6A - Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Action PlanCITY OF BOULDER
PLANNING BOARD AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: November 15, 2001
(Agenda Item Preparation Date: November 8, 2001)
AGENDA TITLE:
Public hearing and recommendation to City Council regarding the Boulder Valley
Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) Action Plan
REQUESTING DEPARTMENT:
Planning Department
Peter Pollock, Planning Director
Ruth McHeyser, Director of Long Range Planning
Susan Richstone, Comprehensive Planner
OVERVIEW:
As a part of the Year 2000 Major Update to the Comprehensive Plan, staff has prepared an
action plan that outlines future projects and actions that will help implement the
Comprehensive Plan. The Board reviewed a draft of the action plan at the June 28 meeting.
After review by the Planning Board the action plan will be considered for approval by the
City Council. The action plan is being referred to the county for comment.
BACKGROUND:
The approval process for the Year 2000 Major Update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive
Plan was completed in September 2001. The action plan is a new implementation tool that was
suggested as part of the major update, to help ensure that the policies and vision set in the plan
are implemented. The action plan sets priorities and identifies work program items to implement
the Comprehensive Plan.
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The following text was added to the implementation section of the Comprehensive Plan as part
of the major update:
"An action plan that outlines projects and programs planned to implement the
Comprehensive Plan is proposed as a new tool for implementing the plan. The Action
Plan is intended to be an additional tool that translates the plan policies and land use map
into actions and helps to make the plan dynamic. It focuses on actions that are not
currently included in other plans or programs. The action plan establishes the timing and
priorities for future actions and a way to measure comprehensive plan accomplishments.
The action plan includes new initiatives, projects, plans, processes, and regulatory
changes needed to implement the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan. Not every policy
will have an action item in the action plan. Only those with new initiatives will be
included on the table. Ongoing programs or projects are not included.
The action plan should be revisited at each annual update to the Comprehensive Plan. It is
adopted by the city and is intended to be a realistic implementation tool and, therefore,
will need to be flexible and responsive to city goals and resources. The county will be
sent a referral and invited to name those actions, projects or other activities contained in
the plan in which they wish to participate. The county may also propose new or additional
collaborative actions to the city for its consideration during the action plan review as part
of the annual update."
The Action Plan is intended to accomplish the following:
• Translate goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan into specific actions and help
keep the plan dynamic.
• Provide an overall sense of the priorities and timing for future actions in support of
accomplishing the goals of the Comprehensive Plan.
• Provide a framework for developing and prioritizing departmental work plans.
• Provide a way to measure comprehensive plan accomplishments.
What is included:
• Programs that entail detailed planning or work to implement policies and concepts
contained in the Comprehensive Plan.
• Policy concepts that will entai] revising regulations.
• New planning projects.
What should not be included:
Ongoing programs or projects are not included in the table. For example: coordination
with county staff on comprehensive planning issues, continuing current efforts at regional
cooperation, development review, or the review of the annual C1P for conformance with
the BVCP.
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Capital Projects
Items that are part of the work programs of other departments. For example,
implementation of housing policies that are already part of the Housing Division's work
program or Transportation Division items that are part of Transportation Master Plan
implementation.
How it is used
The action plan will be reviewed and updated at each update of the Comprehensive Plan. It will
provide a benchmark for the annual and 5-year updates as to what has been accomplished. The
action plan is not a definitive work program but a tool to help determine work programs. Work
program priorities are set by City Council, suggestions from boards and commissions, and unique
opportunities. Each piece will need to be assessed in terms of available resources and approved
through the city or county budgeting process or work program.
The action plan is an implementation tool that is not an actual part of the plan itself. It will be
revised and adopted annually by the city. It will be referred to county staff for comment and to
give them an opportunity to identify which projects they wii] participate in.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend to City Council approval of the proposed action plan.
Approved By:
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Peter Pollock
Planning Director
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Action Plan
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ATTACHMENT A
Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Action Plan
1.05 Indicators of Work with the Boulder County Civic Forum
Sustainability and other entities to develop indicator goals
specific to the Boulder Valley.
1.06 L,eadership in Develop and implement an environmental
Sustainability and management system for city operations.
4.38 City I,eadership in
Resource Conservation
1.19 Jobs:Population • Involve the public in identifying the
Balance desired future for the city's commercial
areas and reduce the city's projected jobs:
population imbalance. Revise zoning
districts and rezone as needed to
implement desired future.
• Revise jobs:population policy following
completion of Jobs: population balance
project
1.24 Annexation . Work with county to implement the
application of city standazds on fully
developed Area II sites when
substantial changes aze proposed.
• Complete economic analysis of
costs/benefits to property owners, and
develop preliminary policy options
• Develop annexation plan for fully
developed Area II properties.
As part of the next BVCP major
update, develop community
wide indicators.
Planning and
Environmental
Affairs
Environmental
Affairs
Planning
Planning
2.13 Preservation of Idenrify e~sting policies and regulafions Conduct a public process to
Community Character that may be adjusted to add incenfives or identify potential approaches to
238 Sensitive Infill and disincenfives address concems about "pop-
Redevelopment ups" and "scrape-offs' ; develop
proposed ordinances/programs.
214 Accessory Units Prepare report on number and location of Conduct a public process and
accessory units, including trends in number of potentially revise regulations to
units approved in recent yeazs. encourage accessory units in
selected locations.
2.15 Preservarion of Revise use criteria for residential zones; as
Existing Residential Uses part of jobs:population project, revise
commercial zoning district standards to
preserve residential uses or require in-kind
replacement.
2.20 Mixed Use As part ofthe jobs:population project, review Prepare azea plans as needed.
2.21 Incentives for Mixed commercial zoning districts for changes to
Use provide incentives for mixed use.
235 Preservation of
Archaeological Sites and
C~ltural Landscapes
4.06 Natural Ecosystems
~ 4.20 Water Resource
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~ 4.40 Energy Efficient
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" and Recycling
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Management
Develop a plan and process for
identification, designation, and
protection of archaeological and
culturallandscape resources.
Adopt a local species of special concern list as
part of BVCP Annual Update.
Develop and implement review criteria for
measuring impacts of new development on
groundwater and stormwater quality.
Develop and implement a non-residential
Green Points program (using LEED as a
model).
Develop an integcated pest management plan
for Pazks and Recreation Department
operations.
Develop integrated pest
management plans for other city
depaztments.
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Environmental
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Environmental
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5.03 Balance of As part of jobs:population project, revise Planning
Employment and Housing industrial zoning districts to allow/encourage
housing where appropriate
5.08 Vital and Productive As part of jobs:population project, explore Planning
Retail Base methods such as identifying opportunities or
gaps, encouraging mixed-use development,
revisions to regulations.
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5.09 Economic Upon acceptance of the Planning/ City
Sustainability Strategic Plan Economic SustainabiliTy Manager's O~ce
Strategic Plan, propose new
Comprehensive Plan policies
6.04 Multimodal strategies
.~clude expanded transportation demand _ _... .... . .._..,~ ..... ... .. ....
Expand the menu of TDM . . . ... ._ . .. _
Monitor the results ~_. ..
Transportation /
management (TDM) requirements as part measures. of T'DM Engineering
of the city approval process. requirements and Review/ Planning
• Coordinate with jobs: population project adjust as needed.
to implement TDM strategies in
commercial zoning districts.
6.07 Multimodal • Secure site and fmalize development plans • Cooperate with CU in Transportation/
Development for the Boulder Valley Regional Center planning for the UMC Planuing
intermodal center. Intertnodal Center.
• Develop the concept and implementation . Revise regulations as
tools for multimodal transportation zones. needed to implement
multimodal zones.
6.10 Managing Parking Investigate the issue of pazking maximum and Revise pazking requirements as Monitor or adjust Plaiming/
Supply minimums. appropriate. pazking TranspoRation
requirements as
needed.
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7.11 Keeping Low and I Through jobs:population project and
Moderate Income Workers in annexation opportunities, provide for
Boulder additional permanently affordable housing in
the community
7.12 Strengthening Provide city support and technical assistance
Community Housing to Williams Village development.
Partnerships
Conversion of Residential Establish mitigation criteria for residential
Uses in the Community uses lost to redevelopment and non-
residential conversion. (will be addressed with
2.1 S Preservation of Existing Residential Uses)
Boulder Valley Regional . Revise /Update Urban Renewal Plan
Center • Select developer and wmplete
development agreement and approved
development plan for Crossroads Mall
redevelopment
University Hill I Implement the University Hfll Mazket Plan
Master Plan Updates Update the:
• Transportation Master Plan
• Fire Master Plan
• Police Master Plan
• Arts Master Plan
• Comprehensive Drainage Utility Master
Plan
Trails Map As part of the annual update, draft criteria for
traIls map designations, explore concept of
study azeas, and develop new process for
trails map changes.
Update the:
• Facilities and Asset
Management Master Plan
• Pazks and Recreation
Master Plan
• Library Master Plan
• Airport Master Plan
Housing/Plauniug
Housing
Planning/Housing
BURA
UHGID
Respective city
departments
Planning
• As part of jobs:population project,
implement mixed use land use map
designations
• Rezone properties as appropriate to
implement land use map changes
• Rezone properties as appropriate where
current zoning is inconsistent with land
use map designation
• Evaluate potenrial service industrial
zoning south of Pollard property and
adjacent to Valmont City Park
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