County planners brief commission on Flagstaff regional plan and Envision 2045 comprehensive plan updates

Coconino County long-range planning staff updated the Planning and Zoning Commission on March 26 about two concurrent planning efforts: the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan update and the county comprehensive plan update (Envision 2045). Melissa Shaw, long-range planner, and staff summarized timelines, public feedback and how the two documents relate.

Shaw said the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan’s 60-day public comment period closed in December with about 2,400 comments; city staff prepared a summary of those comments and a spreadsheet of the raw submissions for review. Shaw told commissioners the county and City of Flagstaff are coordinating on the regional plan update but noted a legal and procedural difference: the Flagstaff regional plan will appear on the ballot for City of Flagstaff voters where applicable, while the county’s comprehensive plan update will proceed through planning hearings and Board of…