendations, and strategies to improve current processes and policies. It provides recommendations with specific strategies that offer solutions to identified constraints that have hindered current program progress. The plan integrates state and national historic preservation strategies such that they support other city goals, recommendations, and strategies to enhance economic vitality, identity, sustainability, and quality of live in Steamboat Springs.

Throughout the course of drafting the plan, a wide variety of public engagement opportunities were implemented between January 2025 - October 2025.

Your Voice Matters: Provide Feedback on the Historic Preservation Plan

Final drafts of the Historic Preservation Plan and Historic Preservation Design Guidelines are now available for review. Community members are encouraged to share their thoughts using the online feedback form by Sunday, October 12, 2025. Input will be used to finalize the plan and provide public feedback during the Historic Preservation Commission meeting on October 13 and City Council meeting on October 21.

• Review The Historic Preservation Plan
• Review The Historic Preservation Design Guidelines
• Fill Out The Historic Preservation Plan Feedback Form