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City planners outline draft changes to Boulder Valley comprehensive plan land‑use approach
Summary
Planning staff described a draft restructuring of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan’s land‑use framework to three neighborhood types, several hub classifications and adaptable designations aimed at enabling more housing variety, 15‑minute neighborhoods and resilience planning.
A planning team presentation on Sept. 24 described the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update and a draft reworking of the future land‑use map to encourage more flexible, neighborhood‑scale planning. A principal planner introduced the timeline and goals: the project launched in October, the team finished an existing‑conditions phase and is now in a “Boulder Tomorrow / bolder direction” phase that will bring draft policy and map recommendations to a joint planning board and city council study session in December. Staff said a public draft and the formal adoption process are expected next year. Staff said the update seeks to simplify and clarify the existing map and policy set (the current plan contains many overlapping policy statements and 26 land‑use…
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