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Planning department reports comp‑plan implementation progress and roll-out of new land‑use code; $440,000 federal grant for Safe Streets planning awarded
Summary
Planning staff told commissioners the county has converted comp‑plan implementation actions into a tracked spreadsheet, reported movement on 36 actions since 2024 (including many carried by the new land‑use code), and said the county won a $440,000 federal Safe Streets for All planning grant to fund transportation planning.
Chaffee County planning staff briefed the board on an implementation status update for the county comprehensive plan, progress from the recently adopted land‑use code and several planning grants and projects the department will pursue in 2025.
Staff said they converted the comp‑plan’s implementation appendix into a spreadsheet with a stoplight scoring system (red/yellow/green) and that 36 implementation actions moved forward between 2024 and 2025 — many tied to the new land‑use code. Planning staff highlighted code provisions that increase allowances for child‑care homes, provide density bonuses and an expedited 90‑day review track for qualified affordable housing projects under the county’s Prop 123 commitments, and add review requirements for developments near scenic byways and riparian setbacks.
The department said it received $66,000 from the state Prop 123 planning capacity grant to help implement an electronic permitting system and that the county contracted with CivicPlus to provide an integrated permitting and building‑permit platform. Staff also reported a $440,000 award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets for All planning program; staff are drafting an RFP to begin planning work that could establish priorities for future multimodal and implementation grants.
Planning staff said FEMA completed a proactive post‑wildfire debris‑flow analysis and mapping project for the Poncha and Grays Creek watershed; staff will integrate FEMA data into county maps and use the analysis to prioritize mitigation projects with watershed partners.
Staff described a sustained pipeline of pre‑application conferences and permit activity under the new code and said they intend to schedule a DOLA planning refresher for the board and planning commissioners in the spring. The planning update was delivered as a mid‑meeting departmental briefing; no policy votes were taken.
