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Comprehensive‑plan update seeks clearer, shorter preservation policies; board urges linking preservation to sustainability and equity
Summary
City planning staff asked the Landmarks Board to advise on how historic preservation should be expressed in the Boulder Valley comprehensive plan update and on emerging preservation trends the plan should capture.
City planning staff briefed the Boulder Landmarks Board on the Boulder Valley comprehensive plan update on Sept. 3 and requested the board’s guidance on how historic preservation values should be reflected in the plan. Christopher Johnson, comprehensive planning manager, described the update process, outreach tools and a timeline for bringing policy options to decision‑makers.
“So it is an aspirational plan,” Johnson summarized, describing the comprehensive plan’s role as a 20‑year vision that guides citywide policy and that will be jointly adopted by the City of Boulder and Boulder County. He asked the Landmarks Board to advise staff about the clarity, specificity and durability of preservation policy language and about emerging trends the plan should capture.
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