To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Bryan Weimer, Director, Public Works and Development Department
Prepared By:
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Gretchen Ricehill, Project Specialist/Planner, Long Range Planning Program, Public Works and Development Department
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Presenter: Gretchen Ricehill, Project Specialist/Planner; Loretta Daniel, Long Range Planning Program Manager, Public Works and Development Department
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Subject:
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1:15 PM *Strasburg Subarea Plan Update
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this study session is to provide an overview of the planning process for updating the 2002 Strasburg Plan. The update project was initiated and led by a planning team from Adams County with input and participation from Arapahoe County Public Works and Development staff. The updated Plan, which was written and designed by Adams County planning staff, provides an amended vision for the future of Strasburg as well as reevaluating land use, transportation and roadway improvements, and economic development strategies, among other topics. The updated Strasburg Subarea Plan will provide guidance to staff and County officials on a range of policy topics over the next 25 years.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Sustainable Growth and Infrastructure - Implement smart growth policies to align housing, transportation, open spaces and economic development.
Background and Discussion: The current Strasburg Plan was adopted by the Arapahoe County Planning Commission on May 14, 2002, and incorporated by reference into the 2003 and 2018 Arapahoe County Comprehensive Plans. The current Strasburg Plan contains 11 vision statements and a series of goals and policies that were intended to guide growth and development decisions in the community for about 20 years.
After the 2002 Plan was adopted, the County created the Strasburg Business and Commercial Zoning Overlay district (SBC-O) which covered the original town site between Colfax Aven...
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