Planning staff previews strategic growth element and county-city comp plan maps

Sep 29, 2026

Staff introduced strategic-growth mapping for the joint county-city comprehensive plan, highlighting vacant and underutilized parcels (including an airport-area industrial park) and noting water planning and DOLA review; public hearing and adoption dates were announced.

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Planning staff presented the strategic growth element of the joint Lake County and Leadville comprehensive plan, walking commissioners through maps that identify vacant and underutilized parcels, the city-county interface (CCI) and large county-owned acreage south of US 24 near the airport that could be prioritized for future development. Staff emphasized the mapping work was developed to meet DOLA requirements and is intended to inform where the county and city should incentivize growth to avoid rural sprawl.

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