The Department of Community Affairs is charged with serving the CSU community as a liaison to the city of Fort Collins, representing our university at City Council and ensuring that student’s needs and voices are met and heard.

Looking to get involved?

• Come to City Council meetings at 6:00 on Tuesdays at City Hall, 300 Laporte.  Represent your university and make a difference by speaking and voting on the matters that affect you most.
• Come listen to City Council members speak to Senate April 16.

Institutionalize student voting with Vote! CSU

Swing by the ASCSU office to register to vote, and then check out the Vote!CSU campaign. Voting is the most powerful tool students have available to them yet remains unutilized by a huge percentage of college students. Register to vote, make a difference.

Advocate to Amend Fort Collins’ Over-Occupancy Ordinance

The Three Unrelated Law is hotly contested by CSU students. However, due to low attendance at Council meetings, students’ ability to initiate a change in policy is limited.  A stronger presence at Council will allow students to make a greater impact and kick-start change. We thus seek to increase student involvement at City Hall through education and awareness.

Promote the issuance of boarding house permits

Boarding house permits ease some of the negative effects of associated with the Three Unrelated Law. This allows certain residential areas to accommodate more than three unrelated renters. These permits are few and far between, many of them inconveniently far from campus. The Department of Community Affairs this plans to advocate for increasing the number of boarding house permits, make these permits easier to apply for, and relieve some of the strictures on zoning requirements.

Push toward sensible rental housing safety standards

The Department of Community Affairs hopes to work with City Council to improve rental housing standards in order to create a better living experience for off-campus students. Rental housing standards would make home-owners more accountable for the livability of their residences.

Promote UniverCity Connections and other community partnerships

Make sure you check out UniverCity Connections for more ways to get involved. E-mail us with any questions or concerns – we want to help you help others.

• City of Fort Collins
• Off Campus Student Services and Resources for Adult Learners
• UniverCity Connections